Author: BooMan

What’s the stupidest thing you’ve read today?

When we talk about the age of presidential candidates as an historic factor in their electability, we probably should differentiate between pre- and post-television eras. I don’t think it helped Ulysses S. Grant that he...

It’s hard to believe that anyone, anywhere in the world, would spend close to a hundred thousand dollars at auction to buy a Beanie Baby. I don’t care if it is a limited edition bear made to commemorate the life of...

Me and my five year old: Me: (handing him a towel as he gets out of bath) Finn: (shows me his hands) I am a raisin. (giggles) Me: Yup, you’re a raisin. Finn: (mischievous grin) Hey, you wanna give me a high five? Me: No,...

Because I grew up in the New York media market, for most of my childhood we had the New York Times delivered to our home. It was our paper, not the national paper or the “paper of record.” We all had our problems...