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In Remembrance of Norm Macdonald
Norm Macdonald passed away earlier this month after privately battling cancer for nine years. I did not know him personally. I know he had a gambling issue for a while and it’s said he had a Xanax issue. People speculate he had a drinking problem. It was moderate, if he did. I am saddened by… Continue reading
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Scolding And Disagreement
People have a tricky relationship to scolding. Most people growing up were scolded for what they did wrong, according to their parents’ values, and maybe, sometimes they were praised for what they did right. As such, people tend to engage each other with uncurious scolding as adults. Since this is the social currency, the other… Continue reading
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John Mayer’s Last Train Home
I first heard John Mayer’s new song Last Train Home about a month ago. I was excited by it and thought immediately that it was his best song since 2003. That’s eighteen years! What happened with John Mayer? I read once in a Playboy interview with him that he was an obsessive dude who collected… Continue reading