David Himmel 10/22/24 David Himmel 10/22/24

Fun Bags to Feed Bags: Advice for Expectant Fathers that will Save Your Marriage and Your Life

There is panic that comes with pregnancy. Panic about your life changing. Panic about whether you are ready. Panic wondering if you can do this, not fuck things up the way your parents did. (They didn’t. You’re fine.) Panic about the health of your child.

Don Hall 10/21/24 Don Hall 10/21/24

I Believe… [Spiteful Electioneering]

...that among the worst rationales for voting, the vote for spite is right up at the top.

David Himmel 10/18/24 David Himmel 10/18/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 14, 2024

I don’t think Trump should round up the immigrants. Round up and deport the influencers.

David Himmel 10/16/24 David Himmel 10/16/24

Revisiting the Saddest Thing to Ever Happen to You 15 Years Later

We shared the same boiling passion for knowledge, action, adventure, living life hard, fast, and for the sake of the story. We also shared a boiling disgust for hypocrisy, hubris, mean-spiritedness, and, at times, for ourselves. We were constantly brawling with the crazed beasts living within our psyches and our guts. We came from very different places with very different experiences, but when we arrived to one another, we found that we’d been forged in the same style and together, we’d have to do better personally, professionally, and in a way that could leave the world a better place.

David Himmel 10/15/24 David Himmel 10/15/24

Today! Casey Basch Funeral!

CASEY BASCH – FUNERAL TODAY!

The exclamation mark had to be a mistake. Maybe it was a prank—the work of teenagers out the night before? There was probably a church sign somewhere in town that read JESUS LOVES DICK.

Don Hall 10/14/24 Don Hall 10/14/24

I Believe… [Corporate Culture]

…that the overall culture of any organization does not come from the top down but from how those on the bottom are treated. If the janitors feel valued, well compensated, and respected, the bathrooms will shine.

David Himmel 10/11/24 David Himmel 10/11/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 6, 2024

Ennui sounds cute and romantic because it’s French. But the French have a long history of violence and rape, and ennui may well have been the catalyst to most of it.

David Himmel 10/9/24 David Himmel 10/9/24

Mastering Disappointment: A Kamala Harris Love Affair

Kamala had the great benefit of a fantastic summer romance working in her favor. A short lived, white hot affair that would end before it could burn out. With about three months from candidacy to Election Day, I wouldn’t grow tired of Kamala. Neither would America. The joy she and her campaign were trafficking would carry us to a victory. Then we could settle into the day-to-day doldrums of romance. Probably fall out of love and elect someone else in 2028.

Elizabeth Harper 10/8/24 Elizabeth Harper 10/8/24

Ode/Apologia to/for My Body

Don Hall 10/7/24 Don Hall 10/7/24

I Believe… [Downshifting]

...that learning to downshift is more difficult than it seems but is a skill well worth mastering.

David Himmel 10/4/24 David Himmel 10/4/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 29, 2024

My 2-year-old is in this phase where he points to every woman he sees on the street or on TV or in books and says, Mommy!” He does the same thing with men, exclaiming, “Daddy!” Yesterday, at the grocery store, he picked up a Star magazine with Diddy on the cover, pointed to Diddy and shouted, “Daddy!” My son doesn’t see color, wealth, or crimes against humanity. He sees only gender. To prove this theory, I will show him a photo of Rachel Maddow to see if he says, “Mommy” or “Daddy.”

Elizabeth Harper 10/1/24 Elizabeth Harper 10/1/24

Just Another Bad Habit

Don Hall 9/30/24 Don Hall 9/30/24

I Believe… [Expanding Empathy]

...that the people you encounter whose very existence challenges your worldview are an opportunity to expand rather than contract your empathy and common understanding.

David Himmel 9/27/24 David Himmel 9/27/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 22, 2024

Ethical lying is a way for unethical people to feel good about themselves. Nothing more.

David Himmel 9/26/24 David Himmel 9/26/24

The Lonely Live Goose

Silently soaring through the sky
Like a bird of prey hunting solo for breakfast.
But you won’t dive.
You only attack on the ground.
Chasing runners and bikers and preschoolers on a nature walk.

Don Hall 9/23/24 Don Hall 9/23/24

I Believe… [Anticipation]

...that anticipating something wonderful is often more fun than the wonderful thing. If the two match up, that’s the juice, gang.

David Himmel 9/20/24 David Himmel 9/20/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 15, 2024

I am not satisfied until my mosquito bites have been scratched into permanent scars. This is a literal and metaphorical commentary on the self.

David Himmel 9/19/24 David Himmel 9/19/24

Being Scared is the Dumbest Thing | 2nd Generation

That dark room is yours, and yours alone.
Its shadows are by your design.
The monster under your bed is just the fears you haven’t felt yet.
Don’t worry about them now.
They’ll find you soon enough.