and on occasion , in those brief moments of escape life brings to most of us with the help of calming activities like fishing , gazing at the stars , walks in the park , staring at oatmeal as it cooks in the microwave , or by staying inside a tire store for longer than 10 minutes ; the artists factory uses this time to deliver a mlange of mind-blowing philosophical clarity to various safeguarded issues in the fabric of society ; like trying to fathom just how in the hell american football is legal in the first place .