Man, I still can’t believe Anne Burrell is gone. I still can’t believe on the shocking truth behind Anne Burrell cause of death. I was fixing myself breakfast when my sister called me wailing about it in June. “Did you hear about Anne?” she sobbed into the phone. My first thought was that the chef […]
Best U.S. Franchises to Invest in Under $50K That Actually Work
Last March, my friend Jake lost his job at the tech company. Guy’s 45, two kids, the mortgage; you know the drill. Instead of frantically hunting for another corporate gig where they would almost surely lay him off in two years, he began investigating franchises. “I want to own something,” he told me over beers. […]
Noise Cancelling Headphones: Why I Spent $400 on Peace and Quiet (And Don’t Regret It)
So I was sitting in seat 23B on a plane heading to Denver, and this baby behind me was freaking out. When I say screaming, I mean two full hours of screaming. My earbuds were useless, and it felt like I might as well have been wearing cotton balls. The businessman who was sitting beside […]
What the Latest Presidential Polls Say About Trump (Spoiler: It’s Messy)
My Uncle Rick, who turned up to our family barbecue yesterday with a pile of printouts from some polling website. “Look at these latest Presidential polls stats!” waving papers around like he had just won the lottery, as he kept repeating. Meanwhile, my aunt rolled her eyes so far I thought they might pop out. […]
Why The Hunting Wives Is Netflix’s Most Talked-About Show Right Now
Last weekend, I was browsing around on Netflix looking for something good to put on while folding laundry. Then I discovered The Hunting Wives, which came out on July 21, 2025. The title intrigued me. I mean, what the heck is a hunting wife anyway? I’ll just be straight with you; I rolled my eyes […]
Is China Economy Collapse Really Happening? What I Saw During My Business Trip Says It All
I went to Shanghai for a trade show last month. However, what I saw there altered the way I think of the “China economy collapse,” which everyone’s going on about. My hotel was half empty. The usually packed restaurants had more staff than customers. Even the fashionable shopping district on Nanjing Road was eerily silent […]
These 36 Questions That Lead to Love Actually Work (I Tried Them)
So my sister calls me last Tuesday, crying. She was crying but happily crying. She’d just gotten engaged to this guy she met three months ago. Three months! I’m thinking she’s lost her mind. “How do you even know him?” I asked. “We did those 36 questions,” she says. “You know, the love ones from […]
How Ozzy Trapilo Made It From Small-Town Mass to the Big Leagues
So last Monday, my friend Jake called me up, all excited about some new Bear draft pick. “You’ve got to look up this Ozzy Trapilo guy,” he says. I’m like, what kind of a name is that? It sounds like a character from The Sopranos? It turns out that Ozzy has a fantastic backstory. And […]
Bryce Underwood – Michigan Quarterback Who Just Got Richer Than Most NFL Players
My uncle Jim texted me yesterday. “Did you see what that kid at Michigan is making?” He sent me a screenshot from ESPN. It showed that Bryce was getting $10 million, and that’s a lot for a freshman who has yet to appear in a college game. Bryce Underwood is now the wealthiest college athlete […]
How to Get Rid of Ants – The Day My Kitchen Turned Into an Ant Highway
Okay, so picture this. So what happens is that I stumble to the kitchen at 6 in the morning, my eyes half-closed, reaching for my coffee maker. Look at this black line that’s going across my counter. For a moment, I thought I must be imagining it. Nope. Ants. Hundreds of them. They were having […]
