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Just Because…

Posted on April 23, 2026 | Leave a comment

The pic at the top is oddly from Popular Mechanics, and it was used for an article titled How to Live Forever or Die Trying. This blog post is already taking a left turn from where I thought I was going. Today I read a blog post by my friend Kristen at Jots For Sanity. She touched on a topic that is near and dear to my heart, and she got me to thinking, and maybe even feeling. You should go read her post and then come back here to chime in on my thoughts.

The point of Kristen’s blog post was that as we get older, certain moments in life that we cherish, disappear. For me, today, I decided that I should write, because it’s possible that someday I might not be able to do that. Like I said, it’s possible, but I’m betting against it. Then I came across the Popular Mechanics article.

Pic from Popular Mechanics

For me, the question that they are raising, is how long can humans live now that we have new information, medical expertise, and vaccines that didn’t exist for our parents and grandparents.  I’ve always said that I want to live as long as I possibly can, but many people don’t feel that way. In the comments at the end of this, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this regardless of how you look at it. In having conversation with friends, I’ve gotten more comments against the idea of living over 100.

Pic from Guiness Word Records.

French woman Jeanne Calment lived from 1875 to 1997. Since then, several people have claimed to be older than 122, but none had the documentation to prove it. Jeanne’s birth certificate was preserved and she was listed in fourteen census records. Her husband died at 73 due to cherry poisioning. Cherry poisoning? How is that possible? I think he choked on a cherry pit.

Jeanne said that her longevity was due to olive oil, which in addition to eating, she rubbed it into her skin daily. She had a killer Tik-Tok account dedicated to this habit. Reportedly, after dinner each day she ate dessert, drank a glass of wine and smoked a cigarette. She only stopped smoking at age 117 because her eyesight was failing and she was having trouble lighting her cigarrettes. She also exercised regularly by riding her bike until she was 100 years old. She did not move into an old age home until she was 110.

Now in the age of A.I., I asked A.I. “what was the trait, behavior, or habit that “super-agers” have in common.” I found the synopsis of a 25 year study of the super-agers and the answer was simple; People. No, not the magazine! (Although some super agers did subscribe.) The simple answer is this; eat healthy, execise, and have people in your life. Socializing seemed to be the one thing in common amongst the most super agers.

Granted, all of the studies identify several genetic and biological things that impede our ability to live long, our generation does have the advantage of better and more medical interventions. So, that being said, if you could live to 90, or 100 or more, would you? What would keep you going? If you don’t want to live that long, why not?

Pic from Freepik

If lots of people in your life is the key to longevity, I would be remiss if I didn’t again thank my blogging friend Kristen for her post that inspired these 626 words. As I said earlier, I would sincerely love to hear your thoughts in the comments on this topic. You are my people, and who knows, one more comment might help me and you to live longer. We need our people.

Thanks for reading and happy Thursday!

~Phil

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The Phil Factor Oscars Psychic Predictions!

Posted on March 14, 2026 | 7 comments

As I do every year, I reach deep into my psychic mind to predict the winners of the major Oscars categories. Sometimes I’ve seen the movies. More often, I haven’t, and I just let the vibes from the universe write this. I will let you know not only who is going to win, and occasionally who else should have won.

Pic from Vulture

Best Supporting Actress, Weapons: It is my psychic belief that Amy Madigan will get the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for putting this dreadful movie on her shoulders and giving it relavance. She was so good that I didn’t even know it was her until the credits rolled. I also believe she deserves the Oscar nod for putting up with Kevin Costner throughout Field of Dreams.

Best Supporting Actor, One Battle After Another: Sean Penn is owed this Oscar after they cheated him out of Best Actor for Fast Times At Ridgemont High. In all seriouness, I saw this movie and I walked out telling my son that Sean Penn would get the Best Supporting Actor for that.

