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The Fall of the Empire

by admin | Oct 28, 2017 | American dream, Books, Doomsday, End of the World as we know it, History, Mr Sunshine, politics, publishing

So, this happened. For those of you too lazy to click the link, I’ll provide some background. The s/f cartoon Rick and Morty made a craving for McDonald’s discontinued Szechuan Dipping Sauce into a thing. It was a joke on the show, and as happens so often in geek...

Poverty-Fu: Irresponsible Financial Advice for Surviving in a System Built to Bone You

by admin | Jul 1, 2016 | American dream, Joys of home ownership, Living the Dream, Middle class, Mr Sunshine

This was a bad month, money wise. A combination of obligatory family trips, car repairs, and spotty business income meant that even with a 72 hour workweek on the ambulance the mortgage just – and I mean just – got paid this month. I spent a night stewing in righteous...

Fuck This Guy-AIG CEO Robert Benmosche, or When is it OK to Guillotine the Rich?

by admin | Sep 25, 2013 | American dream, Fuck This Guy, government programs, History, Middle class, Mr Sunshine, politics, Society

So the CEO of AIG, which, in case you’ve forgotten, bent the economy over the banister and sodomized it back in 2008, and then got bailed out by you and me and every other American because they are to big to fail to contribute to politicians re-election...

Author talk and book signing

by admin | Jan 24, 2013 | American dream, EMS, Writing

Author talk resounding success. Easily made as much as I would have sleeping on the ambulance for that same hour and a half.

A Rebel in the Making

by admin | Jan 12, 2013 | American dream, bad dad, Middle class, Rebel in the making

Today, I was reviewing my first post Fiscal Cliff paycheck, complaining to the lovely wife that my net pay was lower due to the payroll tax holiday expiring.The kiddo was getting bored with my explanation, because it didn’t involve Zombies or Superheroes, and...

The Doomsayers Who Cry "Wolf"

by admin | Apr 23, 2012 | American dream, Doomsday, EMS, End of the World as we know it

A friend of mine recently wondered why nobody takes “preppers” seriously.  I thought about it. I know I don’t take most of them seriously.  My friend is an exception. He lives out in the woods, off a dirt road in an area that has a low population and...
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