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During one of the Democratic Party’s nomination debates, then-candidate and now President, braggadocious Joe Biden claimed that he was the one that Vladimir Putin wanted nothing to do with.  “I’ve stood toe to toe with him and looked him in the eye,” he said, or words similarly intended, but a bit garbled. He also told …

Oprah really knew how to capture an audience.  Way back on December 22, 2010, her spell may have reached its zenith when she shouted out to her live audience, “you get a car, and you get a car!  Everyone gets a car!” Just about a decade later our president channeled that giving feeling as well.  …

In the divided country that we live in does anything divide us more than our stances on abortion? National elections come close.  To go to or not go to war might come even closer.  Might. But, reproductive rights, formerly known as women’s wellness, formerly known as women’s healthcare, formerly known as pro-choice, formerly known as …

Ready?  Set?  Chew! When Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll spoke highly of quarterbacks Drew Lock and Geno Smith during this month’s mandatory minicamp, you knew it was on.  What’s that?  Let the Baker Mayfield to Seattle trade watch begin. Meanwhile, the speculation revolving around how long and when DeShaun Watson will be suspended intensifies.  Watson, …

Way back when people now in their seventies watched a #1 rated TV show in the early 1970s called Laugh In.  The fast-moving, one-of-a-kind show featured never-ending quick skits, one-liners, and brief physical comedy performed by a troupe of talented actors. One such actor was Artie Johnson.  Like the others, Artie played a wide …

Once upon a time, they were the Washington Redskins.  No more.  Once upon a time, they were the Washington Football Team.  No more.  Now they are known as the Washington Commanders. Free speech was previously known as free speech.  No more.  Now it is known as either disinformation or expensive or both. Commander’s defensive coordinator …

Lights!  Camera!  Action! That’s what is going down tonight up on the hill.  The curtains go up at 8 pm EST.  It’s a political play directed by James Goldston, a former president of ABC News.  Prime Time. It’s not really very different than what happened on 1/6/2021- a day that will live in infamy according …

Nuggets!  Git yer 10 Piece Nuggets right cheer!!  Hot off of the press or depressed if you prefer.  It’s important to be more open-minded these days than ever.  As you know with gender ID the country is struggling to define what a woman is.  It’s not having such problems with men though.  And, as you …

Here at the world headquarters of BBR.com is a rather attractive 175-gallon fish tank.  Mature fish of all shapes and colors are plentiful.  And, now we have the tiniest of babies. It’s so small you can see straight through it.  Peril awaits behind every rock and plant.  So far so good for the young un.  …

Don’t do something!  Just stand there! We admit it.  We borrowed this line from an avid reader who borrowed this line from Jack Bogle.  Bogle is a sage old-school investor and founder of Vanguard Investments. A lot has happened in the last week after Uvalde.  Nothing has happened in the last week after Uvalde. A …