David Himmel 12/13/19 David Himmel 12/13/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of December 8, 2019

You know it’s going to be a good day when the first conversation you have with your partner is a disagreement over what time it is.

David Himmel 12/6/19 David Himmel 12/6/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of December 1, 2019

If you didn’t like the latest Peloton ad, don’t buy a Peloton. That’s how advertising works. Ads are meant to liked so people will buy the thing they’re selling. If you don’t like it, don’t buy it. But also, find something else to do with your time than rage out about how dumb it is.

David Himmel 11/29/19 David Himmel 11/29/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 24, 2019

We can’t predict the future. Therefore, we can’t predict how history will play out. We can, however, make informed estimates on how history will play out based on history itself. But that leaves a lot of room for a large margin of error. Squeeze that in among all of your certainty.

David Himmel 11/22/19 David Himmel 11/22/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 17, 2019

Political/social stridency is about as attractive a trait in a person as Jimmy Fallon fandom.

David Himmel 11/15/19 David Himmel 11/15/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 10, 2019

My wife and I would make terrible diplomats. We would very quickly negotiate with terrorists. Just watch how fast we cut deals with our toddler son.

David Himmel 11/8/19 David Himmel 11/8/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 3, 2019

Those Purdue students protesting that CVS in West Lafayette, Indiana really need something better to do with their weeknights. One cashier’s idiocy for not knowing Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory is not a cause worth fighting for. Hit the books. Or get drunk at Harry’s Chocolate Shop. Or better yet, drown yourself in the Wabash River.

David Himmel 11/1/19 David Himmel 11/1/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 27, 2019

When someone knows they’re wrong but can’t admit it or is unwilling to take the steps necessary to right that wrong due to pride or self-preservation, they panic. Then they lash out. And they become more and more wrong through their actions and words. That’s what’s happening with the Republican Party and most marriages right now.

Joe Janes 10/30/19 Joe Janes 10/30/19

The Minutes of Our Last Meeting Dresses Up as Literate Ape for Halloween

There was blood everywhere because, even though I am a vampire, I am a klutz.

David Himmel 10/25/19 David Himmel 10/25/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 20, 2019

I am convinced that my greatest failure is that I have far too many interests.

David Himmel 10/18/19 David Himmel 10/18/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 13, 2019

The Eagles are a grossly overrated band. Separate from that, Hotel California might be the most terrible song ever recorded. Worse, yes, than Rebecca Black’s Friday.

David Himmel 10/11/19 David Himmel 10/11/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 7, 2019

It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it that matters. I’ve said this before, and yet, some people still don’t get it. Maybe it’s the way I’m saying it.

David Himmel 10/4/19 David Himmel 10/4/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 29, 2019

I am limping proof that hopes, prayers, and positive thinking are no match for reality and action.

David Himmel 9/27/19 David Himmel 9/27/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 22, 2019

I respect the guy, but Malcolm Gladwell is not a genius. He’s not even that interesting. He’s perceived that way because he’s a well-spoken black guy. Yeah, I said it. And you’re all racists.

David Himmel 9/20/19 David Himmel 9/20/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 15, 2019

It’s okay to admit that you don’t know or understand something. In fact, it can be beneficial. It gives you the opportunity to listen better, differently, to learn something new and one day be the know-it-all you always knew you were.

David Himmel 9/13/19 David Himmel 9/13/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 8, 2019

Ed Sheeran makes club music for moms and preschoolers.

David Himmel 9/6/19 David Himmel 9/6/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 1, 2019

I admit that I’ll be disappointed if my son grows up to be a cop.

David Himmel 8/30/19 David Himmel 8/30/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 25, 2019

Sometimes, the book’s dedication comes before anything else. Everything you make needs to have a reason and an audience.

David Himmel 8/23/19 David Himmel 8/23/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 18, 2019

Wedding toasts that mention God or Jesus are fine. Wedding toasts that detail the speaker’s marital troubles are not. But they do make for some thoughtful laughs.

David Himmel 8/16/19 David Himmel 8/16/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 11, 2019

If I am to die shrouded in suspected criminal activity, promise me you’ll refer to me by my three names and only by my three names. “David Isaac Himmel, the alleged political assassin and box wine bootlegger, spent time as a teenager in the Ozark Mountains hunting squirrel and shooting old Pepsi cans with a .30-30 muzzleloader. He was also really good at driving stick shift in San Francisco.”

David Himmel 8/2/19 David Himmel 8/2/19

Notes from the Post it Wall | Week of July 28, 2019

I can’t put my finger on exactly why, but driving to and/or through Chicago’s western suburbs is an emotional drive through the deepest and darkest pools of my depression.