If a documentarian wanted to make a movie called Greatest Moments in Inaugural History, what events do you think he or she should include? Obviously, George Washington’s first inaugural should be included. Maybe Thomas Jefferson’s first inauguration–as that represented the first peaceful transfer of power between political parties. Both of Abraham Lincoln’s would definitely have…… MORE
Hope For the Game
After a weekend of binging on football–both college and professional–I’m seeing a bit of hope for what has become a dying game. The biggest positive was the firing of San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Chip Kelly. It is the second year in a row that a team has dismissed Kelly–as the Philadelphia Eagles showed him…… MORE
Resolution Suggestion
If you are still looking to make a New Year’s resolution, might I suggest minding your own business. Really. Make this the year that before you take any action regarding something someone else is doing, ask yourself “Is that action really having an effect on my life?” I suggest this because we have way too…… MORE
Two States of Idiocy
Imagine if today President Obama announced that because the 2016 election had created such a political and societal divide in the United States, he was going to push for the small “blue” pockets on the map to become their own country–within the borders of the United States. We’ll call that new country “The Hillaryland”. And…… MORE
Play For the Tie!
It’s a dream scenario for the NFL, Sunday night’s matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions will be a “win or go home” clash–with the NFC North Division title on the line. Imagine two teams battling for their playoff lives–all in prime time on NBC. Except it doesn’t have to be a…… MORE
A Roundabout Way to Go
Errands on Monday took me up and down the frontage roads here in Oshkosh several times–and that meant an afternoon of dealing with roundabouts. From my observations, I can tell you that 100% of pedestrians are NOT using the new orange flags put out by the city to improve their safety. Walkers at Koeller and…… MORE
THE FESTIVUS AIRING OF GRIEVANCES!!!!!!
Happy Festivus!! Welcome, newcomers. The tradition of Festivus begins with the Airing of Grievances–where I list all the ways that you have disappointed me this year. I’VE GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE!! DANGEROUS ROUNDABOUTS!! The City of Oshkosh has realized that drivers are just too dumb to understand the rules of…… MORE
Going Rogue
Allow me to be a Star Wars geek today…. Last weekend I went to see the new Star Wars movie Rogue One. I’m not going to give you a full review or give out any spoilers here–but I will tell you it’s a great addition to the franchise and features a darker tone that…… MORE
Bowl Blowout
I always throught the collapse of the ludicrous college bowl structure would come from ESPN no longer being able to find gullible corporations to sponsor the myriad of meaningless games that exist strictly to give them live content at this time of year. The two bowl games played this week were sponsored solely by the Chambers…… MORE
How Hillary Actually Lost
Now that the Electoral College has done its job without changing their votes last minute and flipping the election, we can take a serious look at how Hillary Clinton managed to blow one of the easiest layups in political history. Politico.com examined one battleground state–Michigan, which had been one of the bluest of the blue…… MORE
