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Many, many moons (Bang!  Zoom!) ago Ralph Kramden had a chance to win big, big bucks as a contestant on the $99,000 Answer Game Show.  He chose music as his category of expertise. He convinced his buddy Ed Norton to quit his job working in the NY sewer system to help him prepare in the …

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Lessons today, we have three.   Geography, English, and Math. First, can you tell me how to get, how to get to the White House from Capitol Hill in DC?  Pennsylvania Ave. is a good guess.  But the correct answer is a quick shortcut-Sesame St. Today’s lesson is brought to you by the letter B …

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Inflation has hit BBR as well.  We contemplated a price increase but decided instead to cut the product back and maintain the price. The quality is still here, but the quantity is one less.  Your beltline wins too!  Things aren’t all bad on the inflation front though.  The average price for a gallon of gas …

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Yesterday BBR posted content questioning what some cities and their leadership were doing about the ramp-up in flash mob theft.  We specifically cited Lori Lightfoot’s ignorant response(s) which put the responsibility back on the retailers.  Lightfoot is no gumshoe, but we digress. We also observed that about twenty national retailers penned a letter asking the …

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Long before Kamala Harris was named Border in Chief she ran quite poorly for Commander in Chief.   Prior to that she was a Senator, and prior to that she was the Attorney General for the State of California. As AG her number one job was to prosecute individuals that the state felt were guilty of …

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Last evening Lefty and Shorty were all but ready to close the Gulf Station.   Rain was falling from the heavens at an accelerating pace, the fog was rolling in and cars were not.  Shorty- Why do we stay open until midnight?  Lefty- So that you and I can discuss the life and times of Jussie …

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Do you consider yourself to be open-minded?  Our guess is that 90% plus of our faithful readers just said “yes” to themselves. That is a good thing.  Because for some it’s going to take an open mind to watch the embedded video and watch it to its conclusion. It’s also going to take time, plenty …

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Ten days removed from the Thanksgiving holiday, we offer the Ten Nuggets deep-fried.  They’re deep with thought and might fry your mind.  The Cuomo brothers hit the unemployment line within weeks of one another and deservedly so.  They have a right to unemployment benefits, and apparently, they’re taking the Grate (on you) State of New …

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Why ask why?  Someone has to now more than ever. Why is Biden imposing a travel ban from foreign countries today when the Omicron variant is already here and previous variants never left? Why is Biden leaving the southern border open while closing down air travel to help prevent the spread? Why aren’t we wearing …

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In the game of musical chairs when the music stops there is always one chair too few.  In the college football coaching version where the music never stops there is always one chair too many. When a school’s AD tosses a contestant out (coach) he opens his chair. This year it started as it always …