Moderate Living

Hello, I'm Mike – I write every Tuesdays and Fridays

Month: January 2025

  • Fear (Correction In Comments)

    Fear (Correction In Comments)

  • Mediterranean Salad

    Mediterranean Salad

    I ordered this pendant medal from Etsy a few weeks ago and it arrived recently. I had it rose gold plated as I like the subtlety of the shade. Gold is nice too but if I’m paying as much as I’m paying for this item, then I’d like to do rose gold. On the front…

  • The Sword Of Damocles Part 2

    The Sword Of Damocles Part 2

    To finish up this topic (I can’t wait to go back to photography and simple stuff), I’ve compiled things that I learned. It’s not necessarily applicable to yourself. These are things that, I think are the most important strategies to take – when, not if – Fortune comes your way. Of course, this stuff is…

  • The Sword Of Damocles Part 1

    The Sword Of Damocles Part 1

    “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” – William Shakesepeare, Henry IV I had to think before writing this because as much as I want my blog to reflect my life, I don’t want it to be too open to affect my sense of privacy. Additionally, answering this prompt in the official way of…

  • The Last Of The Old Guard

    The Last Of The Old Guard

    Two days ago, President Joe Biden gave his farewell address to the American people. His presidency was….well – let’s just say the election results spoke for themselves. What I would like to focus on though, besides his warm and gracious speech is something that I greatly appreciated about him and was unique to him and…

  • The Most Dangerous Country Song Ever

    The Most Dangerous Country Song Ever

    (names changed for anonymity) It was around 4 in the afternoon or so when we were able to do the final connection checks for the horse trailers. I was working as a helper during that time and, along with 5 other people, were tasked with setting up & retrieving purchased trailers from the city of…