Remember when the cultural appropriation cops lost their shit and blew up Twitter over a Chinese prom dress? The girl’s response was classic, “To everyone causing so much negativity: I mean no disrespect to the Chinese culture,” she tweeted, “It’s a fucking dress. And it’s beautiful.” PROM pic.twitter.com/gsJ0LtsCmP — Keziah[…] Read On
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Sick of Partisan Politics? Good Luck With That
Cruising down the center of a two way street Wondering who is really in the driver’s seat Minding my business along comes big brother Says, son, you better get on one side or the other – Eagles, On the Border, c. 1974 In 1974 I saw the Eagles with Dan[…] Read On
Why I’m Ditching Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo’s been my bank ever since I stepped foot in California nearly 30 years ago. That’s about to end. But not for the reasons you might think. I’ve used Wells Fargo for a mortgage, an equity line of credit, personal banking and business banking for decades. While none of[…] Read On
Why Americans Can’t Drive
Some folks are so selfish and self-involved they have no idea what’s going on around them. Since these narcissists genuinely believe the world revolves around them, they use the world and everyone and everything in it as an extension of their own egos. The problem is, they have driver’s licenses.[…] Read On
James Comey, a Bureaucrat’s Bureaucrat
Watching former FBI director James Comey self-destruct before our very eyes would be sad if it wasn’t so nauseating; the way he paints himself as some paragon of virtue and higher purpose while selling out for a tell-all book, judging everyone but himself and obsessing like a jilted lover over[…] Read On
Credit Card Signatures and Other Useless $#*!
You’ve probably heard that credit card signatures will soon be a thing of the past. Like most news these days, it’s only partially true. Mastercard and Visa are simply removing the requirement for merchants. Besides, most transactions are already signature-less. You don’t seriously think they did this for you, do[…] Read On
Grow the F*** Up
We’re supposed to learn from the past, live in the present and plan for the future. Instead we rewrite the past, act out in the present and screw up the future. I see it constantly, especially on Twitter where dysfunctional behavior has become a competitive art form. Don’t these people[…] Read On