California’s highway 1 is one of the most beautiful stretches of road in the country. Stretching from the southern reaches of Orange County to the sparsely populated Mendocino county in NorCal, the highway traverses the state’s rocky coastline for the better part of 700 miles. The highway is most well known for the breathtaking views …
Property crime in the United States is rising once again as police departments and property owners are still reeling from the sudden spike that coincided with the 2020 Covid pandemic. This initial spike in crime saw a rise in organized crime targeting retailers, no doubt taking advantage in the political and social unrest that characterized …
With the number of car accidents rising year over year, it’s often a matter of “when”, not “if” you will be involved in a potentially life-altering accident. For me, it happened a few short days after I got my driver’s license as a teenager. The story goes that I was driving to school. I was …
Veronica Walters embodies the essence of a dynamic, modern Renaissance woman who gracefully defies traditional norms and boundaries. At the age of twenty-seven, Veronica faced the devastating breakdown of her marriage with her first husband, the father of her 4 young children. In a time of society when divorce was still highly taboo and unfairly …
Years ago, an acquaintance of mine was involved in a motorcycle accident that ended up taking him out of commission for the better part of half a year. The accident was caused by a distracted driver watching a Tik Tok video not seeing that my friend had shifted into their lane. Despite how clearly the …
Do you ever wake up with a sense of urgency to act on behalf of both the present and the future? There are certain events in life that can trigger such existential crises. For many Americans, the pandemic was a wave that overwhelmed society economically, politically, and medically. Significantly shifting the way people choose to …
Working parents essentially do it all. In the morning, they wake up before their children to prepare breakfast and lunch before dropping them off at school and then driving into the office. After the workday, the evening demands picking up the kids from school, cooking dinner, and, sometimes, or on some days, driving the children …
American freelancing marketplace Upwork helps freelancers find clients and clients find freelancers. Upwork’s 2021 report says that more than a third of the entire United States workforce “performed freelance work in the past 12 months.” The proportion is significant, given that freelancing is a form of non-traditional employment. Freelancing is a form of self-employment where …
To the average person, it may be hard to imagine living a life of enormous amounts of fame, wealth, and power—all the while constantly experiencing depression and loneliness. But the horrors of Hollywood can be deadly. Literally. Several celebrities have died by suicide, with heavy speculation that their desire was to simply end the torture …
Prenuptial agreements, or prenups, have gotten such a bad rap over the years that many soon-to-be-married couples dread the prospect of even bringing up the subject during the leadup to the wedding. Prenups are often treated as cold, calculating, and often inherently exploitative by one or both partners. The process can be unromantic, forcing future …