It’s been a minute. Charles Barkley once said, “poor people have been voting Democrat for over 50 years and they’re still poor.” Inflation hits all, but it hits the lower income tier hardest. November midterms are about 100 days away. It’s also said people vote with their wallets, or how they feel financially. We will …
When we checked in on Boom Booms Life Lessons #2 we learned of his early departures and late returns six days a week to and from his workplace. We also mentioned the Saturday yard work after that, and house repair after that as needed. Well, it didn’t stop there actually. On a couple of weeknights each …
Born into a family with a strong work ethic, Boom Boom learned quickly that working hard didn’t guarantee success, but it went a long way towards providing warm meals and a roof over one’s head. At 12 years of age The Great Depression brutally started. At 22 years of age, The Great Depression mercifully ended. …
BBR is headed south to the Yucatan Penisula in Mexico this morning. We’ll return on July 22nd. We’ve scheduled a couple of best of Boom Boom’s Life Lessons to tide you over till then. They’re timeless, quick, and thought-provoking reads for you. Enjoy. One of our staff members swore the country off over 18 years …
The average gambler is always amazed at how close Vegas comes to getting betting lines so close to real outcomes. But, the reality is that they get them wrong as well. The smart money, as they say, recognizes the miss before the game/season. The rest of us bet either side, mostly on emotion, and Vegas …
During one of the Democratic Party’s nomination debates, then-candidate and now President, braggadocious Joe Biden claimed that he was the one that Vladimir Putin wanted nothing to do with. “I’ve stood toe to toe with him and looked him in the eye,” he said, or words similarly intended, but a bit garbled. He also told …
Oprah really knew how to capture an audience. Way back on December 22, 2010, her spell may have reached its zenith when she shouted out to her live audience, “you get a car, and you get a car! Everyone gets a car!” Just about a decade later our president channeled that giving feeling as well. …
In the divided country that we live in does anything divide us more than our stances on abortion? National elections come close. To go to or not go to war might come even closer. Might. But, reproductive rights, formerly known as women’s wellness, formerly known as women’s healthcare, formerly known as pro-choice, formerly known as …
Ready? Set? Chew! When Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll spoke highly of quarterbacks Drew Lock and Geno Smith during this month’s mandatory minicamp, you knew it was on. What’s that? Let the Baker Mayfield to Seattle trade watch begin. Meanwhile, the speculation revolving around how long and when DeShaun Watson will be suspended intensifies. Watson, …
Way back when people now in their seventies watched a #1 rated TV show in the early 1970s called Laugh In. The fast-moving, one-of-a-kind show featured never-ending quick skits, one-liners, and brief physical comedy performed by a troupe of talented actors. One such actor was Artie Johnson. Like the others, Artie played a wide …
