Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 8, 2023
Israel violating international humanitarian law by using white phosphorus on citizens is a perfect example of how Israel is America’s most annoying friend. You go out, they get a bit too drunk, dump a little white phosphorus, next thing you know, they’re puking in the Uber on the way home. You just can’t take this guy anywhere.
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.
Thank you, Joe of the 6th or 7th Century!
But the exciting part is that when they came up with the sins that would merit this public humiliation—lust, wrath, gluttony, and so on—some churches didn’t just have seven. Some included an eighth: Dejection.
I Believe... [C'Mon!]
...that the moment when any rock singer barks out “C’mon!” before a massive guitar riff is the moment I say “OK! Fucking A! C’mon!”
Listing the Fuckups is More Helpful Than the Other List
The size of your successes matches the size of your failures.
Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 1, 2023
Step 1: Identify the problem. Step 2: Make a TikTok about it. Step 3: Make adjustments and manage it. Step 4: Find peace.
Sad Good Guys Wear Black
Black on black on black with a touch of gray
To communicate you’re just not in the goddamn mood today.
To announce a state of mourning.
To send a silent warning.
Now I've Got To Write Something Stupid!
Well now I’ve got to write something stupid. Because the last thing I wrote was really serious.
I Believe... [Profundity Comes From Heartache]
...that we are our most profound when broken hearted.
Loving Las Vegas—Come Out and Buy a Book!
Free but you should bring some dough for booze and books!
Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 24, 2023
Fear can be mastered. Loathing is destructive.
For Those Who Would Judge
Not pictured: us.
Emotional Truth is a Synonym for Bullshit
Did Hannah Gadsby really nearly get beaten up at a bus stop for presenting as lesbian? Did Dave Chappelle actually have the conversations with his transgender fan? Did Bert Kreischer truthfully infiltrate the Russian mob? Does any of that matter?
I Believe... [More Kirk, Please]
...that while developing more Spock and less Kirk in my decision making has been for the good, I’m thinking I could use some more of that Kirk in the meantime. Being overly cautious has never been my default and while caution is smart, it doesn’t make for a good story.
Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 17, 2023
If I could travel through time, I’d go back and invent a time machine sooner.
How Democracy Works
The Donor
If I’m dead, how am I talking and to whom?
Disconnecting from the Cacophony
This is not to state that competition is the source of our current divides but how we perceive competition and specifically for what you compete is the problem we face.
I Believe... [Weed Your Mom's Garden]
...that spending a morning helping my mom clean up her extensive gardens, pulling weeds and trimming back overgrowth, and then organizing the garage as my dad sits in his chair supervising his need for order in one of his few places left is worth more than most things I do on any other given day. My mom singing nonsense songs in her pleasure at her garden and my dad’s satisfied grin as the garage comes together is gold.
Being an escort for me was like being a scrapbooker on Etsy for most other single moms trying to pick up some extra money. The only difference was that I could make a few thousand bucks for one hour of potential discomfort versus making a few hundred for several hours of suffering through handmade clip art. I’m a pretty open-minded person, but I cannot for one second believe that there is any joy in being hunched over a desk, cutting and pasting other people’s memories together. It seems so lonely and juvenile.