Is Seinfeld On to Something or Is He Just an Old Man Barking at the Kids in His Yard?
The thing Seinfeld seems to miss is that without those factions telling us all what to say and think, there is no need for the subversive comic.
I Believe… [Old Age]
...that old age as a concept has little to do with the slowing of the body and far more to do with the decay of curiosity.
Anti-War or Anti-Bored?
…most protests are performative cosplay, or mass meet-ups of the angry, the radical, the lonely or the misinformed.
The Beggars Who Choose
So, given my time constraints of rebooting my life in the big city, Hinge.
I Believe… [Mullets]
...that a mullet on a man is silly but a mullet on a woman is an aggressive statement of independence and empowerment in the shadow of the patriarchy.
[Repost] On Becoming Addicted to Misery and The Quest for Psychological Safety
“I’m being mugged” became “I was just mugged” which transformed into “I survived being mugged” to “Did I ever tell you about the time I was mugged?”
I Believe… [The Flipside of Grit]
...that, if grit and industry is something you respect, you have to hand it to thieves who steal catalytic converters because at least they aren’t sitting on the sidewalk with a cup.
I Believe… [Take a Walk]
...that a long walk in a neighborhood you’ve done a million things in is both a reminder of times gone by and a call for something new on old ground.
Searching for Harry Callahan
Donald Trump is the 21st Century version of Harry Callahan—borderline racist, brutal in tactics, rogue against the system, sarcastic, and a direct response to a counterculture/pop culture shift that leaves generations in flux.