It is hard to rise up from the ruins of what was once your home and your livelihood. People from the Philippines have the momentary spotlight in that regard, as they struggle to build their lives up from square one. Nature was particularly cruel to this island nation; after the […]
Author: Michael
Cars, Trucks, and Everything In Between: So, Which One?
Notwithstanding images and predictions of a better future, we live in a time where things aren't all that bad. Sure, we have heavy traffic, taxes, and governments snooping around our private lives, but for those who imagine living in the medieval times to be some kind of walk in the […]
How to Preserve and Protect Your Reputation on Social Media
We all get a hearty laugh, facepalm moment, or a smug sense of schadenfreude when we see screencaps similar to the one above, living testaments to human imperfection. There are entire sites dedicated to these fails, whether they come from Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, SMS messages, and other sites where one is […]
What Makes an Effective Sale or Auction Advert
Thanks to online marketplace and auction sites, just about anyone can offer their goods and/or services up with little overhead and reaching a wide, even global audience. There are businesses that operate exclusively in these sites; browse around eBay and you'll see what I mean. After a few minutes looking […]
Tips for an Economical Car
Regardless of who you are, what you do, and where you are living (and assuming you are not one of the fabled 1%), you know for a fact that times are hard. I'm not going to go and compare it to the past decades or reminisce about better times, that'd […]
Career Considerations for Non-College Graduates
Times are more challenging nowadays, and this goes for people of all backgrounds and educational attainments. I am a university graduate myself, and I still cling to my current gigs because the pickings are still relatively slim. Two of my brothers dropped out of college years ago, given that the […]
A Few Things I Learned from Driving a Pickup Truck
So, I've made the switch from a subcompact into a full-sized 4-wheel drive pickup truck about a couple of months ago. I didn't want to maintain two vehicles, so I had to bid my venerable Prius goodbye in favor of a meaty, diesel-powered Ford Super Duty. One of the first […]
How to Treat Your Web Developer
Before you read any further, I would like to point you out to this Oatmeal comic. I have no desire to reinvent the proverbial wheel; this comic is the most effective way to deliver the message. As you can see, Mr. Inman actually pulls a lot of these anecdotes from […]