Peeved
Dear Oregonians who live on the rainy side of the state,
Bend is not Eastern Oregon. The Dalles is not Eastern Oregon. Just because you've driven more than an hour east of the Willamette Valley and spotted a few sagebrush does NOT mean you've ventured to the mythical wilds of Eastern Oregon. Try telling people who live in Bend that they live in Eastern Oregon. They will laugh at you. Try telling an actual East Oregonian that The Dalles is in Eastern Oregon. They will laugh at you too.
Just sayin'.
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Dear young men I know who have recently gone through or are currently going through quarter-life crises,
This article? Change every instance of "midlife crisis" to "quarter-life crisis". He is talking about you.
"Why do we have to label a common reaction of the male species to one of life’s challenges — the boredom of the routine — as a crisis?"