Curmudgeon's Corner

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam return to the normal format. No predictions, just yammering about stuff. On the serious side we have Zuck's changes at Meta, the fires in LA, and, of course, Trump. On the lighter side we have discussions of taking time off, returning to the office, and the importance on not pinching pennies on your chair. So there ya go!

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Recorded 2025-01-11

Length this week 2:04:12

0:01:30 - But First

Lengthy Time Off

Returning to Office

0:39:58 - Ivan Stuff

Office Chairs

Zuck Changes

1:18:44 - Sam Stuff

LA Fires

Trump

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link)

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A year and a week ago, Sam and Ivan made their prognostications for 2024 on the annual Curmudgeon's Corner predictions show. There was a new one for 2025 just last week. But it is now time to see how they did on their 2024 predictions. Was their crystal ball clear and crisp? Or foggy and dull? Listen in to find out!

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Recorded 2025-01-04

Length this week 2:28:22

0:01:02 - Politics

0:49:30 - International

1:11:41 - Economy

1:26:01 - Technology

1:57:37 - Hodgepodge

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

It's time for the traditional annual Curmudgeon's Corner predictions extravaganza! Sam and Ivan weigh in on what they think will happen in 2025 in a variety of different categories. Will they be right? Will they be wrong? What do you think? Listen now, then come back in a year and a week to find out how they did!

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Recorded 2024-12-27

Length this week 2:33:18

0:00:27 - Politics

0:54:51 - International

1:26:09 - Economy

1:41:10 - Technology

2:11:50 - Hodgepodge

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan are joined by Monica, an actual Presidential Elector for Harris this year, who talks about that experience. In between the usual curmudgeonly tangents of course. Then she sticks around and all three of them discuss everything from the government shutdown brinkmanship, to the wonders of food delivery. Enjoy!

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Recorded 2024-12-21

Length this week 1:55:34

0:00:22 - Monica

Being an Elector

Selecting Electors

Election Retrospective

Elector Speech

Horse Trading

0:56:39 - Ivan

Shutdown Brinkmanship

The Next Crisis

Mocking vs Fear

Monetary Motivations

Culinary Repertoire

1:34:52 - Sam

AOC Rejected

Not Passing the Torch

Media Savvy

Last Word

Prediction Requests

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam start out with some personal stress points and some random tech discussion before settling down to a bit more shaking out from the CEO killing and the issues surrounding that. Very little about New Jersey drones and Syria. Sorry!

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Recorded 2024-12-14

Length this week 1:08:08

0:00:37 - But First

Ivan's Stressors

Apple's Center Stage

Laptop vs Desktop

0:27:20 - But Second

CEO Killer Caught

Dealing with Insurance

Perverse Incentives

Violent non-Solutions

Information Silos

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan give some personal updates, then they jump into the news of the week. The CEO assassination. Trump cabinet shenanigans. Hunter Biden's pardon. The prospect of preemptive pardons. Plus more! More! MORE!

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Recorded 2024-12-07

Length this week 1:40:00

0:02:55 - But First

Juana's Injury

Ivan's Election

Sam's Microphone

0:20:55 - But Second

UHC CEO Assassination

Violent Upswing?

Political Withdrawal

0:46:49 - But Third

Hegseth and Others

Vacation Trump

Hunter Biden Pardon

Preemptive Pardons

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan has an excused absence, so Sam goes solo. We've got a riff on a bad experience trying to replace some faulty equipment, discussion of holiday gift giving patterns, and then a hodgepodge of semi-topical things to round things out. Woo Woo!

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Recorded 2024-11-30

Length this week 1:50:17

0:00:31 - Part One

No Ivan This Week

Microphone Issue

Used Products as New

No Returns for Sam

Holiday Gift Patterns

0:43:07 - Part Two

Election Conspiracy Theories

Blue Sky and Other Social Media

Trump Legal Cases Wind Down

Trump Policies and Cabinet

Harris Campaign Interview

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan think about how many non-news things they would probably rather talk about, but after some discussion of ear hygiene, rescheduling travel due to illnesses, and the story of a car spider, they do end up talking about how the business world is reacting to Trump and a few other topical things. Enjoy!

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Recorded 2024-11-23

Length this week 1:49:51

0:01:05 - But First

Ear Care

Sick People

Rescheduled Travel

Spider Story

0:32:32 - Ivan Stuff

Business Reacts to Trump

Bribery Opportunities

Transactional Dealing

Elon Musk Involvement

1:04:13 - Sam Stuff

Disconnecting from News

Talking to Trump Folk

Non-News Topics

Job Hunting

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan do a bit more digesting of the election results. First off, more on what actually happened leading to Trump's win, how the polls did, and how this fits into worldwide trends. Then a look forward to the transition and the impending start of four rocky years of Trump 2, The Revenge.

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Recorded 2024-11-16

Length this week 1:49:47

0:00:33 - The Past

Election Reactions

Information Bubbles

Democratic Turnout

Harris Tonal Shift

Democratic Messaging

Lack of Civics Knowledge

Worldwide Election Trends

Polling Accuracy

1:15:24 - The Future

Limited Options

Surprised Trump Voters

Exhaustion

Trump Staffing

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

So Sam and Ivan hosted a special Curmudgeon's Corner reacting to the Election 2024 returns live as they came in. If you tuned in on election night, thank you. If you are listening later, be glad that all the umms, ahhhs, and silences have been removed, reducing the show from over six hours to under four. But you can still relive all the ups and downs of this historic evening. If you really want to.

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Recorded 2024-11-06

Length this week 3:56:33

0:00:00 - Intro

0:03:38 - Live Stream Replay

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.