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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 8, 2026
Mar 13, 2026
David Himmel
Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 8, 2026
Mar 13, 2026
David Himmel

If you must suffer fools, do so with a vengeance.

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Mar 13, 2026
David Himmel

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FOMO or LMO
Don Hall Don Hall 4/4/24 Don Hall Don Hall 4/4/24

FOMO or LMO

We are social animals and the pull to be a part of things going on is practically irresistible.

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What Price to Admit Error? UPDATED
Don Hall Don Hall 3/28/24 Don Hall Don Hall 3/28/24

What Price to Admit Error? UPDATED

It is statistically impossible for me to be right all the time.

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Parsing Out the Language of the 21st Century
Don Hall Don Hall 3/26/24 Don Hall Don Hall 3/26/24

Parsing Out the Language of the 21st Century

“…let us go down and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another's speech.”

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I Believe… [Superior Chips]
I Believe..., Don Hall Don Hall 3/25/24 I Believe..., Don Hall Don Hall 3/25/24

I Believe… [Superior Chips]

...that El Ranchero Chips are the single tortilla chip in the known universe.

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Manufactured Hysteria
Don Hall Don Hall 3/20/24 Don Hall Don Hall 3/20/24

Manufactured Hysteria

Exaggerate a hyperbolic ‘fact of the matter’ loudly enough and it is inevitable that people will believe it.

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TRANSPLANTS
Don Hall, Poetry Don Hall 3/19/24 Don Hall, Poetry Don Hall 3/19/24

TRANSPLANTS

They say…

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I Believe… [Artivism?]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 3/18/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 3/18/24

I Believe… [Artivism?]

...that the term ‘artivism’ refers to an opportunity for mediocre artists to be embraced for their ideological stance rather than the quality of their work while be applauded for both.

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A Sense of Purpose and Optimism is a Requirement for Getting Through It All
Don Hall Don Hall 3/14/24 Don Hall Don Hall 3/14/24

A Sense of Purpose and Optimism is a Requirement for Getting Through It All

It takes 33 pounds of pressure and five minutes to strangle the life out of a grown human.

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I Believe... [Public Restrooms Are a Universal Good]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 3/11/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 3/11/24

I Believe... [Public Restrooms Are a Universal Good]

...that few things feel better in an existential sense than work that involves both your brain and your body, with people who respect you and have high expectations, and the presence of readily available public restrooms.

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Revisited: Turning Into Margaret Dumont
Don Hall Don Hall 3/10/24 Don Hall Don Hall 3/10/24

Revisited: Turning Into Margaret Dumont

We were the Grouchos! We’re not the Margaret Dumonts — and we’re turning into the Margaret Dumonts on a lot of levels.

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I Believe... [Minding the Curves]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 3/4/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 3/4/24

I Believe... [Minding the Curves]

...that life comes in circles and the best of us learn to really turn into the curves without spinning out.

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I Believe... [Fun-Employed]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/26/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/26/24

I Believe... [Fun-Employed]

...that the feeling of leaving a job you found perfunctory on good days, incredibly dull on others, and completely odious 30% of the time is one of both liberation and lightness.

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Single Sided Love at First Sight
Don Hall, Fiction Don Hall 2/20/24 Don Hall, Fiction Don Hall 2/20/24

Single Sided Love at First Sight

Frog found his soulmate. Scorpion had found a way out of her pattern. He asked her to marry him on their third date.

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I Believe... [Polyamory, My Ass]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/19/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/19/24

I Believe... [Polyamory, My Ass]

...that polyamory is just white women gentrifying the gay man’s lifestyle and calling it something brunch-y.

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I'm Not Into Watching Sports But I'm Starting to Get It
Don Hall Don Hall 2/13/24 Don Hall Don Hall 2/13/24

I'm Not Into Watching Sports But I'm Starting to Get It

Super Bowl 58 was the most watched sporting event in recorded history with an estimated 123 million people tuning in. That’s a lot of eyeballs.

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I Believe... [Me vs Cheese]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/12/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/12/24

I Believe... [Me vs Cheese]

...that, for me, the definition of willpower is to purchase a block of aged cheddar cheese and still have some of it left a week later. Small wins, gang, small wins.

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The Passion of the Rod & Custom Show
Don Hall Don Hall 2/6/24 Don Hall Don Hall 2/6/24

The Passion of the Rod & Custom Show

Wichita has felt small and, in many ways artless. It is small, no question, but the art is there if you take the time to see it.

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I Believe... [Policies vs Personalities]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/5/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/5/24

I Believe... [Policies vs Personalities]

...that each intelligent voter should focus on policies rather than personalities. The dumbasses will vote for their favorite wrestler.

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Thirteen Years Beyond the Sell-By Date | What I Learned in 2023
Don Hall Don Hall 2/3/24 Don Hall Don Hall 2/3/24

Thirteen Years Beyond the Sell-By Date | What I Learned in 2023

What, then, was learned in this fifty-eighth year?

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I Believe... [AI vs Swift]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 1/29/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 1/29/24

I Believe... [AI vs Swift]

...that the ever present fear of AI can only be overcome by Taylor Swift getting mad that after a billion photos of her online were manipulated to create fake porn. AI had no idea what a quagmire it entered on this one.

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