Remember that line by Barney Fife from the Andy Griffith Show? Barney was passing out parenting advice to Andy about correcting a behavior of Opie’s. He told Andy, “Nip it in the bud. Nip it!” If you don’t remember the line, that’s okay, I’m an old guy and I loved Andy and Barney! But…
Hi folks. I know you like it when I blow up and rant and roll on all the stupid stuff I run in to in my life and travels. But this time, I want to ask some questions and get some feedback. I have a lot going on: speaking, television appearances, commercials, working on a…
I just erased my longest blog ever. It was the story of airline abuse like you would not believe. It was a story of stupidity and absurdity like none other. Except that isn’t true. If you fly at all, you know exactly what I’m talking about. You have a story just as bad or maybe…
Okay, usually I have a theme – today, it’s just stuff that has ticked me off over the last few days. First, the drive-in bank. Have your crap ready before you get there. Don’t you dare pull up and then start filling out your paperwork after you get in line, or worse, are sitting at…
I am a GREAT customer. If you treat me well, I’ll tell everybody. If you treat me badly, I’ll tell you, ask for your manager, be specific about what was wrong, and point out how you could have treated me better. (This also makes me a GREAT customer.) After hearing what I have to say,…
I just found a new statistic regarding money that my own financial planner/retirement specialist sent me. A stat that shocked even me! The average savings of a 50 year old in the United States is only $2500. Okay, you 50 year old idiot, let’s say you started to work at the very late age of…
I do. I care a lot. Hopefully you do too. Most don’t though. Oh they say they do, but they don’t really. People talk about who they like, who they can’t stand, who “if they get the nomination, I’m switching parties”, who is an idiot and on and on and on. But you know what?…
Okay, I am on a roll trashing stupid commercials. I think maybe it is the result of too much time stuck in hotel rooms while on the road. This is the newest one that pisses me off: Chase Bank, those good ol’ credit card people! Here is the commercial: A couple decides they need a…
The other day when I was on Donny Deutsch, I made the statement, “Passion is a load of crap.” The poor guy grew pale under his stage make-up and his heart pounded hard while he gasped for air. To say the least, he disagreed. My point to him was that passion is little more than…
I just saw a television commercial for Aleve. The guy is a mover and he has problems with his knees and according to him, Aleve helps him with his problems and his knees no longer hurt: So take Aleve! The commercial made me sick. But this commercial is typical of what we do – we…