We didn’t know what we were getting into the first time Trump was elected. It was a hail mary to just try something different. And what did we get? Two impeachments, an insurrection, and the emboldening of racists across the country. 

And we’re such a flawed nation that we decided once wasn’t enough.

Everyone knows social media is bad for them. But as Vonnegut said about another favorite vice, “Beer, of course, is actually a depressant. But poor people will never stop hoping otherwise."

If you’re afraid of the vaccine, then don’t get one. However, you are going to have to suffer the consequences of that decision. Your freedom doesn’t allow you to infringe on the freedom of others. And those of us that have chosen the safe route of taking the vaccine don’t want to be put at risk because you believe Bill Gates put microchips in the vaccine or that it’s going to change your DNA.

Their rubric for creating your almighty credit score doesn’t make any sense. They're supposed to assess your risk of defaulting on loans, then penalize when you successfully pay off a loan. They’re supposed to assess your ability to properly manage your money, then penalize you for not having enough debt.

Living within your means apparently makes you a liability.

Our president has a great capacity for not giving a shit. He doesn’t give a shit about you. He doesn’t give a shit what you think.

The thing I realized through the emergence of Nashville Strong is that we’re not special. Neither are the people in Boston or anywhere else where that tagline becomes used after a tragedy. I realize this sounds callous. It sounds like I’m being a contrarian and an asshole and picking on people that are going through a terrible ordeal.

But I’m not.

This is actually a good thing.

Homeownership is a lot of work. This is no surprise. I knew that as soon as I finished signing that towering pile of papers that every small problem would be my responsibility. I just never figured one of those problems would be a dog from the trailer park shitting in my front lawn.

A word that gets repeated too many times loses its meaning. Say tree nonstop for five minutes. You’ll start to feel like you’re having a stroke. And whenever these buzzwords catch on in the cultural zeitgeist, they’re repeated until they lose all their flavor.

But this isn’t about gun reform. This is about supervised injection sites (which are essentially designated areas with trained medical staff in which addicts can use drugs in a safe, sterile environment). If you don’t think the government should crack down on weapons (even military-style assault rifles), you should have no problem whatsoever with supervised injection sites.