8- ANOTHER CONTROVERSY [ FEBRUARY 21, 2018 ]

Last week, teenagers were busy eating detergent. This week, they’re marching at municipal buildings. To be fair, I don’t suspect the teenagers eating Tide Pods are the same ones demanding legislation. Yet, even if they were, I admit that seeing death has a way of drastically changing perspective. Having said this, I want to show [...]

6- ECHO CHAMBER

I have worked in environments surrounded by liberals (at one place, Trump’s face was given a Hitler mustache and posted on a dartboard) and I have worked in environments surrounded by conservatives (at one place, we listened to Rush Limbaugh in the afternoons). The point of interest to me is that both parties feel marginalized [...]

4- OK BOOMER

One of the stories my mother recites often goes like this. Boys, when I’m old and gray which one of you will take care of me? My older brother quickly responds, you can come live with me! Then my mother looks to me with a smile. To which I say, I’ll pay him to take [...]

2- NAMESAKE RIVALRY

A video comparing the recruitment advertisements of Russia and the US went viral. Common responses were that the US still has greater military might, Russia is a shell of its Soviet self, and this makes the US look good. Not to be unpatriotic, but the Titanic wasn’t instantly sunk after hitting an iceberg. However, the [...]

1- DIVERSITY

I am calling him a friend even though we haven’t talked in years. We attended the same schools and played sports together for most of our childhood and teenage years. After high school, we went to different colleges; now he lives in Atlanta. He shared this and it’s worth repeating. This would have required a [...]