The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog
I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.
Why I'm Not a Herman Cain Guy
I love Herman Cain. He impresses me greatly, a true rags-to-riches story that is the essence of the American Dream. If Herman Cain gets the nomination, I will be thrilled to pull the lever for him. But I’m not a Herman Cain guy. Lest you consider those two statements contradictory, allow me to explain. The…
Strange Bedfellows?
Nancy Pelosi supports the Occupy movement: President Obama supports the Occupy movement: Obama in the Occupy Wall Street Camp The American Nazi Party supports the Occupy movement: ANP Report October 16, 2011 The Communist Party USA supports the Occupy movement: I’m just sayin’…
Making a "Proportional" Argument
A decision came down from Chick-fil-A corporate headquarters last week that has a few operators really hot and bothered. I won’t get into what it was all about; it’s an internal matter, and that’s enough said. One particular operator took the initiative to write a chain-wide email to express his strong disagreement with the decision…
Telling the Truth Can Be Dangerous Business
True confession: my wife and I like the film Ishtar. Really like it, think it’s hilarious. Yes, that Ishtar, the universally-panned, some-say-most-awful-film-ever. We crack up at it. If you have two minutes, watch the trailer, and note the irony in Dustin Hoffman’s words at the end: The signature song of the two aspiring songwriters (Hoffman…
My Fearless NFL Predictions
I offer the following for the purposes of a good laugh several months from now when my predictions are proven to be horribly wrong. Yes, yes, I know, I am making said predictions with knowledge of what transpired in most of Week One, but really, does it matter all that much? I mean, it’s not…
9/11
“It was the first time I ever saw you cry, Dad”, said Practically-Perfect Daughter yesterday as we considered together the 10th anniversary of 9/11. I think we all knew instinctively that the world that we knew on 9/10 would never return to us. I remember a few things clearly: On the last normal night of…