Best Actress, Hamnet: Prior to this writing I had never heard of Hamnet or Jessie Buckley. When I heard the title of the movie my first psychic instinct was that a movie named Hamnet would be horrible and ignored. But then I saw a picture of Jessie Buckley and thought that she had a nice face and in my head, I saw an Oscars trophy. So here she is. (I’m standing with my first instinct on the movie. It won’t win best picture with that name. Had the moving been named Phil, I think it might have done better in the Oscars voting.)

Best Actor, Sinners: Michael B. Jordan. Man, when he retired from basketball I thought we’d see him on TV as a commentator, but now he’s going to be an Oscar winning actor. Some people just hold multitudes that we never expect. I think they need to come out with a Michael B. Jordan Oscar sneakers. I’d buy those.  Sorry Timothe’e Challamet. If you’re going to spell your name that way and make fun of ballet (or should we call it “ballamet”) you’re not going to win an Oscar. And seriously Timmy, you made a movie about ping-pong and you’re trashing ballet?

Best Picture: One Battle After Another. The title of this movie is genuis. One battle after another implies there’s going to be more sequels. The next one will have to be named The Battle After The Other One. If you haven’t seen it, it really is a fun movie. Small warning, Republicans will not enjoy it as much as Democrats.

Those are my prediction for the Oscar’s. I also predict that Timothe’e Challamet will get booed on the red carpet on his way in. I hope you have a great watch party, but I can’t stay up that late on a work night. If you disagree with me on these, I’d love to hear your nominations in the comments.

Thanks for reading and have a great Sunday! ~Phil

 

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The People at Your Super Bowl Party

Posted on February 8, 2026 | 2 comments

We may be going to different Super Bowl parties this weekend, but a lot of the people at our parties will be eerily similar and equally irritating. Read on and see if you can identify these folks at your party this Sunday. If you can’t, you’re probably one of them.

The Gambler: He may know when to hold’em but he doesn’t know when to fold’em or when to shut up. This guy always wants you to know the “over/under” and how much he’s got riding on the game. And he spends most of the game fuming and stomping around every time an officials “b.s.” call threatens to upset the point spread he wants. He usually has a “prop bet” on the coin toss too. Unfortunately if the game doesn’t go his way The Gambler turns into The Belligerent Drunk. That is unless the black lab covers the spread in his bet on The Puppy Bowl.

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This kid is going to live in infamy forever because I keep using this picture every year.

The Referee: This tool has to explain every official ruling on the field as if he’s calculating a quadratic equation. He’ll usually say something like: “Well that was an illegal formation because the half-caff flanker position moved from a three point stance to a two point stance without waiting for a pause in the snap count while the rigamarole motion was ad infinitum. Now normally the refs would let that go but because of the down and distance and clock situation they were forced to call it.” Yeah thanks coach, I can’t imagine why you don’t win your fantasy football league every year.

The Commercial Lover: I hate to stereotype, but this is usually a woman. We all know her. She has no clue about what teams are in the game and often thinks that one teams “costumes are pretty.”  She usually says, “Oh I love the Super Bowl because of the commercials. I heard this year that Doritos and Coca Cola combined  for a commercial where The Pope break dances with a 3-D video of Bad Bunny. Oh wait, wait, wait, QUIET EVERYBODY, I think this is it. SHHHHH…I want to see this one. Did you see that? That was so funny! Oh my god! BEST Super Bowl commercial EVER!” Usually I’m secretly rooting for the drunk, belligerent gambler to spill his beer on her.

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Team Jersey Guy: This guy arrives at the party first and only brings a bag of chips. He grabs a beer and immediately plants his un-athletic physique in the recliner directly across from the television an hour before kick off and won’t leave that seat until the game is over. If you’re the homeowner you might as well just haul that chair out to the curb after the game. You won’t want to keep it.  He doesn’t even get up to get another beer. “Oh, hey, if you’re going out to the kitchen could you grab me a brewski?” Once he’s settled in he’s almost as bad as The Gambler. Team Jersey Guy is also the pleasant guy who tries to wave your children out of the way if they walk in front of the t.v. during the game and you swear his head will explode if one of the kids even mentions switching the channel to The Puppy Bowl.

