Don Hall 3/2/23 Don Hall 3/2/23

The Hanging Out Conundrum

. In 1990, 63% of Americans reported having five or more close friends. In 2021, only 38% did. On an average day 20 years ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Time Use Survey, 38% of Americans socialized or communicated with friends. By 2021, that number was down to 28%.

Don Hall 2/28/23 Don Hall 2/28/23

Straight from the Whore-says Mouth (Her Joke, Not Mine)

A "sad, revenge-porn-filled, revisionist history, bewilderingly judgmental, impotent kink-shame laden sloppy mess of a collection."

Don Hall 2/27/23 Don Hall 2/27/23

I Believe... [Small Town Tenacity]

...that there are few things in society as pernicious and unrelenting as a tiny rural town in pursuit of a traffic fine. If the IRS had these hayseeds in charge of cracking down on corporations and billionaires, there would be no American debt crisis.

Don Hall 2/21/23 Don Hall 2/21/23

Revision for Comfort? Safety? What the Fuck?

I'd hazard a guess that when, in lockstep with a specific worldview, an industry adopts the practices of an authoritarian regime it might signal some alarm klaxons.

Don Hall 2/20/23 Don Hall 2/20/23

I Believe... [Potter Litmus]

...that the new marker of whether or not I want to engage with someone is the answer to the question “So, what do you think of JK Rowling?”

Don Hall 2/19/23 Don Hall 2/19/23

My Cake is the True Cake Demands the Fanatic

It's a trick, like magic, that forces reevaluation of language, both what it means and how we use it. Given that most of us use language as a blunt instrument, it is an especially dangerous trick in the hands of yellow journalism, philosophers, and those seeking to influence the body politic.

Don Hall 2/13/23 Don Hall 2/13/23

I Believe… [Age is the Number of Pounds Your Back Can Sustain]

..that, while personally moving all my stuff to a seventh floor apartment by myself makes my dude brain feel all badass, my back would like to register an official complaint to HR.

Don Hall 2/13/23 Don Hall 2/13/23

“I Didn’t Marry a Prostitute…” The Perfect Anti-Valentine

On Valentine’s Day I’m launching my latest Literate Ape Press venture “I Didn’t Marry a Prostitute: A Sordid Tale of Deceit, Disillusionment, and Divorce” available through Amazon.

Don Hall 2/11/23 Don Hall 2/11/23

Let Them Eat Really Expensive Popcorn (and maybe some cake)

I’d pay an extra buck if the movie started on time without Noovie or ads. I like the previews but not ten minutes of them.

Don Hall 2/7/23 Don Hall 2/7/23

Please Harass Me (If This is What Harassment Looks Like)

I'm less certain the new-ish protocol is more respectful but it is definitely more careful and maybe that's enough. I've never really understood the catcalling type of guy but I'm not Italian.

Don Hall 2/6/23 Don Hall 2/6/23

I Believe... [Adopting the Sexual Habits of Your Pets]

...that ‘sex positive’ is just another way of excusing your neighbor’s chihuahua when he humps your leg incessantly.

Don Hall 2/3/23 Don Hall 2/3/23

Fifty-Seven Years and Still On My Feet

If you nearly drown wading in the ocean, is it better to learn to simply avoid the ocean in the future or learn to swim?

Don Hall 1/30/23 Don Hall 1/30/23

I Believe... [Pol Pot Wasn't a Nazi]

...that the claim that the five black officers charged with murdering another black man are agents of white supremacy is just goofy. As bad as Hitler was, you can’t pin the The Khmer Rouge on him.

Don Hall 1/28/23 Don Hall 1/28/23

Is Hashtag Activism a Failure?

These hashtag campaigns have absolutely created international awareness of the issues at hand but seem to have backfired in the implementation of change.

Don Hall 1/26/23 Don Hall 1/26/23

The Price of a Gun

What sets the Baldwin case apart is that not only he, the shooter, is being charged but both his armorer and the guy who handed him the gun are being held to pay

Don Hall 1/24/23 Don Hall 1/24/23

The Bizarre Inflation of Crises Via Platform

Respectively, each of these horrors of the modern world can be found on: CNN, MSNBC, FOX, Faceborg, Twitter, TikTok, and a coupla podcasts. Each platform seems to prioritize a different threat to us all but none of them are what I’d call big issues.

Don Hall 1/23/23 Don Hall 1/23/23

I Believe... [Did You Really Live Your Experience?]

I believe... that the difference between experience and lived experience is the shift from that which all people have to branding for perceived authority.

Don Hall 1/19/23 Don Hall 1/19/23

I Like to Watch | TÁR

The discovery of my years is that when you refuse to take sides in a dispute that has little to do with you, you present a litmus test for those with perceived skin in the game unintended.

Don Hall 1/16/23 Don Hall 1/16/23

I Believe... ['Spare' Me]

I believe... that Prince Harry is merely an avatar for an entire cohort clamoring to declare “See? I’m a victim, too! Look over here! I’m truly traumatized! Follow me on my platforms.”

Don Hall 1/12/23 Don Hall 1/12/23

The Overdue but Perfect Response to the Outrage of the Minority

Disrespectful outcry will never, ever affect our actions.