Intentionally Vicarious: Having more fun than anyone else you know!

Pampered, self-absorbed, lazy, narcissistic, entitled, reality-TV-watching, participation trophy bearing, smartphone addicted, self-esteem obsessed ne'er do wells, still living in their parent's basement and craving ever more respect from others that they never even came close to earning? Or those running the show?

Not to sound too harsh, but... a good 80-90% of those wallowing in unpayable student debt are suffering due self-inflicted wounds. For sure, there is no need for one more individual to get self-saddled with student debt. Alternatives abound.

In the 50 years since 1970, the total number of people living in abject poverty decreased ! The total number of the abjectly poor today is less than half what it was only 50 years ago! WOW!!!

Can you think of a politician who does things out of guilt, obligation, duty, or for a reward? Ummm... Wouldn't that be ALL of them?

The Wizard of New Zealand is a real guy who has been in office and guiding that country's political process since 1990...

The easiest, fastest and best strategy to reduce the insanely high cost of healthcare in the U.S. is to seek out, attack and eliminate crony capitalism. It's all really quite horrifying....

They say we're entitled to health care. They say we're entitled to a "living wage." They say we're entitled to a school or workplace that is free from words or actions we might find to be offensive or upsetting. etc., etc... I don't necessarily agree with the entire list...

We humans are getting more and more and more health, nutrition and life-improving stuff using less and less and less energy and earth's natural resources. Seriously! We are!

Politicians promise the moon. ...as long as you send more money...

I decided to figure out the single best piece of advice I'd ever gotten that:  Applies to both business AND personal life Seems off-kilter at first, and... Is spot-on accurate

Thanks for nothing, NCAA. Thanks for nothing, NCAA Conferences. Thanks for nothing, college presidents, administrators and coaches. Thanks for nothing, all you capitalists who tout capitalism up to the point where your own income might get negatively affected. You sleazy, shameless hypocrites!

Pink Floyd had it almost right... Leave the clocks alone!

Imagine the founder of a charitable organization firing an employee for helping a poor family. Sound crazy? Yes, but... Learn more about the fascinating story of the Family Independence Initiative.

Yeah me!

The citizens of the UK are saying, "Enough is enough!" with regard to centralization of political power. The European Union, created for an extremely good reason - preventing war among European countries - took on a life of its own and slowly but surely expanded its role, influence and power, and continues along the path to more and more detailed micro-management of everyone under its purview.

Always be alert for new things to learn, and always recognize that the education may come from an unexpected source.

Congress served its own self-interest by passing at least 19 bills they proudly touted as "making higher education more affordable." In fact what they did was subsidize the banking industry.

Seems like there is no end to the stupid things I see in the world around me...

"Science vs. Religion" is a dumb debate. Science and religion are two different and complementary ways to advance our understanding of the universe.

"The graveyards are filled with indispensable men."  Charles de Gaulle

For the sake of our children, grandchildren and all future Americans, we must all stand up to the political industry and loudly and repeatedly declare that I will NOT be made to look ridiculous !  

Mom never said it would be easy.

Washington, DC is not broken. Washington, DC is delivering exactly what it is currently designed to deliver. it's all due to domination of the Political Industry by an unregulated, self-serving duopoly.

So this guy, literally the best in the world at his craft, knew in his heart that without continuing, daily, hard work, he could not maintain his level of performance.

The federal government is now VASTLY bigger and more powerful than any of the Founding Fathers intended or could have possibly imagined. And it's still growing! This bothers me...