Observations and Ramblings From a Cranky Old Guy

In sports, it’s called “an audible”, a last-minute change to a planned action. I was to discuss the death of country music superstar Naomi Judd, due to her struggle with mental illness, that made her eat a gun and commit suicide. I was going to tie it in with my struggles with mental illness through […]

As I write this on Easter Sunday, I want to share something that has roots going back thousands of years, but for my family, it’s something we’ve participated in for at least fifteen years. Tradition. In my family, rather the family of my wife, this tradition began way before I was involved. The form of […]

This month, I chat about an issue that has exploded in New York. A lot of people have been, are or will take advantage of it, but for me, it’s a turn off and I’ll tell you why. Online gambling is now approved in the state. Instead of fantasy leagues, casinos, OTB, or maybe Saturday […]

Greetings all, hope you’re surviving 2022 as best as possible. Personally, I always feel optimism at the start of each new year, then before you know it, it goes right down the crapper. Technically the flush happened about a week from Christmas, but the pain still lingers. When you’re an old bastard like me, you […]

How are you? Two quick notes before the topic at hand. One, MAJOR thanks to those who made it out to celebrate Broadcast Legend Jim Barrett. Second, and I’m VERY late in doing so (thanks Fredette, or COVID, not sure which is more deadly). Last summer, I had a heart attack and a bypass. I’m […]