Don Hall 5/9/21 Don Hall 5/9/21

Smooth

Eddie played short. He had what the scouts called the quick twitch. It made him a natural. He could pick anything behind the bag, go deep in the hole, jump turn and throw mid-air to first, in a freakin’ blur. On a pop fly, he’d go out hard, back to the infield, make the grab over the shoulder–no problem.

David Himmel 5/7/21 David Himmel 5/7/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of May 2, 2021

Think about it: the Full House theme song is a cry to make America great again.

Wayne Lerner 5/6/21 Wayne Lerner 5/6/21

The Bottle Washer

As a young hospital administrator at Rush Medical Center, one of the things I was encouraged to do is to make rounds on the various patient care units and support areas. These visits helped me build and reinforce relationships with the medical and nursing staff and drop in on some of the recently hospitalized patients.

Joe Janes 5/5/21 Joe Janes 5/5/21

Now Hiring! An Honest Amazon Job Posting

Find the right Amazon opportunity for you (The one that will kill you least.).

Don Hall 5/4/21 Don Hall 5/4/21

I Like to Watch | The Walking Dead

At the (long) tail-end of the pandemic, the rest of the 10th season of The Walking Dead resumed airing and I found myself undeniably un-inspired. I didn't really care much for The Whisperers and after they bumped Rick Grimes off and then carted him away on a helicopter, the show sort of fizzled. I couldn't figure out what was missing (besides Rick) so I decided to go back to the beginning and watch the whole thing again.

Don Hall 5/3/21 Don Hall 5/3/21

I Believe... [Parsing Out Sensitivity]

I believe... that we should all be more sensitive but not be more sensitive. The former is about simple politeness, the latter is about myopic self-centeredness.

Don Hall 5/2/21 Don Hall 5/2/21

A Cruel Summer in Need of Some Hugs...Or Something

We need some de-escalation techniques of our own.

David Himmel 4/30/21 David Himmel 4/30/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of April 25, 2021

The most uninteresting conversations in the English language will include the following statements: “The land value alone makes it a great investment,” “Cryptocurrency is the future of financial markets,” and “I went to summer camp.”

Don Hall 4/29/21 Don Hall 4/29/21

When You Misuse a Tool, the Tool is You

Out of rage or fear or petulance, we misuse a lot of handy tools at our disposal.

Joe Janes 4/28/21 Joe Janes 4/28/21

Made Up Controversies for the Modern Republican

VP Kamala Hussein Harris thinks children are edible furniture.

Don Hall 4/27/21 Don Hall 4/27/21

Recognizing the Smell of Cat Piss When You Live in a Zoo

The biggest issue with cats is that they are feral creatures who shit and piss in a box inside your home. One cat and the smell is noticeable but still manageable. Three cats? Not so manageable. Five cats? You stop smelling the horror and get used to it.

Don Hall 4/26/21 Don Hall 4/26/21

I Believe… [Irrelevant Academy]

...that while my interest in the Oscars has dwindled over the years I can’t recall ever having so much indifference to them than I do the year of lecture-y depression and social justice movies.

Don Hall 4/25/21 Don Hall 4/25/21

Half Pant Final

He was 7 feet tall, wearing yellow flowered shorts that stopped an inch above his deeply scarred right knee. Muscular calves supported long legs that ended in crooked toes sprouting from lime green sandals. The image of a blues man wailing on his Stratocaster was silk-screened in silver on his black tee shirt. “Buddy Guy” in script identified the artist.

Elizabeth Harper 4/24/21 Elizabeth Harper 4/24/21

Nice Things Are Getting Ruined All The Time

Changed my password to ILLFUXYRMTHR69

And walked over to no jukebox but the one behind my

Eyes touched my head full of dye, bleating

Nice things are getting ruined all the time.

David Himmel 4/23/21 David Himmel 4/23/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of April 18, 2021

All those kids who identified as hippies in high school in the ’90s likely never had a revolutionary thought of their own. The most dangerous thing they did was listen to a Dave Matthews tape while speeding in their Jeep Cherokees.

Don Hall 4/22/21 Don Hall 4/22/21

Mascots for Systemic Sin

We aren't looking at individuals and their behavior todays as much as we are why the system's in place allow (or at least refuse to stem) the behavior of the worst among us. Each individual anecdote about someone's lived experience becomes a puzzle piece to reduce whole institutions and practices as evil. As it is the opposite of scapegoating, I'll call it mascoting.

Joe Janes 4/21/21 Joe Janes 4/21/21

Patrick “Stumpy” McGoohan - The Oldest Living American

“Nobody told me I couldn’t live this long.”

David Himmel 4/20/21 David Himmel 4/20/21

Revisiting the Notes on the Columbine Shooting

When Eric and Dylan murdered twelve students and one teacher, we were shocked—just like the two angry killers wanted. They also wanted the day to be remembered forever. And it will be. Because the Columbine High School Massacre is like Elvis Presley. Nothing like it came before and every mass shooting since can’t help but draw inspiration from it.