30 MILES OF CRAZY! 222: The Failed Optimist by Karl Krumpholz | Dec 20, 2017 | 30 Miles of Crazy “I like to think of myself as a failed optimist. I failed cause I never really tried.” More Tales of the City. A new 30 MILES OF CRAZY! (#222) Three pages. This week: ‘The Failed Optimist’ or ‘Modern Life Monologue.’