Author: Mr. Groovy
If You Want to Get Ahead Financially, Don’t Be a One-Quarter Person
Well into my 30s, I had one explanation for my inability to get ahead financially: malevolent forces. Evil people in Washington and Albany were conspiring against me. And so too were the people who ran the municipality I worked for. These twisted souls wanted nothing more than to see me suffer, to see me go…
The Rooster Whisperer
Last weekend, Mrs. Groovy and I took in some local flavor with Groovy Mom and Groovy Sis. We went to an animal sanctuary called the Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge. Surprise, surprise, I wasn’t exactly thrilled with the idea of spending a good chunk of my Sunday at some obscure animal sanctuary located in an equally…
What Would You Do If Someone Was Going to Kick Your Butt?
Suppose for the moment you’re going to jail in three months. It doesn’t matter why you’re losing your freedom, and it doesn’t matter how long your exile from civilian life will last. All that matters is that you’re going to jail and as soon as you arrive there, you’ll be potential prey. Now I have…
Christmas Comes Early for the Groovies
I had another anti-government rant all set for publication today. But then I had second thoughts. My anti-government rants, if they get posted at all, should be posted earlier in the week. People can handle a rant on Monday. Their weekly slog has just begun and they’re full of piss and vinegar. One more little…
How Poor Do You Have to Be to Become Rich?
My household income was never very versatile. I could never use it to look rich and actually become rich. Mrs. Groovy and I thus had to make a choice: Use our household income to live fabulously and save little or nothing. Or use our household income to live modestly and save a lot. I suspect…