I signed up with an agency a few years ago to be a substitute teacher. It’s pretty easy to manage. You go online the night before and see who’s out and it’s your choice to book the gig or not. It pays $175 per day and it gets me out of the house. Retirement isn’t...

I'm visiting my better half in Houston for a few weeks.  I don't hate it, it being Texas.  But I can't stop staring at people to weigh who they voted for in 2024.  For instance, this morning I was in a fancy coffee shop.  Usually this clientele would sway toward...

Me:  Table for one, please. Them:  Would you like the counter instead? Me:  No I'd like a table for one. Them:  No waiting for the counter.  Twenty minute wait for a table. Me:  But there's three open tables by the bathroom. Them:  Well they're for more than one...