Never a Waste: Why Homemade is Best
Have you ever bought a bag of something because it was a better deal, only to throw half of it away later because you couldn’t use it all in time?…
Desperately Seeking Tenant – No Love Required
I came to a strange realization over the past week: Being a landlord and searching for a new male tenant online is really similar to finding a romantic partner. Both…
Don’t Fail Me Now
Against a backdrop of the horror of war and fear for people in Gaza and Israel, my problems seem minor and inconsequential. I also feel helpless. Does anything else matter…
Budgets Help You Gain Control in a Crazy World
Lately I’ve been feeling like the world is out of control. The news seems to be getting crazier with stories of cities overrun by people doing drugs openly on the…
Riders On The Storm – Repeating Pattern Repeating
I’ve been immersing myself in patterns on repeat lately, like a record stuck in a groove or maybe a quantum time loop. Patterns in music, the economy, astrology, even in…
Back to the Future – Never SAY Never
In an odd twist of fate, I am back at my old place of employment – the very place that fired me for refusing to be vaccinated. (This is now…
How to Be Survivors Like the War Generation
Inflation is skyrocketing. When I arrived at the shop yesterday, my co-worker was busy putting the prices of many items up by $5 or more. We shook our heads –…
ChatGPT Says You Should Feel Good About Being a Dead End
Have you noticed the rise of articles talking about the world’s population crisis recently? In the 70s and 80s we were shamed by the environmentalists if we had more than…
How to Choose a Winning Environment
A few years ago I heard a saying that’s stuck with me: The environment always wins so choose a winning environment. What does this mean? First, there’s your physical environment.…
What is Your Integrity Worth? The $25 Million Dollar Woman
It’s not every day that you find out how much money you’re actually worth. Turns out, as an employee, I am worth $25,000,000. My employer needed another financial grant from…