They say words are free.  And I use a lot of them…too many, in fact.  So in that spirit, I’m gonna try something a little different…a lightning round, of sorts.

At least as much “lightning” as I can muster at my age…my wife nodding in furious agreement.

Here goes…

On the heels of Disney’s recent disastrous foray into the world of woke political activism, an observant Netflix has apparently been scared straight, and issued a memo to employees that basically said…and I’ll paraphrase…if anything in our core business doesn’t meet with your woke approval, you’re free to leave.

To paraphrase more bluntly…both you AND your goddamn pronouns can F off if Dave Chappelle OFFENDS YOU!

Maybe this insane woke shit is finally jumping the shark…with apologies to Fonzie, his motorcycle, and of course, the infamous shark. Continue reading →

In writing this blog, I’ve always had a self-imposed rule of sorts not to opine much, if at all, on social issues.  Folks have deep, heartfelt beliefs, often based on religious considerations, that I fully respect on these types of issues…regardless of what I believe personally.

It’s more a matter of “beliefs” vs. a “right or wrong” answer.

Contrast this with things that make me completely f*cking mental…like open border policies, and an all-out war on fossils fuels…including clean and abundant natural gas…that has driven inflation to near double digits.  These are bone-crushing, blindly ideological policies that are both wrong and destructive all effing day long.

Anyway…in spite of all this, I have no real choice OTHER than to give my thoughts on the latest abortion kerfuffle…if for no other reason, the historic nature of it…driven by the unprecedented attack on the Supreme Court that was the leak of a draft decision written by Associate Justice Samuel Alito that at least indicates a potential overturn of Roe v. Wade.

Cue the Left Wing Outrage Machine. Continue reading →