Duck Soup For The Soul

The Only Thing Standing Between You and Success Is Usually You and Your Excuses “He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” — Benjamin Franklin Let’s start with a painful truth that motivational speakers whisper politely but reality usually shouts with a megaphone: The only thing standing between you and success is usually not your boss, not your childhood, not the economy, not your haters, not your horoscope — it’s you. And your excuses. Excuses are fascinating things. They are incredibly intelligent, highly creative, emotionally satisfying, and completely useless at improving your life. If excuses were currency, most people would be billionaires by age 25. Modern society has turned excuse-making into an art form. People don’t fail anymore — they have reasons. Very detailed reasons. Very logical reasons. Very emotional reasons. PowerPoint presentation reasons. “I don’t have time.” “I don’t have money.” “I don’t have connections.” “I’m no...

WORLD NEWS Why Every War Is Sold as Necessary and Every Coffin Is Called “Collateral Damage” There is a pattern in human history so predictable that you could set your calendar to it. First, politicians go on television and say the words “This is necessary.” Then experts appear and say “This is complicated.” Then the news shows maps with arrows and dramatic music. Then young men and women are sent somewhere far away to die for a reason that will be renamed three times before the war ends. And when the coffins come back, they don’t call it a tragedy. They call it collateral damage . Isn’t language amazing? War has always had a marketing department. It has to — because if governments told the truth from the beginning, nobody would support it. Imagine if war was advertised honestly: “We are about to destroy a country to protect our interests.” “Some innocent people will die, but we will call it unfortunate.” “Your fuel, food, and taxes will go up.” “We are not ...

WORLD NEWS World Peace Has Left the Group Chat: US, Israel, Iran, and the Rest of Us Sitting Here Refreshing Oil Prices Well, congratulations humanity. We finally did it again. Just when you thought the world couldn’t get any more unstable, someone somewhere decided that what the Middle East really needed in 2026 was another full-scale war . Because obviously the region looked too peaceful, oil prices were too affordable, and global anxiety levels were dangerously low. So on February 28, 2026 , the United States and Israel launched a massive wave of strikes across Iran — nearly 900 strikes in 12 hours targeting military infrastructure, missile systems, and leadership. Unfortunately, like all wars where people say “precision strikes,” civilians also died — including people killed when a missile hit near a school. But don’t worry. I’m sure the bombs were very precise. Just not precise enough to avoid hitting reality. Iran responded the way countries usually respond whe...