August 28th, 2026 Can you truly call yourself a compassionate person if you can’t share that compassion for the people you believe deserve it the least? There isn’t a right or wrong answer to this question, but I do think it’s hard candy worth chewing on. I’ve been working on a meditation practice this weekContinue reading “Just Like Me”
Tag Archives: Politics
Everyone Is Lying To You For Money Review
August 22nd, 2026 I just watched one of the most thrilling documentaries I’ve seen in a while, in which “the guy from The O.C.” all but proves crypto is the scam it appears to be. Ben McKenzie just made Everyone Is Lying To You For Money available to rent on his website; the doc isContinue reading “Everyone Is Lying To You For Money Review”
At a Discount
August 12th, 2026 Last night at work we were talking about identity and it inspired me to come up with a scenario that a fifth-grader could clearly understand. At our restaurant, we have a neat deal: if your name is Gary, you get 50% off your meal (up to $15 [this is not a paidContinue reading “At a Discount”
Fight Song
July 3rd, 2026 I saw a t-shirt today that made me sad. It also served as an important statement on the state of this country during our birthday this weekend. The shirt itself was joyously racist and aggressively obnoxious; in other words, it well-represented the administration and its supporters. It’s not always a shirt; sometimesContinue reading “Fight Song”
Dreaming of Denmark
April 22nd, 2026 I’ve been dreaming about Denmark. Years ago, I took a DNA test and it confirmed a lot of what I knew: Norwegian (what up lefse), German (natürluch), a little Irish (obvs), and British. But it also revealed that I had strong Danish genes, which is delightful to me: LEGO and I shareContinue reading “Dreaming of Denmark”
The Loudest Crickets
April 8th, 2026 I don’t like making these posts but I also have to be loud to compensate for the cowards who are suspiciously silent now; the cowards who put this madman into office. I guess there are people who still need to hear this so here it is: throughout human history, the man whoContinue reading “The Loudest Crickets”
We The People
January 28th, 2026 When’s the last time you read the Declaration of Independence? This isn’t a flex or a question of condescension; I don’t actually know if I had ever read it and our Constitution front-to-back in my life until this week. (I found this cute pocket version at my local Barnes & Noble.) ItContinue reading “We The People”
How Could They Understand?
January 25th, 2026 I barely sleep, I’m stressed out all the time and I’m not sure how any of us can be expected to function in any capacity; never mind that the constant need to feel functional is just a side effect of the late stage capitalism. First of all: hi to all the newContinue reading “How Could They Understand?”
Closings Time
January 17th, 2026 This is my local Pancake House. This sign was posted at their Burnsville location today, on a Saturday, one of the busiest days of the restaurant week. They’re closed. I have found over the years that it’s impossible to reach some folks through their hearts because there are those who suffer fromContinue reading “Closings Time”
Maybe I’m Crazy
January 16th, 2026 What’s crazy to me is that Jesus Christ was killed by the state for embodying and promoting such traitorous and terroristic behaviors as loving thy neighbor, no matter who that neighbor is. What’s crazy to me is I have spent my whole life listening to people tell me that they needed theirContinue reading “Maybe I’m Crazy”
