Author Archives: diestl

Somewhere between the paycheck and the bill, a nation exhales. You can almost hear it, the quiet sigh that comes when the math doesn’t work anymore. It’s the sound of exhaustion disguised as normalcy, of people holding up the sky with maxed-out credit cards and second jobs that still don’t pay enough. It starts withContinue reading “The facade of stability “

Look at every local liberal campaign ad, the entire message boils down to one thing: hate Trump. That’s their identity now. That’s their platform. They’ve already proven to be pro-crime, pro-illegal immigration, pro-sanctuary cities, and pro-trans ideology, the same issues that cost them support in November 2024. Instead of learning from that and fighting forContinue reading “What else you got?”

Yesterday, on my way to the cigar lounge, I realized I had forgotten my iPhone at home. At first, I felt lost as something was missing. A void, an emptiness. My mind began to race, “How would I communicate? How would I stay connected during the day? What am I missing?” I felt sick. ButContinue reading “Delusional illusions”

Jokes used to divide a room into who laughed and who didn’t. Why do we care where a comedian performs? Because outrage needs a stage to generate revenue through reaction and the brainwashed cattle chew it up as usual. Many times the “controversy” is either drummed up by someone who benefits from the attention or amplifiedContinue reading “The buffet of outrage”

Working script title. The world was flawless, and lifeless. Towers of glass glowed without stars, streets swept themselves, drones drifted in perfect arcs across the sky. The Neural Mesh ruled it all, thought, movement, desire. To most, it was salvation. To the Patriarch, it was his life. He had never known a world without it.Continue reading “The Blood of the Mesh”

Sixty years lived. The sixty-first begins soon. Childhood. Youth. Adulthood. Colleges, cities, California. Marriage. Children. A short time. A long time ago. Chu The Cud All Rights Reserved

For all the noise about progress and justice, one group has recently been left behind by the Democratic Party: the middle class. These are the people who clock in every day, pay the bills, raise their families, and keep the wheels of this country turning. They are the backbone of America, yet their concerns areContinue reading “Seams of narcissistic entitlement”

I recently heard the prime rib at Tam O’Shanter was something special, but I’d never been there myself. Actually, in my almost twenty-six years living in Los Angeles, I never heard of the place So, I asked a couple of brothers if they’d like to join me for dinner, and together we set out toContinue reading “Tam O’ Shanter”

In the 1970s, streakers became a problem in sports. Once TV stopped showing them and the broadcasters stopped feeding the attention, the copycat behavior lost its reward and died down. The streakers weren’t doing it for the act itself, they were doing it for the audience and notoriety. Remove the audience, and the incentive goesContinue reading “Copycat behavior rewards”

Every major entertainment company operates under a code of conduct. Jimmy Kimmel knew that. Yet when ABC executives confronted him about his rhetoric following Charlie Kirk’s death, he reportedly pledged to double down. With his show already dragging in the ratings and losing money, it was an astonishingly reckless stance. Sponsors were prepared to walk.Continue reading “Freedom of speech narrative”