D.L Hughley was born on March 6, 1963.

I have seen the ethical drugs store! But I have no use for drugs at the moment. Neither of the ethical nor of the more insidious children-killing sort.

My most destructive behavior? I similarly pick at the skin around my nails. And I get kind of obsessive about popping zits and poking at my face. But probably my most destructive behavior is wanting and expecting to be liked and rewarded for having no redeemable qualities or skills.

Here is an excerpt from a performance poetry piece that you may be familiar with:

Life is a highway,
I wanna ride it All night long
If your going my way,
I wanna drive it All night long
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, yeah

--Rascal Flatts, "Life is a Highway"

You know I thought of this moving avante garde post post modernistic neo-classicist piece today, and it has really aided me in stepping back and taking a look at my own life. My life too is a highway. And I am stopping at a truckstop diner at this stage in my life, and there is a waitress with a snaggletooth, and I can't decide between the egg-white omelet or the churros n' spam on a bed of white rice. I have my map out to plan the rest of my journey, but it turns out it is a park map for Disneyland, with penises drawn on all of the mascots. Meanwhile, when I look out the window, I see that my car is being broken into, and all of my belongings are being replaced with Nickelodeon's FLOAM.

Also there is road construction, and I'm probably heading north to the uninteresting parts of Canada, and avoiding all of the fun roadside attractions along the way. And Rascal Flatts is stuck in the tape deck. And I'm gonna ride it all night long.

~BRAD~

P.S. Lord God, please help me navigate this empty, road-kill laden highway of life, God, and Lord, please God.

P.P.S. My favorite part of the L.A. drive was listening to M83 and the female Motel 6 employee who looked at my ID and said, "Wow, you're only 2 months older than me, but you look so much older!"

P.P.P.S. I forgot to respond to most of your letter. Parenting! Hm. And good writing tips that made me look at my current writing project and sigh and abandon it and hope.