PLEASE listen to what Michael Lewis is saying right now. Few things could be as important to our commonwealth as what Michael Lewis is saying right now.
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Priam's Daughter
One TV reporter just asked another: "What do you think of the loss of Prince Philip?" No further comment necessary.
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
Just when I thought we were done with it, I saw it again today: "Game Changer." How about “Game Over”?
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
The constant refrain of the commands “Look” and “Listen” have become a pandemic. Suggested reading: https://thebasispoint.com/top-10-most-annoying-ways-to-start-a-sentence/
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
And speaking of blather, How about now EVERYTHING these days is not just “changed,” but “changed forever." More empty pronouncements, phony drama, false profundity—everywhere. Nothing is forever.
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
The Trump “Era” The “Era” of Covid How can 1 year or even 4 be an “Era”? Just more blather, suggesting profundity where none exists. https://youtu.be/dTRKCXC0JFg
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
A.D. 2020 How did we get here? Dan Flanigan intends to tell us the story of our modern times through a series of novels, chronologically arranged, recounting, from the 1980s to the present day, the life and adventures of his...
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Bread & Circuses
Am I just a hopeless curmudgeon or are others offended by all the Happy Thanksgiving emails from vendors etc. clogging the inbox?
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
“Look” Updated. It’s spreading so fast! IT’S A MEME! NO, IT’S A VIRUS! Officious and Arrogant combined.
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex
“Look” I am picking up an increasing use of this intro word when people are answering a question, especially finance types. “Look . . . “ followed by answer. Imperative and arrogant. Call me paranoiac, curmudgeon, misanthrope, or all three,...
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By: Dan Flanigan
Categories: Gag Reflex