Genre

Who or what has shaped you the most?

I would hope you say you, or maybe something higher.

But have you really thought about that?

Why are you the way you are, and who gets the most credit (or blame) for it?

I think you should start asking people that.

You should start asking yourself.

Because you will get a lot of the answers you seek.

Answers you would never get otherwise.

Most importantly, you get perspective.

A point of view.

If your life was a TV show (do we still call it that?), would it be a drama? A comedy?

A tragedy?

A redemption story?

A love story?

Or an epic trilogy, perhaps?

How about a reality show?

True crime?

Paranormal?

Where you at?

When you on?

Sorry, this is just what I do.

When I want to learn more about something or someone, I ask a lot of questions of it.

Mostly, I never ask a question, though.

Not interested.

Hard pass.

Yawns.

Next!

I have always felt like an outsider.

Always been an outsider.

Too much this to be that. Too much that to be this.

I liked to lift heavy things, even if only to open and read them.

Too New York for Cali. Too Cali for New York. Too Midwest to be Southern. Too Korean. Not enough Korean. Too Midwest to care about it at all (after a looooooooong long long  time). Long duck.

And so that's my answer.

Sort of.

My outsiderness has given me the unique opportunity to find a home everywhere, with everyone.

With exiles and executives.

Janitors and jet flyers.

Rolexes and Timexes.

Noobs and grandmasters.

And let me tell you: Good people are rarely the star of their show.

The "stars" are usually asses.

Ass.

Es.

I mean, there are probably jerk janitors. 

But do I have to convince you a CEO is a hole of buttocks?

Didn't think so.

And believe me, most CEOs think they are the leading man or lady.

Actually, I have no idea.

I don't care, really. Just seems like an easy and obvious example.

Yawns.

Every life story, in the end, is a complete mashup of all of the above.

I simplify it and say every story is a love story. But really, in a life truly lived, you have elements of tragedy, drama, comedy, adventure, action, love, and redemption.

All of the above.

The order is important, I think.

A show about true crime ending in love and redemption - well that sounds pretty good.

A show about comedy and action ending in tragedy? Eek. Probably would get better ratings, though.

I'll end it here.

To be continued.