Tag: life

  • Poor Service

    I am concerned about the lower class these days.  The gap between poor and rich continues to grow.  In my experience, it is becoming more convenient to be rich and…

  • Trying Out: Philanthropy and Confrontations (Week 3 & Week 4)

    Week Three- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation My neighbors are some of the richest people in the world and I have been avoiding them.  I have no interest in using…

  • Workin’ for the Women

    I do not enjoy working Saturdays.  This should come as no surprise.  I think that is a universally shared sentiment among most of the world.  However, it is the price…

  • Trying Out: Towels and Undergrounds (Week 1 & Week 2)

    As you might have guessed from my list o’ media, I tend to live a rather stable life.  I work a rather standard job, come home to my standard TV…

  • Facebook: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly- A Social Media Manifesto

    Over the past few months, the Facebook landscape has acquired an antagonist edge to it.  Or, perhaps it has always been there and my 18-month hiatus has given me a…

  • Four Years Later…

    On July 20th, 2012, a bunch of bat-fans just wanted to see a movie in Aurora, Colorado. Four years and a day later, not enough has changed.  We are still…

  • When Enough is Enough

    Like most people, I have been a little stressed about my finances lately.  My frustration comes from personal finances, not the Britain exit. Around this time of year, my landlord…

  • The Ballad of the Bridge

    It must be said that I love my orthodontist.  We’ve been together for almost three decades.  I would recommend her to anyone. For that reason, what follows is not an…

  • Nailed it in One

    For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. For want of a horse, the knight was lost. For want of…

  • Seeing the Forest through the Cities

    I am a native North-Westerner.  I was born in Oregon, raised in Washington.  Rain, mountains, lakes; these are things I know and crave.  I like living in a state that…