This Is Just Sad

I find it hard to believe believe that we exist in a world where people political differences are seen as something worthy of personal division and segregation. 

One of my best friends is a socialist, while another is to the right of me. I doubt a third friend has ever voted. And my late great friend Fred was so far to the right that if he drifted any further that way he'd circumnavigate the globe and wind up on your left.

So what? They're all good Joes.

I know in this era where the self is venerated and identity politics are king,  every opinion in opposition to your own is viewed as evil, dangerous, bigoted, or some combination of the three.  To that I say: grow up.

There are 8 billion people on this Earth with 8 billion different opinions. No matter what Reddit is telling you, your opinion is intrinsically no more valuable than any other. And if you think, at 18 or 20 or 30 or even 50, that your ideas and opinions are infallible, then life's going to do a whole lot of damage to you.

End of sermon.

Shower Time

Shower time - LuLu

Richard Lewis

 

Comedian Richard Lewis, a staple of late 20th-century comedy now more known for his role on Curb Your Enthusiasm, has died at 76 after a heart attack. 

I certainly knew Lewis and his work, although little stands out in my memory. You know what I *do* recall? That he made a habit of canceling his shows in Milwaukee over the years, leading to a lot of bad blood here in the Brew City LOL. 

RIP.