878: A Strategy for World Domination

The Augustine you have heard of is probably Augustine of Hippo. The Other one is note Augustine of Hippo. It was Augustine of Canterbury who established the Catholic Church in England, and worked to convert the heathen tribes which had begun to over run Britain after the withdrawal of Rome. When Augustine landed on British…

871: Watch Me Fall!

Joe Biden is running for President, and the enthusiasm is off the charts. “It’s hard to even gauge this level of enthusiasm.” Said a campaign spokesperson. “The President has always said that he would run if he could sit, and he’s doing it.” And indeed he is. On Tuesday he boldly face the press and…

867: Marxism Fixed

Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains! Karl Marx While Carl the Llama may arguably stand in history as a more consequential figure than Karl Marx, it is certainly true that Marx has had a certain amount of influence in the 140 years since his death. Many countries have…

837: Not For Sale

My neighbor had a truck parked out by the road. I drove past it for days, and I noticed that it never moved. “Hey neighbor, why hasn’t your truck moved lately?” I yelled over the fence one day. “Didn’t you see the sign in the window?” I looked. There was a sign in the window.…

831: Robin Hood and The Magna Carta

Sometime this past summer my eight year old nephew started getting really excited about outlaws. Particularly the outlaws of the wild west. The light in his eyes when he heard the stories of Bonnie & Clyde, Jesse James and Billy the Kid reminded me of when I was his age, running around in the forest,…

819: Letter to An Idiot

Dear Kevin, We would like to thank you for you’re interest in our open position as company manager. Your long years of service to this organization have not gone unnoticed, and your unabashed penchant for self-advancement has give you many of the qualifications which we would generally look for in fulfilling this role. Traditionally our…

812: A One Horse Opinionated Sleigh

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse opinionated sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse o…. Oh shut up sleigh! Shut the heck up! All I wanted was to ride…

796: Lessons in Targeted Democracy

The 2022 midterm primary in Wisconsin is almost two weeks away, and the election season has already provided its share of twists and turns. Perhaps the most stunning occurrence, however, has taken place over the past week when operatives in the Democrat party chose to cancel the upcoming primary, and instead coronate an empty suit…

788: The Con Man

I’m just a con man, doing his job Conning the people, and keeping them robbed No one’s got money, and everyone’s broke I am the one who can see through the smoke When they all suffer it’s all just a joke I silently laugh as I fill up my poke And wait for the day…

Bible Stories #23: Asking For A Bramble

Gideon is mostly famous for putting out fleeces in the dew and watching his soldiers drink water, but after he died there was a bit of a power vacuum in the land of Israel. Gideon’s son Abimelech decided to step into the void, and convinced a bunch of his relatives that he was the man…