Don Hall 10/20/25 Don Hall 10/20/25

I Believe… [Soul Sterilization]

...that technology is a brilliant liar—it convinces us we’re connected while quietly sterilizing our souls.

Don Hall 10/13/25 Don Hall 10/13/25

I Believe… [Letting Go]

...that knowing when to let go of people who have already let go of you is good. Actually letting them go and moving on is better.

Don Hall 10/6/25 Don Hall 10/6/25

I Believe… [Neo-Inquisitioners]

...that in an age where every word is a potential weapon and every hurt feeling a crime scene, the loudest moralists aren’t protecting the vulnerable—they’re auditioning for the Inquisition.

Don Hall 9/29/25 Don Hall 9/29/25

I Believe… [We’re Not Machines]

...that joy is found in the act of building something useless: kites in winter, elaborate cocktail garnishes for tap water, or a paper-mâché bust of your ex-boss. Useless things remind us we’re not machines.

Don Hall 9/24/25 Don Hall 9/24/25

The Democracy of a Thousand Voices

Why Free Speech Must Be Absolute, Why Assassination Always Fails, and Why Rage Isn’t Winning

Don Hall 9/22/25 Don Hall 9/22/25

I Believe… [The Ironic Right]

...that the irony that the Right is reveling in their reclaimed permission to say the word ‘retard’ and yet most of them are ‘tards is staggering.

Don Hall 9/15/25 Don Hall 9/15/25

I Believe… [Not My Tempo]

...that the fact that my staff sees JK Simmons’s performance in “Whiplash” as a ‘comically evil version of me’ says a lot about my approach to management.

Don Hall 9/13/25 Don Hall 9/13/25

The Left Can’t Dance If It Keeps Tripping Over Its Own Moral Shoelaces

Progressives have the best playlist, the best snacks, and the best costumes—so why does every party feel like a lecture series with snacks?

Don Hall 9/8/25 Don Hall 9/8/25

I Believe… [New Mantra]

...that my next tattoo will be something along the lines of “Expect Nothing. Hope for Everything.”

Don Hall 9/2/25 Don Hall 9/2/25

Curiosity is a Muscle to Build

Hit the gym. You’re getting soft again.

Don Hall 9/1/25 Don Hall 9/1/25

I Believe… [Manufactured Happiness]

...that happiness isn’t found, it’s manufactured—like bootleg mixtapes in the back of a Pontiac in 1985, hissing but priceless.

Don Hall 8/25/25 Don Hall 8/25/25

I Believe… [Just Call It Gambling, Already]

...that a casino is the poor man’s Wall Street. Cryptocurrency is the libertarian’s casino.

Don Hall 8/20/25 Don Hall 8/20/25

Discomfort Is the Only Honest Coach

The anti-heroes of the 1970's understood the challenge.

Don Hall 8/18/25 Don Hall 8/18/25

I Believe… [Corporate Speak]

...that the phrase “Just loop me in” is corporate code for “I want to handcuff myself to your brain until one of us dies.”

Don Hall 8/12/25 Don Hall 8/12/25

The Stereotypical Thoughts of a GenX Dude

I’d suggest that racism is far less evident in the words we say and the stereotypes we embrace than the actions we engage in because of those words.

Don Hall 8/11/25 Don Hall 8/11/25

I Believe… [AI is Coming]

...that AI won’t just replace jobs—it’ll replace purpose. And when people lose that, they don’t riot—they just quietly stop existing in any way that matters.

Don Hall 8/4/25 Don Hall 8/4/25

I Believe… [Learning About Sex]

...that most teenage boys learn about sex from porn and most teenage girls learn about it from trauma and somewhere in between is a guidance counselor with a pamphlet and a panic disorder.