...that the practice of making playlists (the modern version of the mixtape) is essential to improving your mood and perspective on the spinning orb.

...that life comes in circles and the best of us learn to really turn into the curves without spinning out.

...that very few things are as satisfying as a complicated plan being executed flawlessly. It’s extremely rare but when you manage it, it’s freaking gold.

...that sometimes you just have to do semi-impossible things just to prove to yourself you still can.

...that the courts and litigation were never going to save us from Trump any more than the Russiagate investigation. The only way out of having him as the demise of all that is good is to unite and vote for the other guy. Period.