The person signing the checks may be the person you trust most. That is exactly why you verify the checks. In my Certified Fraud Examiner studies, I keep returning to one hard truth: fraud does not always arrive as a stranger breaking through the perimeter. Sometimes it is already inside, with legitimate access, familiar routines, … Continue reading Security & Scams: The Bookkeeper and the Meal Count, When Trust Replaces Verification
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9fmta-1b94f17 The Reality Behind White-Collar Theft: Stepping into the shoes of a private investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner to explore why workplace crime and embezzlement are often far stranger and more destructive than fiction. The Minnesota Feeding Fraud Case: Breaking down the federal prosecution of Mona Ries Fidoon—who billed $1M for over 300,000 unserved … Continue reading Persist and Consequence Shall Induce Itself Has A Fro… The Call Is Coming from Inside the Room: Bookkeepers, Kickbacks & Safeguarding Your Perimeter
Monday doesn’t start when the alarm goes off. It starts with the reset I give myself on Sunday. I want to move into Monday rested, not spend the first hours recovering from a week that never properly ended. That is the point: arrive ready, clear-eyed, and responsible for how I use my energy. The Grind … Continue reading The Grind: Monday Starts on Sunday
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-n9ruz-1b939af The Bread Ceremony & Community Reset: Centering thanksgiving, community building, and personal intention through daily rituals, prayers, and chants. The Myth of the Weekend Sleep Catch-Up: Addressing the reality of cumulative sleep debt—why cramming recovery into a 48-hour window doesn't reverse chronic exhaustion, and prioritizing 5 to 6 hours of true restorative REM sleep … Continue reading Persist and Consequence Shall Induce Itself Has A Fro… Sleep Deficits, Rosehips & Staying in Your Lane
“What is” is where I have chosen to put my energy. “What if” can keep a person rehearsing imagined futures, explaining away inaction, or waiting for someone else to make the first move. I would rather look clearly at what is in front of me, decide what I stand for, and act accordingly. That decision … Continue reading Meditative Rituals: What Is, Not What If
A 22-year-old wrote this. That is the sentence I keep coming back to as I read In the Shadow of Eight by Collin Gosselin, one of the sextuplets from the TLC reality show. I have the book in my hands, and it does not read to me like a routine celebrity memoir. It reads like … Continue reading Weekend Reads & Vibes: Collin Gosselin and the Systems That Were Supposed to Save Him
Friday’s audit is a look-back, not a scorecard. I’m asking what worked, what I fussed about profitably, and what deserves to come with me into next week. Nobody gets a grade, not the people who sent me suspicious emails, and not me. The week had a little bit of everything: fraud examination, an honest conversation … Continue reading Flexible Glow & The Weekly Audit: No Script Leaves the House Before Payment
Peace and joy are not trophies waiting at the finish line of a long week. They are not reserved for the day every task is finished, every message answered, and the laundry basket has finally stopped looking at you like it knows what you did. They can belong to an ordinary Thursday afternoon, claimed on … Continue reading The Pursuit of Peace & Joy: Laundry Day, Neckbones, and a Keyboard That Clicks
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-xqbme-1b8e76b The Heart Behind the Mic: Reconnecting with the original mission of the podcast—reading to learn, learning to read, and diving deep into the books that challenge, entertain, and reveal life's stranger-than-fiction truths. Revisiting Cop Without a Badge: Diving into Charles Kipps’s 1990s true-crime work detailing Kevin Maher's wild evolution from a teenage car thief … Continue reading Persist and Consequence Shall Induce Itself Has A Fro… Reading Rainbow Roots, Reality TV Lore & Literary Truths
I use AI. Freely admitted. Not for the living, for the keeping. The experiences are mine. The images are mine. The moment happens first, before anyone polishes a sentence or adjusts a visual. Then I use tools (including Penny, Sonny, and Gemini) to help shape and enhance what I’ve already experienced. Before anything is published, … Continue reading The Shielded Life: Confessions of an AI-Enhanced Human