Don Hall 11/16/23 Don Hall 11/16/23

The Expectation Trap

If you expect to fail, you will.

Don Hall 11/14/23 Don Hall 11/14/23

A Case for Commonality versus Group Identification

Our differences are minimal with two exceptions: economic class and political influence. Everything else boils down to cultural costumes and religious belief.

Don Hall 11/13/23 Don Hall 11/13/23

I Believe... [Do Something, Already]

...that the solution to most of our anxiety is to do something. Anything. Anxiety resides in the space of a fear of the unknown. Action solves that problem.

Don Hall 11/8/23 Don Hall 11/8/23

What's Wrong with Marvel?

The results are obvious. It’s a freaking mess.

Don Hall 11/6/23 Don Hall 11/6/23

I Believe... [Pick Up Lines]

...that among the worst or best pick up lines for a potential date is “Hey. What’s your favorite dinosaur?”

Don Hall 10/30/23 Don Hall 10/30/23

I Believe... [365 Halloween]

...that, with all the identities being claimed in our modern age, we’re just celebrating Halloween every day of the year!

Don Hall 10/26/23 Don Hall 10/26/23

No True Objectivity and Yet...

Moral relativism aside, Western society is engaging in an attempt to reframe reality in postmodernist terms.

Don Hall 10/25/23 Don Hall 10/25/23

On Believing What You Hear About the World

According to national surveys the current state of media is that it is overwhelmingly viewed as not to be trusted. Common sense observation indicates the same.

Don Hall 10/23/23 Don Hall 10/23/23

I Believe... [Preserve the Peace]

...that some plans should just be planned and executed rather than telegraphed to preserve the peace.

Don Hall 10/16/23 Don Hall 10/16/23

I Believe… [Best Pizza in the World]

..that no pizza in the world compares to Chicago’s Pequod’s. Fight me.

Don Hall 10/11/23 Don Hall 10/11/23

The War in the Middle East Brought to You by Dupixent

Like being presented with a video of a kid’s head being lopped off on a soccer field briefly interrupted by a call to action involving Skittles. It’s ugly, it’s unnecessary, it’s exhausting.

Don Hall 10/9/23 Don Hall 10/9/23

I Believe... [C'Mon!]

...that the moment when any rock singer barks out “C’mon!” before a massive guitar riff is the moment I say “OK! Fucking A! C’mon!”

Don Hall 10/7/23 Don Hall 10/7/23

Listing the Fuckups is More Helpful Than the Other List

The size of your successes matches the size of your failures.

Don Hall 10/2/23 Don Hall 10/2/23

I Believe... [Profundity Comes From Heartache]

...that we are our most profound when broken hearted.

Don Hall 9/30/23 Don Hall 9/30/23

Loving Las Vegas—Come Out and Buy a Book!

Free but you should bring some dough for booze and books!

Don Hall 9/26/23 Don Hall 9/26/23

Emotional Truth is a Synonym for Bullshit

Did Hannah Gadsby really nearly get beaten up at a bus stop for presenting as lesbian? Did Dave Chappelle actually have the conversations with his transgender fan? Did Bert Kreischer truthfully infiltrate the Russian mob? Does any of that matter?

Don Hall 9/25/23 Don Hall 9/25/23

I Believe... [More Kirk, Please]

...that while developing more Spock and less Kirk in my decision making has been for the good, I’m thinking I could use some more of that Kirk in the meantime. Being overly cautious has never been my default and while caution is smart, it doesn’t make for a good story.

Don Hall 9/21/23 Don Hall 9/21/23

How Democracy Works

Don Hall 9/19/23 Don Hall 9/19/23

Disconnecting from the Cacophony

This is not to state that competition is the source of our current divides but how we perceive competition and specifically for what you compete is the problem we face.

Don Hall 9/18/23 Don Hall 9/18/23

I Believe... [Weed Your Mom's Garden]

...that spending a morning helping my mom clean up her extensive gardens, pulling weeds and trimming back overgrowth, and then organizing the garage as my dad sits in his chair supervising his need for order in one of his few places left is worth more than most things I do on any other given day. My mom singing nonsense songs in her pleasure at her garden and my dad’s satisfied grin as the garage comes together is gold.