Blogging for Meatballs

It’s now been a little over a week since Barack Obama was elected to be our next president (wow, is saying that ever going to take some getting used to), and I’ve had some time to reflect (read: talk myself off the ledge…just kidding). Mostly, my reflection has consisted of just straightening up occasionally [...] Continue Reading…

You’ll often hear coaches in the post game locker room speech after a crushing defeat implore their players to bottle up their emotion…to remember, and even hold on to, the hurt they feel right then. The idea is that next game, next season, if the pain is still fresh, the players will do anything [...] Continue Reading…

Finally, the October surprise we’ve been waiting for is upon us! In a shocking new development, the Republican presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, has decided to endorse Barack Obama…for president!

In a statement made yesterday, John McCain said, “Today I have decided to put my full support behind Barack Obama in his quest to be [...] Continue Reading…

To properly understand the meaning of a spoken word, more often than not it is imperative that one first know the context in which it was uttered. Compromise is one such word where this always rings true. A teenage girl who lets her brother watch Monday Night Football on the family’s only TV, as [...] Continue Reading…

I don’t know much, but I know this. Last night’s debate between Obama and McCain was absolutely, positively riveting!

What’s that? Oh, I thought “riveting” meant something different. Never mind.

In all seriousness, unless you’re a political junkie like me, presidential debates aren’t exactly an occasion to get the gang together and finally bust out the [...] Continue Reading…

I saw the movie Traitor a few days ago. It was ok, not great. On the positive side, it wasn’t entirely predictable, which seems all too rare these days in movies. On the negative side, it had pervasive political undertones. Big surprise there, right?

Hollywood has a few basic templates that they use to promote [...] Continue Reading…

Warning: This post does not contain rainbows, lollipops, or puppies.
“If you lie down with dogs, you’ll wake up with fleas.”

“Tell me who your friends are, and I’ll tell you who you are.”

Heard those before? Perhaps your mom spouted off one of those famous clichés to you years ago after she caught you playing with [...] Continue Reading…

Lest you think by reading the title above that this post is about Metallica and their classic hit from 1991, let me jump right in to the matter at hand. Political elections possess a dichotomy that is virtually unparalleled in that they are exceedingly complex and yet profoundly simple at the same time. This [...] Continue Reading…

Yesterday I went to Wal-Mart to buy a lawnmower (because my old one broke). Now, I realize that there are quite a few men out there who would be excited about something like this. Well, I’m not one of them. I’m not a handy-man, or someone who likes working on his yard, or even [...] Continue Reading…

Politics is a dishonest business…and dishonest too. Did I mention it’s dishonest? For this reason, I have friends and acquaintances who would just as soon write in a vote for their dog, or more likely, just not vote at all, than to actually pull the lever at the polls for one of these self-serving, [...] Continue Reading…