A Fist Full of Fiscal Fears
2017-05-25
Nobody will say they have enough. It is evil to be rich. Better to complain about a fist full of fiscal fears. It is more fashionable to worry about money.Continue Reading
Good Cab
2017-05-11
Bad Cab Oakland in the 1980’s was a bad place for a good cab. Taxi Unlimited was a front for marijuana growers. Transportation was a side business for the collective. Providing a beard to growers so they could launder money was its primary function. Even with that it failed. DianneContinue Reading
Ellipsis Sh*t
2017-05-03
An odd-one review of the Verizon Ellipse 10 tablet. Is it better than the first tablet sold under Verizon’s brand? Some. Is it good? No.Continue Reading
Akio
2017-04-23
Akio creates a problem for me. He was born fucked. Two addict parents self-medicating to cope with a buzzing swarm of mental issues. Generations of living on the dole. Akio is an addict. Depending on his mood, he feels either schizophrenic, anxious or depressed. He is homeless, in his firstContinue Reading
Change Agent
2017-04-18
It is a buzzword: “change agent.” Change Agent gives a strong emotional signal and is perfectly ambiguous. It sounds forward thinking and daring without giving specifics. Around the copier it works to impress. Protip: don’t actually change anything. The art of the millennia is a strong brand that protects theContinue Reading
Prince Ersatz
2017-04-13
Hi, my name is Prince Ersatz and I am a malcontent. That moment when I realize I have been made actual after years of being a pretender.Continue Reading
How to Stay Alive as a Cab Driver
2017-03-16
This is how I am 57, a cab driver, and stay alive. For the hours that I am working and while I am in my cab, it is a benevolent dictatorship. This is what a successful rider will do: be on time, get in, be quiet while I drive youContinue Reading
Even Churches Die
2017-03-12
Churches die and are reborn. Churches like other organizations, have a lifespan. They either attract the next generation of leaders or they die.Continue Reading