Emptiness of success
I played one season of fantasy hockey, and ended up with a team of future Hall of Famers entirely by accident. That's where I learned most of what I know. I was crushing the league and getting more...
We'll make it
We can and will live through this dark period in history. It's up to people in their 40s and 50s to begin to build things back up. Maybe we won't see the fruits of our labor, but at least we will...
Torment of precautions
Great line by Napoleon here. The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
Sinking deeper
This was a solid quote about Ketanji Brown Jackson's style pissing off Enemy of the State Sir Samuel Alito: Jackson slow-plays people, hitting them with a disorienting and unfamiliar premise before...
Struggle for its own sake
Very on point quote from Francis Fukuyama, from his book The End of History and the Last Man. I'm not normally in agreement with him, but this is a solid insight on why we've taken this fascist lurch...
43 year old cop
Craig Calcaterra with the hilarious line about the Red Sox's Peyton Tolle. Cup of Coffee: April 24, 2026: Peyton Tolle is 23 years old. He's about a year older than my daughter who I sometimes still...
Altman can't be trusted
The answer has always been no. Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?: “He’s unconstrained by truth,” the board member told us. “He has two traits that are almost never seen in the same...
Fixing a problem you created
Banger from the Spanish Prime Minister. Sánchez to Trump: Spain won’t applaud those who set the world on fire: “The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because...
‘Listen to Me, You Fat F*ck’
I don't like James Carville's views. The Dems can't sit around and wait for the world to vote for them because there are no other alternative. But I wish I could say all these things to Trump's face....
Sponsor me
Back in college, I was at the mall. There was some charity there trying to get people to donate to sponsor underprivileged kids. I made a wisecrack that they should sponsor me. The lady said, "ARE...
Car negotiations
I had a grand old time when I was negotiating with the sales people at McCarthy Honda. It's so much more relaxing to buy a car when you don't have to worry about a loan.
Throwing coffee
A pal told me about a wild incident that happened in Chicago. Not news, just wild in how flagrant it was. Back in the mid-90s, she was a little girl and her fam was driving on the Dan Ryan...
Young punks
When I was living in the townhouse, I had just gotten my new (at the time) Hyundai. Some young punks threw rocks at it while I was trying to turn on to the road to my neighborhood. I pulled a quick...
The Secret Police Playbook
This is an interesting look at who becomes part of a secret police. It's not true believers, but rather people who don't have career prospects in a legitimate military or police unit. They decide to...
Trump To World: Please Help Me Un-Shoot My Own Leg Off
Trump To World: Please Help Me Un-Shoot My Own Leg Off: None of this had to happen. By all available reporting and the variably coherent statements of various officials, nothing in particular...