“You’ve got to be sound in the kicking game.” – maxim of football coaches for generations You may not know the name Kirk Ferentz unless you are a die-hard college football fan. Ferentz is the head football coach of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes and is currently the longest-tenured football coach in major college football.… Read more

“Michelle (Obama) always says, ‘When they go low, we go high.’ No, no. When they go low, we kick them.” – former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder If you ever feel the need to waste some of the short, precious time you are allotted on this planet, I would recommend tuning into a Congressional investigative… Read more

“I do not propose to be buried until I am really dead and in my coffin.” – allegedly said by Massachusetts political titan Daniel Webster after twice being urged to seek his party’s nomination for vice president Have you ever been the last pick in a game of kickball, the last person asked for a… Read more

Do y’all remember Hank Williams Jr. belting out, “Are you ready for some lawsuits?” during his televised anthem every autumnal Monday night? Wait a sec. I am being told the actual lyrics use the word “football” where I placed the word “lawsuits.” My mistake. But I hope you can forgive me for my blunder, beloved… Read more

“And I ran. I ran so far away. I just ran. I ran all night and day. I couldn’t get away.” – the band A Flock of Seagulls My wife is fond of blurting out, “Technology is great when it works,” whenever a store’s credit card reader goes on the fritz or the Sunday School… Read more

“I love argument. I love debate. I don’t expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me. That’s not their job.” – former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher I can’t decide if I believe in having political candidate debates anymore. That’s kind of a wild take given the importance of debate in both American… Read more

“There goes my hero. Watch him as he goes. There goes my hero. He’s ordinary.” – Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear I had to fly in and out of Atlanta’s airport a couple of weeks ago. Thanks for your condolences. I have never been to the Atlanta airport without getting turned around once… Read more

“He who is quick to borrow is slow to pay.” – German proverb The odds say if you are reading this then you owe money to someone or something. An October 2023 report from the Federal Reserve stated 77 percent of American families have some form of debt, most commonly from home mortgages, credit cards,… Read more

“The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” – Albert Camus Have you seen Dos Equis, the Mexican beer brand, recently brought back their fictional advertising star, the Most Interesting Man in the World? Commercial snippets of the suave character’s adventures do a good job… Read more

“The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.” – John Kenneth Galbraith It is not often we get a brand new policy topic upon which to ponder. When we do it can be fun to sit back and watch how groups and coalitions form around the issue, especially before Democrats… Read more