Hey, When I was in school and learned about civics, social studies, history, and government, I was always taught that there are checks and balances in place to keep one branch of government from getting too powerful. The executive branch was limited by the legislative branch, the legislative branch was…

Happy Juneteenth! When I sat in my living room yesterday wondering why I had yet to see the trash truck, the recycling truck, or the mail truck, it finally hit me. Monday is a national holiday now! Beginning last year, the official last day of slavery is now recognized each…

Hey, Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two years, it’s safe to assume that everyone reading this newsletter is familiar with the current Liberty Mutual ad campaign. The ad campaign in question centers around an emu and a guy with a mustache and shades at all…

Hey, Around this time last year, I wrote a newsletter about how soccer team FC Barcelona were running out of money after years of mismanagement and the pandemic caught up with them simultaneously. The newsletter was aptly titled “FC Barcelona are Broke” and can be found here. Well, a surprising…

Hey, I had a doctor’s appointment yesterday with my otolaryngologist, which is an ear nose and throat doctor. My fiancée suggested I look into whether I have sleep apnea or if there’s any way to minimize the snoring that I do while asleep. The doctor gave me a few suggestions…

Hey, Apologies for taking some time off. I’ve been busy with work and life and everything in-between. I also spent the past weekend celebrating a wedding in Anguilla (congrats Teal & Tregg!). I’m now back again and fully charged and excited for my favorite newsletter: Useless Observations! I’ve got some…

Hey, I had a relaxing weekend this past weekend and watched all of the sports. I watched Manchester City come from behind to win the Premier League title, I watched the Boston Red Sox win on a walk-off grand slam, and I watched the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat do…

College football has a Nick Saban problem. I’ve long held the belief that Nick Saban is a mediocre football coach. He has instead relied on the talent disparity inherent within college football to reach his success. Saban’s teams have been out-coached numerous times in their history only to rely on…

Hey, The basketball world has had no shortage of memorable events recently. We saw star-making performances from Ja Morant en route to ultimately having his season ended by the Golden State Warriors. We saw yet another playoff collapse from James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers. We saw the Boston Celtics…