If You Are Receiving Unemployment Benefits– READ THIS!!
“Give me back my money!” We can all see little Michael Banks shouting these words in Dawes-Tomes-Mousley-Grubbs Fidelity Fiduciary Bank in the classic film, “Mary Poppins.” (For those who haven’t...
View ArticleBig Enough To Take Over The World?
The newspaper in Nevada County, CA, “The Union,” recently reported that Lou Conter, a WWII hero, lost his house to foreclosure. He was 91 years old. I lost my house to foreclosure. It was sad. But, for...
View ArticleOn the Bus, Off the Wagon
We spent the weekend in the city, in San Francisco. We had the pleasure of visiting my partner’s best friend, a bartender, and his boyfriend, also a bartender. Like all bartenders, they are aspiring...
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Reno Yesterday was the worst blizzard in the Sierras so far this year and my friends, Debbie and Erich, decided to choose yesterday to elope. So off to Reno in the snow we went. Snow was blowing...
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Belle Curve
This is a true story and it seems so stupid now. I’m an adult and I have found a way to stay perpetually jaded. There are so many matters of consequence. And I don’t even remember her name. But I will...
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Quit Your Yelping
In March of this year, the Sacramento News and Review published an article called “The Yelp Factor” by Nick Miller. Its subheading read, “After 10 years of crowd-sourced criticism, one-star missives...
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All I Want for Christmas is Balance
Christmas is less than one week away. (Sorry if you are suddenly filled with panic from this reality check.) Last year, at this time, my partner and I were pretty depressed. We had been ignoring the...
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It’s About Money
It is 2015. I’m 35 years old. I have a college education. I don’t have children. I don’t have student loan debt. I am employed. I have a partner who is employed and we share in the household income. We...
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