I could understand an evangelical position on Trump of “He’s a horrible person, but at least he’s not actively using the government against us.” Anything more positive than that is perplexing.

I have two kids in baseball and am getting them to every game and practice because it teaches perseverance and hard work. I’m sure it teaches the kids something too.

I own a lot of guns because they make me feel safe. I keep them in a sack by my bed. If someone breaks into my house, I smash him over the head with my sack of guns.

How about a Happy Days reunion, but it takes place in the 90s. If you use this, you have to pay me a million dollars.

They should do a Simpsons reunion. Get all the original cast back together. I bet they have a lot to say since they went off the air almost two decades ago.

Is the assertion that Kevin Williamson is more bigoted and intolerant than his loudest detractors? Because that seems absurd.

You should enjoy having your views challenged. That will help you strengthen a defense of your views. Or you will find they were bad views and you were better off without them.
But people don’t like having their views challenged. It makes them mad. “My views are good views! I should not have to defend them! Anyone who challenges my views should be chased out of society!”
No one can come up with a coherent defense for their views anymore. They can just scream and shake their fists. Debates are won by who can get more people to scream louder and shake fists harder.
I guess this would work if you assume God will bless whoever has the correct views with greater screaming ability. That could be somewhere in the middle of the Bible I don’t read very often.

When can I again make fun of teenagers for being dumb and it not be taken as a political statement?

Did anyone convince the other side on politics yet? Did you try saying the same thing but louder?

“I sure wish we could raise the maturity level of political debate.”
“You said you want more teenagers in it?”
“That’s kind of the opposite…”
“You got it. Politics is now nothing but teenagers yelling at each other.”
“I already miss 2016.”

Statistically, almost all the Disney princesses should be ants.

Let’s find a company that doesn’t advertise on anything political and then boycott them for not taking a side.

Maybe we should just embrace everything, including all brands, becoming political.
“Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes! They’re Gr-r-reat! But know what’s not great? The Export-Import Bank. It’s fleecing taxpayers!”
I’m assuming Tony the Tiger would be a libertarian. Does anyone want to dispute me on that?

“Silly rabbit! Trix are for kids!”
“You narrow-minded bigots.”

“Kids are always after me Lucky Charms. It’s society; makes them all feel so entitled that they think they deserve them. Need to bring back corporal punishment!”

I realize I have basically no opinions on Java… which I guess means it’s a pretty solid language if it never irritates me enough to have an opinion on it.
But don’t get me started on JavaScript…

So who is actually smarter: The people who fight against all the unhinged hated in politics or the people who have learned how to monetize it?

I watched the Roseanne show because I watched it back when it originally aired and was curious about the characters. I do not have a political opinion on it.

Whatever you think about the Laura Ingraham stuff, the focus on it shows most people are over worrying about school shootings until the next one.

Anyone disagreeing with me is a Russian plot to destabilize this nation.

Man, I don’t know how people raised kids in the olden days when you had to watch tv shows at a certain time and couldn’t pause them.

why are there no girlcotts boycotts are part of patriarchy

I don’t get all the criticism of Hillary speaking out. Maybe you don’t think it’s helpful the way she just keeps listing Easter eggs she’s discovered in Ready Player One, but she’s trying to stay relevant. Which is understandable.

My dog has had some accidents in the kitchen (she’s old) and while my wife finds it one of the foulest, strongest odors, I literally cannot smell it at all. I thought before it was water because it has no smell to me.
I have little kids, though, and I can tell you I have no trouble smelling human urine.
Anyway, just mentioning because it’s weird. Never heard of not being able to smell a certain scent before.
Used Google (a great way of finding out about stuff) and it looks like I might have some sort of smell disorder. I’m not sure how much I care, though, if they only thing I can’t smell is dog urine.

My daughter keeps wanting to play Harry Potter—which is cool—but the character she picks to be is Aunt Petunia.

With all the hate and anger we see, it’s good to remember that Jesus too knew the absolute worst of humanity. And his reaction to that was to die for us. The divine response to the worst in us was not despair, but sacrifice.
And if you think of despair, think of the followers of Jesus who saw the man they placed all their hopes in mocked, tortured, and killed. The end of that despair was an empty tomb.

If you hate a large segment of the American populace, I assure you that you are a more what’s wrong with this country than the people you hate.

I thought kids would love see-through backpacks so they can always be showing off their snazzy Trapper Keepers.

I didn’t even know we still had local news broadcasts until I saw that Sinclair video.

me, about once per day encountering my 15yo dog who is near deaf and sleeps very soundly
“Uh oh. Is she dead?”
I touch her, and she startles awake
“Nope!”
The thing is, it does not seem like she’s near death and it feels like she could be with us for years still. But the average 70lb dog is supposed to have died years ago, so I feel like I’m waiting for a shoe to drop.
I remember preparing myself for the fact she wouldn’t be around much longer. That was five years ago.

The Sinclair thing is goofy. If you’re freaking out about it, though, you are not a serious person.
local news channels read from script telling their audience to hold them accountable
THOUGHTFUL PUNDIT: “This is basically the Soviet Union.”

Selling a novel a hard. I thought everyone would be like “Oh. Great. Something to read.” But there’s a lot of novels to choose from. I don’t know how many Amazon has exactly, but it’s more than 40.
And like everyone is writing them. Like Jake Tapper made one. And Neil Gaiman, who I know from a Simpsons episode, wrote one. And I have to convince everyone mine is funnier.
And the average person only reads one novel every 10 years, what with all the Netflix to binge and what not. Is my novel better than watching old episodes of Person of Interest? That’s a bold claim to make.
But I do think my novel is better than all the TV out there people are watching like…
checks for what people are watching these days
Roseanne? Will & Grace? The X-Files? Wait. What year is it?
Okay, something really weird is going on with TV. I’d stay away from all that. Instead, read a good book. And the only book I can verify is good is mine.

I LIKE STAR WARS DOES READY PLAYER ONE REFERENCE STAR WARS WHEN IS THE NEXT STAR WARS MOVIE

Sidequest is also doing well in the Swords & Sorcery (what a great combination!) category. Number one to unseat there is… The Silmarillion. I don’t know what that is. Sounds dumb.
Good rule in fantasy is don’t read anything by someone with two Rs as middle initials. They never finish what they start.
And before you bring up Superego, I’m working on it! I’m not going to R.R. it!

Now that Sidequest is on Audible, you can sign up for a free trial and get my book for free. FREE! What a bunch of suckers. It’s a great scam.

My ultimate goal is to get past a Harry Potter in Amazon ranking. Who are still buying those? I mean, yeah, I’m actively reading those to my kids right now, but I bought my copies years ago.