Don Hall 9/30/23 Don Hall 9/30/23

Loving Las Vegas—Come Out and Buy a Book!

Free but you should bring some dough for booze and books!

David Himmel 9/29/23 David Himmel 9/29/23

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 24, 2023

Fear can be mastered. Loathing is destructive.

Chris Churchill 9/27/23 Chris Churchill 9/27/23

For Those Who Would Judge

Not pictured: us.

Don Hall 9/26/23 Don Hall 9/26/23

Emotional Truth is a Synonym for Bullshit

Did Hannah Gadsby really nearly get beaten up at a bus stop for presenting as lesbian? Did Dave Chappelle actually have the conversations with his transgender fan? Did Bert Kreischer truthfully infiltrate the Russian mob? Does any of that matter?

Don Hall 9/25/23 Don Hall 9/25/23

I Believe... [More Kirk, Please]

...that while developing more Spock and less Kirk in my decision making has been for the good, I’m thinking I could use some more of that Kirk in the meantime. Being overly cautious has never been my default and while caution is smart, it doesn’t make for a good story.

David Himmel 9/22/23 David Himmel 9/22/23

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 17, 2023

If I could travel through time, I’d go back and invent a time machine sooner.

Don Hall 9/21/23 Don Hall 9/21/23

How Democracy Works

Wayne Lerner 9/20/23 Wayne Lerner 9/20/23

The Donor

If I’m dead, how am I talking and to whom?

Don Hall 9/19/23 Don Hall 9/19/23

Disconnecting from the Cacophony

This is not to state that competition is the source of our current divides but how we perceive competition and specifically for what you compete is the problem we face.

Don Hall 9/18/23 Don Hall 9/18/23

I Believe... [Weed Your Mom's Garden]

...that spending a morning helping my mom clean up her extensive gardens, pulling weeds and trimming back overgrowth, and then organizing the garage as my dad sits in his chair supervising his need for order in one of his few places left is worth more than most things I do on any other given day. My mom singing nonsense songs in her pleasure at her garden and my dad’s satisfied grin as the garage comes together is gold.

Don Hall 9/16/23 Don Hall 9/16/23

If Al Capone Had Been Elected President...

David Himmel 9/15/23 David Himmel 9/15/23

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 10, 2023

After seven years of marriage, I can confidently say that I’m fine with the farts.

Don Hall 9/15/23 Don Hall 9/15/23

Choosing to Not Share the Pain

Who in this scenario is to blame for non-striking workers (below-the-line people) feeling the pain designed to be inflicted on the Big Money class?

Don Hall 9/11/23 Don Hall 9/11/23

I Believe... [AI is a Sex Doll]

...that AI will eventually end up simply pretending to love lonely men and women like emotional sex dolls.

David Himmel 9/10/23 David Himmel 9/10/23

Bon Voyage, Jimmy Buffett

“Margaritaville” hit our ears in 1977 but by 1978, it was already being played to present depression and self-destruction to be as much fun as a conga line. Jimmy Buffett turned that into a billion-dollar business. Misery loves company, especially when there’s boiling shrimp, regrettable tattoos, and frozen tequila concoctions involved.

Don Hall 9/9/23 Don Hall 9/9/23

Two Kinds of Pain: Useless and Useful or What I Learned from Frank Underwood (Archived)

“There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong, or useless pain. The sort of pain that's only suffering. I have no patience for useless things.” — Frank Underwood (House of Cards, Season 1)

David Himmel 9/8/23 David Himmel 9/8/23

Cicada’s Swan Song

It’s a deafening sound.
The screams of passion belted out
from the bugs with the giant eyes
and wingspan of a Prius.

Jenni Thurston 9/7/23 Jenni Thurston 9/7/23

The Cereal Wish | Part 8

I turned back to the window. The drones hovered only a moment, then toured to the right to spy through another apartment window like hornets trying to find their way into a hive. Some bored dudes in quarantine were probably trying to score a peep show.

Brett Dworski 9/6/23 Brett Dworski 9/6/23

The Cereal Wish | Part 7

“Those motherfuckers—spying on me again,” I said.

“Who’s spying on you?” Sarah asked.

Joe Janes 9/5/23 Joe Janes 9/5/23

The Cereal Wish | Part 6

Sarah was gone. All that was in the hall was a big box full of boxes of Product 19 on its side. I hate Product 19, but she wants me to eat it because it’s healthy. She must have bought it to make up for forgetting the cereal. “How is this my wish?” The genie was gone, too.