Scarespiracy

The fires in Maui were disturbing on SO many levels…no need to exaggerate or invent anything–it’s bad–real bad and it only kept getting worse…and worse. When speculation emerged that the missing children had been trafficked for sex and their parents murdered or that only the disobedient escaped alive and may be being groomed for a … Read more

June 2023 Newsletter

What are you mad at ME for? YOU saw it coming! Hat tip to LE, the best tile guy in Los Angeles…mitering hexagonal zellige is almost impossible but man, this guy CRUSHED it! I’m amazed I got so much content out this month because I am moving. Not only moving, but fixing up an old … Read more

Andy’s Razor

Anything that could be a CIA op is most likely a CIA op. *Coined by Andreas Xirtus in reference to something Andy Rouse said on the Reality Czars anniversary special I was privileged enough to be a part of.

May 2023 Newsletter

Easter Traditions We love Easter! To think, there’s hope for mankind!! Both as a religious holiday and an occasion for a family feast, it’s one of my favorite days of the year, if not my absolute favorite. The only thing that sells it short is that my nuclear family is small and we are far … Read more

Basket of Irrationals

“Basket of Deplorables.” It’s a pretty jejune insult yet it entered the lexicon as a mantra on both left and right–the left as the insult it was meant to be, and the right as a rallying cry (which it was also likely meant to be.) Although I’m not a MAGA gal nor a Republican nor … Read more

April 2023 Newsletter

Haiku Highball Homage Suntory Highball. Best part of sakura trip! Funny because true. Okay, so maybe it’s a bit tortured for a haiku–but it is true! My younger son and I tagged along on my husband’s business trip to Japan and it happened to coincide with the peak week for cherry blossoms, or sakura. It … Read more

March 2023 Newsletter

Mommy Holds Court, Baby Makes Cocktails… As anticipated, I am knee-deep in family stuff right now…kids coming from and going to school, rotating with my sisters and brothers to stay at my mom’s house (we tried to get her into low-income assisted living and they said she was too poor and too old–not kidding!) But … Read more

Newsom Effect

Sometimes I vote. I struggle with the moral quandary of effectively validating a corrupt system, but I also wish to register my protest to the liberal-fascist center, and I think locally sometimes it can matter. I usually vote libertarian & occasionally I vote against someone I have a real problem with for a particular reason. … Read more

February 2023 Newsletter

Deep Dives Premium Launched on iTunes! As you know, Deep Dives with Monica Perez has been available commercial-free on your favorite podcasting platform since its inception, however, the time has come to start running commercials simply to breakeven on production and other podcasting expenses. It’s a privilege to have the option to put ads in … Read more

Party Ethic

I’m not at liberty to recount this story in its entirety, but I felt the phrase belonged in our lexicon so here’s what I got. Someone I know and love tends to burn the candle at both ends. He is great at his job, but is also tons of fun – a bit too much … Read more