The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: rich

  • Compassion Fatigue Writ Large

    Compassion Fatigue Writ Large

    My compassion has its limits. It ends at the point where you bring this sh** on yourself.

  • Let Your Riches Flow

    You can make a huge difference without really sacrificing at all.

  • Prince Philip’s Mother

    It is possible to be rich and decent.

  • Maximum Wage

    There’s no reason that any American should be homeless or hungry.

  • The Darker Side of Philanthropy

    The rich have their reasons.

  • College Admissions Scandal? Seriously?

    Richie Rich is always going to land on his feet.

  • The Ingredients of Happiness

    It always comes as quite a shock when someone famous commits suicide. Hearing on the radio that Anthony Bourdain chose to take his own life nearly caused me to swerve off the road. This is someone I’ve envied. He got to travel. He had crazy experiences and met fascinating people. He won countless awards. No…

  • Entitlement

    I recently wrote a blog post about the cubic yard test, an antiquated test that the Seattle Department of Transportation uses to see if you’re qualified to work in one of their field positions—a test that I suggest excludes most women. Apparently this post struck a nerve for some people, but not in the way…

  • Shoe Shock

    Recently I was downtown, and while there, I decided to visit the Nordstrom department store. Not that I needed or wanted to buy anything. It’s just that I’d never been in one before. I figured at the very least, it would have cool Christmas decorations. So, in I went. And I quickly discovered why I’d…

  • An Open Letter to White Supremacists

    First, let me give you my “bonafides”. According to Ancestry DNA, I’m about as white as a human being can be. That always has, and probably always will give me a leg up in society. I won’t even try to deny it. I also won’t deny that I’ve done little or nothing to earn this…