The first time I voted I needed to declare a party preference. Coming of age in the 70’s in the Empire State crime was everywhere. The Son of Sam was following his neighbor’s dog Harvey’s instructions to kill people on Gotham’s mean, unsympathetic streets. Meanwhile, factories upstate were closing, as local restaurants were suggesting people…
The wife and I just subscribed to Netflix. We’re a little late to the party on this one. We just finished watching the third season of House of Cards. My wife is sort of Claire to my Francis without the bisexual threesome with the Secret Service Agent (a MMF for those familiar in those sorts…
On Tuesday as I was walking into the Lutheran church where I vote, a Republican party worker, who I knew, handed me a Republican “sample” ballot. Next to him was a Democrat worker with that party’s “sample” ballot. I said to her, “Can I have one from you too?” I guess she knew who I…
I’ve come to a realization. The “American Pickers” will be out of business if, in a few decades from now, they are “picking” items from the 21st Century. We throw everything away! Flat screen TV breaks? Put it at the curb. Dishwasher? Buy a new one. Computer? Some buy those and stick it in a…
Here we are a few short weeks from the start of NFL training camps and I came across some statistics about why your NFL team sucks. As the saying goes, “Numbers don’t lie.” What this exposes is the horrible front office management of some NFL teams and why they don’t win. In the interest of…
“Six months ago, if you’d have told me I could refinance $850 million worth of subordinated debt at 10%, I’d have looked at you like you were crazy…the demand for its debt is a sign of confidence.” There’s finance and then there’s FINANCE. There’s debt and then there’s DEBT. In this case subordinated debt. The…
I am one of the last believers in AM radio. I love the medium. It kills me to see the shape it’s in today. It didn’t have to be this way. A number of months ago I wrote a blog that received a lot of positive and negative reaction within the radio industry. The FCC…
The federal Highway Trust Fund is broke. What’s not broke in Washington? Think about how our world has changed since the interstate highways were built in America. Living in Cincinnati, if I want to drive up to Chicago for the day and back – no problem. Cleveland? 4 hours away. I’ve driven to Atlanta and…
I live near a good sized mall on the Eastside of Cincinnati, Ohio. My wife and I often joke about how people are embarrassed to park near the Sears store. Cars are normally clustered around mall entrances and other anchor stores, but never around Sears. As a child I loved going to Sears with my…
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