Bob Rivers’ Blog

If you can’t stand the heat... don’t go to the White House Correspondents dinner. Trump didn’t. Depending on your politics, Michelle Wolf is either a Star or, she’s Deplorable. It doesn’t matter. She’s raw meat for our ADHD media. Fox immediately started calling her...

I didn't take offense. But it was clearly race baiting. And it worked. Like a charm. From pop-culture.tv. It was the April 3rd episode. Roseanne Barr is scared awake by one of Dan's loud snores, and she realizes the two have overslept. "Dan! You're snoring, wake up!"...

There are people you meet when you are young who set an example. If you're lucky, they are people of great character. I hit the Lotto. Three times, at least. Integrity. Intelligence. Kindness. Empathy. Determination. Goal driven. No Bullshit. I had a boss who was the...

I root for Trump the way I root for a five-year-old not to screw up a piano recital. I know that doesn't sound like a compliment. And its not. But it is an admission. That if you set the bar lower, it's easier to jump over it. If a kid in kindergarten plays Fur Elise...

Ain't no big deal. It runs in my family. 3 of my sisters have had it already. Today is my other eye's turn to go under the knife. And yeah, they'll make me barely conscious with some Fentanyl again. Cataracts. If you don't know., they remove the cloudy lens in your...

I've never smoked legal pot. The last time it passed through my lips it was contraband. October 31, 1989. That's also the last day I drank an alcoholic beverage. How weird is it that a recreational drug that is against Federal Law to possess or distribute is a booming...

It's in our DNA. That's what sports are about. If you watch a game and your local team is playing, then it's easy. You root for the home team. You can have more than one favorite, especially if you've been a nomad. The Red Sox are on a 14-2 tear this season. If they...

I was driving up a winding road today, deep in thought. I'd just had breakfast at the Diner with a friend I've reconnected with from High School. The conversation was deep and meaningful, though we've only visited a handful of times. I don't know if there's science to...

I used to tell a joke onstage at Giggles when for a short period of time I tried stand up comedy. "People say that the weather in Seattle is depressing. But I always tell them to remember, that behind every dark cloud, there's another dark cloud." It's mid April in...

The news was telegraphed so well in advance that all the alerts and bulletins on my phone were expected. U.S., Britain and France Strike Syria Over Suspected Chemical Weapons Attack Strange for a military air strike forecast to be more accurate than the Weather...