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

I Believe... [To Don't List]

...that sometimes, in lieu of a To-Do list which is based on accomplishing things within the day, a To-Don’t list might be as helpful in avoiding the things that defeat us in small but significant ways.

Don Hall 3/14/23 Don Hall 3/14/23

I Like to Watch | Oscars 95

What was different this time was I didn’t really care who won. For there to be a winner, there likewise must then be losers. Otherwise the prize has no meaning or value.

Don Hall 3/13/23 Don Hall 3/13/23

I Believe... [Unimpressive]

...that a man who is no longer looking for a romantic partner and isn’t seeking out new friends is the most free he will ever be as he no longer has anyone he needs to impress.

Don Hall 3/9/23 Don Hall 3/9/23

Mistaken Ethnicity

My identity has been compromised. I can no longer legitimately call myself Irish. I’m fucking Welsh and I don’t even like rugby.

Don Hall 3/6/23 Don Hall 3/6/23

I Believe... [Signed Copy, Plz]

...that the best reaction to the release of my latest book is “I’d like a signed copy. But not by you.”

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