Hip Injections: Clinical Case Studies-

Hip pain—most commonly from osteoarthritis (OA), bursitis, labral pathology, or tendinopathies—affects function, mobility, and quality of life. Hip & Knee Together: About 40-50% of older adults experience pain in either their hip or knee joints, says Regenerative Institute of Newport Beach, Carolina Regional Orthopaedics, and Oxford Academic.

Hip Pain Management in 2026:

Evidence-Based Options from Steroid Injections to PRP and Total Hip Replacement

Clear and Present Danger:

The Soon-To-Be Ex-Husband Tried to Sneak Behind His Soon-To-Be Ex-Wife and Encumber The Jointly Owned Home For A Real Estate Loan.

Lousy Decisions in Government: A Never-Ending, Continuous Merry-Go-Around

Why They Happen, Why They Persist, and How to Reduce Them

Parkinson’s Laws: Designing Organizational Systems Against Bureaucratic Drift

When Compliance Reporting Becomes the End Product:

How Required Reporting Turns Bureaucracies into a Paper Reporting Treadmill and a Production Results Avoidance Machine

“Boneheaded Actions: Characteristic Actions Taken by Bureaucracies”

When Rules and Processes Replace Results

Less Than Intelligent (Stupid) Decisions, from the California Government (Housing + Insurance Edition)

Why “fraudulently created, sold as reasonable policies” keep producing shortages, unaffordable premiums, and brittle systems — with case studies

Hip Replacement Surgery:

Effectiveness, Recovery, and Realistic Expectations

“Brothers in Arms” Dire Straits’

At its core, “Brothers in Arms” is a heartfelt lament—a quiet, emotionally restrained anti-war song that invites listeners to feel the pain and loss soldiers experience, fostering empathy and understanding.

“Money for Nothing”: Dire Straits

The lyrics are written in-character: from the viewpoint of working-class guys watching music videos and scoffing at how “easy” musicians seem to have it—fame, money, attention—compared with physical labor.

What Is the Ego?

What It’s Made Of, How It Forms, How It Evolves, and How We Outgrow Needing It “Fed”-to help us understand our inner processes and support our personal growth journey.

Hope Is Not a Strategy:

Why Optimism Without Action Fails (and What to Do Instead): A Better Approach-Hope + Strategy + Action:

The Car Repair Estimate Moment — From the Kid’s View

The car makes a sound it’s not supposed to make.

California Benefit Cliffs for Low-Earning Workers When Earnings Rise:

What to Watch and Where They Hit While Attempting To Live on a Subsistence Income

Financial Stress: When There Is Too Much Month Left at the End of the Money

This isn’t financial advice—just a clear-eyed look and compassionate look at why so many households feel squeezed, what “financial stress” is, and what helps most when the margin of safety disappears, when a Flat tire needing replacement becomes a crisis.

Powwow Meaning, Origin, and How the Word—and the Gathering—Evolved

What Does “Powwow” Mean Today?

Powwow: Meaning, Origins, and Why the Word Matters

The word you’ve heard—maybe even used—without knowing its weight

Low Wages: Getting By on $20 per Hour or Less (U.S. & California, mid 2025)

The wage floor, frozen in time and space.

Motivation (Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic):

Why Similar Effort Produces Different Outcomes