Head Above Hypocrisy

It's been another rollercoaster of a week out here in 2020.  Start your day in a light hearted chat that sways from topic to topic, hence Maximum Distractions - Debate, COVID, Stimulus, Russia, Postal Service, Who Profits?!?, Daniel Tosh? Like I say, "People enjoy the ride as long as they get to the destination." I'll let you decide if we ever get where we are going. Enjoy this casual cruise into Monday morning and ...

I recorded these thoughts a couple weeks ago after the Breonna Taylor settlement was announced. There has since been more important developments to unpack, but take a quick listen to what I refer to as another installment of "Pancake Justice and Animations Reparations". I think I make a couple solid points and invite you to stay focused and keep in pursuit of the bigger mission of equality in America. 

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Mama we made it!! lol season one is a wrap, and unlike like my scattered retail career I actually plan to come back. This episode we discuss the pros and cons of the two week notice, I personally see no benefit to the employee seems like it was created simply to allow the employer to prepare for your exit. I feel like the employer should receive the same amount of notice they would give the employee if they were going to fire them....

Whats going on your final playlist, do you go the emotional route with a bunch of heart felt ballads, or do you go the celebrate life route and try to get everyone to electric slide they're sorrows away. I suppose you go the angry route and play a bunch of dis tracks from the grave, it's your final going away party I say play whatever tunes you want. In this episode we discuss the sonic responsibility of planning ones final...

These two things are not the same, Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back because he was suspected to have a weapon in his car. Kyle Rittenhohuse walked down the street after shooting 3 people (2 of which died) brandishing an assault rifle across his chest and not only were no shots fired but he was effectively ignored by the police, allowed to return home, not being brought into custody until the next day. This was the same ...

How is Covid-19 effecting the dating scene is quarantine conducive for building a healthy relationship. Where do you go, most date style business and or locations are still shutdown. Can you really connect with someone over a zoom meeting, will Facetime and chill become a thing? In this episode we discuss the unique landscape Covid-19 and social distancing has created for single folks in the dating world.

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Once again we have a band-aid solution to a hemorrhaging problem, it broke sometime ago on the internet that the traditional ice cream truck melody is derived from a racist song "Turkey and the Straw". Consistent with previous efforts to right the wrongs of breakfast condiments and cartoons, a new song was whipped right up by hip-hops own The Rza. In this episode Marcus joins me to discuss this latest development in lateral...

A few days ago I found myself with an acute case of onset hater-itis, it took siege of my thoughts and had me mad at two things I otherwise enjoy hoopin and hip-hop. Fortunately the condition did not last long, thanks to a little investigation and reflection (don't hate investigate). In this episode I discuss how easy it is to catch a case of hater-itis and some of the methods I use to treat the aliment. 

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There is no journey more emotionally treacherous than that of raising a child, with every generation getting a bit more creative and effective and pushing the parental psyche to it's limits. No matter who you are if you have children you will be tested, from cafeteria workers to Kung fu masters nobody is safe. In this episode I discuss the pros an cons of responding to these tests with physical discipline and how no matter what...

The old saying it is better to teach a man to fish than to give them one meal, for learning how to fish can feed them for a lifetime while a meal only a moment. This idea holds true with financial assistance as well, generally just giving people money is a band aid solution at best. Look at the lottery for example roughly 70% of winners end up filing for bankruptcy within a few years. In my opinion closing the wealth gap is a simil...

Spending money to save money on spending money, good ol health insurance making sure you can afford to be sick. Insurance health or otherwise is like buying a Costco card you never use, the idea that the monthly fee payed is only good for the ability to to say 'yep i have insurance' is absurd. You pay to have the insurance and to use it what a racket! In this episode I vent about Health insurance and it's many inefficie...