HeyJaredRobert Patton-Spruill
Thoughts on Living a Creative and Prosperous Life. I think about Art, Economics, Investing, and Stoic philosophy.
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Don’t Call Me Uncle in Public (opens the original)
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I have been thinking a lot about Boomers lately. Not just any Boomers, but specifically my mother’s 1st Cousins, the ones I know best, the Janey’s. These people were my favorite people in the world. They were like parents, but without the resentment, rebellion, and built-up authority issues. Good-time parents. They showed up to plays, graduations, birthday parties, and cookouts; they were firmly associated in my mind with good times, and there were a lot of them; we always rolled deep. The easie
Tell them what they want to hear (opens the original)
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In the book of John, Jesus is quoted as saying, “The truth will set you free.” A quote my atheist mother would use with surprising frequency. As a child, the one thing that guaranteed an ass-whooping was being caught in a lie. I grew up in a different time; I’m sure my parents would have been jailed in today's world. My Mom would pick me up from school with the car entirely hotboxed with reefer smoke, like a Cheech and Chong movie, daily, every single day until high school. The weed wasn’t as st
My Wife Thinks I Do Stupid Things (opens the original)
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The American Religion (opens the original)
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We gonna need chickens: redux (opens the original)
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Writer Jen Deaderick has pointed out that my writing is “cranky”. Patti would like to add a few more descriptors to that: irritable, grumpy, but patient and fiercely whimsical. All of which is true, and I cop to it. I am a GenX Black man and serve as the Trustee for my family. I used to use the word patriarch, which is also accurate, but I take that damn “down with the patriarchy” shit personally. What did I do? Why do I have to be sent down? I think I am doing a great job of handling all the wa
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