Has Comedy Changed on Television By Bob Branco   If you are old enough to remember what television was like 30, 40, or even 50 years ago, ask yourselves if television comedy shows are as humorous today as they once were. I have been listening to comedy shows for more than [ Continue to post page ]

Getting High at the Movies This essay was written on March 16, 2016, and is part of my book, Weighing Things Up, Book 2; More Essays on Trends, Technology and Present-day Society   When we go to the theater, it’s because we want to see a good movie and have a nice bag of hot [ Continue to post page ]

Getting High at the Movies This essay was written on March 16, 2016, and is part of my book, Weighing Things Up, Book 2; More Essays on Trends, Technology and Present-day Society   When we go to the theater, it’s because we want to see a good movie and have a nice bag of hot [ Continue to post page ]

Corrupt Music By Bob Branco   When I was growing up in the 1960s and ‘70s, radio and television were restricted as to what went on the air. Songs with suggestive lyrics were banned from some Top 40 radio stations, and graphic language and video were restricted from your [ Continue to post page ]

Controlling your Children in Church March 3, 2017   Recently, my wife and I attended the Ash Wednesday service at a local Catholic church. We looked forward to it and were very proud to fulfill our obligation. I can’t speak for everybody. However, I will assume that when [ Continue to post page ]

The Connection Between Technology and Violence By Bob Branco   I suppose I should have put this as a question. Is there a connection between today’s technology and violence? Are children learning too much about violence at a young age as a result of video games? As far as I’m [ Continue to post page ]

Beware of Telephone Scams By Bob Branco This essay was taken from my book, Weighing Thins Up, Book Two; Essays on Trends, Technology, and Present-Day Society.   I’m sure that many of you have received phone calls from people who either request information from you or want [ Continue to post page ]

Are Paper Bank Statements a Thing of the Past By Bob Branco   Being that I can’t criticize technological trends without someone telling me to accept the times we live in, I can’t help but be compelled to say once again that I accept modern times. It’s not the technology that [ Continue to post page ]

  The American Economy Every time our economy suffers, we always hear the same thing. We need to create new jobs. The thing that people do not realize is that for every new job we create, we lose others, and not only because of a bad economy, but because of the times we live in. [ Continue to post page ]

The Abuse of Social Media By Bob Branco   Social media is an amazing invention. I take my hat off to those who created it, because it took an enormous amount of intelligence to set it all up. However, I am quite sure that the creators of social media did not intend for all [ Continue to post page ]