Engaging Life with Courage and Intelligence
Did you ever participate in a white elephant exchange at Christmas? Do you know someone who bought a piece of property that became a white elephant? Psychologists even use the term to mean “any truth, emotion, or experience that feels too threatening for the relationship to last.” It has evolved into a catchall term for…
It is possible to pursue truth and entertainment simultaneously, but they are usually mutually exclusive. The following video is about three men from the 19th century who time-traveled to a 21st-century coffee shop in an American small town to discuss truth and entertainment. Postscript: I converted Honest Abe into a cartoon character because the current…
For those clueless about baseball, Shohei Ohtani, a Japanese player, delivered the most outstanding single game in baseball history. On October 17, 2025, he pitched six scoreless innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers and hit three home runs. His fastballs topped 100 miles per hour, and all three of his home run blasts were over…
As a follow-up to my post of October 9, I’m sharing a PSA I created to combat rage farming.
America’s darker impulses seem to be rising after years of relative calm and stability. Today the drumbeat of aggressors and bullies is louder than the peacemakers. The following is a YouTube video that highlights the slow but apparent drift of America towards a more warlike posture towards not only foreign countries and foreign people, but…
How has America become so divided? Social media is a key element. Greedy social media executives lust for our clicks and attention, so they calibrate their algorithms to reward anger, resentment, and excitement. Coupled with the power of media algorithms is rage farming. What is rage farming, you ask? Well, it is a lot like…
If you listen to the stock market wonks, they will tell you that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will take most of our jobs away. This might be true, but at least we can use our imagination to entertain ourselves!
This is a video version of an audio recording from September 28 (Make America Grate Again). I used Burt Reynolds’ voice and Abraham Lincoln’s face. But you know you can always trust Honest Abe…
Hiding can be a game or a trap…
Julie Masino and Donald Trump know how to excite people. Whenever they perceive a psychological problem amongst their captive audience or negative news about their respective brands, they stir up the pot. They realize their “customers” must remain loyal, so what better way to keep them loyal than to give them a strong jolt of…