David Himmel 12/25/21 David Himmel 12/25/21

Merry Christmas from the Afterlife

I can see them when I sneak out from the basement, walk to the front of the house and peek into the windows like a pervert, but I cannot participate in their life. I can hear them occasionally talking about me, but the longer I’m down here, the less I come up in conversation. In another few days, I expect to hear the voice of a man telling Katie he’ll love Harry like he was his own just before he moves his shit into my house.

Don Hall 12/25/21 Don Hall 12/25/21

Unforging Marley's Chain: Cracking the Life Code via Dickens

I don't see myself in Scrooge much—not wealthy or particularly skin-flinty with dough—and I'm not Republican in any way yet I'm finding a bit more appreciation for Bill Clinton-style centrism. For me, it's those fucking chains of Marley that give me pause.

David Himmel 12/24/21 David Himmel 12/24/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Christmas Eve, 2021

Santa Claus is as real as the fact that this time next year, covid won’t be a problem.

Don Hall 12/22/21 Don Hall 12/22/21

The Word of 2021 was "Impatience"

We can’t escape the world but we can re-learn Patience and Self-Discipline.

Elizabeth Harper 12/21/21 Elizabeth Harper 12/21/21

S&M Santa Claus (Repost from 2019)

Don Hall 12/20/21 Don Hall 12/20/21

I Believe... [Get Her the Combs Already]

...that you should read O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi before Christmas Eve.

Don Hall 12/18/21 Don Hall 12/18/21

The Thought That Counts (Repost from 2016)

There are a couple of simple rules that I try to follow when participating in the ritual of gift-giving and receiving.

Chris Churchill 12/16/21 Chris Churchill 12/16/21

Love or Money, Christians? Which is it? (Repost from 2018)

If you are averse to religious discussions, I warn you now, “Bible Verses Lie Ahead.” Not for the reason you usually see them thrown around, though. I’m not going to judge you here. In fact, being a fan of the Bible for what I see it to be, I strongly value the statement, “Judge not, lest ye be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.” Jesus (if that is Your real name...) said that in the King James Version of the Bible, Book of Matthew, Chapter 7, verse 2. There are countless translations, of course, take your pick.

Joe Janes 12/15/21 Joe Janes 12/15/21

Other Texts Sent to Mark Meadows

From Eric Trump: Please tell my dad, Donald J. Trump, that I pooed.

Don Hall 12/15/21 Don Hall 12/15/21

Starting Over After It All Goes Up in a COVID Smoke

“Everything I had built in the past 15 years just went up in smoke. It’s gone. I mean, what the fuck do I do now?”

Don Hall 12/14/21 Don Hall 12/14/21

I Like to Watch | Succession (HBO)

I hated it. I loved it. But I really hated it. I loved the score (especially the opening which I ended up watching every single episode because the music is so ridiculously Punch Drunk Love perfect). I hated every character, every scene, every moment.

Don Hall 12/13/21 Don Hall 12/13/21

I Believe... [Variant Snap]

...that the next strain of COVID will be known as the Thanos Variant.

Don Hall 12/11/21 Don Hall 12/11/21

How Many Confederate Statues Are There Left to Topple?

At last count there are roughly 1900 monuments and statues throughout the southern United States commemorating the Confederacy. In 2020, 200 had been taken down, demolished, or hidden from view.

I'm no mathematician but that seems to leave us with 1700 left.

David Himmel 12/10/21 David Himmel 12/10/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of December 5, 2021

The first two minutes of And Just Like That, the Sex and the City spin-off, is worse than the entire day of Sept. 11, 2001.

Don Hall 12/9/21 Don Hall 12/9/21

On Smollett, BLM, and the Chicago Police Department

On the other hand, his statement regarding the corruption at the very heart of the Chicago Police Department is as blatantly true and obvious as Smollett's guilt.

Joe Janes 12/8/21 Joe Janes 12/8/21

Four Republicans Likely to End up in Jail Complain about Jail

They are claiming insurrectionists are being singled out and being treated like…prisoners?

Don Hall 12/6/21 Don Hall 12/6/21

I Believe... [No Body Positivity for Fat Dudes]

...that body positivity as a concept is exclusively for women because no one wants to claim big fat dudes are owning their best selves when they decide to become burlesque dancers as a therapeutic measure.

Don Hall 12/4/21 Don Hall 12/4/21

No One Remembers Being Twenty and Smart at the Same Time

The certainty of the ignorant weighs less than the opinion of the intelligent.

David Himmel 12/3/21 David Himmel 12/3/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 28, 2021

Shredded parmesan cheese tastes better than grated parmesan cheese. Fight me.

Guest User 12/2/21 Guest User 12/2/21

Christmas, Baby.

The next morning at the hospital nursery Kitty approached her premature grandson for the first time. The nurse allowed her to hold him and he yawned with a power which awed her. Suddenly there was something small showing its strength by pushing against her grasp. Choosing her.