Don Hall 6/18/18 Don Hall 6/18/18

I Believe… ["Unapologetic" is a Pass For Being an Asshole]

…that there is a razor's edge of difference between being "unapologetic" and being a narcissistic shitstain. Being confident in oneself and refusing to apologize for sucky behavior are not the same thing.

Don Hall 6/11/18 Don Hall 6/11/18

I Believe… [Parts and Motivations Unknown]

…that Anthony Bourdain left this realm with the same guts and bravado as he did in life. On his own terms and in his own time. We may not understand the reasons but not knowing shouldn't lessen our respect for the life he led and lessons he learned and shared.

Don Hall 6/4/18 Don Hall 6/4/18

I Believe… [A Cake By Any Other Frosting]

…that there's a reason that the wealthy are most often portrayed as the villains in popular culture and it isn't envy. It's reality. If your motivations in life are a soup of individualism, competition, and materialism you are the villain.

Don Hall 5/28/18 Don Hall 5/28/18

I Believe… [Black Lives Matter But Not More Than Football]

...that the simple answer is to not watch the NFL anymore. Yes, that would require so many to give up spectating a sport that exemplifies almost everything wrong with Americans in general (except for the sloth part): male, domestic abusing, drug addicts beating the shit out of each other for points and million dollar salaries.

Don Hall 5/21/18 Don Hall 5/21/18

I Believe… [Let People Enjoy the Goddamn Wedding, Already!]

…that, while I didn't watch the latest Royal Wedding, I'm not going to piss all ver people who love that stuff. The bitterness and acrimony of people who can't do anything but take a dump on someone enjoying the idea of romance and love in our crushingly depressing times is just more dung on the heap.

Don Hall 5/14/18 Don Hall 5/14/18

I Believe… [Stop Calling the Cops on Black People, OK?]

...that calling the police should be reserved for genuine emergencies. Anyone who calls the police because they are uneasy or uncomfortable or slightly suspicious should be fined. It's a trigger that should be, like all fucking triggers, only pulled when all other options are exhausted.

Don Hall 5/7/18 Don Hall 5/7/18

I Believe... [Trump & West Sell the Same Snake Oil]

...that with the definition of service animals to include emotional support animals (previously known as "pets"), soon there will be a new classification — emotional support animals for emotional support animals. Your nervous chihuahua with the IBS and shivers needs support, too. Get him a pet gerbil for his emotional support and every anxious person in America will begin looking like fucking Dr. Doolittle.

Don Hall 4/30/18 Don Hall 4/30/18

I Believe… [Avengers: Infinity War Was RAD!]

…that Trump doesn't lie more than other presidents. Trump just doesn't give a shit if he is caught in a lie.

Don Hall 4/23/18 Don Hall 4/23/18

I Believe... [Modern Partisanship Resembles a Preschool Bathroom Break]

...that nothing makes me happier than Hannity being exposed and Ryan leaving the House. If McConnell is discovered to have a cache of weasel pornography on his hard drive and photos of himself with him jacking off while eating dogshit, I'd be the Happiest Asshole on Planet OMG.

Don Hall 4/16/18 Don Hall 4/16/18

I Believe... [You Aren’t Boycotting Starbucks...]

...that, while the woman calling the cops to arrest the two black men in a Phillie Starbucks is complete and utter anal weeping, you aren’t boycotting Starbucks any more than you are deleting your Faceborg account or boycotting the NFL. And what would happen if you did? Would Starbucks cease to hire marginally racist white women as managers — in Philadelphia?

Don Hall 4/9/18 Don Hall 4/9/18

I Believe... [It Didn’t Snow in Cancun]

...that if your perception of Mexico and Mexican people specifically comes from the media, you need to take a trip to Mexico. Trust me, you’re wrong. Beautiful country, beautiful people. Trusting your media-fed perspective is like trusting Trump about Chicago.

Don Hall 4/2/18 Don Hall 4/2/18

I Believe… [I Have Risen]

...that nothing speaks to how clueless and discompassionate we are as people than the immediate chattering of Starbucks customers following a homeless man wondering into the coffee shop barking “Can anyone help me? I’m hungry!”

Don Hall 3/26/18 Don Hall 3/26/18

I Believe… [The Power of the People = Rich White Guys for Governor]

…that when we have yet another election for Illinois governor between two white billionaires, we need to re-evaluate our strategies in convincing the population to vote for better. The "aren't we cool and progressive" smugness, the angry moralizing , and the appeals to be humane for all citizens don't seem to be working...

Don Hall 3/19/18 Don Hall 3/19/18

I Believe… [Poor People Remind Us the System is Screwed]

…that Americans hate the poor because poor people remind them how rigged the capitalist system is against anyone not born into wealth. No one wants some smelly, homeless former public school teacher demonstrating the thinness of the ice one stands upon.

Don Hall 3/5/18 Don Hall 3/5/18

I Believe… [Just Tack an "Ism" On It and You're Ready to Go!]

…that, while the election of 2016 (and likely 2020) signaled some dark times for the country, this is nothing more than White Male Supremacy's Last Stand. It's angry, desperate, and wholly unpopular. Those of us who rail against it should simply stay the course and avoid sabotaging ourselves with infighting.

Don Hall 2/26/18 Don Hall 2/26/18

I Believe… [WOLVERINES!]

...that, if you think high school kids can’t be heroes, you never saw Red Dawn. WOLVERINES!

Don Hall 2/19/18 Don Hall 2/19/18

I Believe… [Trump is Us. Own It.]

…that anyone who uses social media to insult, shame, name call, posture and overtly self-promote is in no position to castigate Trump for it because you are playing from the exact same playbook as our Idiot Savant President. The biggest tragedy of the 2016 Election is that we finally elected someone just like us.

Don Hall 2/12/18 Don Hall 2/12/18

I Believe… [Age is Just a Number That Means You're Old]

…that when you say "Age is just a number" my feet and lower back wanna sock you repeatedly in the junk until you acknowledge that age is decay and decay is the ever approaching sound of mortality. Maybe lose the "just." "Age is a number" is more true and less damning of the fact I'm wearing bifocals.

Don Hall 2/5/18 Don Hall 2/5/18

I Believe… [If You Appropriate, Pay the Toll]

…that cultural appropriation is best addressed by making sure those cultures appropriated are handsomely paid for it. Even then, it's iffy but economic redress is concrete rather than an apology.

Don Hall 1/29/18 Don Hall 1/29/18

I Believe.. [Nikki Haley was Humping a Bag of Maggots]

…that the only must-see event that eclipses The Greatest Showman as revisionist make 'em up but hysterical historical fiction is the Trumpster's State of the Union Address on Tuesday. I'll be watching it with The Greatest Hits of the Tijuana Brass playing in the background.