The Inner Monologue

From Loud to Loud-Mouthed: The Pathetic Pivot of Muscle Car Fanboys

Remember when muscle car guys were the kings of the road? Back when “real cars” had cylinders, carburetors, and an exhaust note that could wake the dead (and annoy the living)? Those were the days when they’d roll their eyes at anything with a spoiler bigger than its horsepower numbers. “All show, no go,” they’d…
Your Job: A Paycheck Pit Stop or a Golden Ticket? Either Way, Get Paid What You’re Worth!

Let’s be real—your job is more than just a way to pay the bills. It’s a career destination (hello, dream role!) and a stepping stone to bigger and better things. But no matter how you view it, one thing should always be on your radar: compensation. Yes, salary talks can feel awkward, but here’s the…
Building a Skoolie: The Art of Priorities, Choices, and Flexibility

The skoolie movement—converting old school buses into mobile homes—sits at the intersection of minimalism, adventure, and stubborn self-reliance. It’s an enticing dream: four wheels, a diesel engine, and the promise of freedom wherever the highway leads. But if the idea is romantic, the execution is anything but. A skoolie isn’t just a bus with a…
Time Traveler’s London, 1536: How to Disappear in Plain Sight

London in 1536 was not the London we imagine today with its monuments of empire and global finance, nor the smoky industrial city of Dickens three centuries later. It was a Tudor city, small in footprint (about 60,000–70,000 inhabitants), tightly bound by its medieval walls, and shadowed by the volatile reign of Henry VIII. If…
The New Appeasement: When Silence Becomes Complicity in Government Retaliation

By any measure of political decency, the federal government’s recent decision to rescind or freeze billions in funding—nearly all of it aimed at states that voted for Kamala Harris—is a chilling escalation in the use of public resources as political weapons. It is not simply another partisan squabble over budgets and bureaucratic priorities. It is…
“PEAK PERFORMANCE” IS THE MOST INSANE SHOW YOU’LL NEVER STOP OBSESSING OVER

Buckle Up, Buttercups—This Show Is About to Blow Your Mind Into Its Perfectly Calculated Force Vectors Listen up, you beautiful brainless sheep who think Ted Lasso is peak sports drama. Peak Performance is here to punt your expectations into the sun and replace them with something so gloriously unhinged that you’ll question whether science has…
The Black Signal: Why “ObsidianGate” Isn’t Just a Wi-Fi Network

There are signals we see, and signals we’re meant to see. Then there are the ones we were never supposed to notice at all—the flickers at the edge of your phone’s Wi-Fi list, the phantom names that vanish when you try to connect. Among those ghost signals, one keeps appearing in whispered forums, late-night chats,…
🎬 Hack the Planet — Sequel Concept

Logline Thirty years after his capture, notorious cyber-criminal Eugene “The Plague” Belford is released from federal prison. Obsolete but still infamous, he leverages his legend to recruit a new generation of cypher-terrorists, ransomware crews, and disaffected radicals into a compartmentalized global organization. His goal: not to steal, but to crash the planet, resetting the world’s…
The Folly of Judging Generals by Their Waistlines

There is a certain strain of shallow thinking, usually found among the weak-minded, that insists the best way to evaluate a military leader is by their appearance. The logic is crude but persistent: a “lean, mean, fighting machine” must make a “lean, mean, fighting commander.” A general with broad shoulders and a taut stomach must,…
When Justice Learns to Count: Why America Should Adopt Wealth-Based Fines

In the United States, the measure of punishment is not pain but paperwork. A speeding ticket in Texas is $223 whether you drive a rusted Corolla to your shift at the diner or a Porsche to your hedge fund board meeting. The uniformity of the fine is treated as “fairness,” but it is a fairness…