One of those ubiquitous Facebook memes rolled by as I scrolled and it got me to thinking. The meme features a woman calling 911 to report that she thinks someone is breaking into her home. The 911 operator asks her if she has a gun, to which the frightened woman replies, "No, I'm afraid of …
Austerity Now!
Being self-employed is challenging. Then again, so is being employed and come to think of it, being unemployed is assuredly demanding, but in not quite the same way. It seems most of what we face in life is difficult. My chosen profession as a Realtor® creates ebbs and flows of highs and lows. Peaks and …
Corporate Profits and Stock Buybacks
United Technologies Corporation is an enormous multinational organization. In 2015, they had over $56 Billion in revenue, made over $6.5 Billion in profits, had over $7 Billion in cash and cash equivalents, along with another $10 Billion in Accounts Receivable they hadn't collected yet. Their total assets were $87.5 Billion against total liabilities of $58.5 …
Contractual Madness
Walk into your local Verizon store, Â get a new iPhone for "only" Â $99 and a monthly service contract of $129 per month for two years. Â Walk out feeling like a modern stud. Buy an unlocked iPhone (if you must-there are much more economical options available) for $649 and get a monthly flat rate service with …
Philosophy
When I was young and naive, I thought philosophy was a course you had to study in school. I didn't learn anything about it, and come to think of it, I don't know that I learned much of anything in school. School should be for adults. Kids don't appreciate anything. I've learned more on my …
FireworksÂ
This obsession with fireworks is a thing i cannot comprehend. Â Pointless, Â loud, Â obnoxious and expensive. Â For literally no purpose.
AiC
I can do a lot on a smartphone, but buy concert tickets is best done via more traditional tech. After eventually getting logged into ticketmaster from the road and searching for the Best Available tickets for Alice in Chains, I gave up as I wasn't willing to pay $103 for a Gen Admin ticket in …
Evolution
Life evolves. It's a fact. Like gravity or the shape of the Earth. If you don't understand it, read about it, watch some videos, take a class at your local college. If you prefer to stay ignorant, you can do that too, but if you choose that path, do us all a favor and keep …
Happy
As it turns out, it is possible to actually be happy. I'm not talking about the temporary giddiness or elation that accompanies a surprise or occasional event. I mean, a sense of actual contentment. A deep-down, feel it in your bones, pleasantness that remains in place. Sure, shit will still suck all around you, but …
Rest in Peace
It's pretty cliche, and I should probably think of something else to utter when someone dies, but I'll put it on my To Do list. For now, it's just another sad passing of a great artist. It's been a rough start to 2016 for LIFE. DEATH is doing okay though. Scott Weiland (I know it …
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