Contributions From the Peanut Gallery: Because I got several great suggestions in the comments when I posted this before, I’m going to add them here and credit their contributors.

The Phone Clutcher:  Every party has a pooper– and he or she is usually that person whose gaze is on his or her smart phone, more often than it is upon the TV screen. They get noticeably antsy when told to put their phones down, and often can be found in dusty corners hugging the only thing they care about in the room. Why they go to these parties, I have never figured out. This spot on contribution came for Ally of The Spectacled Bean. Go visit her blog. She’s always interesting.

The Grazers: The grazers are the guys who don’t talk or interact with the rest. They just keep filling their plate and wandering around the house with no reason to be there other than the food. This great one is from John Howell of Fiction Favorites. Go visit John, he’s always got some great writing going on.

The Hater: The person who comes for the “party” and doesn’t care about the game, and proceeds to complain about the game the whole time. They’re always trying to get someone to play cards with them or something. This one is from Dr. Meg Sorick who still believes the Steelers got gypped. Her blog deserves a visit because she writes better than she dresses.

If you have any other suggestions for Super Bowl party people please add them in the comments. This list will evolve every year based on your suggestions. Even my friends from other countries can play! Feel free to add suggestions from your experience at football parties of your own.

This year be sure to look for The Phil Factor commercial during the halftime show. If you miss that, feel free to share this to other social media using the buttons below. Have a great weekend! ~ Phil

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The Ten Best Super Bowls

Posted on February 7, 2026 | 2 comments

It’s “Super Bowl weekend” here in the States and most people will watch the big  game. It occurred to me that while this Bowl is undeniably super, is it the best bowl? There are so many bowls in this world, but which is the best? Here’s my choices:

The Bowl Haircut

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Apparently now people are doing this on purpose?!!? When I was a little kid and didn’t have any choice in what my parents did to me, we dreaded the “bowl cut.” It was never a good look, even on a four year old.

The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles

9. The Hollywood Bowl: Since 1922 The Hollywood Bowl has been one of the largest outdoor music venues in the country. The “bowl” refers to the shape of the concave hillside the amphitheater is carved into. Bands that have played there: The Beatles and everyone else you’d care to know about. Seating capacity: Around 26,000.  When I take The Phil Factor on tour, my first live event will be at The Hollywood Bowl.

8. The KFC Famous Bowl

Otherwise known as “Heart attack in a bowl.” Truth be told, this is really what killed Pope Francis last year. Rumor has it that he was sending cardinals out for the KFC Famous Bowl every night.

7. The Bedrock Bowl

You have to be over 50 to ride this ride. The Flintstones was The Simpsons before The Simpsons. It was the first prime time cartoon. I never saw it live of course, but I saw the re-runs plenty when I was a bowl cut wearing little kid.

6. The Margarita Bowl:

There have been many “bowl” incarnations of margaritas. This one is called the Crackin’ Kitchen Diamond Head Margarita Bowl. This one comes from the Crackin’ Kitchen in Honolulu, Hawaii.

5. The Fish Bowl

The good, regular, old-fashioned fish bowl that we all wanted in our room when we were kids. If you don’t want to watch the Super Bowl this Sunday, you can also watch “The Fish Bowl”, which will be broadcast by the National Geographic channel. According to The Washington Post “it will feature an unknown goldfish named Goldie swimming around a bowl for four hours. A promotional video for the show promises that it will “blow the competition out of the water.” 

4. The Super Bowl:

Look, I already watch a lot of football games. This is just another one and it rarely lives up to the hype.

3. Corelle Soup/Cereal Bowls:

According to Amazon, this is their best selling set of bowls. If Amazon doesn’t represent the consensus on best bowls, I don’t know what does. With 11,299 five star reviews, these must be some pretty damn good bowls!

2. The Big Lebowlski:

Ok, The Big Lebowski isn’t exactly a bowl, but why didn’t they name it The Big Lebowlski? One extra letter and it would have all made sense. If you’ve never seen it, it’s a funny movie with a lot of scenes in a bowling alley.

