Don Hall 4/11/20 Don Hall 4/11/20

Lessons on Self-Isolation as Learned from Binge Watching “Big Brother” and “Love Island” with Just a Bit of Shame for Doing So

While you languish in self-exile playing board games and participating in Zoom cocktail parties, I did something truly shameful as a research project: I binge-watched Big Brother: Season 21 and Love Island: Fiji.

Don Hall 4/9/20 Don Hall 4/9/20

What is This “Due Process” You Speak Of, Alyssa Milano?

Honestly, the last time I gave two shits what Alyssa Milano or Rose McGowen thought about anything was... well... never. That said, I’m tired of writing about the fucking COVID-19 world so let’s dive in, shall we?

Don Hall 4/8/20 Don Hall 4/8/20

The New World Order Following 9/11 is a Template NOT to Follow

The art of those most motivated by empowering those with less may be brushed under the dark and soiled shag carpeting of disaster.

Don Hall 4/7/20 Don Hall 4/7/20

If You Treat People Like Children, You Can’t Be Surprised When They Act Like Children

Simply put, people almost always rise to the level one expects them to based in large part to how they are treated. Treat people like a bunch of toilet paper hoarding morons and, sure enough, they are a bunch of toilet paper hoarding morons.

Don Hall 4/6/20 Don Hall 4/6/20

I Believe… [Corporations Are Shitty People]

…that many Americans are discovering for the first time that corporations despite their legal designation are not people. Or if they are, they’re the kind of people you can’t count on in a crisis.

Don Hall 4/5/20 Don Hall 4/5/20

How to Deal With a Giant Pile of Dog Shit in Your Path

The dog shit was an obstacle but one he could ignore or clean up if he chose those routes. The dog shit became an excuse for not doing something rather than an obstacle to overcome.

Don Hall 3/30/20 Don Hall 3/30/20

I Believe… [Del Taco Kicks Ass]

I believe… that reducing restaurants to take-out or drive-thru genuinely focuses your attention on the quality of the food sans the distractions of venue. For the record, Del Taco is far superior to Taco Bell. #rosecoloredcoronavirusglasses

Don Hall 3/29/20 Don Hall 3/29/20

The More Arrogant, the Less Convincing

Once in awhile, however, I can’t help but be the arrogant know-it-all who I have been in my past.

Don Hall 3/28/20 Don Hall 3/28/20

Seeking Big Changes vs Fighting for the Status Quo

So we fight it out amidst the invisible monster jumping from body to body. What will the world look like when it’s past and the virus has run its course?

Don Hall 3/26/20 Don Hall 3/26/20

The Inability to Hear What is Being Said Plus the Belief in Horseshit Makes a Really Bad Trip

Everyone—even those who exclusively watch FOX News and somehow find the Donald to be inspiring rather than a fucking embarrassment—is hearing the words being said by those most credible (“Stay inside. Wash your hands. Avoid crowds. Flatten the curve”) yet cannot quite grasp the meaning.

Don Hall 3/25/20 Don Hall 3/25/20

I Like to Watch | The Postman (1997)

I am most taken by the idea that the thing needed to unite us as a country is simple correspondence. Mail delivered and received. Making the postman a mythic figure connecting disparate groups and loved ones.

Don Hall 3/23/20 Don Hall 3/23/20

I Believe… [Crisis Management]

I believe… that how you behave in a crisis will determine how well you do once it’s passed.

Don Hall 3/21/20 Don Hall 3/21/20

Real Evil is More Like Carter Burke

The stock market is just white collar gambling.

Don Hall 3/19/20 Don Hall 3/19/20

The Time When Your Character is Defined

We don’t get to pick the times when we are tested. We don’t have control over those moments in history when who we are as humans is defined. All we can do is choose in those moments what kind of mettle of which we are made.

Don Hall 3/17/20 Don Hall 3/17/20

Our Lack of Trust is Worse Than Pandemic

“How do I quarantine without a place to fucking live?”

Don Hall 3/16/20 Don Hall 3/16/20

I Believe… [Toilet Paper? Really?]

I believe… that buying toilet paper in bulk during a health crisis may be just shy of buying duct tape in bulk prior to Y2K in complete kneejerk stupidity. It’s like people hoarding air fresheners in prep for a hurricane.

Don Hall 3/15/20 Don Hall 3/15/20

We Get the President Who Acts Like We Do

What are the qualities of a president that we could all rally behind?

Don Hall 3/13/20 Don Hall 3/13/20

Didn’t We Learn Anything from The Walking Dead?

Panic, like worry and fear of the unknown, is an emotion that simply does not serve us very well.

Don Hall 3/11/20 Don Hall 3/11/20

The Grace of Recovery: An Old Guy at the Gym

I try to stay in shape because my wife didn’t marry a toad.

Don Hall 3/9/20 Don Hall 3/9/20

I Believe… [Geriatric Politics]

I believe… that the presidential race will look like two old men fighting over a parking spot for their matching Mercedes. The undercard should be Nancy Pelosi and Judge Judy wrestling in the grocery store over the last jar of pickles.