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?”
Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 26, 2023
How we feel in our hearts does not determine how everyone else feels.
Uncertainty
Nothing will make her lie down. Nothing will make her leave this old house.
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!
Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 22, 2023
Criticism does not equate to anti-Semitism.
No True Objectivity and Yet...
Moral relativism aside, Western society is engaging in an attempt to reframe reality in postmodernist terms.
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.
Ambivalence: On Disagreeing with Those You Love
I’m taking the opportunity to have my thoughts and poems appear in juxtaposition to those of others, in the hope of expanding the range of views available.
I Believe... [Preserve the Peace]
...that some plans should just be planned and executed rather than telegraphed to preserve the peace.
Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 16, 2023
When you stop missing the dead, that’s when their life loses meaning.
I Believe… [Best Pizza in the World]
..that no pizza in the world compares to Chicago’s Pequod’s. Fight me.
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.
It’s easy to misconstrue something you hear or read. Do better by doing the harder work. Pay attention, take your time. And trust that the hard work really isn’t that hard.