1. The Bacon Bowl (as seen on The Phil Factor)

Yes, this is a real thing and you can buy it on Amazon. You can make the bowl for your food OUT OF B-A-C-O-N !!! This is not fake. You can buy the bacon bowl building device right on this Amazon link. Sadly, I’m not getting any endorsement fees no matter how many of you buy the Perfect Bacon Bowl.

Those are my Top Ten Best Bowls. What are yours? Do you have any other bowls you’d like to add to the list? Please do so in the comments!

Have a great weekend! ~Phil

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Why Bad Bunny Is Neither

Posted on February 7, 2026 | 5 comments

Speaking of Bad Bunny, in the words of Donald Trump, “I’ve never heard of him. I don’t know who he is, I don’t know why they’re doing it – it’s, like, crazy. They blame it on some promoter they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”

That’s really funny because I said the same thing when Donald Trump was elected. But let’s get back to the title topic…

Is Bad Bunny really bad? Is he really a bunny? In the picture above, he won a bunch of Grammy’s, the annual awards for good music. Getting all those awards implies that he is very good at what he does.

Donald Trump doesn’t have a cache of trophies like that. All he has is a re-gifted Nobel from winner Maria Corina Machado.

Look at those pictures. One is a bunny and the other is the gentleman known as Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. If I have only one complaint about Bad Bunny it’s the length of his given name, which is why I only typed it once today.

That’s a funny hat, but it’s not bunny ears, so I’m going out on a limb and say that I believe Bad Bunny is not a bad and not a bunny.

As the judge in this case, I pound the table with my gavel and declare that Bad Bunny is neither bad nor a bunny. Enjoy the music when you watch the Super Bowl. I don’t know Spanish, but I still enjoy Bad Bunny’s music.

Have a nice evening and an even better Super Bowl Sunday! Thanks for reading! ~Phil

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It’s Groundhog Day 2026

Posted on February 2, 2026 | 4 comments
The two best Phil's ever!

The two best Phil’s ever! Punxusutawney and Me

In case you didn’t know, it’s Groundhog Day!

Who doesn’t love this old movie? Especially since Bill Murray‘s character was named Phil. And, the groundhog is also named Phil. Coincidence? I think not. This post was originally written for #ThePhilFactor on Feb. 2, 2006 and I now post it every year, over and over, just like Phil’s Groundhog Day in the movie.

(Feb. 2, 2006) Last week I waxed philosophic about the idiocy known as The Dr. Phil Show. This week, and today in particular it’s Punxsutawney Phil. Groundhog Day the movie: Good idea. Groundhog Day the tradition: Stupid idea.

The dimwitted people of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania have been shoving a rodent through a hole in a tree stump for almost 200 hundred years to find out if there will be 6 more weeks of winter. Hey morons, you live in the Northeast! There’s always 6 more weeks of winter! Check the calendar! It says that Spring starts on March 21st. That’s 7 weeks from now. You don’t need a rat being spooked by his shadow to figure this one out.

I’m always a sucker for a good Phil pun

At this point I’m getting tired of all these wanna-be Phil’s trying to horn in on my fame. If, coincidentally, a shot were to ring out in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania today and a certain rodent were to explode in a puff of fur, I was kidding when I wrote this. Although, over the last few years, I have had to travel to Punxsutawney for work, but I make sure to cover my tracks. No harm meant, just a joke. You’ll all be my alibi right?

By the way, I looked it up; the groundhog has only a 39% accuracy in his predictions.If he was hitting 75%, I can see keeping the little holiday going. But 100 years of getting only four out of ten correct does not warrant a holiday, unless it’s a holiday celebrating underachievement.

I’m curious, for those of you from other countries, do you have a Groundhog Day? As always, if you enjoyed this vintage Phil Factor feel free to share it via the social media buttons below. Come back Saturday for a brand new Phil Factor. Have a great Monday! Phil

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What’s Your Six Degrees of Separation Story?

