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Brunnhoelzl Jack

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Doug

No, not Jack Brunnhoelzl. George, actually, in case you were wondering. While I’m assuming the great majority of you already know who George Brunnhoelzl is, I’ll give those of you who don’t, because you must’ve been in a different solar system, a quick bio. Mr. Brunnhoelzl invented the lightweight jack used by most top NASCAR teams. The advantages of this…

IPDE

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Doug

You younger people may want to get your “Okay, Boomer” locked and loaded before I start, because you may have ample opportunity to fire it. You’ve been warned. In the summer of 1977, I took driver’s ed in high school. Now, even before the pandemic, driver’s ed seems to be done from home, in conjunction with information from your insurance…

Faith Based Assumptions

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Doug

Dr. Felix Unger, professor emeritus of philosophical diatribe at Universität Düsseldorf, was quoted as saying, “When you assume, you make an ass out of u and me”. With all do respect, I disagree. We make assumptions, consciously or not, all the time. As I write, I assume that someone will read it. Shout out to the ones of you that…

Fore!

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Doug

The road on which I drive to church passes through a golf course. Last Sunday morning, an errant tee shot veered towards that road as I was driving to the aforementioned church. Thankfully and for no particular reason, I was watching the golfer at the time he struck the ball. Instead of heading down the fairway as I think was…

Now What?

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Doug

You’ve just accomplished a daunting task, realized a dream, fulfilled a lofty goal, or checked an item off of your bucket list. Now What? That depends, I guess, on exactly what was done. Let’s say, as an example, you just secured a big account for McMann and Tate, the advertising firm where you work. Or maybe you got through an entire day…

Hold My Bible!

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Doug

As a species, we are quite enamored with those that break the shackles of what would largely be considered normal, mundane behavior. There are no lack of movies and television programs dedicated to the exploits of those that go beyond the status quo, those that either expend the necessary effort or are accidentally thrust into the realm of the extraordinary….

LO23

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Doug

The 60’s was a particularly fascinating decade in this nation’s history. In many ways it was an era of excess. If a little of something was good, more, even much more would be better. Trendsetters in fashion, music, art, and architecture payed homage to past customs and traditions by curb stomping them and setting fire to the remains with 95…

Spaghetti Models

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Doug

So if you’ve never perused my mental meanderings contained in this website, as much as they can be contained, you may be intrigued or bewildered by the title to this post. Or maybe not. Let me alleviate your concerns for my cerebral function by telling you what I am not referring to. This is not about pasta-thin wearers of the…

Coloring Books For Adults

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Doug

Under the heading of “Yet Another Thing That Shouldn’t Be A Thing”, we now have adult coloring books. As the title to this post suggests, I’m slightly more at ease referring to them as coloring books for adults, but between you and I, the concept of a grown man or woman purchasing one, whatever we call them, is quite horrifying….

The List Keeps Getting Longer

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Doug

The internet is a kind of time capsule in which nobody bothers to read the date or time stamp of its contents. The current generation has no idea what it is like to live offline. There are stories, images, and the like that have shelf lives that would make Twinkies and the McDonalds fries stuck in your car seat cushions…