They say the beginning of April is called the fools new year. Well I think that if you haven't figured out by now (the fifth month in the Gregorian calendar) that we are now into another slab of 365 ribs, then you're not a fool…You're a Doofus. And there is a marked difference between the two. Obviously, only a foolish doofus with mistake…Say a hairy fool for a bearded doofus. And again, for those of you who never paid much attention in class, a doofus is a fool without the ability to reason poorly. Ho-ho (contrived laughter), if we all got five dollars every time we bumped into a doofus on the subway...I mean we would all have..well...at least three dollars. Now I realize that is a loaded example, seeing that here in 2023, there are now apparently more doofuses than ever riding the subways of our fair continent* (*As I've gotten older, it has always a bit unsettling using that word..just for the digestive implications alone...but I digress). Current trends for inclusion have helped litter the political landscape with doofuses. From Brooklyn to Anaheim, doofuses hold some of the most influential positions in government, and the rodeo clown industry (which are really the same thing when you get right down to it). The average North American doofus hibernates in snowy climbs in winter; only to venture out of its cave during the summer months to play with electrical wiring, use bad grammar, cut its own hair, and spill ketchup on its dress shoes. Not so easy to do with a pointed hat on, believe me. Anyway, Please...Don't Be A Doofus – Stay In School-(fus) - SJ :)

As a rule, some of us begin a new phase in our lives by changing our occupational direction. But sometimes...we are not maybe as realsitic as we should be. We even tell our children to "Find Something That You Love, And Do It For A Living". But ...there is always another side to that manhole cover that never seems to get talked about realistically either. And that is - Are you at least halfway decent at it, so that 1) You don't starve, and 2) No one wants to be associated (let alone seen) with you as a result of your career choice, and its distinct lack of...well...sense? It is ostensibly true that talent is likely something with which you are born. However, it is also an absolute shame all of us are not born with the talent or ability to recognize that maybe we are devoid of any. If we really decided to be "sus" about our true creative prowess, we might actually learn something. And yes, it is something we will likely immediately regret. Consequently, it is of this I will be mindfuI, if I come up with a song that seems like it is being as well received as Billy Bob Thorton singing the National Anthem at a Toronto Blue Jays game (Or maybe just Thornton singing ANYTHING anywhere for that matter). Should this occur, I promise to take it to remote end of the globe, and bury it like nuclear waste. And yes, I will do this regardless of how well mixed the vocals are. Be Proud Not Loud - SJ :)