December 2024 – Dead-Logic

Wealthcare

We live in a world of memes. Of course his name is Luigi.

Do I see Luigi Mangione as a hero? Honestly, I don’t have enough information about him to determine what kind of person he is. Do I condone murder? No, not in general. And I generally don’t celebrate a person’s death.

I’m a peace-loving wannabe hippie type of guy. I’m no pacifist, but I believe in practicing understanding, compassion, and grace. I study and teach martial arts for self-protection and personal growth. I’m a Kumbaya / take two and pass / all you need is love kind of guy. So, the fact that I have zero remorse for a dead CEO gives me pause.

“Pants, Eh?”

“Pants”

Sketch from The State, Season 1, Episode 4

MTV, February 11, 1994

The State was one of our favorite shows in our college dorm back in the day, and “Pants” was one of our favorite sketches from the show.

Song: “Cannonball” by the Breeders

Self-Improvement

How often do we look in the mirror and see things we don’t like? How often do we see things we wish we could change? Why do we feel this way? Who told us we aren’t good enough, or our lives lack value because something we see in the mirror doesn’t fit their criterion?

We’re told everyday how we should look by the media we consume: magazines, movies, television, Internet. Women have it worse, though I know I’ve had moments of self-doubt influenced heavily by the rock-hard six-pack abs I don’t have.

Truth is, healthiness doesn’t come in one size only. Happiness isn’t limited to one body type. People who tell us we’re not good enough are usually just trying to sell us something.

The magazine cover is lying to you: the airbrushed, digitally-altered person on the cover represents the unrealistic bar that has been set. It’s the carrot dangling in front of us that, regardless of how hard we try, we will never be able to reach.

Don’t let society’s conventional wisdom tell you who you should be. If you want to change something about yourself, do it because you want to be a better you, not because you aren’t “good enough,” and not because you need to live up to someone else’s arbitrary standards.

Anyway, here’s an unrelated gif of Neil Breen fighting a white tiger…