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On Turning 47 | Giving Myself Permission to be Myself
May 26, 2026
David Himmel
On Turning 47 | Giving Myself Permission to be Myself
May 26, 2026
David Himmel

I give myself permission to be a living, breathing, learning, failing, succeeding, complicated human being. For if I don’t, there’s no point in celebrating a birthday.

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May 26, 2026
David Himmel

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 4, 2026
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 1/9/26 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 1/9/26

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 4, 2026

Remember on Sesame Street, how Bert was, like, really into pigeons? The fuck with that guy? Pigeons. Pigeons!? I think there was a gas leak in that garden apartment of his.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of Augsust 23, 2025
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 8/29/25 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 8/29/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of Augsust 23, 2025

Doesn’t matter how cool your tattoos are. If you have a man purse, you’re not the man who runs into the fire to save your kids. You’re the man who watches his kids burn to death then blames the underfunded, but over lauded fire department.

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Masculinity is Not the Problem
Don Hall Don Hall 4/5/22 Don Hall Don Hall 4/5/22

Masculinity is Not the Problem

Where are the lines between masculinity (nature's way), hyper-masculinity (the ego's way), and toxic masculinity (the villain's way)?

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Don Hall Don Hall 4/8/17 Don Hall Don Hall 4/8/17

On the Venn Diagram of Masculinity, Misogyny, And Rape

Masculinity is not the same thing as misogyny.  In fact, I don't think it's in the same camp at all.  Masculinity, as a quality, has almost nothing to do with women.

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Don Hall Don Hall 11/1/16 Don Hall Don Hall 11/1/16

What Makes a Man? Thoughts on Non-toxic Masculinity and Why We Need It

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