Posted on January 31, 2026 | 1 comment

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The Six Degrees of Separation theory was conceived by Frigyes Karinthy in 1929, suggesting that we are just six people connections away from any other person on this planet. The theory never hit pop culture until a play by John Guare came out in 1990. Six Degrees of Separation won the 1990 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, as well as the Hull Warriner Award and the Obie. After the play’s popularity soared it was made into a movie starring a young Will Smith.

I will admit that I didn’t know that it was a movie or a play until I started researching for this blog. I thought that it was just a sociology theory that everyone was talking about.

According to AI, the play/movie “explore the premise that any two people are connected by a chain of six or fewer acquaintances. Inspired by a true story, the play centers on a con artist named Paul who charms his way into the lives of wealthy Upper East Side art dealers“. Since hearing of the theory back in the 90’s, I’ve been fascinated by it. 

What do you think? Is the theory possibly true? I do. And in fact I think it’s possible that I am in the center of that invisible web of humanity. Can I prove it? Absolutely not. Who can? Why do I think that I’m the center? Because I want to.

There is also the 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon theory which posits that every actor/actress in Hollywood can be connected to Kevin Bacon through six or less movie/TV shared appearances. I can’t claim that but…oddly enough, I can be connected to Kevin Bacon through Kevin’s actress wife Kyra Sedgwick who starred with Richard Gere in the film Time Out Of Mind. I connect to Richard Gere because my high school biology lab partner married his sister.

I can also be connected to a jazz pianist, Earl Hines, that was very popular as far back as the late 1920’s. (On the show Two and a Half Men they had a poster of him on the wall for several years.) I met him in person once in the 70’s. And one of my more odd connections is Fidel Castro because in the 60’s my mom spoke to his brother on the phone. It’s too bad they didn’t really hit it off. Oh and there’s my brother who worked TSA in Vegas for twenty years, so that puts a lot of famous folks only two connections from me. He’s a talker, so he’s had conversations with so many people. Once me, Michael Vick, George Thorogood, and most of the nations media were all in a hotel lobby at once. That was an interesting day.

Don’t even get me started on the music industry! I could go on all day, but what fun is that? I already know that I had a ten minute conversation about fireflies with the guy that sang 867-5309. I’ve also done a bunch of interviews for this blog that has expanded my web infinitely. So what’s your best six degrees of separation story? Put it in the comments and maybe we can pull them all together for a fun blog full of quirky stories. Chances are that we already be connected to each other! It would be fun to find out!

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Blogger Stereotypes: Are You One? Probably…

Posted on January 24, 2026 | 15 comments

Apparently some data scrapers in Singapore have been loving this 2017 blog post, so I decided to make it easier for them to find. Has anyone else had an old blog post just be getting off the charts number of views lately?

Blogging, for those who can’t find enough friends to complain to on Facebook! Let’s face it, we’re bloggers. We blog. We’re part of what larger society regards as a bunch of odd balls. I suppose it’s possible that some of us are odd balls, loners in their mom’s basement, or crazy people. (yes, I’m looking at you) But then, there’s the rest of us. I’ve blogged long enough to see that although we’re all bloggers, there are sub-groups among us. Stereotypes, if you will. Are you one of them?

The “Humor” Blogger: I figured that if I’m going to offend some of my blogging friends, I might as well start with myself: There’s lots of humor bloggers and none of us are ever as funny as we think we are. I know that when I, and my fellow humor bloggers, have penned a sarcastic masterpiece of social commentary and with an exaggerated  flourish and the sound of angels in our heads, triumphantly hit Publish, we sit back with a satisfied smile waiting for our readers to fawn upon our comedic genius in the comments. What really happens is: check stats, sigh, refresh, ugh, still only ten views? “What is wrong with people? This is hilarious! I shared to Facebook, but it’s been an hour. It’s way down peoples feeds. I’d better post it again. I know they don’t want to miss my Saturday post.”

