Apparently, when Trump was elected president, college campuses all over the U.S. had “cry ins”, where students sat inside and… cried. … because their favored candidate lost. Also, therapy dogs and… play-doh. And… exams were made optional. And so on. I dunno, seems like a bunch of emotional hemophiliacs attending an expensive pre-school. Actually, that’s […]
The walking indebted
My wife and I used to watch The Walking Dead but once the show got to a certain point, we realized it was doomed and… we just tuned out. Yesterday, she was reading a synopsis of the show to me and… we were right. The show has become overcome with nihilism. I mean, it’s hard […]
Why the Joker cannot be blackmailed
Most modern superheroes are handcuffed by their own morality. They won’t kill people, no matter what. They might beat people up, but they have a line they won’t cross. Batman was sort of like that in the “Dark Knight” series. The Flash. Superman. Spiderman. Wonderwoman. Captain America. … and so on. But… villains? It’s a […]
Why your heating bill is going up
This year, my wife and I visited my parents in central New York. It’s cold up there. Really, REALLY cold. So cold that breathing was enough to freeze the snot in my nose, turning it into mini icicles. One day, the overnight temperature was 0 degrees, with windchill pushing it negative. I can’t imagine the […]
How To Prevent Suck-cess
“Neo, sooner or later you’re going to realize just as I did that there’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.” — Morpheus, from The Matrix. *** Every once in awhile, someone will contact me asking for help. They want to start saving money or maybe they just want simple term insurance. […]