Jamalisms

The young man (and the original) Halloween 2026.

The young lady (no original needed) Halloween 2026.

I've been an Xbox fan since day 1. Bought the OG Xbox, blah blah blah. Not only that but I think PS has actively worked against gamers (exclusivity, resistance to crossplay, etc). I'm convinced Microsoft hates Xbox at this point and their strategies have turned me all the way off.

I bought a middling PC last year and have been transitioning but still occasionally bought Xbox games and mocked PS owners over supporting the dark side. I'll never buy another Xbox game and I'll still mock the dark side but Xbox might as well be owned by venture capitalists at this point.

One of the things I probably don't do enough of as a hobby writer is research. I notice this most often when I accidentally do research by watching a video or hearing a comment that slaps me in the face with practicality and I can instantly imagine exactly how that could get put into a book.

He said run away. But hurt someone first so that his friends stop to help and you can get away. If you just turn and run they will chase you. I will absolutely be taking that lesson and having someone demonstrate it and explain it as character building.

One of the things I probably don't do enough of as a hobby writer is research. I notice this most often when I accidentally do research by watching a video or hearing a comment that slaps me in the face with practicality and I can instantly imagine exactly how that could get put into a book.

A 49ers fan and podcaster (my brother) mentioned that he has a strong feeling the 49ers are working on a big trade. His guess was Jeffrey Simmons. This makes some sense as the Titans remain so, so bad and could possibly use the draft capital to build for the future.

But I think ownership is desperate to have a good product when the new stadium opens. Trading Jeffrey Simmons actively works against that. My response was: I wouldn't be floored or flat-out shocked if they traded Jeffrey Simmons but I'd still be surprised and would bet against it.

That's pretty much a lasso around the entirety of Gen X. It's interesting, being a Xennial, how differently people older than me view the world as compared to people younger than me. There's too many ways to describe the differences in experience to know for sure what drives Gen X so far astray.

But that's just my experience and I think one of the most important things people can do when they see a stat like this is to go talk to others (Gen X) and seek to understand before judging. And then judge kindly and try to share your own viewpoint back. Learn from one another where possible.

That's pretty much a lasso around the entirety of Gen X. It's interesting, being a Xennial, how differently people older than me view the world as compared to people younger than me. There's too many ways to describe the differences in experience to know for sure what drives Gen X so far astray.

I do think there's a level of survival and forced independence that they experienced which could lead to a certain kind of disconnect ... reliance on self and lack of empathy or concern for others. But that seems harsh and too simplistic.

I'm often surprised by how hard it is, even knowing how hard it is, to properly conceive of how much bigger big numbers are than other big numbers. Like, the brain just kinda shuts off.

Just got my son's 8th grade photo. He's wearing an orange shirt with a patterned brown jacket, hair wildly disheveled & it's on a blue background. He says he had to run across school 3x on account of being late and then forgetting a form. It's rough. But nothing tops his kindergarten photo:

I will never hesitate to repost this come school photo time. It's an all-time great memory. We ordered photos that year without getting a photo preview. Bought the most expensive package. Then this thing shows up in the mail. Had a damn fine laugh at it then and do so again every time I remember.