A difference maker is often the last to know what’s up. Who has ever been to a funeral or memorial and heard strangers talk about the deceased in terms so glowing it sounds like nobody you know. And you’ve known them most of your life. How does that happen?
PORTLAND HATERS EXPLAIN THEMSELVES
Portland haters on twitter get to the point in roundabout ways: Real time, not the other time? That’s not a good start.
FUTURE PLANS? CHOOSE THE RIGHT PATH
Who is making plans for the future? Now that the covid pandemic is over, now that there’s world peace, and you’ve reached your life goals, the future looks bright? Not so fast, my hopefuls.
ACTING OUTRAGED IS DIFFERENT THAN INSPIRED OUTRAGE
Acting outraged draws the worst sort of attention, if attention is what you’re after. Men and women with mouths wide open in outrageous indignation come in two flavors: Practiced, and out of control. The people who practice their outrage take can turn it off at will; out of control outrage goes more out of control […]
ASIAN AMERICANS ARE AS AMERICAN AS IT GETS
Asian Americans are as American as it gets. I’ve said it twice. Fight me. Hate crimes against elderly Asian Americans is not a sport, not a statement, but an act of cowardice and ignorance committed by the sort of people we’ve seen too much of. Who are they? Who might be joining them? It’s people […]
HATEFUL MAN: WHEN IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE YOU KNOW
Does a nice man turn into a hateful man overnight? Or does it take time. Older men feel a certain pressure, a weight building. When it all goes wrong, when negative experiences stack up and fall over, hate splatters everything around them. Maybe you know a hateful man? Used to know a hateful man?
FRIGHTENED MAN: WHAT SCARES THEM THE MOST
One thing about frightened man is they make lots of noise. They’re loud, yet never ask, “Can you hear me?” Instead, they keep the volume turned to eleven. How can you tell, besides the noise, if a frightened man is also nutty as hell?
MASKED MEN AND WOMEN: WHO WORE IT BEST
Masked men and women send a message to all who see them: “I don’t plan on killing you,” is the message. “Don’t blame me if you get coronavirus,” is the mask subtext. What they aren’t saying: