It’s always good when a loved one tells you they have nothing but faith in you, pursuing what you love. I love my wife. Mel Hynes is the best thing that ever happened to me. Now, back to what you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Redux of the hiring comic done way back when. This one is, once again, based on a true story. I was working at a restaurant that fired its day manager (hilarious story involving gay sex in the walk in cooler, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yup. It’s a necessary evil when you run a business. Employees. Ugh. Who the fuck needs ’em? Regarding yesterday’s brouhaha, I’m gonna poke the fucking bear, because some of the comments were fucking ridiculous. OK, so. As the comedian I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nobody likes change. This shit been blowing up on my social media feeds. As noted in this link, Form 4473 has asked about race and ethnicity since the W years. Hell, I’ve been marking my “race’ as “other” for years […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tip O’hat to my buddy Ben, who works in the Firearms trade. Turns out? Stocking a brand new gun store is really, really expensive. REALLY expensive. But at least Alex has the liquid funds to make it happen. So I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not an exact analogue of this, but a long time ago, I was part of a restaurant that had a “grand reopening” after a kitchen fire that required some pretty massive repair. The restaurant was famous for its Chicken Fried […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
God bless sheetrock. Not sure what to say today. Something about guns, perhaps? Alright. How about this was duck-fucking stupid of a move by a firearms manufacturer?
This isn’t entirely fiction. A friend’s father owned a t-shirt shop, and it caught fire. When he went to rebuild, his premiums had gone WAY up. Some of you asked why they aren’t just rebuilding the shop. I’d point out […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mick probably shouldn’t be flip with Alex when it comes to cash. She had more than he could ever spend when they met. She did’t get there by being COMPLETELY stupid. I’m in a very punk rock mood.
Alas, I have never hit 7 figures in my bank account. More’s the pity. This is a case where the characters are continuing to do something I wouldn’t. Yeah, they both have a dream of having another gun shop. But […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…