As I march toward 40, I’m vulnerable to Joe Goldberg-level schisms in my peace of mind via the mundane annoyances of daily life. Just the other day, at a grocery store I avoid at all costs, I saw a man’s face and I thought “man, he has a face that I just want to hit.”
Why Everyone’s Pissed Off & No One’s Happy
Maybe it’s always been this way. Maybe Americans have always been so self-assured and arrogant because our perceived superiority was rooted in some objective measure of reality. So it didn’t…
‘Sleepless in Seattle’ — The (New) Final Scene
As fate COVID would have it, Jessi and I have been trying to watch several older movies which are considered part of everyone’s upbringing, but somehow missed ours. Case in point:…
Black Lives Don’t Matter
For close to two months, national news has settled into a 24-hour COVID-19 party-line circle jerk of fear and conjecture. But one story managed to finally break through the din….
Dear Bank of America
Dear Bank of America — It’s me, David Berry. I’ve been a personal banking customer for 16 years (I had hair back then! Don’t you remember? Of course you don’t). For…
If I’m Being Honest
“If I’m being honest.” On its face, the turn of phrase implies that something I may have said, or might still say, could otherwise be perceived as a bold-faced lie….
I Translated “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X into Slang-Free Prose
What defines a man’s talent? I still don’t have the answer to that, but translating rap songs into commonly understood English could in fact be the definition for some. Google…
An Objective Look at the U.S. & Its Guns
The United States and its gun laws are as talked about as which NBA bench player is banging or cheating on a Kardashian sister, which is to say, all the…
The United States of Hypocrisy
“I can’t sit here and be a hypocrite and say I’m for limited government, but I think the government should decide what women do with their bodies.” – Tomi Lahren…
The Cult of Evangelical Christianity
In early January 2001, I was in the kitchen of the church I frequented. It was a wintry day in Rochester, NY and a group of high schoolers — me…