...that, as life shuffles from youth to elder, the best gifts are not material but in time spent together.

...that watching the stock market crash or grow is the insistent reminder that the value of money is no different than a faith in a god or the hopeful wish of life on other planets—ephemeral and illusory.

...that the correct response to a politician comparing crowd sizes to others is a respectful “Who the fucking fuck cares, you fuck?”

...that anyone not in a dark alley or the home of a known serial killer who claims the feel unsafe probably are best off becoming agoraphobic and staying inside.

...that neck tattoos are a sign that one has given up ever hoping for anything more than a minimum wage job outside of professional basketball or record promotion.