Hoax Number 5 (a satire)
I usually avoid political commentary, but I love to write song satires when I feel inspired. Usually they’re not topical, but a Periscope video with Scott Adams recently mentioned what he considers the fifth major political news hoax. I heard this not long after hearing the song Mambo Number 5 on an oldies radio station. […]
Continue readingSpeech: The Drollery Coefficient
I can’t believe I haven’t posted this humorous speech yet! It’s one of my favorites, but it requires some knowledge of economics and U.S. politics. I was planning to present a humorous speech, so I decided to speak on economics. Now I know most of you think there’s nothing funny about the economy. I suggest […]
Continue readingSpeech: Things I Have Learned
Here’s the text of another speech I gave at Toastmasters: Several years ago, a coworker introduced me to a newspaper called Investors Business Daily, or IBD. The publisher of IBD has a set of 20 rules for investing success. These are rules based on lessons he has learned over many years of investing. Not only […]
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