The war on drugs needs to end.
While we’re at it, let’s end the war on smoking, sex, alcohol, caffeine, and people who don’t wear their seat belts, too. If I want to asphyxiate myself while masturbating with a needle full of heroin, then by God, that’s my right. I elected a government to protect my [...]
“I don’t get it,” my friend fumed to me on the phone this morning, “Why do kids even like you?”
Yesterday, she had introduced me to her nephew. My friend is an aunt who loves to spoil and she promptly set about plowing her young nephew with bubble gum and toys. Yet…it was me the little [...]
To be honest, if I had foreseen the brouhaha this and this would cause, I might have skipped writing them. Not because I shy away from a good bitch fest, mind you. But merely because I knew I’d end up reading the same OBVIOUS questions over and over again and if there’s one thing [...]
Last night, I stayed up late watching movies. My favorite out of the stack was a drama called Little Children, starring Kate Winslet. The movie tackles quite a few interesting social issues, but the scene I found most fascinating featured the character, Ronnie, on a blind date.
In the movie, Ronnie is a pedophile who has [...]
Yesterday, I made an offer on a duplex. When I submitted my offer, I was very firm with the agent.
“This is the highest price I’m willing to pay for the property,” I told her, “I will not accept a counter offer of even $500 more. Please make sure your clients know that.”
This morning, she called [...]
