David Himmel 7/31/20 David Himmel 7/31/20

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 26, 2020

It’s time to cancel white men who wear Birkenstocks.

Joe Janes 7/29/20 Joe Janes 7/29/20

The Minutes of Our Last Meeting | The Cure For COVID-19

I’m Dr. Joe Janes, MD. MD stands for Mediocre Duck. (quack)

Don Hall 7/29/20 Don Hall 7/29/20

A Shock to the System: Can an All Encompassing Revolution Sustain Itself?

“This is not going to go the way you think.”
- Luke Skywalker

Don Hall 7/28/20 Don Hall 7/28/20

Hostility is NOT Violence — Hurt Feelings Are Not a Broken Jaw

I learned a lot of things being bullied consistently for seven years in a row.

Don Hall 7/27/20 Don Hall 7/27/20

I Believe… [Equal and Opposite]

…that Twitter has devolved into the FOX News for the Left.

Don Hall 7/26/20 Don Hall 7/26/20

I Like to Watch: The Rock (1996)

But the sheer out-of-body beauty and over-the-top ridiculousness of 1996’s Nicholas Cage/Sean Connery spectacle The Rock is the pinnacle of machismo Michael Bay genius.

Don Hall 7/25/20 Don Hall 7/25/20

Being Against Things is Easy; Finding Reasons for Hope is the Challenge

Sitting in the 109 degree heat in the desert, contemplating my own mortality in the wake of climate change, civil unrest, the looming economic cesspool, and, oh yeah, a pandemic causes me to gaze hard into the abyss of my soul. I find it wanting of less to be against and more to be for.

David Himmel 7/24/20 David Himmel 7/24/20

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 19, 2020

• The polls say Biden is ahead of Trump. Why are we listening to polls? Why do we have any faith in pools? Has 2016 taught us nothing?

Joe Janes 7/22/20 Joe Janes 7/22/20

The Minutes of Our Last Meeting | The Battle of Portland Letters

It is with good cheer that I tell you all the statues still stand, and all the Target stores remain unsullied.

Don Hall 7/22/20 Don Hall 7/22/20

Neither Left nor Right: Eventually Embracing Ethical Universalism

I, being the Traditional Liberal I am (maybe I should start a bowling league?), favor ethical universalism, that is the position that there is a universal ethic which applies to all people, regardless of culture, race, sex, religion, nationality, sexuality or other distinguishing feature, and all the time.

Don Hall 7/21/20 Don Hall 7/21/20

How Americans Learned to Despise Learning

For three generations the benefits of completing a high school education became less obvious. The best and most well-paying jobs required a college diploma and the halcyon days of graduating with solid grades in high school decayed year after year.

Don Hall 7/20/20 Don Hall 7/20/20

I Believe.. [DiAngelo’s Fragility]

…that Robin DiAngelo looked in the mirror, saw that she was deeply racist, and decided that she was looking into a mirror of society instead of just herself.

Don Hall 7/18/20 Don Hall 7/18/20

Ditch the Desktop and the Laptop and Switch to an iPad

Keep in mind, if I needed high-powered graphic design or video making technology, this set up would not do. When I recommend you ditch your computers for the iPad Pro, I advise from the perspective of my own specific workflow.

David Himmel 7/17/20 David Himmel 7/17/20

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 12, 2020

Side-by-side refrigerators with narrow, vertical freezers are humanity’s most despicable creation. Worse than pollution, weapons of war, and blind American patriotism combined.

Don Hall 7/17/20 Don Hall 7/17/20

Training People to Expect Reward for Outrage

Sometime in corporate culture overseeing the idea of customer service, it was decided that the customer is always right and that very powerful framework has slowly infected all aspects of our culture.

David Himmel 7/16/20 David Himmel 7/16/20

Go Away White-Marked Tussock Moth Caterpillar

I love being outside. Love sitting in the grass and feeling the blades tickle my ankles. Ah, that’s a pretty active tickle. That’s not grass, something’s crawling on me. Yikes! What is that thing!? Yellow, fuzzy thing with a red head and… is that a stinger? What are those white balls on its back? Are those eggs? Is this thing poisonous? Get off me scary caterpillar! Go away you white-marked tussock moth caterpillar!

Joe Janes 7/15/20 Joe Janes 7/15/20

The Minutes of Our Last Meeting | Politicians Meet on Tracks to Discuss Likelihood of Trains

The politicians celebrate their victory as the train continues to run over people.

Don Hall 7/15/20 Don Hall 7/15/20

Everyone Has Magically Transformed Into Lenny Bruce

Bruce was fighting for his right to say things that could be taken the wrong way at a contentious time in the country’s history. His often brilliant but off-color observations were shut down by a moralistic authority who deigned his language and ideas were unacceptable. Sound familiar?

Don Hall 7/14/20 Don Hall 7/14/20

A Society That Values Quantity of Life Over Quality of Living is Just Churning Out Chicken Farms of Humanity

The ethical dilemma is presented as thus for we myriad chickens.

Don Hall 7/13/20 Don Hall 7/13/20

I Believe… [We Are All Florida Man]

…that the United States has officially become the Florida of the world. Blindingly stupid, naked, snorting bath salts and screaming at each other about getting that ‘gator off my property.