Sports Excitement Heightens During Playoffs
UNITED STATES—I am a super avid sports fan when it comes to playoffs, particularly in the sport of football. Right now, the NFL playoffs this first weekend were epic, with some great games and some upsets along the way. I am a native of Detroit, Michigan, so seeing the Detroit Lions in a playoff game for the first time...
Football Mania For Michigan Fans
UNITED STATES—Man, what a feeling it is right now to be a fan of Michigan sports. I mean The Michigan Wolverines just trounced the Washington Huskies in the College Football National Championship game with a 34-13 victory. Look, I’m an alumnus of Michigan State University and while the Wolverines are a rival for us, you have to root for...
January 6, 2021, Three Years Later
UNITED STATES—It seems many people forgot three years ago that something evil, wicked transpired in this country. Something I thought I’d never see I witnessed live on TV and it was the most disgusting thing I have ever witnessed in my life when it comes to our political process. The insurrection or riot, I don’t care what you call...
Finance Planning For The Year Ahead
UNITED STATES—For many Americans 2023 was not a great year financially, hell, some would argue 2022 was far worse with the massive gas prices amongst other things. I actually feel 2023 was a lot worse because the inflation seemed to reach a level of stability where it hit American's wallets in the worst possible way. You may have made...
Being Lazy Is Ok Sometimes
UNITED STATES—I will be the first to say that I am not a fan of lazy individuals and when I say lazy, I guess I have to clarify what I mean. When I refer to laziness I mean in the workplace and in life. When I refer to lazy I mean not wanting to do anything with substance and...
Work Overload Underway
UNITED STATES—Yeah, my work schedule has been chaotic at my day job. This time of year, between November and January is the busiest and craziest. The next three weeks, I literally only have one day off, and that day is Christmas because the company is closed. Yes, I kind of hate this time of year because not only is...
The Joy Of The Christmas Holiday
UNITED STATES—Time is running out. You only have limited time to get those final gifts for family, friends or co-workers. Sorry, the budget is tight this year, so the focus is only on immediate family. With that said, I think I find so much joy during that final week of Christmas because there is so much hustle and bustle...
Random Acts Of Kindness
UNITED STATES—Kindness, it feels like we are lacking this quite significantly in the United States nowadays. People just seem to be in foul moods for reasons that I cannot understand. Look, we all have bad days sometimes, but at the same time, you have to realize it takes a lot more energy to stay mad than it does to...
Do You Wrap Or Bag Presents?
UNITED STATES—It was no argument 10 to 15 years ago, I would easily wrap all my Christmas gifts, but within the past 2-3 years, I have swapped wrapping gifts for bagging them. Why? Bagging a gift is just so much easier. To be honest, time seriously got the best of me in recent years, and I was put into...
Cyber Monday Sales Are Not What You Think
UNITED STATES—If you’re rushing to your computer to do a bit of shopping on Cyber Monday or throughout this coming week, you might want to pause for a second. Why? The deals are not as great as you think they are. I have no clue why people think Cyber Monday is like this massive day of deals from retailers...