Don Hall 12/4/23 Don Hall 12/4/23

I Believe... [Wear Out or Rust?]

...that each of us will either wear out or rust from complacency and I’’m choosing to completely wear this body out like Charlie Parker minus the heroin.

Don Hall 11/29/23 Don Hall 11/29/23

New Generational Nicknames

They’re sort of like astrological signs, casting individuals into large groupings in some sort of mystical horseshit to explain why someone born in July is aggressive or someone born in February is elusive.

Don Hall 11/28/23 Don Hall 11/28/23

Performative Apathy | A Brief Guide to Navigating Meaningless Conversations

The key difference between apathy (the state of simply not giving a shit) and performative apathy (the appearance of not giving a shit to accomplish a swift exit from a circular and pointless argument with an outraged person seeking validation rather than communication) is big.

Don Hall 11/27/23 Don Hall 11/27/23

I Believe... [In Corporal Punishment]

...that adults who truly believe that words are violence were never slapped in the mouth for talking back or walloped with a belt for bullying their sibling.

Don Hall 11/21/23 Don Hall 11/21/23

Dear John: A Customer of My Ex-wife Reviews the Book

When, this weekend, I was alerted to a new Goodreads review of the book, I opened up the website to discover a Five-Star review of the book from...

...one of her clients. When I say "client" I mean "john." By “john” I mean “paying customer.”

Don Hall 11/20/23 Don Hall 11/20/23

I Believe... [A Five-Part Story]

A quick slice of life in 2023 America

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.