Living a Dream

Dear Mr. Dingman, I made a little stir a couple years ago when I wrote a letter to your wife. Sorry if that made it to your dinner table and caused any stress. Also, I addressed her by her first name but I know that your brother was the vice principal and I can only remember one of your first names so I'd hate to address the wrong one. Double-also I know your brother was the VP because I visited his office after I pantsed Dan Butters in gym class.   Anyway, this time I’ve come back for you but the tone is going to be very different. You were my history teach in 7 th  grade. While that's a formative time in a human’s life I didn’t necessarily expect to retain a lot of what I learned because, well, it was 7 th  grade history. However, you said something that has stuck with me forever. This is a crude drawing of the lesson. You challenged us to look at this undulating wave with its crests and troughs and determine what it represen...

Candidates are rounding into form ahead of the 2016 election – some are showing their sensibilities,  others are pulling out of the race. One question remains for all of them: Why in the world would you – or anyone else – want to be President of the USA? Simply by being elected, you’re guaranteeing that an entire political party will dislike you on general principal, and that’s not including independent voters and voters who would’ve preferred someone else from their own party. In fact, 1824 was the last time a president garnered more than 65% of the popular vote, and only about a half-dozen since then have cleared 55% . Simply stated, you’re lucky if 50% of the population actually wants you to be president. Beyond being generally disliked, let’s think about what a president can accomplish in the four years they’ll be in office. Let’s keep thinking about that… If Donald Trump is elected, he will not be able to garner the votes, pass legislation, pro...

One of the best things about having a wildly popular blog is that celebrities from all walks of life find their way to it and express their gratitude for what tremendous work I'm creating. On rare occasions they even express interest about how they can get involved. Unfortunately, I don't accept guest posts from these attention-hogs - I know they're just trying to use me for publicity and that's not how it works here at LaD. However, I'm a man of the people, and I know what the people want. With that in mind, and with the presidential race taking center stage over the last couple of months (and continuing to hold center stage for the next year), I was able to get some time on the phone with a man very familiar with presidential races: Former President of the United States of America, Billy Bob Thornton . Me: Mr. President, thank you for taking some time out for me - I know you're a busy man. POTUSA BBT: Well you're certainly welcome, although I feel li...