The Summer of Our Discontent

We’re getting close to the end of daylight saving(s) time this year. Remains to be seen if we’re getting close to the end of it as an institution. Anyway, I’m one of those who needs the reminder about the time change. Not because I don’t know that I’m supposed to adjust every clock in my … Continue reading The Summer of Our Discontent →

Should I Quit My Day Job?

Working on Continuing Professional Educational credits (CPEs) in order to keep my accounting license, that is, my CPA. So... CPA CPEs. Decided to focus on real estate issues this year. The process in completing CPEs, these days, is that you pay the outrageous fee, register for one of these online classes, download the course content, … Continue reading Should I Quit My Day Job? →

Make a Difference Day Shows Us How Really Useless We Are

Welcome back to The Complete Guide to Misery! Each post in this absurd series promotes a different form of human suffering and encourages readers to adopt self-destructive habits that will bring them mountains of anguish. This silliness is intended to be satire, not self-help. However, if readers’ lives are enriched in some way beyond laughter, … Continue reading Make a Difference Day Shows Us How Really Useless We Are →

Relationships 101: Assume Everyone’s Worst Intentions

Welcome back to The Complete Guide to Misery! Each post in this absurd series promotes a different form of human suffering and encourages readers to adopt self-destructive habits that will bring them mountains of anguish. This silliness is intended to be satire, not self-help. However, if readers’ lives are enriched in some way beyond laughter, … Continue reading Relationships 101: Assume Everyone’s Worst Intentions →

It’s Time for the United States to Stand Up to Our Overlords

Seems everywhere you look there's a fight about some political something-or-other. And something-or-other is about as clear as it usually seems to those who read the news to learn what's happening in the world since the last time we checked the news to learn what's happening in the world. But so much news coverage is … Continue reading It’s Time for the United States to Stand Up to Our Overlords →

Savage Pessimism

Welcome to The Complete Guide to Misery! Each post in this absurd series will promote a different form of human suffering and encourage readers to adopt self-destructive habits that will bring them mountains of anguish. This silliness is intended to be satire, not self-help. However, if readers’ lives are enriched in some way beyond laughter, … Continue reading Savage Pessimism →

Balboa Park in Bloom: October

How would you like to tour one of the United States' most magnificent urban parks without looking up from your phone? Balboa Park contains thousands of beautiful trees from around the world. Towering giants and quirky flora from Australia, South and Central America, South Africa, India, and China thrive in San Diego’s Mediterranean climate. The … Continue reading Balboa Park in Bloom: October →

Gratitude Is for Quitters

How to Drive Like a Local: Maximum Chaos

One of the challenges of getting to know any new city is learning the unspoken rules of its roads. That problem is compounded exponentially by the quirkiness of San Diego drivers. Therefore, in order to reduce the chances of a misunderstanding, visitors and more permanent arrivals would do well to educate themselves as much as … Continue reading How to Drive Like a Local: Maximum Chaos →

How to Drive Like a Local: Forced Courtesy

Imagine this scenario. You are driving on a busy side street in one of San Diego’s many villages and there are cars following close behind you. Picture whatever street you’d like, though my mind automatically wanders to Date Street just east of Golf Course Drive in South Park, en route to I-5, SR-94 or SR-163. … Continue reading How to Drive Like a Local: Forced Courtesy →