The Real Press

I became a Science Teacher because of the May 18th, 1980, Mt. St. Helens eruption…and I cry every time I tell the story. I’m from WA State and grew up in Tacoma. When it happened, I was 9, my sister, 12, and my parents were recently divorced…we were at myContinue Reading

Do you need a cause in your life? ….something to really fight for, maybe? ….something for which you will REALLY matter to other people? …I have some humble recommendations for you: 1. Volunteer to teach or tutor kids to read at your local Public Library…this is a purpose that isContinue Reading

Confessions of a former Used Car Salesman: The “Hit Figure”…how buyers are manipulated and deliberately panicked to get commitment to overpay for a car. For those of you who don’t think that Car Sales is a sophisticated profession with a very nuanced skillset, you’re definitely going to want to readContinue Reading

The body chemistry of a person watching/consuming a typical daily News show is pretty simple and interesting. All these shows have a formula which plays on all their viewers/consumers/users pretty much the same. If you ever cried at a movie before, or, say, laughed out loud at one, then theContinue Reading

I just took this picture. For some reason over the last 2-3 days my apartment got infested with flies, and I presume it’s not over. I’ve been killing about 50-100 flies a night, no joke (PM me if you want to know the trick), but this one is interesting. IContinue Reading