I’ve written before about my mother. Recently she visited my wife and me here in LA.
One evening, the three of us headed out to a party. I wondered aloud what we should bring as a gift for the hosts.
“Just remember,” my mother said. “Everybody likes tequila. Everybody.”
It struck me as an especially profound piece of maternal wisdom. But just to be sure, I ran through the list of potential exceptions to the rule.
Left-wing suburban dentists? Disgraced former CEOs? Kalahari bushmen? Argentinean gauchos? Inner-city kindergarteners? Transgender German prime ministers?
For each objection came my mother’s reply: “Everybody.”
It’s official. This isn’t a hypothesis. This is a fact.
Use the information wisely.
Black Hats
So I recently watched the horror-comedy Attack the Block, a British movie about an alien invasion of the inner-city projects. Yes, it’s as preposterous as it sounds, and while far from brilliant, it’s a fun ninety minutes.
However, I made a classic internet mistake after I saw the movie: I read other people’s comments on the film.
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