The Upside of a Downward Slide

Boy oh boy, you want to hear something funny? You see, we’ve got a regime here, folks. They’re all buttoned up, smiling for the cameras, making big decisions, and setting the course of our lives. And guess what? They’re just a bunch of clowns, and not the fun kind who do tricks and make balloon…

Sleep Deprivation Will Make You a Million

White collar workers are chronically sleep deprived from waking up too early and taking work home to ponder at night, while checking email and texts at all hours and being dramatically preoccupied with small events that don’t matter much. Many add in habitual late night shows, watching sports, movies, video games, and other base amusements…

Tom Petty Run Ragged

Pop musicians make almost all their income from concerts, so once a tour is planned it has to be completed no matter the condition of the performers who gradually deteriorate as it wears on. A famous frontman might already be wealthy enough to cancel concert dates and accept the loss of income, but other parts…