Do Cool, Epic Things: Pay for them (plus interest) laterJust to be clear right at the outset: the title of this piece is not validated or sound financial advice.Apr 1Apr 1
Just your friendly neighborhood citizen activist with a good ol’ fashioned anti-capitalist rantWhen I was a young, ardent leftist, I used to believe that most of our problems and the challenges we face mainly existed and persisted…Jun 16, 2023Jun 16, 2023
Welcome to a new era of glitz and glamour in airline travelI’m a cheapskate. A spendthrift. Some might even call me a miser [1]. Technically, you have to have lots of money and try to avoid spending…Mar 29, 2023Mar 29, 2023
Class washing in the era of privilege, inequality & influencersIn the year 2022, almost everyone is familiar with greenwashing- a term widely understood now to be a deceitful process designed to make…Sep 18, 2022Sep 18, 2022
Food pictures are the scourge of the century: I’m bringing unsexy backStop posting pictures of your food and trying to make it sexy ok. Just stop. Unless its your job or your side business or you’re a ‘foodie’…Mar 10, 2022Mar 10, 2022
Did video kill the backpacking star?Backpacking is a form of low-cost, independent travel, which often includes staying in inexpensive lodgings and carrying all necessary…Feb 23, 2022Feb 23, 2022
Can the United States of America please just kick COVID-19's ass already?I don’t know about you, but as 2022 looms, I’m just about ready for some Team America, World Police to use their 766 Billion dollar…Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021
Hey Y’all, Its Woodstove SeasonAh yes, it is woodstove season again here in the pacific northwest. That crisp, crackle of bone-dry timber, igniting into strong flames…Oct 1, 2021Oct 1, 2021
Are new psychological and personality types solidifying themselves as a pandemic product?It was an uncomfortable feeling. I either talked too much (talked at people) or didn’t know what to say, quiet, dumfounded, staring with a…Sep 7, 2021Sep 7, 2021
What some long gone, old guys from classic sociological theory can tell us about why we are failing…For fuck’s sake there are a bunch of problems plaguing humanity right now (and I’m not talking about the actual bubonic plague which still…May 1, 2021May 1, 2021
