As the song goes, boy did I meet a stranger from across a crowded room.  The room was the lobby bar of the W Hotel.  The stranger was a middle aged woman named Rebecca and she was completely tanked.  If she had a fuel gauge on her forehand it would read FULL.   As the...

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...