I ran into a dad-friend while dropping my son off at school today. We chatted about the (surprising) amount of parental involvement for our kindergarten aged children— spelling tests, craft supply acquisition, a huge schedule of future events to navigate — and how he and his wife were finding it…

We’re two years on into the pandemic now, and predictably, the healthcare system we collectively rely on is fraying at more than the just edges now. It is threadbare, worn away by profit squeezing at every point of service. I know — I used to be a practicing physician —…

Confidence; inflation pt. 3 Does anyone remember that asshole in school? The one who was so incredibly arrogant -with confidence that radiated from their being- who seemed always to get away with it because they were a touch charismatic? Maybe they got a bit of grief for being the way…

Not Everything is About Politics So, I promised myself that I wouldn’t write about politics and I’m going to stick to that. I don’t have any allegiance to either political party, and it is endlessly tiresome to watch two groups of overgrown man-babies peck at each other. Instead, this piece…

to the tune of ‘Pop Goes the Weasel’; Inflation Part 2. I enjoy watching auctions. Live ones, usually, but in COVID times, online auctions will have to do. Mr. Main Street calls live auctions “rich people fight club” and he has a point. Early on in the pandemic (early 2020)…

What a boring title. You could read a thousand other articles about inflation, but you’re here, because I’m funny and you like how I see the world*. Now, inflation. Back in March 2020, when Europe began pandemic lockdowns, I got into a debate with one of my friends, an applied…

I am procrastinating from work after returning from a mid-week jaunt to Disney World in Orlando, FL. The second such jaunt in two weeks. I’ve seen some things. For context: I hauled the family up to Orlando, from Miami, two weekends in a row (November 5–8th and again, November 14th-17th)…