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“Case Closed” on “Redskins” Rationale?
On Olbermann last night, host Keith Olbermann delivered a powerful anti-“Redskins” commentary tied both to the team’s ill-advised #RedskinsPride hashtag campaign, as well as a recent discovery that the team’s name was not chosen partially to honor head coach “Lone Star” … Continue reading
“Make sure ‘MOUTH’ is in all-caps”
“Hey, remember Pop Rocks? Kids like those, right?” “Well, sir, they’re still around, but they aren’t quite as popular as . . . ” “I loved them when I was a kid!” “Right, I was going to say they were … Continue reading
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Tagged Cereal, Food, Fruity Pebbles, General Culture and News, Humor, Kraft, Kraft General Foods, Pictures, Pop Rocks, Poppin Pebbles, Post Cereals
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A “Free Speech” Misconception
If there’s an upside to having to listen to national arguments about “offensive” ideas on a weekly basis, it’s this: The increasing frequency of those debates has highlighted a misguided point repeatedly made about “free speech.” The argument normally follows these … Continue reading
The Instrumentality of My Own Demise
This is it. This is how I die. Last night, I questioned everything I thought I believed. I found myself face-to-face with my greatest fantasy and my greatest fear. I stared deeply into the abyss. This is what stared back: To … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Pizza, Diet, Food, General Culture and News, Pictures, Pizza, Pizza Cake
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Go Cancel Yourself
The “#CancelColbert” mini-movement may finally be it. After years of steamrolling toward this apparently inevitable conclusion, we may at last have reached the point wherein the universe of the offended folds in on itself. We’ve found our way to “snake … Continue reading
Five Tips for Paying Off Your Student Loans
All of my student loans are paid in full as of this month. Therefore, as a newly minted AMERICAN HERO, I thought I would share my wisdom with folks who haven’t yet crossed that sacred threshold. I thought these pointers … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Debt, Finance, General Culture and News, Humor, Student Loans
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Domino’s Odd Way of Selling Pizza
Here’s a random observation accumulated by watching far too many hours of sporting (and sports-entertainment!) events over the past couple of years: Domino’s has a strange theory on what kind of advertising will make people want to buy their pizza … Continue reading
Not a Good Sign
Sometime in December, I found one of those “do-not-disturb”-style signs hanging from my doorknob. It had a lengthy message explaining that work crews would be in the area to replace / improve certain components in our local gas system. The … Continue reading
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The Axis of Ego 
The Decline of the United States of America in One Chart
The New York Times Chronicle sub-site is a wonderful utility that graphs the frequency of words and phrases over the publication’s history. Users can plug in whatever search terms they wish, and the engine instantly and amazingly checks over a century’s worth … Continue reading →