Random Thoughts, Inauguration Edition
A few quickies that occurred to me while watching the inauguration of President Joe Biden and accompanying events.
As I Tweeted
What do you wanna bet Trump took the remote controls (his most prized possession) from the White House and is now complaining they don’t work on the TVs at Mar-A-Lago? “This channel is supposed to be NewsMax! Why is everyone speaking Spanish?”
POTD: Amanda Gorman
A star is born. For the Picture Of The Day, this is Amanda Gorman, the National Youth Poet Laureate (and first to hold that title), reciting her work “The Hills We Climb” at Joe Biden’s inauguration today.
Being Better Begins
A few weeks ago, a friend asked, “Do you think things will be better as soon as Biden takes over?” Here’s my answer.
The Capitol Steps
A tribute to the theatrical troupe that’s closing up shop after forty years of poking fun at politicians and other newsmakers with song parodies and Lirty Dies. That’s not a typo, as you’ll see when you click here.
Commercial-Free Mondays
Early in my radio career, I worked for a music station that declared “Every Monday In January Is Commercial-Free!” Here’s why it may have sounded good, but was actually bad.
As I Tweeted
With airlines having to issue statements that they’re cracking down on abusive passengers and those who won’t wear masks, whatever happened to Air Marshals, who were supposed to be on board many domestic flights? Oh, right, that’s when the terrorists had brown skin.
Movie Review: “One Night In Miami”
Here’s my review of a new movie about the night Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, Malcolm X, and Jim Brown celebrated together after a big fight.
Not So Fast, Venetian
Here’s why the death of GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson does not mean those of us who have boycotted his Venetian hotel/casino in Las Vegas will be rushing back.
POTD: Dr. Rick’s Progressive Ads
Picture Of The Day: I don’t sit through most commercials, but the very clever Dr. Rick series of ads for Progressive Insurance never fails to put a smile on my face. Here are four of my favorites.
Random Thoughts
Quickies on masks and magnetometers in Congress, Cumulus warning its radio hosts, corporations stopping contributions to some politicians, and why the official number of COVID-19 infections seems very low to me.
As I Tweeted
Stop saying Bill Belichick is a patriot or hero because he won’t accept the Presidential Medal Of Freedom from Trump. It merely means he is very slightly less of a jerk than we all thought.