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I used to live in a dilapidated New York City building where sewer rats climbed up through the drain to fight in the shower. Thanks to recovery, I now live in paradise. Yeah, we still have rats. But they’re pack rats that have so far stayed outside (knock wood). And...
Want to Be Happy? Then Stop Doing This
by Ryn Gargulinski | Apr 7, 2022 | Stories
Happiness and Joy During Turbulent Times: Ryn Gargulinski (Rynski) On How To Live With Joie De Vivre, Even When It Feels Like The Whole World Is Pulling You Down Want to be happy? Then stop just wishing around. The key to happiness is… Action. Thinking your way...
Marketing Tactics for a Crazy Car
by Ryn Gargulinski | Dec 12, 2021 | Stories
Every time I think of my old decked-out car, I think of George. No, George was not a mechanic at the local garage. He was a business advisor at Tucson SCORE. And my car wasn’t decked out to go 800 miles an hour—or I would have surely speeded my way out of my driver’s...
World Safety 101 (poem)
by Ryn Gargulinski | Nov 9, 2018 | Blogski Archives, crime, danger, death, poetry, writing
Gotta ban guns. Gotta ban knives. Gotta ban sticks. They all take lives. Gotta ban bats. Gotta ban rocks. Gotta ban lasers and tasers that shock.   Gotta ban pepper spray. Gotta ban stones. They go with the sticks and break all your bones. Gotta ban...
The Horror of Health Insurance for the Self-Employed
by Ryn Gargulinski | Jul 19, 2018 | Blogski Archives, column, danger, death, gross stuff, health, life
Some pine for the good ole days of their childhood or early romances. I pine for the good ole days of health insurance. When I first became fully self-employed, I had a decent Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance plan for about $99 per month. The deductible was...