Martha prompts us to discuss a given topic and plumb its depths until we’re driven bored and then mad and then we up and slaughter it and burn the ashes before nuking it from orbit so that we may never speak of it again!
When was the last time someone touched you in an affectionate way? If you’re a man, the answer could be days or even weeks ago. And it probably wasn’t a friend who touched you, but a lover or romantic partner. … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Touch and Toxic Masculinity
The world is often a dark and cruel place and it appears to continue on this path towards cold detachment from humanity, wherein we live in an unnatural dream full of illogical events. So, I offer an alternative where we … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Things That Bring You Joy
This is pretty obvious to explain: what foods bring you comfort? What do you eat when you need a pick-me-up? What foods are your favorite for when the world is exploding all around you and you just need to nope … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Comfort Foods
We like to joke on The Avocado. We can’t really help it as we learned to dispense snark like a faulty ATM dropping dolla dolla bills y’all. See. Jokes. We got ’em. It can often be hard for us to … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Being Serious
It’s impossible to live in the world we live in, a society that is inherently racist, sexist, ableist, homophobic, transphobic, etc, without internalizing some bigotry. Even the most “woke” person will have had to overcome those internal assumptions and bigotries. … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Ignorant/Bigoted Assumptions You Used to Have
Hello friends. It has been a while, hasn’t? A lot of things have happened since the last time we saw each other. Come in, have a seat. Coffee? Tea? Water? A stiff drink? How about a slap across the face? … Continue reading Let’s Talk: The Optimism of Summer
Biting your nails. Biting a stranger’s nails. Chewing your hair. Popping gum. Popping zits. Fondling batteries. Picking noses. Scratching your butt in public. Reckless coke binges. These are examples of bad habits. We all have them, some more debilitating than … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Breaking the Habit
Summer is nearly upon us and for those of us in America, this coming weekend is the designated start of the summer cooking season. So today’s Let’s Talk topic is Summer Cooking (recommended by Waffalicious, tweaked by me). Of course, … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Summer Cooking
Spring has arrived, and with the rise in temperatures, there’s the rise in lusting for another person’s… company. Yes. Their company, nothing else! Nothing gross or filthy at all. Perfectly innocent. With that in mind, today’s topic is Crushes. Let’s … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Crushes
A noble shout-out to Wafflicious for the topic idea. I hate using the phrase “It’s that time of year,” especially when that could refer to any time of year – it’s a specific kind of phrase that has such vague … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Travel
It’s a day that ends in “y,” so let’s give it up for that new hot Avocado sensation, Let’s Talk! Today’s topic is about money. Specifically, how we as “adults” try to balance our budgets so that we can spend … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Financial Adulting
Due to the serious nature of the topic, this will NOT be a thread for “playing Devil’s advocate” or declaring that you are okay with being objectified. The aim is to discuss the greater implications of objectification in pop culture/society … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Objectification
On Monday, a man driving a van intentionally ran down pedestrians in Toronto, killing 10. Despite the horrific nature of his crime and stating that he had a gun on him, he was taken into custody, alive, by Toronto police. … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Incels and Toxic Masculinity
Today is April 20th, or in the parlance of our Western civilization, 420. The unofficial official stoner holiday. A global celebration of cannabis. You know, aside from a handful of times for a brief period in high school, I’ve not … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Pot Culture
Good Day, Avocado! In what I hope might become a new feature, I’m prompting us to discuss a given topic and plumb its depths until we’re driven bored and then mad and then we up and slaughter it and burn … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Friday the 13th
