In 2008, it appeared that America was on the upswing as we elected the first African American president and kicked neo-conservatives to the curb. Finally, the Bush era was over and we could move forward with fixing the problems we caused foreign and domestic. We marched through the streets in triumph, chanting “Yes we can.” [...]

Working a minimum-wage job? Do you wake up in pain and dreading work? Disappointed you even woke up in the first place? You deserve a pay raise. I know I do. Steal from your work by following these steps. Learn the system. This is and will always be the key to things. Does your work [...]

The freeloader: hated by parents, friends, and roommates. Always around. Say you run into that freeloader you know and you ask them how they’ve been: “I dunno, I’m like homeless, man. My parents threw me out … so I’m like  couchsurfing, ya know?” And that’s how it goes. Murky language: “I’m like …  I dunno, [...]

Celebrities used to just die. Going out in flames, overdoses, suicides, murders, whatever. Or you’d hear about their deaths decades later. Long after their usefulness had run out. But now they seem to linger around. Think about that eyeliner queen Bret Michaels, for example. What does he have to offer? Why’s he still around? He’s [...]