As you know, I’m not a fan of pomposity. That’s why I don’t watch CNBC’s Shark Tank. I’ve actually had the experience of pitching VCs who sat in judgement while I desperately struggled to raise capital for the startups that were foolish enough to hire me. Raising capital is tough[…] Read On
My brain is completely fried. I’m like a vegetable. And that really bums me out. I hate being useless. Now I’m sitting here trying to figure out which vegetable sucks fried. Jicama I guess. That’s it, I’m like fried jicama. Now I’m craving fajitas and margaritas. How did I get[…] Read On
There’s a relatively new fad. Imagine that. It’s called FIRE, which stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. The idea behind the FIRE plan is to work hard, be frugal, save your money, invest wisely and get out while you still have time to enjoy life. Of course that was pretty[…] Read On
And I never want to hear the words collusion or obstruction again. Ever. Not to oversimplify matters but with virtually unlimited time and resources I assume Mueller’s team was probably pretty thorough. I mean, $30 million is a lot of dough and two years is a long time. And yet,[…] Read On
This is what we’ve come to. The massive college admissions scandal rocking the nation is like a filthy, slimy window into the dark side of our entitled culture. Dozens — before the dust settles maybe hundreds — of rich, coddling parents bribing their precious snowflakes’ way into elite schools like[…] Read On
We used to identify as people. You know, to distinguish ourselves from the other animals, plants and rocks. Then we figured out that men and women are different. That was fun. Things are much more complicated now. And it’s becoming harder and harder to tell if someone is a he, she, they[…] Read On
I hereby declare 2019 the year of the overwrought headline. A BuzzFeed reporter wrote a gazillion word screed declaring millennials the burnout generation after realizing that simple tasks like running errands and replying to emails had just become too stressful for her. The woman is clearly a neurotic mess. I[…] Read On