Blog of Josh Hall

When a friend is mean, it’s so easy to be mean right back to them, or even stop talking to them.  When they’re depressing, it’s hard to enjoy being with them and they can ruin the experience for everyone around them.

Spurred from Hall’s Rule of Social Order #103. The Ramones did it.  Tom Delonge did it.  Some fans say it’s like wearing uniforms in sports. Some fans think’s it silly that you can wear a sport jersey to a game, but you can’t wear a band’s tshirt to their concert.  Maybe it’s a point of [...]

What is the most universal human characteristic?  Fear?  Laziness?  This question comes from the movie Waking Life.

Is it rude to cut steak all up before you eat it?

I was staying in a hotel with Kallie’s family, and I went over to the other room where everyone was.  As soon as I walked through the door, Wally prompted me to answer this question.  I paused, half defeated.  I thought I was in an unfair position due to my freshman dorm experience at Pitt.  [...]