The ‘I’m Writing a Book‘ Blogger: Occasionally I may fall into this category too, but others don’t just fall into this category, they burst right out of it. Repeatedly. What’s that? You’re a blogger and you’re writing a book? I’ve never heard of such a thing! Could you please mention it on your blog, daily, so we never forget? And please, by all means, tweet about it too. What’s that? It’s your first novel and you’re on the twenty-seventh revision so you can get it just right before sending to a publisher. Please tell us more!

The Music Blogger: Yes, we get that you know more music than us and all of your friends. No, we don’t want to hear the ‘B side’ of Vanilla Ice’s little known folk rock album released just last year.

The Blogging Expert Blogger: What? You have ten thousand followers? Yes, please write another post about Search Engine Optimization so I get more views on my blog. And by all means, make it a list of 99 Ways To…

The Fashion Blogger: Pictures of new clothes you’re buying? I can’t get enough! You’re so chic and your lifestyle is so glamorous! What?!!? You have an Instagram with millions more pictures of you in clothes? Be still my beating heart! Why aren’t there guy fashion blogs?

The Mommy Blogger: You have kids and they’re funny and you write stories about their adorable antics? How unique! You should write a book! And please add in how you’re trying to lose the baby weight and tell us about your workout routine!

Well, which stereotype are you? Are there stereotypes I missed? Put your suggestions in the comments and have a great Saturday! ~Phil

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The Top Ten Banned Words of 2026

Posted on January 19, 2026 | 5 comments

Calm down free speech people! I’m on your side. No one is actually banning words or phrases, unless Trump has recently declared something idiotic.

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I am so sick of hearing that phrase!”?  Sometimes it’s an acronym at work. Other times it’s a pop culture phenomenon. Often it’s a word or phrase that another generation says that makes no sense to you.

Lake Superior State University is located in Michigan’s upper peninsula, which should really be part of Wisconsin or Canada. Each year they publish a list of the top ten words that people would like to see banned.

That is exactly the kind of hard hitting research you’ll find at a “state school.” I should know, because I went to one. Harvard is busy curing cancer, but Lake Superior State University is spending public money making lists of silly phrases. They are definitely my kind of people. Yes, you can definitely look up their list without reading all my commentary, but what fun is that? It’s none. Their list is  just 6-7 while my commentary is massive.

10. Reach out: It’s used so much that it’s meaningless. If so and so wanted to hear from me, I’m pretty sure they’d have texted. Hearing the phrase “reach out” immediately makes something sound unimportant. Just like my blog is reaching out to you right now.

9. My Bad? C’mon Lake Superior State,  I know that you’re only a “state school” but you’re re-using words from your previous banned lists. That is so mid.

8. Gifted: Why is this on the banned list? Lake Superior State is gifted with publicity every year because of this list and they’re making fun of it? That’s not even clever. What’s the substitute if we can’t say that someone genuinely gifted something? C’mon people! Offer solutions not problems! (I just made that up and now it’s trending on X.)

7. Perfect: I think it’s time for Lake Inferior State to start making this list only five words long. That would be Perfect. 

6. Full Stop: To be honest, I like this one, although it’s often overused in completely benign situations, it’s fun to say. For me, full stop is not a full stop. Although, you’re thinking that ThePhilFactor should come to a full stop most of the time.

5. Incentivize: Just another way of saying “Show me the money” and if you’re going to hate on the beautiful chemistry Tom Cruise and Renee’ Zellweger had in Jerry McGuire, you are dead to me.

4. Massive: Ok, I am massively in on how right Lake Superior State got this one. Very few things should be called massive. Mountains, a train that’s a mile/2km long, Jupiter compared with Earth. Seriously, if Jupiter went wildly out of orbit and hit the Earth, that would be a massive impact.

3. Cooked: Yes, state school people may use this word egregiously (yes, let’s do “egregiously” to the banned list for 2027.  I want this blog post to get a word on there. Mark your calendars for next year and use this word egregiously hard.

2. Demure: Maybe I’m too old to have friends that say demure. I don’t think I heard this word in 2025. Maybe it’s because I’m so demure and I don’t get out enough. (hint, hint, invite me to your parties this year.)

