The Rational Ram

Source of photo: https://insidesmallbusiness.com.au/sales-marketing/sme-owners-puzzled-over-the-power-of-marketing Reading through my Facebook feed, I found myself struck by the myriad of kerfuffles surrounding the mania over Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen’s new chicken sandwich. One such kerfuffle led to a man stabbing and killing another Popeyes patron, ostensibly over the aforementioned chicken sandwich. I use the word “struck” vs “perplexed” or […]

And 10 ways to maximize your time on this planet. To say that life is short is a hackneyed cliche, to say the least. However, what is considered a short life is quite relative. I personally don’t measure life in terms of longevity, but rather in terms of quality. I apply this line of thinking […]

And why you should take all political ideologies with a grain of salt. In my undergraduate studies in political science, one of the cornerstones of my political education that I was always aware of, but never read or previously heard articulated and condensed to a single phrase or sentence is… Political ideology breeds hypocrisy. Little […]

Are you sleepwalking through life? To define the metaphor, “sleepwalking through life” simply means that you meander through your day, everyday, and simply “go through the motions” without having your own plan or purpose. You live for the benefit of other people by making ceaseless concessions, which means you are not truly in control of […]

Ten pieces of advice to help my male readers act (or continue to act) like men. 1. Eat a proper diet, limit the partying and alcohol, and exercise regularly, including weight lifting. Lifting things up and putting them down helps you to maintain your testosterone levels and will likely go a long way towards attracting […]

For my readers who follow me regularly, the movie quote and the message behind it is something you are familiar with because I often repeat some version of it when it comes to the subject of male-female interpersonal relationship dynamics… Men bear the burden of performance. To the ideologically-inclined (read: blinded to reality by their […]

For my readers who know me, I care very much about my health and fitness. Like most of us, I’ve fallen off the wagon a time or two, I mean, pizza and beer are so, so good! However, as I approach 50 years of age and after being given a diagnosis of being pre-diabetic over […]

The meme opening today’s post is something I’m often want to say whenever I realize that someone is frustrated with a friend or loved one with whom they feel neglected by. My motive for writing this post is simply to remind my readers of the simple, yet salient fact that this meme conveys. The logic […]

As human beings, we often face a plethora of life lessons that we learn either through personal experience or by observing others and taking note. Especially hard life lessons are probably best learned by observing others and avoiding their mistakes, but I posit that the lessons we learn best are the lessons learned through enduring […]

As I “endure” another week of “The Dallas Cowboys Suck, Ha, Ha, Ha” fest after my favorite team drops its third game in as many weeks (as of the writing of this post), going down to the New York Jets 24-22, I’m reminded of how, as Mark Twain so eloquently put it, “it is easier […]