This is such an odd time. It is less than 3 weeks until our presidential election, and most everybody just seems haggard. But not everybody. Not our youth. They have not been hindered by the realities that wear on the rest of us, and I remember that age. The age of certainty. The age of…
Things I would rather do than watch Kamala Harris on the debate stage.
Watch a Friends marathon.Spend a weekend at a Global Warming Awareness retreat. Have all my teeth pulled with nothing to numb the pain except a bottle of Boone's Farm. Swear off quality bourbon for life.Kick a bison in the nuts and skip away.Turn myself into a eunuch.Learn how to spell eunuch.Win tickets to a private…
Reasons Why Joe Biden Should Never Debate President Trump.
10. You aren't sure why this woman of color keeps following you around and won't get you coffee. 9. Insists on wearing mask during debate so he can make faces at Trump. 8. Can't resist smelling Trump's hair. 7. Planning on challenging Trump to arm wrestle for the White House. 6. Calls moderator a dog…
Covid, August 19.
Officially, summer ends September 22. Unofficially, like everything else in 2020, by the time it finally gets here, we will be completely exhausted from day after day grind of hoping this virus will move on and take what's left of this year with it. I can't keep up. Nobody can. History will never record this…
Back Then.
You know what I miss? The Today Show. I knew Katie was as liberal as a pour of bourbon in my back room, but none of that mattered... because she gave me enough facts to come to my own conclusions. I miss The Late Show. Actually, I miss the old David Letterman. The jokes were…
Country Music Goes Covid.
George Jones... He stopped wearing it today. George Strait... That wasn't my mask after all. Hank Williams... Your cheating count, will tell on you. Hank Williams Jr.... Almost everybody will survive. Willie Nelson... Wuhan always on my mind. George Jones... If covid don't kill me. Emmylou Harris... To Andy. Trisha Yearwood... Sniff away Joe. Dolly…
My way or the highway, vol 1.
It's only a conspiracy if you don't believe it.We are past the point of exchange of ideas. It sure is a hell of a lot easier to stop than to get started. Woke is just another way of saying crazy.I wish everyone over the age of 21 was required to open carry. Folks would learn…
A Very Hard Year.
This feeling of unease has a name. Dread. I can't be alone. It seems pointless at this time to list all that 2020 has given us, but with a little less than six months to go, I can't imagine anything positive ahead of us this year. Dread.
6 Feet Apart.
Many times your body will tell you when something isn't right, if you will just listen. Warning signs sent out by your body, for you to acknowledge or ignore. I've learned, over the years, to listen. Many fail to do so, at a very high price. On the flip side, many have an unhealthy obsession…
More Nuggets of Wisdom From Captain Obvious.
Nothing good ever came from sticking my finger in the eye of fate. Mistakes are usually an expensive opportunity to earn valuable experience points. It took me many years to realize that there was an alternative to "the hard way." Unhappy people will contaminate you over time. There is seldom where you think it is.…