CoddCast

I'm all for gravy. The best kind. But not the poorly constructed recipes of nonsense & story telling. Allegedly the term "conspiracy theorist" was coined as a way to marginalize anyone who was skeptical of the official story behind JFK's assassination. With the number of major media outlets totaling something you could count on one hand, a slip of disclosure on JFK or any topic behind held from the public, required swift & thorough action. For a time during COVID, I personally thought that was one of the main objectives for "slowing the spread" (of information) for "viral" transfers of rapidly escaping truth. However the stark contrast between the tightly controlled media outlets of the 1960s with the vast outlets of information channels (broadcast tv, cable tv, internet tv/streaming, radio AM/FM, CB radio, podcasting, social media, print media, virtual periodicals,etc) there have long since been too many points of failure to maintain the o...

Someone I know who's made the jump from military service to private security has mentioned the recent United Health Care CEO event has sparked beefed up security for anyone who happens to find themselves at the top of large companies.  Indicative of a larger trend? Over reaction? It's still early in the 1st quarter of this grabbler football game, but it does appear to be the silver lining for those who work in private security.  -Codd

Yes I'm aware the games may be fixed and it's entertainment- but I'd be lying if I said it isn't a good day when the Chocago Bears beat the Greenbay Packers. Not just because the historic rivalry, but in particular because it feels like it's been forever since it's happened. I won't be going full WWE fan "it's still real to me damnit!" but it's still fist pump worthy. Go Bears -Codd

A little birdy told me, through the telephone, that he heard through the grapevine you have a scarlet letter.  If I were so motivated to disrupt an event of a public figure I thought was 'the bad man' I could whip up the following recipe that is apparently fool proof- Step one: whip up some nonsense article that alludes to a zeitgeist terror trigger about said public figure. (make sure not to go beyond alluding, so it isn't libel). 10 seconds before you publish, send an email asking for comment but then include at the end of the article they wouldn't respond. Step two: Update their Wikipedia with "...has been accused of" with a source link that is hot off the presses. Step three: Call venue of your new obsession & pressure them to cancel based on "wHaT iS wRiTTeN aBoUt" them. Extra points if the scary info is newer. For some reason that's the secret sauce. Step four (if needed): If the venue holds strong or isn't convinced; try step three...

Hopefully TikTok survives the beyond the next two weeks, if nothing else- it's one of the last, somewhat meritocratic art space for short-form comedy. Once Vine, then old YouTube and now TikTok.  One style I enjoyed watching, (which to my knowledge wasn't given a name) was what I'm coining "Template Comedy." TikTok is notorious for taking part in trends where it's very monkey-see-monkey-do. However, on occasion, you will come across someone taking part in said trend, but only in it's templated-form. That is to say, they don't do their own unique take or artistic signature, but rather speak as if they were an empty madlibs with directions.  Honorable mentions for other genres/styles include 'Meta' and '4th Wall Breaking' comedy. This will also occur in trending virtual skits, but is certainly not limited to them. Well into taking part in a trend, while also alluding to the fact the creator is purposefully trying to take part in the trend...

Maybe Yes, Maybe No - Who's To Say? Seasons, weeks, days & nights are cyclical, but stories are arcs. As the parable of the Farmer's Son explains, each life event has the potential to direct circumstances. Was the moment that just happened a signifier of something bad? Or was it the catalyst necessary to get to a greater good? In the moment it may be painful or blissful, but has it fully played out yet? The answer is it's always playing out on how you take it. Always turned into or not turned into whatever (current) 'end' result- by choice. External interpretation & nay-sayers be damned. For everything that has ever happened has had a moment when it had never happened before, right before it did.