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I Believe… [Grace Ain’t Competence]
Dec 15, 2025
Don Hall
I Believe… [Grace Ain’t Competence]
Dec 15, 2025
Don Hall

...that ‘grace under pressure’ isn’t the same thing as ‘competence in a crisis.’

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Dec 15, 2025
Don Hall

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FOMO or LMO
Don Hall Don Hall 4/4/24 Don Hall Don Hall 4/4/24

FOMO or LMO

We are social animals and the pull to be a part of things going on is practically irresistible.

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I Believe… [Converter Woes]
Don Hall 4/1/24 Don Hall 4/1/24

I Believe… [Converter Woes]

...that it often takes a minor catastrophe to remind you how much better you are than were.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 24, 2024
David Himmel 3/29/24 David Himmel 3/29/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 24, 2024

My life is a perfectly clean slate floating through a river of late night McDonald’s diarrhea.

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What Price to Admit Error? UPDATED
Don Hall Don Hall 3/28/24 Don Hall Don Hall 3/28/24

What Price to Admit Error? UPDATED

It is statistically impossible for me to be right all the time.

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Parsing Out the Language of the 21st Century
Don Hall Don Hall 3/26/24 Don Hall Don Hall 3/26/24

Parsing Out the Language of the 21st Century

“…let us go down and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another's speech.”

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I Believe… [Superior Chips]
I Believe..., Don Hall Don Hall 3/25/24 I Believe..., Don Hall Don Hall 3/25/24

I Believe… [Superior Chips]

...that El Ranchero Chips are the single tortilla chip in the known universe.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 17, 2024
Post-It Wall Notes, David Himmel David Himmel 3/22/24 Post-It Wall Notes, David Himmel David Himmel 3/22/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of March 17, 2024

The thing about sucking the life out of someone is that it is often the result of your life being sucked from you. Just an ouroboros of suck. And that’s the saddest version of a fair and balanced relationship.

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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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