When you have to introduce yourself, how do you go about it? Aside from stating your name, depending on the context you may say where you live, where you went to school, your political affiliation, where you work, or maybe that you’re so-and-so’s friend. Associations with external entities are a quick way to give someone…

The following post, well, any post on this blog, is not professional advice. I am not a tax expert, so if you choose to take any of my advice, you do so at your own risk. For some reason a lot of people seem to think that a huge tax refund is a great thing.…

Have you ever been to one of those KFC/Taco Bell restaurants where you can put together a combination of fast food that no person in their right mind should ever consume in one meal? Well, I’m on a business trip to a pretty remote area and I just went to one for dinner tonight. On…

Once a week or so, when we can both fit it into our schedules, my neighbor and I go for a walk with her dog. It’s a way for us to get some exercise and the dog loves it, but it’s also just time where we can talk about pretty much anything: from our lives,…