What Does My Attraction to Hyper-Violent Movies Say About Me?
April 29, 2010 – 7:47 am | No Comment

The Monkey and I attempt to understand our attraction to violence in film, an attraction well-manifested even in supposedly sane, spiritually-inclined, and well-balanced human beings, like us, for instance.

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The Future of the GOP Part 2: The Legacy of George W. Bush
November 28, 2008 – 9:51 am | No Comment
The Future of the GOP Part 2: The Legacy of George W. Bush

Several November 2008 polls confirm something that most of us already knew: with a disapproval rating ranging from 65%-76%, President George W. Bush is one of the most unpopular Presidents of all time. …

Harvesting Thoughts: Practicing Gratitude to Manifest Your Dreams
November 27, 2008 – 9:42 am | No Comment
Harvesting Thoughts: Practicing Gratitude to Manifest Your Dreams

Photo by: Nauris Paulins
It is ironic to the Monkey and me that Thanksgiving, which in theory is one of the most important and powerful holidays of the year, and Black Friday, which is the purest …

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: 2008 NFL Recap Week 11
November 18, 2008 – 4:53 pm | No Comment
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: 2008 NFL Recap Week 11

What was the most notable development coming out of Week 11? Was it on Thursday night, when the Brett Favre-led New York Jets took the lead in the AFC East with a monster win over …

The Future of the GOP Part 1: 2012 and Bobby Jindal
November 14, 2008 – 8:09 am | One Comment
The Future of the GOP Part 1: 2012 and Bobby Jindal

The Monkey and I made some pretty bold predictions this year that turned out to be true:
1) that Barack Obama would win the Presidency in a landslide, and
2) in so doing, he would rewrite the …

MIMM “Midway Point” NFL Team Rankings: 2008 Recap Week 10
November 11, 2008 – 1:42 am | No Comment
MIMM “Midway Point” NFL Team Rankings: 2008 Recap Week 10

“Midway Point” team rankings coming after Week 10? No recap following Week 9? What’s going on here at Monkeyinmymind.com? The only answer I can say in reply is that I guess the …

More Than Words: The Significance of the Obama Presidency
November 5, 2008 – 3:33 pm | 3 Comments
More Than Words: The Significance of the Obama Presidency

Four years ago, on Election Night, I was in a hotel in Columbus, Ohio amid a throng of celebrating Republicans. As I had to keep a professional veneer up through the filming of my …

The “Redskins Rule”: A Silver Lining to Steely Beat-down in DC
November 4, 2008 – 4:47 pm | 2 Comments
The “Redskins Rule”: A Silver Lining to Steely Beat-down in DC

As soon as I saw the first shot of Clinton Portis jogging down the passageway leading from the locker room to the field during the opening moments of ESPN’s broadcast of the 2008 Election Eve …

How to Reform the US Electoral System, Part Two: A Constitutional Amendment
November 2, 2008 – 10:10 am | 3 Comments
How to Reform the US Electoral System, Part Two: A Constitutional Amendment

In our last post, the Monkey and I described the fundamentals and history behind the Electoral College and offered the idea that the College must be scrapped if we are to move into an era …