We need get mad to avoid being SAD
Ladies and gentlemen, I want you to get mad. With the start of summer just around the corner and the spring flowers in bloom, we need to get mad in order to avoid SAD: self-assured destruction. Many of us remember the Cold War acronym MAD, for mutually assured destruction – the military doctrine that the use of weapons of mass destruction by each side assures the destruction of both, making victory meaningless. Well, now that the Cold War is dead and buried, we need to be thinking about SAD, the inability of the United States government to stave off another red threat from the east – China. As things stand […]
The Mommy State
Rule number one – sometimes you lose and don’t get a trophy. Rule number two – when you lose and you don’t get a trophy remember the feeling, work harder next time and if still lose, repeat and do it again eventually you should win. However, everyone is not entitled to a trophy! Do you hear that soccer moms and dads across the land? We are raising a bunch of kids that simply think everyone gets a trophy no matter if they win or lose. There is a growing sense of entitlement among kids today that they deserve something shiny just for showing up and putting on their cleats. Well […]