A Rough Start — “You’re going to hate it,” Jose said. Jose was the assistant manage. He had just shared the unfortunate news that I would need to work at a different location today. “It’s gross over there. Sloppy, grimy…. nobody likes the location.” He apologized, said the usual “it’s not my choice” nonsense…

The Dwindling Power of the Employee — Does this sound familiar? You interview for a job. The hiring manager tells you how much you will work, how much you will get paid, and what your responsibilities are. Then, you show up for work, and you are suddenly doing more than you agreed to, working more hours or different…

A great game from two “underdog” teams Kickoff for the Danes against the Czechs. I’ll be writing this as I watch. I love these kinds of games, where two teams that are fairly talented with a couple of well-known players go up against each other. It’s a refreshing break from all of the teams like England and…

Scrolling through Twitter looking at activity from the Cooligans and Men In Blazers when I realize, by god! Its already past noon! I’ve missed the kick off for the game! A quick sprint down the hallway to the kitchen for a can of Miller Lite (more for hydration purposes than…

Being a soccer fan in America is miserable. First of all, while I’m proud to be an American, I’m generally ashamed of most things related to American Soccer. We lose our world cup qualifying matches to teams like Trinidad & Tobago. We sat by and let legends like Landon Donavon…

Notes from a Leftist without a party The Republican and Democratic parties have become so splintered and broken that many politically educated people are refraining from identifying with either of them. In the GOP there are wings of the party that span a long axis from libertarian to conservative on…

A letter — Your parents asked me to housesit for them while they went to Outer Banks on vacation. We’ve grown pretty close since you passed away, so I’ve been over there for dinner plenty of times and have helped them with some yardwork. Two weeks after you died, I was there every…

How my car nearly got swallowed by the ocean — I was driving North on the Outer Banks in search of wild horses on day eight (or nine?) of my road trip. The tarmac turned to sand. No problem. I thought. I’m in a fucking Subaru. Subarus are like the U.S. Postal Service. Nothing…

A Brief Synopsis of Harris and the General State of American Politics — Joe Biden has finally decided on his vice-presidential candidate— Kamala Harris. Harris gained clout during this year’s Democratic primary but is preceded by a notorious record as a California Attorney General, and a mixed tenure as California Senator. Biden, 78-years-old and seemingly in cognitive decline (along with his equally ancient…