The venerable old Wall Street Journal asks: Where Did All The Cheap Restaurants Go? More of an observation than anything, but the only way to make money in the lower-end establishments is volume. High volume. It cures all ills on the Profit and Loss Statement: It lowers labor cost. It lowers operating costs. It lowersContinue reading “Take Your Medicine/Super Bowl Critique”
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Never Surrender
Unless you have to. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is endorsing Kathy Hochul’s bid for reelection as Governor. And he’s getting a load of shit for it. Why? Why is he endorsing her or why is he catching hell for it? He’s endorsing her because she has shown a willingness to work together withContinue reading “Never Surrender”
Wake Me When It’s Over
Los Angeles, the City of Angels, is the site of the latest group of anti-ICE protesters jumping up and getting froggy with Kristi Noem’s gang. My money is on ICE. They have guns, have shown that they will not hesitate to use them, and if they err, it ill be on the side of stomp-your-face-first-ask-questions-laterContinue reading “Wake Me When It’s Over”
Look Into the Abyss
Even the Washington Post knows when enough is enough. Jeff Bezos’ next move will probably be to rename the paper the Trump-Washington Post and skip a few steps. Besides, what do we need pesky old impartial news for anyway? We have Trump to tell us what, and how, to think. In a few years, they’llContinue reading “Look Into the Abyss”
My Skewed Take
Evidently there are so many people who want to perform at the Kennedy Center, they are having to take two years off to sort out the list of wannabes. Not. No one wants to play the once-prestigious venue anymore. Tres embarrassment. The president is still trying to teach venerable old Harvard University a lesson itContinue reading “My Skewed Take”
Royal Misconceptions
Even my buddies the British don’t believe in any of the old royal concepts as they relate to the human condition in the 21st century. Not anymore. They have cell phones. Ordained? By whom? A God that nobody can agree on? And while all the attention has been focused on our horny old president, theContinue reading “Royal Misconceptions”
Age is Just a Number
One of the Dumbass Doctors—Phil or Oz (I can’t remember which) has posited that with the age expectancy climbing, the first person who will reach 200 years of age in their lifetime has already been born. Can you friggin’ even imagine being two-hundred? If you are young, of course not. Hell, you probably can’t evenContinue reading “Age is Just a Number”
Belief
Never underestimate the power of belief. Belief can overcome a lot of things. It can overpower strength. It can outrun speed. It can outperform talent. In the micro it is but a flash in the thought process, but in the macro, it divides, conquers, and kills. Religions are based on belief. Governments are based onContinue reading “Belief”
Brain Fodder
Here we go with the “cognitive decline” stories about the president. A big deal is being made because he seemed to forget who Nancy Pelosi was. That’s no decline, he’d LOVE to forget the plucky old bird because she has been a vocal thorn in his side and backside ever since I can remember. BecauseContinue reading “Brain Fodder”
Presto! Change-o!
If only it were that simple. Not quite the Boston Tea Party, but it’s a start. Some anti-ICE protesters took over a hotel lobby in New York City to protest their housing of federal ICE agents. I’m sure the student working part-time on the reservation desk didn’t make the policy. Or the night maintenance guy.Continue reading “Presto! Change-o!”
