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Dare to be Stupid
What should you do if you're a bored metal musician during the coronavirus outbreak? Apparently, Dare to be Stupid. Random metal...

Fred
Mar 18, 20201 min read
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An Unconventional Review - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
In my old age, I've become quite the fan of Miles Davis, but Miles Davis was a VERY complicated man..... My freshman year of college, I...
Old Fred
Mar 18, 20204 min read
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The NBA and the Coronavirus
There may be funnier jokes in history.... And making jokes about coronavirus is not cool..... But this is the funniest joke about the...

Fred
Mar 17, 20201 min read
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Either Missing, Dead, or in Jail
Let me be clear, let me be concise, Donald Trump is not doing a great job in relation to the coronavirus outbreak. With that being said,...

Fred
Mar 16, 20202 min read
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National Emergency Day I - Cleveland, Ohio
For the record, I believe the government of the State of Ohio made the right decision shutting things down.... It's a boring article to...

Fred
Mar 14, 20201 min read
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Miscellaneous (Kidney Stone Edition)
Lots of down time the last two days while waiting for my Kidney Stone Diagnosis (Part II). Now that I am on powerful pain medication, I...

Fred
Mar 11, 20204 min read
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Who's Fault is it? (Sports Edition)
I saw an article in The 18 Magazine that asked the question "Who's Fault is it for Manchester United's struggles?" I don't know how they...

Fred
Mar 9, 20207 min read
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The Story Lo'Ree Val-Lowery
April 2018: Lo'Ree’s ex-husband, Amiri Mohammed, dies. Death is ruled due to a heart attack. Amiri's body is cremated. February/March...

Fred
Mar 7, 20202 min read
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The Great Equalizer
Here's the problem. Since, specifically, 2015, I have said, on the record, over and over, "don't vote for Trump." The # 1 reason I have...

Fred
Mar 4, 20204 min read
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Political Machines
Now that former Senator Joe Biden has won the South Carolina Democratic Primary, things are setting up very nicely for chaos at the Super...

Fred
Mar 3, 20204 min read
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Miscellaneous (Feb 2020)
Do I think Rush Limbaugh should have gotten the Presidential Medal of Freedom? Heck no. Rush Limbaugh's reward for his opinions was...

Fred
Feb 29, 20205 min read
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Goodbye Comments
At the beginning of the year, the Oregonian announced that it would no longer carry a comments section beside their articles. When I was...

Fred
Feb 27, 20202 min read
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CNN v The Flu 2 - Flu Boogaloo
Famed virologist Chelsea Clinton has gone to CNN to warn that America is woefully unprepared for....well, let's use her own words: Under...

Fred
Feb 25, 20202 min read
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CNN v The Flu
You know what spreads fast in Trump's Racist America, according to CNN? Flu racism! ---Sigh--- Here's the problem. There are real...

Fred
Feb 23, 20203 min read
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Don't You Have a Back Injury? Part II
Just got back from CNN and they were reporting on poor ol' Tiger Woods. According to the easily duped news channel, Tiger just wants to...

Fred
Feb 21, 20203 min read
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Death of College Football (As we know it)
There was a very interesting quote this week that kind of flew under the sports radar. XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck was quoted on the Dan...

Fred
Feb 16, 20205 min read
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Scary Shit
For the past few weeks, Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump have been engaging in some political theatre. Their parties, the Democrats and the...

Fred
Feb 9, 20203 min read
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RIP Dr. Li Wenliang
Way, way back in December of 2019, Dr. Li Wenliang went to social media and reported a "SARS-like" virus at a Wuhan Seafood Market. Once...

Fred
Feb 7, 20201 min read
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The Expansion Lancers
Last year, the Milwaukee Wave, the oldest continuously operating indoor professional soccer team in the United States, beat the Monterrey...

Fred
Feb 2, 20202 min read
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Kobe Bryant and Free Speech
Now is not the time. (Or is it?) Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest basketball players of all-time.... Yadda... Yadda... Ya. Cousin XXXX...

Fred
Jan 30, 20204 min read
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Super Bowl LIV
This interesting little ad popped up on my Facebook feed this week. At first I thought the ad targeted me because it was reminiscent of...

Fred
Jan 29, 20202 min read
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Impeachment (Part II) -or- We're All Going to Die Anyways
11:00 AM 1/25/2020 CNN is making a critical mistake reporting the news this weekend. The Chinese are underreporting what is going on at...

Fred
Jan 26, 20203 min read
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I Reject the Premise (CNN)
Just beneath today's Impeachment Coverage on CNN, an article caught my eye: What Harry and Meghan Could Teach Canada by Andrew Cohen. I...

Fred
Jan 23, 20201 min read
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Miscellaneous (Jan 2020)
Hank Azaria Says He Will No Longer Voice Apu "Hari Kondabolu -- whose 2017 documentary, "The Problem with Apu," thrust controversy over...

Fred
Jan 20, 20207 min read
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