26 July 2015

Crazy From The Hate

That's not a typo. Yes, it is hot here. Very hot, in fact. There are those around here who hate the heat. But, they also tend to hate a lot of things out there. Social media has allowed me to see an interesting slice of people. Hate is high up on the list of things people talk about.

It may be politics, people, situations, music, movies or whatever makes people feel this strong emotion and then become so vocal about these things.

The bottom line is this, it would seem before you go and hate something, maybe you should see if you, in fact hate that thing. Hate is a strong word. A very strong word and right now, in our weird politically charged world, there has been a lot of talk of hate. Maybe we should take a closer look at what we really hate.



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NEXT WEEK: Part 1 of a conversation with Willie "Too Big" Hall.

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19 July 2015

This Just In, The News is Awful

Those who know me, know that I spent some time working in the television news world. I was a reporter and an anchor. Fun job. At least it can be if you are numb to the shit you are telling the public. When I did it, I did get numb. Dangerously so. But, we'll save that for another day.

What I wanted to get into on this episode was the perspective of how the media is supposed to be in the category of "infotainment" (shocking that word actually exists). Here's the thing, it is neither informative nor entertaining. At least if you are entertained by watching the drunk anchor man stumble through his copy. Every stinking night.

Is there a great media conspiracy? Nope. Give this a listen and I'll explain.



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NEXT WEEK: Crazy From The Hate

A little side note here: I just noticed that iTunes actually censored an episode of this show. Episode 71: Assholes With Money was censored. Not the content of the show of course. But the title was. It was changed to Episode 71: A**holes With Money. Even though the episode was tagged with the Explicit tag. Funny how that works. God forbid I should offend someone with that word. Assholes.

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12 July 2015

A Roll of The Dice

The immigrant and I thought it would be fun to hit up a casino. So, we did. Over the course of the night, we managed to lose about forty bucks between us. No great shakes. The way I see it is that we had about forty bucks of entertainment.

Granted, I may not have won any money of note, I did hit the jackpot when it came to people watching. Ever notice how there are a very distinct type of person depending on the game you are playing?

Wanna see a cross section of life all in one spot? Go to a casino.



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05 July 2015

I Got Robbed & Am Being Held Hostage

The American banking system is crooked, wrong and a necessary evil. There is an old saying that goes like this, "Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he can rob the world." Truer words have never been spoken.

In the course of living life, I got hosed by a bank. Big time. My situation is nothing new. In fact, many of you may gone through this exact scenario as I describe in this episode. If that is the case, you will know EXACTLY the frustration I have gone through.

Yes, I do name the bank in the episode for purposes of educating the general public on how they do their business. At the very least, how they conducted their business with me during this issue.

It's a cautionary tale.



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