1. 6-7: C’mon, do we have to ban 6-7? I’m just getting the hang of it. It’s pretty much the younger generation goofing on the boomers who don’t get modern stuff. It means nothing and is just stupid, but it makes the kids happy. You Lake Superior State kids just keep saying it and just remember, C’s get degrees. Love your list.

Thanks for reading! ~Phil

 

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The Phil Factor Psychic Predictions for 2026

Posted on January 2, 2026 | 6 comments

Yes, it’s my most popular post to help you plan for the new year.  You’re probably wondering if I’m really a psychic. The answer seems to be yes. In 2015 I posted my first “psychic predictions” article, intending just to be funny. But in those predictions I got some of them spot on right. I thought, “hey, maybe just luck, right?” Then in 2016 I did it again. I posted ten psychic predictions and by the end of the year I got most of them correct again. Yes, some of the predictions you’ll read here today are meant to be humorous, but the other ones are intended to be completely serious. Enough of my blabbering! Let’s get to the psychic stuff!

Is It Going to be “The End of The World As We Know It”?

The short answer is n0. But don’t get too comfy. We will have a scare involving artificial intelligence taking things into it’s own hands. Does A.I have hands? Some A.I. robots do for sure but they aren’t going to be pushing any big red buttons. It’s the computer/servor based A.I. that worries me. Some A.I. platforms are doing things autonomously and they very clearly have developed the ability to have opinions. As I’ve said before. The United Nations can’t leave A.I. to each country. It’s got to be a collaborative effort.

Pic from International Moving Company

Americans flee the country for good in incredible numbers! Amongst tremendous and consistent political turbulence and unaffordable costs of living, the number of Americans moving to Europe and other countries will be reported to be unlike any generation before. The rest of the world will not be really thrilled about this development, but they will be very understanding.

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco. Getty images

Selena and Benny Divorce: I’m always sad when I have to predict the dissolution of a marriage. It’s not going to be because of cheating. It’s because Benny is never home. I’m not sure if this is a psychic prediction or not because in one afternoon, twice I saw Benny walking around Santa Monica on his cell phone with no Selena in sight. About two months later my son saw Benny going to the movies with no Selena in sight. They’re just not spending enough time together. They’re staying together not for the kids, because they don’t have any. They’re staying together for the album that was released in March.

The Drones will be back! Isn’t it interesting that the drones that were prominent in the northeast for several months last year and haven’t been mentioned AT ALL in the last year?  There were nightly drone sightings on the news for months and as soon as I wrote about them, they disappeared.  That’s super suspicious. I haven’t seen any news features say, “Where the heck did the drones go?” Don’t worry, they’ll be back in about four months. Yes, four months.

No One Will Want Wicked 3. In the immortal words of Conan O’Brien, “It’s the perfect movie for anybody who’s ever finished watching The Wizard of Oz and thought, ‘Sure, but where did all the minor characters go to college?” Wicked 3 will bomb at the box office.

The Royals!  King Chuck will make fewer and fewer public appearances, fueling speculation of his ability to lead the country. When it was suggested that he step away to focus on his health he said, “Aww man! I just got the job! My mum had it forever before she keeled over. It’s not fair!”. Then he mistook a balloon dog for his crown.  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been stripped of all official Royal Family affilations. As he worked at a Tim Horton’s in Cape Spear, New Foundland, he was quoted as saying, “I don’t work here because I have to but because I want to.” Yeah, sure Andy, just get me my hash browns.

That job won’t last long because Trump will annex the remote Canadian island and declare Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor the King of that territory.

Megan Markle will leave Prince Harry for actor/comedian Pete Davidson. See below.

That’s my guy. Pete, I’ve always got your back.

Personally, I predict I will travel the world and write about it. I’ll return to these psychic predictions any time one of them comes true and in June to see how my predictions are holding up. I’ll also add new predictions as they pop into my head so that you’ll always be prepared for anything the crazy world is going to throw at us.

Have a great 2026. I know I will. Thanks for reading! ~Phil

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