Way back when if you wanted to get the job done it was all about appearance. Only a suit and tie would do. But, eventually, casual Fridays gave way to casual every day which gave way to work-at-home Zoom calls. With those calls, it is imperative that you at least appear interested in your job. …
There is never a supply chain shortage of news that gives us pause. Nuggets follow. In the “City That Care Forgot” the advice and the adult beverages were flowing yesterday. As Lent begins, some Mardi Gras partygoers in the Big Easy shared ideas for what President Biden could sacrifice for the 40-day observance. “His presidency,” …
Six months prior to the Pennsylvania Senate race, Democratic candidate John Fetterman suffered a stroke. That was a bad day for him and his family. Six months later he defeated the Republican candidate known in TV land as Dr. Oz. That was a bad day for the good doctor and the Republican Party. That Fetterman’s …
Love was in the air yesterday on St. Valentine’s Day. With so much domestic political rancor and global strife it was quite pleasant to see all of the public displays of affection move to the fore even if it was only one day. It felt like a Hallmark Movie collided with a Harlequin Romance Novel. …
From the Stone Ages until about 20 years ago we were politically incorrect as a society. But, like a spy balloon or three, political correctness floated across the nation as century 20 turned to century 21. And, we were better for it, weren’t we? Some disagreed. They started calling those that they felt were over …
Last evening Lefty and Shorty just came on at midnight for the graveyard shift at the Gulf Station. Rain was falling from the heavens at an accelerating pace, cold air was rolling in and cars were not. Shorty- Why do we stay open all night? Lefty- So that you and I can discuss President Biden’s …
The story doesn’t end when the air went pssst from the Chinese Spy Balloon(CSB) late Saturday afternoon. The story behind the story is really the story. And, it has just begun. Journalism 101 teaches that four questions must be answered along the way. Who? What? When? Where? It also teaches us that two other questions …
Is it safe to say that three of the top 6-8 quarterbacks in the NFL are in the conference championship games this weekend? We’re talking about Hurts, Burrow, and Mahomes of course. Purdy has been a pretty good surprise, but the resume is quite light at this point. That the AFC has two great QBs …
One needs to be underinformed, a conspiracy theorist, savvy, dumb, smart, jaded, or all of the above to believe what is swirling around us these days. After all, how deep is the red or blue deep state? It might depend on how deep you look. If black lives matter, why aren’t the media and the …
That was then. This is now. During their medal ceremony in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City on October 16, 1968, two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, each raised a black-gloved fist during the playing of the US national anthem to show solidarity with oppressed Black people worldwide. Forty-five years ago it was …
