Welcome back to the 2018 Sammy Awards as we continue our fond farewell to the past year. After some amusing observations from host Michael McIntyre it’s time to move forward with the show. The Sammy Awards doesn’t shy away from controversy, and we tend to lean in a rebellious direction.… Read More The 2018 Sammy Awards – Part II
A semi-regular attempt to address some of life’s minutiae that might otherwise be overlooked….. I don’t necessarily have a dog in the fight on this whole Roseanne Barr situation. I never watched the original incarnation of her sitcom, and wasn’t the least bit interested in the reboot. Her sense of humor… Read More Points of Ponderation…..Episode 5.18
A semi-regular attempt to address some of life’s minutiae that might otherwise be overlooked….. The teachers’ strike here in West Virginia was finally resolved after a couple of weeks and the kids are back in school. However, I have been somewhat befuddled by post-strike reactions from a number of parents. Some… Read More Points of Ponderation…..Episode 3.18
Welcome back to the 2017 Sammy Awards. If you missed Part 1 of the show please take a few moments to go back & catch up. We’ll be right here waiting patiently for your return, and then we will continue taking a fun look back at the previous year. After a few… Read More The 2017 Sammy Awards – Part 2
Merry Christmas Manoverse. It’s been a different kind of holiday season thus far. That’s not great, but it’s not bad either. The past few weeks have been low key & uneventful, yet somewhat busy-ish. I don’t like vegging out at home feeling useless too much, yet I don’t enjoy running around like a chicken with… Read More The 2017 Sammy Claus Wish List
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
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
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 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
I am making an educated assumption that most everyone has atleast heard about and may have followed to some degree the public battle between late night TV kingpin David Letterman and former Vice Presidential candidate and current Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin. In a nutshell, he made some jokes at her expense that were of… Read More A Final Word About Sarah Palin and David Letterman
