U.S. Falls Out of Top 20 Happiest Countries for the First Time Ever & Candace Owens is Bad for Humanity
U.S. Falls Out of Top 20 Happiest Countries for the First Time Ever & Candace Owens is Bad for Humanity
We've Been Treating Concussions Wrong, Dumbest Rule in Swimming, The "Road House" Remake Is Better, Worst Movie Trailer of the Year, Creedence Clearwater Revival Sings
What I’m Discussing Today:
Kareem’s Daily Quote: A quick reality check on the process of aging.
U.S. Falls Out of Top 20 Happiest Countries for the First Time Ever: Happiness is less about reality and more about perception.
Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire Cuts Ties With Candace Owens: Owens does real damage to Blacks and women in her illogical rants.
Sports: How We Got Concussions So Wrong: Millions of Americans get concussions every year. Yet, our treatment protocol is wrong.
‘Dumbest rule in swimming’: NC State’s Owen Lloyd stripped of ACC title for celebrating with teammate: Rules serve the good of the sport. That’s not what happened here.
Kareem’s Video Break: This will both surprise and delight you. Be prepared to smile uncontrollably.
This Week in Kareem’s Petty Pop Culture Gripes: The trailer for Challengers is the worst of the year. I’ll watch any sports movie. This awful trailer makes me want to skip this one.
What I’m Watching: The remake of Road House is better than the original.
What I’m Reading: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone is a clever, funny, and suspenseful mystery.
Creedence Clearwater Revival Sings “Fortunate Son”: One of the most energetic rock bands ever makes a powerful political statement.
Kareem’s Daily Quote
Old age is mostly waiting to grieve.
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The past few years has been a relentless stream of days in which someone I care about dies and I grieve the loss. Worse, I’m at an age where I know I will have to face many more of those days. Death. Grieve. Repeat. I am no longer surprised when it happens, the inevitability has numbed me from shock. But not from the sadness. Not from the grief.
At the same time, I realize that each death is like a customer number being called at a bakery—each number brings us closer to our own digits being announced. Then—if you’ve lived your life right—others will grieve for you. Circle of life, blah blah blah.
I’m all for inspirational quotes that embrace the challenges of life with a positive can-do attitude. I do them almost every week. But to ignore the darker aspects of living is to trivialize them and leaves us ill-equipped to deal with them. In a way, the grieving process is a way of honoring your relationships and celebrating a life that is filled with people worth grieving over.
Each day I wake prepared to grieve again. I am not afraid of it anymore. Grief and I are friendly companions skipping stones across the infinite that spreads out before me like a calm lake with grandchildren frolicking on the shore.