The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Someone recently shared with me an article they wrote which explained how music - namely the Beatles - saved their life. This inspired me to do something similar. I've always felt out of place. Yes, a straight, white, middle-class kid, raised in a Christian household in a Midwestern suburb always felt like an outsider.  It all started when I was 5 or 6, watching my neighbors playing tee-ball next door. I was just sitting; relaxing; and suddenly an odd, almost surreal sensation came over me. My head didn't feel right; I temporarily couldn't move nor respond; and immediately when this strange sensation passed, I ran inside and fell asleep for a few hours. Apparently my lips were purple; my mother called a neighbor who was a doctor; and this neighbor said I had experienced a seizure. Quickly thereafter, I saw a doctor; was placed on medication; and my life was back to "normal" again. Fast-forward a couple of years - the summer of '89 - and a babysitter, who I had...

I just received the following comment on episode 112 of my podcast ("I Feel Snitty"), entitled, "The Made in 1776 Commission Report": - "So good! 😂" The episode can be heard in its entirety here: https://ifeelsnitty.podbean.com/e/the-made-in-1776-commission-report/

I just received this comment on episode 111 of my podcast ("I Feel Snitty"), entitled, "The Day That Democracy Stood Still": - ":)" The episode can be heard in full at this link: https://ifeelsnitty.podbean.com/e/the-day-that-democracy-stood-still/

I was recently thanked for my support of the black community and asked to share a link to help black-owned businesses nationwide. To this point, there are 181 black-owned businesses listed on the site, which include the following categories: Accessories, Art & Design, Beauty, Beauty & More, Books, Clothing, Dance, Decorations & Furniture, Drink, Fashion Design, Fitness, Food, Footwear, Healthcare, Homeware, Jewelry, Laundromat, Media, Pet Care, Photography, Plants, Retail, Skateboarding, Toys, Wellness, and Yarn. You can check out the site at this link: https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/support-black-owned-businesses/

I just received the following comment on my podcast, "I Feel Snitty": "OMG!!! I listened to your podcast and was laughing my ass off when you did your Trump impression! It is absolutely hysterical!!! I just downloaded podbean and im listening to your other podcasts right now!!!" You can check out any episode and/or follow the show here: https://ifeelsnitty.podbean.com/

Since Bruce Willis was asked to leave a store because he refused to wear a mask (even though he had a bandana around his neck), I thought I'd concoct this top ten list. The Top Ten Maskless Bruce Willis Movies 10. Spreading Distance 9. The Lost Boy Scout 8. Die Hard 7/11 7. Death Becomes Him 6. The Sick Sense 5. Banditiot 4. The Bandana of the Vanities 3. 1 Little Monkey Roaming in the Store; He Had No Mask; Was Kicked Out the Door 2. Die Hard: With a Ventilator 1. (drumroll) Live Free to Die Hard https://pagesix.com/2021/01/12/bruce-willis-asked-to-leave-pharmacy-for-not-wearing-a-mask/

I just received this comment on episode 111 of my podcast ("I Feel Snitty"), entitled, "The Day That Democracy Stood Still": - "'The bus banged more than an 80s-wannabe Gene Simmons groupie.' 😂👏" The episode can be heard in full at this link: https://ifeelsnitty.podbean.com/e/the-day-that-democracy-stood-still/

I just recently received the following comments on my book, "LOL at the GOP - Volume 6: Orange Is the New Crazy": - "I really like the name of that book!" - "I'm reading your book and laughing my ass off! It is funny as hell and scary too because I can hear Trump's voice in my head as I read - in other words you are spot on!!! OMG!!! And I didn't know that anybody else knew 'It Wasn't Me' by Shaggy! I thought I was the only one!" - "OMG! 'This Bush is better than the last one.' My husband is probably wondering what the hell am I laughing at. Poor guy. Did you mention whether or not you've done stand up comedy cause you would be really good at it if you haven't!" - "You would be good at stand up comedy! You're funny as hell and I think that you would have a big following! Think of your podcasts as preparation for stand up, you would be really good at it!" - "I just finished your book and I...

Podcast: I Feel Snitty Episode 112: The Made in 1776 Commission Report Premiere Date: 1/27/21 Length: 12:01 (1,788 words) Link: https://ifeelsnitty.podbean.com/e/the-made-in-1776-commission-report/ Transcript:  Welcome to I Feel Snitty , episode 112, entitled, “The Made in 1776 Commission Report.” I’m your host, Craig Rozniecki. On Martin Luther King Day, just two days before Donald Trump left office, the Trump Administration released their 1776 Commission Report. For those of you who haven’t heard of this report, it was the administration’s attempt at giving us a lecture on American history, as they saw it. In other words, it was a load of crap. I read the entire document, and it came across like if Ted Nugent rewrote the Bible. I thought about dissecting the document line by line, but I honestly don’t want to subject listeners to that kind of pain and anguish. So, instead, I will attempt to satirize said document with my own ridiculous retelling of the already infamous 1776 C...

The latest episode of my podcast ("I Feel Snitty"), entitled, "The Made in 1776 Commission Report," is now available! Here's a brief description of it: Have you read the Trump Administration's recently released 1776 Commission Report? Please don't. It's more brutal than getting a root canal in subzero temperatures, with Fran Drescher singing Nickelback songs in the background. Besides, I already read the The Fifty Shades of BS so you didn't have to do so. In this episode, I satirize this "bigly" disgrace of a document. The episode can be heard here: https://ifeelsnitty.podbean.com/e/the-made-in-1776-commission-report/

Podcast: I Feel Snitty Episode 111: The Day That Democracy Stood Still Premiere Date: 1/27/21 Length: 8:30 (1,387 words) Link: https://ifeelsnitty.podbean.com/e/the-day-that-democracy-stood-still/ Transcript:  Welcome to I Feel Snitty , episode 111, entitled, “The Day That Democracy Stood Still.” I’m your host, Craig Rozniecki. Well, if 2020 played like a Shakespearean melodrama, 2021 has started out as a Gilliam/Lynch hybrid – surreal to the point of insane, or is it insane to the point of surreal? Either way, it’s been nucking futs. The excessive craziness started on January 6 th . Donald Trump gave a speech just outside the US Capitol, where he urged the crowd to take control of the Capitol and stop the Congressional tallying of electoral votes, in hopes he could retain his position as president. So, the crowd did just that. They stormed the Capitol; breached it; and before long, members of Congress had to be escorted off the premises due to the mob taking over the buildin...