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Surviving Amateur Night, Rethinking Addiction, and the Eggnog Shortage of 2023

The True Meaning of Christmas

Is Eggnog the new Pumpkin Spice? Other Random Thoughts at the Height of the Season, and Fruitcake

Christmas with Joey Cantaloupe, and the Spirit of Christmas: Capturing It, Keeping It & Being Possessed of It with the Assistance of Cinema

Missing the Chicago I Knew, More Musing on Christmas Music, and a Preview of Part III

The Approaching Christmas Season, Fake Downtowns, and Musing on Christmas Music

Uncharted Territory, To Be a Man, Dining on Crow, and Revisiting Priceless Works of Art

The Republican Brand & Congressional Republicans, the Harlem Globetrotters, and Why the GOP is an Insult to Elephants

Milestones, the Examined Life, Approaching Sage Status, and Enjoying the Afternoon of My Existence

We Are Truman!

Presentism Revisited, Public “Apologies”, and a Defense (of a sort) of Danny Masterson

Presentism & the Racist Laura Ingalls Wilder, Francis Schaeffer’s Prescience, and the War in Heaven

On Art and ‘Artists’, the Music of Jimmy Buffett, and the Power of Association

The Myth of Comprehending Suffering, A Crisis of Faith, and the Zen of Acceptance

Bud Light’s Undeniable Demise, the Corporate Class' Obsequious Fealty to the MBA, and the Unstoppable Force of Stupid

Sunscreen, Dodging the Past, and Rejoicing in the Here and Now

Economic nationalism, the enduring lessons from Econ 101, and an argument against a federally mandated minimum wage

Unexpected perspective from a king of wishful thinking, and embracing AI as a matter of professional survival

Back in the saddle, an ode to motorcycle riding, and a tribute to Harley-Davidson

Unions: 1, Studios: 0, Empty Words and Gestures, and Hyperbole on Steroids

The naked cynicism of Big Tech and the White House, AOC & actors off script, and making "Sound of Freedom" go away

Greta Garbo's example, outsized self-importance (even for Hollywood), and losing a true national treasure

Instant Karma, or, how American cinematic dominance evaporated virtually overnight

This must be how the forty-niners expecting to find gold but came up empty-handed felt...

"The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self-awareness." –Annie Savoy, character portrayed by Susan Sarandon in the film, Bull Durham

Signs of life, heresy from a former studio head, and a comedy writer’s accidental comedy

All Quiet on the Western...Flank?

Waiting for the sky to fall, and other events that won't come to pass...

James McMurtry, and Bob Dylan – Songs of Protest and Social Commentary

I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends, Calling 'Foul!' On Wilhelm's Censorship, and the Desperation of the Left

Profile in Courage: Michael Imperioli

The New Normal (for now) of the SCOTUS

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Arrogance and Narcissism

The Fall of Hollywood's Empire

Meeting Wokeism's Ever-Present Existential Threat, the Neighbourhood Ice Cream Truck, and Getting Back in the Saddle

My Summer in Europe, Cadbury Bars, and How I Came to Realize the Food We Eat is Killing Us

An Embarrassment of Riches in Priceless Works of Art, and A Prairie Home Companion (when it was good)

Whatever Happened to Earning It?

NOT rallying "The Right"...

When I Was a Sports Fan

Bloodying the Nose of the Woke Sports Entertainment Complex, or the Last Great Act of Defiance

The State of Our Union is...Psychotic?

Classical Music and the Shawshank Redemption

Benefits of Ownership

Baby, baby – where did our civil discourse go?

Introducing Cultural Orphan

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