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The Complicated Appreciation for Teacher Appreciation Week
May 5, 2026
David Himmel
The Complicated Appreciation for Teacher Appreciation Week
May 5, 2026
David Himmel

I’m not going to argue that teachers and school staff don’t need appreciation. They are important players in our children’s lives. Highly influential for good and ill. But there are a few problems I come up against with Teacher Appreciation Week. Those problems are time, effort, and even money.

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May 5, 2026
David Himmel

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Manufactured Hysteria
Don Hall Don Hall 3/20/24 Don Hall Don Hall 3/20/24

Manufactured Hysteria

Exaggerate a hyperbolic ‘fact of the matter’ loudly enough and it is inevitable that people will believe it.

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TRANSPLANTS
Don Hall, Poetry Don Hall 3/19/24 Don Hall, Poetry Don Hall 3/19/24

TRANSPLANTS

They say…

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I Believe… [Artivism?]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 3/18/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 3/18/24

I Believe… [Artivism?]

...that the term ‘artivism’ refers to an opportunity for mediocre artists to be embraced for their ideological stance rather than the quality of their work while be applauded for both.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 10, 2024
David Himmel 3/15/24 David Himmel 3/15/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 10, 2024

Just when you’re as low as you think you can get, the universe pushes you down deeper. The lesson is that there’s it can always be worse. And, yes, it can always be better. So keep going. Climb out. Fight.

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A Sense of Purpose and Optimism is a Requirement for Getting Through It All
Don Hall Don Hall 3/14/24 Don Hall Don Hall 3/14/24

A Sense of Purpose and Optimism is a Requirement for Getting Through It All

It takes 33 pounds of pressure and five minutes to strangle the life out of a grown human.

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I Believe... [Public Restrooms Are a Universal Good]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 3/11/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 3/11/24

I Believe... [Public Restrooms Are a Universal Good]

...that few things feel better in an existential sense than work that involves both your brain and your body, with people who respect you and have high expectations, and the presence of readily available public restrooms.

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Revisited: Turning Into Margaret Dumont
Don Hall Don Hall 3/10/24 Don Hall Don Hall 3/10/24

Revisited: Turning Into Margaret Dumont

We were the Grouchos! We’re not the Margaret Dumonts — and we’re turning into the Margaret Dumonts on a lot of levels.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 3, 2024
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 3/8/24 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 3/8/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 3, 2024

I want my lunch like I want my women: Tasty, not too hefty, and won't give me diarrhea.

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I Believe... [Minding the Curves]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 3/4/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 3/4/24

I Believe... [Minding the Curves]

...that life comes in circles and the best of us learn to really turn into the curves without spinning out.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of February 25, 2024
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 3/1/24 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 3/1/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of February 25, 2024

Friendship is life’s emotional personal flotation device. It will save you from the foul weather, the unexpected rough seas, and yourself.

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I Believe... [Fun-Employed]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/26/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/26/24

I Believe... [Fun-Employed]

...that the feeling of leaving a job you found perfunctory on good days, incredibly dull on others, and completely odious 30% of the time is one of both liberation and lightness.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of February 18, 2024
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 2/23/24 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 2/23/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of February 18, 2024

There are three accomplishments every one of us needs to ensure a complete and great day:
1. Physical– Lift, run, swim, move
2. Mental– Write, sing, paint, create
3. Spiritual– Give someone a selfless orgasm

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Single Sided Love at First Sight
Don Hall, Fiction Don Hall 2/20/24 Don Hall, Fiction Don Hall 2/20/24

Single Sided Love at First Sight

Frog found his soulmate. Scorpion had found a way out of her pattern. He asked her to marry him on their third date.

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I Believe... [Polyamory, My Ass]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/19/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/19/24

I Believe... [Polyamory, My Ass]

...that polyamory is just white women gentrifying the gay man’s lifestyle and calling it something brunch-y.

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I'm Not Into Watching Sports But I'm Starting to Get It
Don Hall Don Hall 2/13/24 Don Hall Don Hall 2/13/24

I'm Not Into Watching Sports But I'm Starting to Get It

Super Bowl 58 was the most watched sporting event in recorded history with an estimated 123 million people tuning in. That’s a lot of eyeballs.

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I Believe... [Me vs Cheese]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/12/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/12/24

I Believe... [Me vs Cheese]

...that, for me, the definition of willpower is to purchase a block of aged cheddar cheese and still have some of it left a week later. Small wins, gang, small wins.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of February 4, 2024
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 2/9/24 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 2/9/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of February 4, 2024

All I need to help improve my life is more time and an emotional enema. I don’t think I’m asking for much.

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The Passion of the Rod & Custom Show
Don Hall Don Hall 2/6/24 Don Hall Don Hall 2/6/24

The Passion of the Rod & Custom Show

Wichita has felt small and, in many ways artless. It is small, no question, but the art is there if you take the time to see it.

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I Believe... [Policies vs Personalities]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/5/24 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 2/5/24

I Believe... [Policies vs Personalities]

...that each intelligent voter should focus on policies rather than personalities. The dumbasses will vote for their favorite wrestler.

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Thirteen Years Beyond the Sell-By Date | What I Learned in 2023
Don Hall Don Hall 2/3/24 Don Hall Don Hall 2/3/24

Thirteen Years Beyond the Sell-By Date | What I Learned in 2023

What, then, was learned in this fifty-eighth year?

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