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What I Learned While in Facebook Jail

I’m not everybody’s cup of tea. Wait. I didn’t learn that while in Facebook Jail. I already knew that no one is everyone’s cup of tea, and not all personalities mesh before Zuckercorn’s moneymaker put me in time out. People like different types of music, food, movies, and most importantly [...]

By |2018-07-25T13:02:46-07:00July 25th, 2018|Blog|0 Comments

Malcolm Gladwell Fails Stand-up Comedy 101

In his teaser to Season 3 of Revisionist History, Malcolm Gladwell “debated” his friend, professor Adam Grant. I put “debated” in quotes, because it was more a friendly conversation than anything else. They did, however, have disagreements, including one right out of the gate. Grant asked, “What is the occupation [...]

By |2018-05-30T09:16:09-07:00May 30th, 2018|Blog|0 Comments

Facebook: Pay to Play

A couple weeks back, I said I wouldn’t be deleting Facebook just because they played fast and loose with my “personal” data. That doesn’t mean I like Facebook, I just don’t like getting worked up over nonsense involving “data.” Founder Mark Zuckercorn has famously said Facebook will always be free. [...]

By |2018-05-16T09:16:27-07:00May 16th, 2018|Blog|0 Comments

Sanctuary

Sanctuary: Any place of refuge; asylum. When I got to college, I did what many college students do for money and got a job at a restaurant. I was a bartender in an attempting-to-be high end venue, and as happens in that industry much of the staff was gay. Being [...]

By |2018-05-09T09:13:45-07:00May 9th, 2018|Blog|0 Comments

Why I’m not Deleting Facebook

Since the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the call to delete Facebook has gone viral. I don’t understand why. Personally, I don’t care if all my Facebook “likes” are tallied and sold. I keep my eye on things like the Equifax breach. In 2017, 143 million Americans had their personal information—credit card [...]

By |2018-05-03T12:55:58-07:00May 3rd, 2018|Blog|0 Comments

Daniel Tiger for Adults

“How you judge me and who I am are two entirely different things.” ~Jaws IV Somewhere in the neighborhood of... God, fifteen years ago, I got a text. "Hey... why are Farva and Aaron shitting on you online?" It was my friend Will, giving me a heads up. If I [...]

By |2018-04-25T08:52:09-07:00April 25th, 2018|Blog|0 Comments

Zen and the Art of Oil Changes

Last week, I mentioned (in passing) that I had recently gotten my oil changed. When it comes to auto maintenance, I’m dumb, but I’m not stupid. When my car needs an oil change and tire rotation, I go wherever there’s a coupon available. The dealership where I bought my vehicle [...]

By |2018-04-18T08:31:16-07:00April 18th, 2018|Blog|0 Comments

Deer vs. Car

The exploding turkey should have been an omen. I was driving on a two-lane highway in nowhere Iowa, headed to a gig in Wisconsin. It was about 3pm, and a pickup truck was about 25 yards in front of me. Thinking it could outrun the truck, a turkey with [...]

By |2023-03-09T02:23:57-08:00April 11th, 2018|Blog|0 Comments

Dating Advice for Dummies

Jennifer Aniston is getting divorced. Again. Halle Berry is thrice-divorced. Jennifer Lawrence just dated a guy old enough to be her dad, and Taylor Swift tears through boyfriends like Guy Fieri does bottles of hydrogen peroxide. There’s something these women all have in common, aside from their inability to make [...]

By |2018-04-04T10:17:31-07:00April 4th, 2018|Blog|0 Comments
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