The Neuroscience of Will Smith
You can learn about de-escalation by watching the Will Smith / Chris Rock incident at the 2022 Academy Awards. Quick summary: Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage after Chris Rock made a joke about Will Smith’s wife. Today I want to look at Will Smith’s brain when Chris Rock insulted Jada Pinkett Smith and, […]
Susan offered to have “hanky panky” with me for free.
In case it wasn’t clear: Susan offered to have sex with me for free. (I had to say “hanky panky” or every spam filter would have blocked this email.) That may not seem significant, but Susan made her money through prostitution. The conversation went something like this: Susan: Hey, if you ever want to have […]
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s genetic love-child
The place: A Nashville Honkey-tonk bar The time: Sometime after 11:00pm. The specifics are not relevant (or any of your business). I was making my way to the bathroom. I had to weave between copious cowboy hats, a multitude of mullets and bountiful bachelorette parties. When I got to the bathroom, the smell hit me […]
How do you hurt a nun’s feelings?
It was a humid Saturday night in July. The homeless shelter was full of people getting trays of dinner (hot dogs and baked beans!). Two people faced off in an epic confrontation: A tiny Catholic nun. In her 60’s. The founder of the shelter. A broad-shouldered homeless man. In his 40’s. Fermented breath. The nun […]
I was mean to the nicest person on the planet.
I hate DirecTV.
It wasn’t Krishna’s fault, though, and I took it out on him.
