Peckerwood Manor

Greetings, Manor Hors! Periodically, "The Roving Pecker" presents urgent missives from  filthy  esteemed guest writers. Today's is from Daniel C! I’m a mammal just like you. No, really. Once upon a time, I wore studded belts because Avril Lavigne and Pink suggested my 14-year-old self should do so - and who would deny Avril and Pink, hardcore punk rock legends that they were, such a request? So I get it. A sense of belonging and similarity to our fellow mammals is crucial to every one of us. It’s embedded in our DNA. But what happens when we remove the human component and everything happens online – and we lose our individuality for the sake of being an individual? When your validation comes entirely in heart emojis on an app for that sweet dopamine hit that we all crave? So, yeah, let’s talk about that Stanley cup. When the "news" broke that there was a new shiny object that people are willing to camp in a Target parking lot for at 4am, I was baffled. Were they