All in PERSONAL ENRICHMENT
So We've got a Break from these Fucking Miserable Student Loans
King David is all in favor of eliminating student loans entirely and sending the Federal Government the tab, but that’s unlikely to happen. We’ve been thrown into modern day sharecropping. The only way to improve your education is to suffer in debt. American students have been convinced by the Boomer generation that they must go to college to have any success in life meanwhile racking up credit card debt while struggling to pay unforgiving monthly loan payments.
The Dark Table Vancouver: Eating in Total Darkness
“She began to tell us about the restaurant experience and that it would involve eating in total darkness. When I’d read the restaurant’s description, I thought it would be more of a low-light and intimate experience. Nope. Total blackness. I could not see anything. All the light in the universe had faded. Yuko told us that we were going to form a train and I proceeded to put my arms on her shoulders with Michael mimicking my gesture behind me.” [700 words]
The Pacific Northwest I: Museum of Anthropology
Photos of the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver
COVID Quarantine Journal Day 7
“It’s been a week since I joined the quarantine with the rest of the masses. I’d been driving through the apocalyptic wasteland from Chicago. Not much was out of the ordinary. My companion and I were able to order food at restaurants and drink beer, but this time, in the parking lot. Throughout our journey, we only “dined-in” once in North Platte, Nebraska. Returning home, I hardly noticed anything after the first few days of no social activity.” [652 words]
King David's Top 6 Activities During Quarantine
“As the apocalypse continues, there’s a pretty good chance you’re starting to experience cabin fever after a week in isolation. You’re lonely, dying of boredom, and long for the contact of another human. We’re social creatures and need social stimulation to live meaningful lives. This lonely lifestyle is going to last until at least May if not longer. What can you do to mitigate these feelings of isolation that you’re experiencing?”
Sweet Land Opera: A Delightful Feast
“I was asked by a patron and constituent to review Sweet Land. They even bought me a ticket. I know little about opera and have only seen a few in my life, but I was happy to fulfill my constituent’s request and accept their gift. This performance was far different from any opera I had ever seen. It took an entirely new approach by combining two operas into one, converging at vital parts of the story. Sweet Land shows how history repeats itself from the Pilgrims to the Wild West and how the natives extend their generosity to European colonists time and time again, and are always met with fierce cruelty and betrayal.”.
King David's Preferred 5 Breweries to check out in Los Angeles
“A brewery is an integral part of a community and creates a microcosm among its patrons. As society continues to become less reliant on organized religion, breweries will continue to prosper. King David’s compiled a list of his favorite breweries”
The OQP Philosophy
“With the advent of my 30th birthday, I reflected. I asked myself, why didn’t I get that PhD? How much money am I blowing on booze and take out? Was moving to California the right choice? Why am I always agitated and emotionally drained? These thoughts translated into realizing I’m not happy and I won’t be happy without making some changes. There are good days, bad days, and days where I feel stuck and unable to make significant strides. When memes of fat cats don’t make you happy, it’s time to make some changes, but how? My realization first came through a conversation with a friend.” [780 words]
How I saved $156 in Under an Hour
“I first heard of BillSmart on the Startalk podcast. It was a difficult service for me to understand. I thought it would be an algorithm or chat bot that talks to my bank’s customer service department, similar to the “complainer app”, Paribus, which I also love to use. While Paribus uses a bot to message customer service for online purchases, BillSmart actually has a human on a 3-way call with you to help save you money.” [407 words]
King David’s Winter Reading List
I’ve always enjoyed hearing about Barack Obama’s Summer Reading list and why shouldn’t I have a winter reading list? Books are great all times throughout the year. So far, I’ve only read a couple of his recommendations, but I’m glad Barry and I can find common ground in Haruki Murakami’s novels, among other policies. Trump, on the other hand…
Parable of the Sower: A Must Read
Parable of the Sower is a warning. African American science fiction writer, Octavia Butler, wrote this in 1993, as a tale of what the future will be if climate change is not halted. Its narrator and protaganist, Lauren writes a series of journal articles of her thoughts, experiences, and violence, and eventually forms her own religion from her journal [509 words].
2020: Onward to Salvation
Here’s my New Year’s Resolutions for 2020. I think many of my readers will be able to relate.
Devil May Care: All Together
This is my story of moving to Los Angeles. [3300 words]
“We passed Joshua Tree National Park where I would head with a former partner 2 years later. The Salton Sea was about an hour southeast of Joshua Tree. I’d make a trip to the Salton Sea and Salvation Mountain with another wonderful person in 2017. We’d explore the bizarre anarchism of Slab City and navigate the East Jesus art gallery in the empty yet serene desert”
Use your Local Library!
I don’t know how much money I’ve given to God-emperor Bezos at this point. Today, I spent about an hour looking for “The Library Book”, by Susan Orlean. We’ll be reading it in our book club. I even went to the library to look for it. There’s an overt joke in there, somewhere…
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Finance Round 2 [Freewriting & Rant]
The most profound experience so far has been reducing my food budget. I was spending well over $600 on meals each month. Then, I moved to a home with a nice kitchen. Prepping meals consisting of roast potatoes, asparagus, bell peppers, and meats, I’ve cut that down to $200 per month. Add in eating out and I’m at about $300. [Rant included].
On Faith & Rosh Hashana
His followers have a strong faith in God, but God doesn’t exist. Have I further embraced Atheism as a way to counter the wrongs in this country — the wrongs of the religious right wing? Their beliefs put myself and my friends in danger and it’s used under the guise of “religious freedom”. I haven’t believed in God since my Bar Mitzvah. I tried.