It feels appropriate to piggyback on recent themes and complete somewhat of a trilogy. First I rated my all-time favorite stand-up comedians. Then, upon the retirement of the venerable David Letterman I bid a melancholy happy trails to my childhood of the 1980’s. And now I shall close the circle by pontificating about late night… Read More Superfluous 7 Favorite Late Night Television Hosts
My man Michael Wilbon recently posted a video commentary…for no apparent reason…on the PTI Facebook page about his Top 10 stand-up comics. Because Wilbon, as erudite as he seems on TV, is subconsciously a militant black man and a throwback 60’s radical his list was, shall we say, just a little bit prejudiced. It wasn’t… Read More Superfluous 7 Favorite Stand-Up Comedians
A semi-regular attempt to address some of life’s minutiae that might otherwise be overlooked….. Wow…has it really been 8+ months since the last episode of PoP?? I guess it has!! As citizens of The Manoverse may have guessed your humble Potentate of Profundity has hit another of my infamous valleys. This… Read More Points of Ponderation…..Episode 1.14
A semi-regular attempt to address some of life’s minutiae that might otherwise be overlooked….. I was recently prescribed a week long course of steroids…a Z-Pak…to treat bronchitis, and I was somewhat taken aback by the side effects. I have always heard about ‘roid rage, but since I am far from a ripped… Read More Points of Ponderation…..Episode 5.13
I bet you thought I forgot, didn’t you?? Well, I didn’t. Today at long last we conclude the Top 50 Favorite TV Shows series with the Top 5. I am sure there won’t be any big surprises here. All five finalists are generally thought of as being amongst the finest franchises to ever grace the… Read More 50 Favorite TV Shows…..The Top 5
Traditionally I do a Year In Review, a rundown of all the significant events of the past 12 months infused with my sardonic wit. However, I have decided to change things up a little. Every time one turns around there is an awards show on television, with insiders from all manner of industry patting themselves… Read More The Inaugural Sammy Awards – 2010 Edition
Better late than never, right?? I mentioned in The State of The Manofesto Address awhile back my intention to revive a feature that was a part of the old blog on MySpace in 2008. My intention was to post this over the weekend, but obviously that didn’t happen. I could lie and say I was… Read More Person of the Month – January 2010
The baseball community is up in arms because Mark McGwire finally admitted he was on the juice. I’m not sure how anyone with a brain could be the least bit surprised. I recently saw someone list their political affiliation as “demacrate”, which speaks volumes about the intelligence of your average liberal. Faithful readers… Read More Random Thoughts 16
The funeral of Senator Ted Kennedy cost the city of Boston over $400k. Somehow that seems like a fitting tribute to his liberal tax & spend legacy. I’ve just never been able to get into Canadian football…I don’t know why. Is anyone really shocked that Iran is adding to their nuclear arsenal (besides The Obama… Read More Random Thoughts 13
More and more I see people who are either atheists or are embracing wacked out nonsense like kabbalah and scientology. This is coupled with an alarmingly casual acceptance of things like abortion and same sex marriage. Not that long ago this idiocy seemed to be mostly confined to Hollywood and New York City, the domain… Read More Random Thoughts 8
