I've worked in the business world for quite some time now. From private to public companies, startups to established corporations, employee to contractor. I even had my own company for a dozen years. So I think I have a fairly broad understanding. Still, I've never really bought … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the GOP convention edition
Come Heller high water … the GOP convention edition Well, the GOP convention has lived up to billing so far. Floor fights. Plagiarism. Scott Baio. And that entrance! Did you see Trump’s entrance with the fog and the backlighting and the podium that rose out of the floor? … [Read more...]
The Monday Brenda: Lighten up, Pokémon sneerers
Wow. What a bunch of grumpy people. I’m amazed at the number of folks who are hating on the new Pokémon Go game. During a conversation about the game, a friend asked “What’s the point?” The point? It’s a game. “What’s the point of winning Monopoly?” I said. “You win, right? … [Read more...]
The Drubbler drubbles on, joking all the while
My dad died of a heart attack at age 60. My brother died of a heart attack at age 40. Hearts are the family curse, so the condition of mine is never far from my mind. I’ve always wondered, “If I ever have to have surgery, how would I handle it?” I honestly don’t know the … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: Maybe it’s time to stop thinking with our politics
A cop shoots a man dead. Is your first thought to want to know their racial profiles? A man uses a military assault rifle to kill multiple people. Is your first thought to hope for a reason that won't conflict with your political views? A neighborhood teen takes his own … [Read more...]
Heller Poll results: Poke-y what? Poke-eh who?
Pokémon Go - a scavenger hunt you play with your mobile phone - is sweeping the country. You can tell it's ridiculously popular because TV stations suddenly can't go a broadcast without telling us that "Everyone on the planet is being lured into dark alleys in search of a Jiggly … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the July 13th edition
Come Heller high water… If you see people mindlessly walking, biking, skateboarding or driving into other people, cars, parking meters, mailboxes, buildings, mountains, streams, hotdog carts etc., don’t worry. It’s not the zombie apocalypse, it’s just a Pokemon Go scavenger … [Read more...]
The Heller Poll: Is Pokémon Go dumb or kinda cool?
You see them everywhere - people walking into lampposts, people driving off the road, people bicycling into bushes - and all because of Pokémon Go, a phone game that has blown up this week. Me, I like the game because my kids like it. Plus, what the heck, at least it's getting … [Read more...]
The Monday Brenda: When your babies have babies, everything changes
A few years ago, my sister had her first grandchild. Shortly after she had held him for the first time, she called and told me about the baby’s weight and who he looked like and how exciting it all was. But mid-way through a sentence, she stopped, overcome by emotion and said, … [Read more...]
A conversation in Hell
Saddam Hussein was hanging around the water cooler in Hell one day when Moammar Gadhafi came by. “Hey, I hear you’re trending on Twitter up there,” Gadhafi said, gesturing up “Get outta town,” said Hussein. “Is it the anniversary of my death or something?” “No, bro, but … [Read more...]
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