“Sucessful Entrepreneur” Is A Useless Phrase

A local politician's ads keep describing him as "a successful entrepreneur." That's nice. It's also so vague as to be almost completely meaningless. An entrepreneur is just someone who runs a business. "Business" can mean anything from a lemonade stand to GE. "Successful" is vague enough to mean almost anything. Even if we limit it… Read More »

NRA Stupidity

So some idiot from the NRA just left a voicemail asking me to take a "very important survey." The only question he asked was "what is the biggest threat to our second amendment rights?" Before and after asking the question, he repeatedly asked "Patrick? Are you there?" These winners can't figure out voicemail and we're… Read More »

TV Episodes That Annoy Me

There are a few generic TV episode types that almost never fail to annoy the fark out of me (although there are exceptions to every one of these). Note that these apply to single episodes, not entire series. In no particular order, here they are: The "Acting" Episode: Yes, we get it. You're actors. You like… Read More »