• Least Horrible… WINS!

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    10:45 AM WednesdayFrom Deep in the Bowels of the MIC The morning Rat Race brings me to the weekly 10:00 meeting. What an astonishing quagmire of incompetence, frustration, and onerous processes the Pointy Shoes have unleased on us Peons. “A new program with a dangerously short fuse timeline? This is a PERFECT time to change

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  • Million Dollar Mornings

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    Being a beach bum has its advantages. The Rat Race trains us from an early age: Go to school, borrow money to pay for college, graduate and get a good paying six-figure cubicle gig so you can afford to buy a big SUV and McMansion in the city so you can live close to your

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  • No wonder we can’t afford anything anymore…

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    Strange deal here I’m making more money than I ever have. Rentals are good. Salary is up. 401K is up. Trading account is up. Yet… I cannot reasonably afford a new truck. Nor a bigger house for my family of five A recent ice cream treat for the kiddos often hit 50 bucks. ICE CREAM

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