Tonight, at the cafe and the bar, I posted a handful of W’s. I find my role in this world to be similar to Tyrion Lannister in GOT, in that my job in this society is that I drink and I know things. My purpose, generally, is to be a talk show host and to …
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Yellow Noise
I recently had a guy at the bar try to fill me up with noise about how a tornado watch was more dangerous than a tornado warning. He said, “Yeah, a watch is like ‘there’s a tornado, watch out!’” I just stood there blinking. Still not sure if he was pulling my leg, or if …
25%
I’m not saying every conversation has to leave me more energized than before, but goddammit, give me something. Hell, I’ll settle for anything better than 50-50. Are there any platitudes I could recite to myself to improve the quality of my conversations so we energize each other, or should I try improving my numbers by …
Get Snippy
Some people, unless you’re watchful, will sit down at your table, grab the thread of conversation, and tie it to the mile of twine they have bunched up in the baggage at their feet. There’s no end in sight, and no goal other than to take up air time. Always be ready with the scissors.
Small Talk, Big Talk
What do you call someone who can make anything political? Like, you could be having an innocuous conversation with someone, all small talk, and then they go off into the weeds? “Nice cool breezy weather we got today, yeah?”“Not as cold as the day we finally get all of them dirty sumbitches outta Congress an’ …