My fiftieth birthday is ten days away.  Most people celebrate birthdays, especially “milestone” ones such as this.  They’re ticked off as they go and used as causes for celebration.  It’s great for anyone… Read More

I’ve not written anything I’ve felt worth posting here in months.  This isn’t either, but my “social media advisor” kicked me squarely in the backside today and said, “POST SOMETHING.”  And so… a… Read More

A few moments ago I learned that former Indiana Senator Birch Bayh has died at the age of 91. For those unfamiliar, Senator Bayh has the distinction of being the primary architect of… Read More

It dawned on me a few moments ago that I’d not posted anything here in nearly a month.  My impression is that no one’s reading this anyway so there’s little point in making… Read More

I haven’t slept well lately, and as I write this, it’s around 3:20 a.m. on a Friday morning in which my “day” started at around 9:30 Thursday night.  I used to maintain this… Read More

I’ve not written anything here in nine days, which per my ‘social media consultant’ is a bad idea. As I keep being told, somehow the fact that I post inane things here on… Read More

Donald Trump is now in the second half of his four year term as President.  Unless this nation is beyond redemption-level stupid?  We’re on the way back to sanity.

Back in the old days, a businessperson sometimes conducted themselves simply as themselves – sole proprietors, putting their name, their money, their credit and everything else they had on the line with the… Read More

I don’t focus on the National Football League much anymore.  The idea of young men scrambling their brains for sake of my entertainment, knowingly or not, doesn’t hold a ton of appeal for… Read More

My “social media advisor” suggests I keep posts short due to short attention spans and “marketability.”  I’m ignoring that today. This isn’t going to be short.  It’s not going to be pithy, and… Read More