Don Hall 9/16/23 Don Hall 9/16/23

If Al Capone Had Been Elected President...

Don Hall 9/15/23 Don Hall 9/15/23

Choosing to Not Share the Pain

Who in this scenario is to blame for non-striking workers (below-the-line people) feeling the pain designed to be inflicted on the Big Money class?

Don Hall 9/11/23 Don Hall 9/11/23

I Believe... [AI is a Sex Doll]

...that AI will eventually end up simply pretending to love lonely men and women like emotional sex dolls.

Don Hall 9/9/23 Don Hall 9/9/23

Two Kinds of Pain: Useless and Useful or What I Learned from Frank Underwood (Archived)

“There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong, or useless pain. The sort of pain that's only suffering. I have no patience for useless things.” — Frank Underwood (House of Cards, Season 1)

Don Hall 9/4/23 Don Hall 9/4/23

I Believe... [Pretending to Work]

...that there is a clear difference between being busy and working. The first is about perception, the second about results.

Don Hall 9/2/23 Don Hall 9/2/23

The Best New Eldercare

He understood this as he was in his eighties and that’s what happens to humans even when they take good care of themselves and have, as he did, top tier health benefits.

Don Hall 8/28/23 Don Hall 8/28/23

I Believe... [Tap Dancing on Eggs]

...that the best response to a society hellbent on requiring the careful, nervous walk through a minefield of eggshells is to tap dance on every fucking egg.

Don Hall 8/22/23 Don Hall 8/22/23

Casino at the End of the World

A curious cocktail topped off with a garnish of self-reflection, which is something all of us could use as the world hears those rarely-uttered words, “Last call!”

Don Hall 8/22/23 Don Hall 8/22/23

Jewface? JEWFACE?!?

Gimme a break.

Don Hall 8/21/23 Don Hall 8/21/23

I Believe... [Apolitical Storms?]

...that the naming of hurricanes is likely to be apolitical but c’mon, guys.

Don Hall 8/19/23 Don Hall 8/19/23

If We Choose to Eat Shit, Is It Really the Fault of the Chef?

“What are you, stupid? All the food you eat is shit. Eat the sushi, dumb fucks.”

Don Hall 8/17/23 Don Hall 8/17/23

Same As It Ever Was

Don Hall 8/15/23 Don Hall 8/15/23

Try That in a Small Town

Small, rural areas operate by their own rules in part because they’re too tiny for the rest of us to really spend time worrying about them but these small towns are the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to how society works.

Don Hall 8/14/23 Don Hall 8/14/23

I Believe... [Human Babies Require Our Pity to Survive]

...that human babies coming out of the womb helpless and unable to walk make other animals seem superior.

Don Hall 8/8/23 Don Hall 8/8/23

This is the Day

Simplicity: action begets motivation which creates results which inspire action and so on.

Don Hall 8/7/23 Don Hall 8/7/23

I Believe... [Small but Potent]

...that four differently spiced and garnished sliders is vastly better than one full-sized hamburger.

Don Hall 8/3/23 Don Hall 8/3/23

Seven Years

We launched this bitch August 1, 2016.

Don Hall 8/2/23 Don Hall 8/2/23

Not All Dogs Are Feral

If a dog bites someone (it happens) we don't suddenly paint the picture that all dogs or even a significant percentage of dogs are feral.

Don Hall 7/31/23 Don Hall 7/31/23

I Believe... [Playing the Game Better]

...that the drooling MAGA crowd are a lot better at the cancel and boycott game than the Progressive Left.

Don Hall 7/27/23 Don Hall 7/27/23

Finishing a Book Sweats Like Nostalgia

It caused me to miss Las Vegas, miss the people I used to work with and for, miss the life I had way back then (a whole three years ago), miss the very vibe of a casino.