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Roger Goodell: Humanitarian of the Year (Sarcasm)
Part of the danger of writing a Blog is that people can see when you're dead wrong. All you have to do is go in the Beacon of Speech...

Fred
Feb 7, 20212 min read


Koby Altman is Not a Good GM
Koby Altman took the job of Cleveland Cavaliers GM to begin the 2017 basketball season. At the time, Koby Altman was younger than 2 Cavs...

Fred
Feb 5, 20214 min read


Sick of Phoebe Bridgers -or- Let Me Explain Rock Music (Part II)
As the list of people who supposedly knew the moral failings of Marilyn Manson grows, unsurprisingly, Phoebe Bridgers chimed in: "I went...

Fred
Feb 4, 20213 min read


The Difference Between Bill Cosby, Michael Jackson, and Marilyn Manson
Editor's Note: Slightly more swearing than usual. In the year 2014, Comedian Hannibal Buress added a bit to his comedy routine where he...

Fred
Feb 3, 20212 min read


Star Wars IX: An Unconventional Review
Old Fred did a very long and thorough review of Star Wars VIII. I purposely avoided Star Wars Wars IX because it was symbolic of the end...

Fred
Feb 2, 20212 min read


SNL: Now What?
3 years ago, I wrote the article Alec Baldwin is Funny, But..... I won't make you go back in time and read the piece if you don't want...

Fred
Jan 31, 20212 min read


Cruel and Unusual Punishment
In the ninth episode of the Season 1 opener for the Adult Swim Series Rick and Morty, we were introduced to the character of the Butter...

Fred
Jan 30, 20211 min read


Curt Schilling: Free Speech Casualty
The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is loaded with scalawags & reprobates. Somehow, someway, in the year 2021, the Baseball Writers...

Fred
Jan 27, 20212 min read


Oumuamua
"First, unlike most things in space, ‘Oumuamua was not moving relative to what astronomers call the local standard of rest. Loeb calls...

Fred
Jan 26, 20212 min read


The Rioting Line
As you know I love soccer, but I was never really that great at soccer. When I was in high school, I barely lettered in my Senior year...

Fred
Jan 24, 20217 min read


....And CNN is the Other Half of the Problem
I am a libertarian that voted for Jo Jorgensen for President. My website is often critical of Donald Trump, but it is more critical to...

Fred
Jan 24, 20213 min read


Bob Rock Ruined Metallica, Then Cashed In
I'm not a huge Bob Dylan fan, but when the 79 year old sold his entire musical catalog for an estimated $300 million, I could hardly...

Fred
Jan 21, 20211 min read


The New Radicals are Not Cool
I am a big fan of theme songs, so when Joe Biden claimed that "You Get What You Give" by the New Radicals was his family's anthem, I...

Fred
Jan 20, 20212 min read


Should I Believe Urban Meyer? (Hint: No.)
Two years ago, I wrote the article Should I Believe Urban Meyer? Old Urb was beset with health problems and quit his job as the coach of...

Fred
Jan 16, 20212 min read


Wokey McWokerson
I was at CNN and a video caught my eye: Comedians Against Riots What is this crap? Apparently Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel,...

Fred
Jan 16, 20211 min read


The Cleveland (Not The Indians) Suck
There's an excellent sportswriter in Cleveland, Ohio named Terry Pluto who wrote the following article: Any Trade Involving Francisco...

Fred
Jan 10, 20213 min read


You're Going to Know the Name Ashli Babbitt
I was scrolling through the stories at The Federalist and came across a new interpretation of certain facts: Capitol Police Fatally Shoot...

Fred
Jan 10, 20213 min read


Gloria?
Estate of Late Singer Laura Branigan "Vehemently" Objects to Trump Family Partying to "Gloria" During Riots - Showbiz 411 Wow! There's a...

Fred
Jan 9, 20211 min read


Dabo Swinney: Scumbag x 2
This week Nick Saban's daughter took her turn chirping at Ohio State in relation to the coronavirus. I'm not even going to take the time...

Fred
Jan 8, 20211 min read


Wednesday January 6, 2021
American Historians will be talking about today's date for the next 500 years. Let's make sure we're on the record with what happened...

Fred
Jan 6, 20212 min read


How Old are You?
My Grandfather, God rest his soul, was sharp as a tack until about 78 years old. He was still in "good shape" until about 91. Past 91?...

Fred
Jan 4, 20211 min read


Peter Brown Memorial Rankings (2021)
This is the annual rankings of the sports talkers in the Cleveland Market. 1. Ken Carmen (-) 92.3 The Fan Usually we just say "Ken Carmen...

Fred
Jan 1, 20213 min read


Top 10 John Bush-Era Anthrax Songs
Anthrax has always been one of my favorite metal bands, but their history has been complex. (Well, complex for a metal band.) Their...

Fred
Dec 31, 20202 min read


WalMart's Version of Idiocracy
So about a week before Christmas, I bought a small scrapbook and decided to fill it full of Christmas pictures for my wife....

Fred
Dec 29, 20203 min read
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