The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

After likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton poked fun of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump's "thin skin" during a foreign policy speech, Trump responded with this while talking to CNN's Jake Tapper: "Well, I don't have thin skin. I have very strong and thick skin. If you do a report and it's not necessarily positive but, you're right, I never complain. I do complain when it's a lie or when it's wrong." Is it just me or is Donald Trump Mr. Superlative when talking about himself? The guy has never been coined as detail-oriented, for his vague rhetoric makes Cheech and Chong come across like Emily Dickinson. However, when he talks about himself, he's less coy about using superlative adjectives than Wayne LaPierre is of making out with his pistol at a drive-in movie theater. Mr. Trump, has anyone ever told you that you have small hands? "Look at these massive things. Are they small? I don't thin...

So I went out last week to celebrate a friend of mine's birthday. During the evening, another friend of mine's mother, whom appeared to be a bit inebriated, began talking to me. She and I had met a couple of times before and I think it's safe to say she's taken a liking to me. This was especially apparent last week when she attempted to set me up with pretty much every single woman in her family. It even reached the point where she talked about setting me up with her other son's ex-wife and a 23-year-old niece that's in college. It was an awkward yet flattering moment to be certain. Knowing how intoxicated she was and how embarrassed her son was, I just attempted to go with the flow, let her know that her words were extremely flattering, but that I wasn't interested. One remark she made about her niece stood out to me and almost made me chuckle as a result. Fortunately, I was able to withhold from doing that, as I limited my laughter to the internal kind. Ye...

The Weather Channel has decided to give winter storms fancy names again this year. To this point, we've seen them showcase the following winter storm names: Atlas, Boreas, Cleon, Dion, Electra, Falco, Gemini, Hercules, and Ion, with Janus, Kronos, and Leon soon to come. If we must name these storms, I think The Weather Channel should go a different route and name them after random adjectives, such as the following: A - Winter Storm Alcoholic B - Winter Storm Breezy C - Winter Storm Crabby D - Winter Storm Demonic E - Winter Storm Extra-Small F - Winter Storm Fuzzy G - Winter Storm Gentle H - Winter Storm Hot I - Winter Storm Imaginary J - Winter Storm Jolly K - Winter Storm Kind-Hearted L - Winter Storm Lame M - Winter Storm Magenta N - Winter Storm Nutritious O - Winter Storm Organic P - Winter Storm Pleasant Q - Winter Storm Questionable R - Winter Storm Roasted S - Winter Storm Sassy T - Winter Storm Tangy U - Winter Storm Utopian V - ...