Call the police, I was robbed. While most of you were enjoying all the beauty of a gorgeous weekend, I was holed up indoors, pacing back and forth between the bedroom and the living room. I’m approaching the one week…
Archives for 2013
There Aren’t Terrorists, Just Bad Parents
You know how they say there aren’t bad dogs, just bad dog owners. I believe that to be 100% true. Analogously, there aren’t homegrown evil terrorists, just fucking bad parents! Why is it that when we learn who’s involved in…
Sponsored Post: Stay Comfortable in the Saddle: What to Pack for a Cycling Holiday
One of the major things that needs to be considered on a cycling holiday is comfort. If you find yourself straddling a saddle with an ache in your derriere within a half an hour, how are you going to cope…
Eyes Wide Shut
I’m officially sick. No go on work today. Called the Kaiser advice nurse and she wanted me to come in to see the doctor. I’ve got either a bacterial or viral infection that’s affecting my eyes. There’s a steady flow…
Quick Update
One quick addendum to my previous post on being racist. While watching the Masters, Dean looked at Jason Day, one of the front runners, and said, “He looks Filipino.” I replied, “Maybe, or at least some kind of ethnic mix.”…
On Being Racist
When I received the 2 offers on my condo, I told my agent, “I hate to play the race card, but let’s just go with the Asian girl.” Granted her offer was higher than the other one, but even if…
Happy 8th Birthday, Bloggie!
Back in the saddle. After a marathon work day and an exhausting work week (try working 12 days back-to-back in the office with no break), I slumped to sleep at 10:30pm last night after propping myself up by watching Zero…
Tax Strategy for the Homeless
Now that I’ve lost my housing tax shelter, I’m scrambling to get our finances in order: I had my tax exemptions set to 10 yet I still always ended up with a tax refund. Have now decreased my tax exemptions so…
9 Car Insurance Tips to Cut Cost
I have been bugging a friend and former coworker from our dot com startup days to give my readers some helpful advice on a topic I know nothing about…insurance! Elena, who works for State Farm, is our go to agent…
I’m Homeless!
Well that was a downer. To watch Cal lose their lead, then ultimately lose the game was heart-breaking. Ugh. Before I get entrenched with work this week, I wanted to quickly post that we definitively sold my condo. I mentioned…