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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of April 19, 2026
Apr 24, 2026
David Himmel
Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of April 19, 2026
Apr 24, 2026
David Himmel

If you ever want the Ellis Island experience circa 1907, swing into the Chicago City Clerk’s office in Portage Park. The number of different accents is loads of fun and reminds you of the shared American Experience, which is that city bureaucracy is no fun for any of us.

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Apr 24, 2026
David Himmel

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Unforging Marley's Chain: The Enduring Affect We Have on the Lives of Others
Don Hall Don Hall 12/25/22 Don Hall Don Hall 12/25/22

Unforging Marley's Chain: The Enduring Affect We Have on the Lives of Others

I don't see myself in Scrooge much—not wealthy or particularly skin-flinty with dough—and I'm not Republican in any way yet I'm finding a bit more appreciation for Bill Clinton-style centrism. For me, it's those fucking chains of Marley that give me pause.

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Unforging Marley's Chain: Cracking the Life Code via Dickens
Don Hall Don Hall 12/25/21 Don Hall Don Hall 12/25/21

Unforging Marley's Chain: Cracking the Life Code via Dickens

I don't see myself in Scrooge much—not wealthy or particularly skin-flinty with dough—and I'm not Republican in any way yet I'm finding a bit more appreciation for Bill Clinton-style centrism. For me, it's those fucking chains of Marley that give me pause.

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Unforging Marley's Chain: Redemption is Possible
Don Hall Don Hall 12/25/20 Don Hall Don Hall 12/25/20

Unforging Marley's Chain: Redemption is Possible

For me, it's those fucking chains of Marley that give me pause. Link by link, and yard by yard. The chain we forge in life.

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Unforging Marley's Chain: Rewriting the Script
Don Hall Don Hall 12/25/18 Don Hall Don Hall 12/25/18

Unforging Marley's Chain: Rewriting the Script

For me, it's those fucking chains of Marley that give me pause. Link by link, and yard by yard. The chain we forge in life.

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Unforging Marley's Chain: Redemption is Possible
Don Hall Don Hall 12/24/17 Don Hall Don Hall 12/24/17

Unforging Marley's Chain: Redemption is Possible

For me, it's those fucking chains of Marley that give me pause. Link by link, and yard by yard. The chain we forge in life.

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