I was the instigator. You were the reason why.

A brickload of freelance work has been crashing down lately like I was an animated weasel bent on the destruction of Toontown. And with each article, the subject matter sees more pointed toward stirring up controversy. That's the benefit of reporting from a remote location: creating tense, hopeless situations and watching blamelessly from afar as it all erupts.

So this is what it is like to be one of the 1 percent.