Category Archives: Humor

Sunday Funday – 2010 is so 2010!

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Think you can remember clear back to the turn of the decade? When Justin Bieber was still a youngster and Mitt Romney was the unquestioned GOP savior. Well let’s just see how good you are at reaching way back. 1) … Continue reading →

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Which Head Puppet Will The Republicans Choose?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Dave Bradley

What are the Republicans choosing? All the hoo and hah over just who the Republican nominee will be clouds one main point about their anointed one: whomsoever the choice, that person is merely head puppet for the ruling 1%. I … Continue reading →

Posted in ALEC, Humor, Labor, Occupy Wall St. | Tagged ALEC, Bachmann, OWS, republican candidate, war on labor | Comments Off

Sunday Funday – Listless Thanksgiving Weekend Edition

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Feeling listless? Well, you have probably eaten way too much real food and not enough mental food. So let’s see if we can remedy that by filling in some lists that everyone should know. This one may be better done … Continue reading →

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Post-Thanksgiving Hash

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Like many folks, we are taking some time away to visit family for this holiday. We have one child at one end of the Mississippi and another at the other end. So we will be heading south with one set … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Humor, Iowa Independent, Jobs | Tagged football, liheap, Newt Gingrich, republican presidential caucuses, vanderplaats | Comments Off

Newt, We Hardly Know Ye (Which Is Good For You)

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Dave Bradley

When is water not water? Does anyone remember why for thousands and thousands of years mankind drank alcoholic drinks rather than water? Mostly because drinking water would kill you with all the filth, bacteria and who knows what else in … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Energy, Humor, Jobs, Labor | Tagged child labor, fracking, Newt Gingrich, wages | Comments Off

Sunday Funday -Twenty-four Edition

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Dave Bradley

We do mentoring with grade school and middle school kids. One of the perks of that is that we get to play games (learning games mind you) with the kids. When they don’t have homework we drag out the game … Continue reading →

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What A Merry-Go-Round

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Dave Bradley

1, 2, 3 BYE! Well as I sit here on Tuesday a new game is being born. Who Goes First? Herman Cain? Joe Paterno? Sylvio Berlusconi? Any or all could be off the media map before this gets posted Sunday. … Continue reading →

Posted in Choice, Economy, Humor | Tagged al gore, Alan Keyes, joe paterno, mississippi personhood, Mitt Romney, newt gingerich, Truman | Comments Off

Sunday Funday – Bloody Quiz.

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Well, I gave some platelets Friday. Giving blood these days is so easy and relatively painless – well I do have some stories but I won’t go into them here. I figure it’s like changing the oil – out with … Continue reading →

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Does Fracking Cause Earthquakes?

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Catholics back labor It was very good to see that the Iowa Catholic Conference issued a pro-labor statement this week. Growing up Catholic, one thing I remember quite well is that the aims of the Catholic Church often lined up … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – The War To End All Wars.

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Dave Bradley

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 2011 we remember once again the armistice that was meant to be the end to the War that would end all Wars or The Great War. Sadly … Continue reading →

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