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The Theory of Pie
Dec 18, 2025
Don Hall
The Theory of Pie
Dec 18, 2025
Don Hall

The Theory of Pie is established in my day-to-day. How much of my time is left after, say, a long work week of eight shows in six days? Who gets that time? How much do I gatekeeper for myself?

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Dec 18, 2025
Don Hall

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 20, 2025
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 7/25/25 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 7/25/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 20, 2025

What did bugs do for fun before the invention of the light bulb?

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I Believe… [Timeshare in Hell]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 7/21/25 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 7/21/25

I Believe… [Timeshare in Hell]

...that capitalism is a casino rigged by drunk croupiers where the prize is a timeshare in Hell and the only way to win is to die with enough debt they can’t repossess your skeleton.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 13, 2025
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 7/18/25 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 7/18/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 13, 2025

The reward is always greater when it’s celebrated in a puddle of your blood, sweat, and tears.

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When the Struggle Ends
Don Hall Don Hall 7/16/25 Don Hall Don Hall 7/16/25

When the Struggle Ends

Life is always about to end. One day it will. Before that, it’s just loss in installments.

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I Believe… [Patricide, Anyone?]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 7/14/25 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 7/14/25

I Believe… [Patricide, Anyone?]

...that few things scar and clarify the soul more than witnessing the death of your parent. If anything screams “YOU, TOO, WILL DIE” it is that experience. How you die becomes a choice but only once you’ve chosen how you live.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 6, 2025
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 7/11/25 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 7/11/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 6, 2025

Mattel has released a new Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes and comes with her own glucose monitor. The next doll to be released is Meningioma Barbie. She comes with insurance, but her insurance doesn’t cover her treatment. Being released simultaneously is a Luigi Mangione doll.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of June 29, 2025
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 7/4/25 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 7/4/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of June 29, 2025

The sign of a good relationship is a sore, slightly bruised pubic bone. (Heh, heh… bone…)

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I Believe… [God’s Yes, And…]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 6/30/25 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 6/30/25

I Believe… [God’s Yes, And…]

...that God exists, but only as a sarcastic improv comic trapped inside a lava lamp, muttering, “Yes, and?” every time we beg for clarity.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of June 22, 2025
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 6/27/25 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 6/27/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of June 22, 2025

I feel bad for the Clown Community. Talk about a marginalized group. When you do an emoji search for “funny,” the clown does not appear in the results.

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The Beautiful Bastardry of Consequence
Don Hall Don Hall 6/26/25 Don Hall Don Hall 6/26/25

The Beautiful Bastardry of Consequence

We are all trapeze artists swinging between “this is incredible” and “what fresh hell is this?”

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I Believe… [Illusion of Choice]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 6/23/25 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 6/23/25

I Believe… [Illusion of Choice]

...that most people don’t actually want freedom—they want the illusion of choice between two algorithm-approved options and a coupon code for 15% off regret.

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I Believe… [Keeping the Tip]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 6/16/25 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 6/16/25

I Believe… [Keeping the Tip]

...that if being a prostitute is just ‘sex work’ then why is it awkward if your manager at the local Starbucks offers you a raise for a blow job? It’s just work, right? “I’ll have a Chai Latte and a rim job. I’ll keep the tip.”

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of June 8, 2025
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 6/13/25 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 6/13/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of June 8, 2025

There is no love stronger than the love a young son has for his father when the boy wants to stay up late.

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Hope Has a Headboard
Don Hall Don Hall 6/12/25 Don Hall Don Hall 6/12/25

Hope Has a Headboard

I might be shattered, but I’m still going to be comfortable. I might be alone, but I’m not going to sleep in a coffin.

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I Believe… [Fairy Tale Finance Bros]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 6/9/25 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 6/9/25

I Believe… [Fairy Tale Finance Bros]

...that the perfect fairy tale that exemplifies the cryptocurrency movement is ‘Jack and Beanstalk.’ “Hey. Gimme that valuable animal you own and I’ll give you some magic beans.”

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of June 1, 2025
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 6/6/25 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 6/6/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of June 1, 2025

Priorities are terrible at taking turns.

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I Like to Watch | A Tale of Two Cities (with Dancing)
Don Hall, I Like to Watch Don Hall 6/3/25 Don Hall, I Like to Watch Don Hall 6/3/25

I Like to Watch | A Tale of Two Cities (with Dancing)

Let's compare a symphony to a saxophone solo in a dive bar. Both are beautiful. Both are necessary. Both are true.

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I Believe… [Hugging Ambiguity]
Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 6/2/25 Don Hall, I Believe... Don Hall 6/2/25

I Believe… [Hugging Ambiguity]

...that we are all trapeze artists swinging between “this is incredible” and “what fresh hell is this?” Maturity and wisdom is embracing ambiguity as your co-pilot instead of trying to stuff it in the trunk.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of May 25, 2025
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 5/30/25 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 5/30/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of May 25, 2025

Just because life’s happenings don’t fit into your presumed narrative, doesn’t mean you should villainize people. Life doesn’t care about your narrative. Heed the advice a therapist once told me: “Stop scripting the future. You cannot control everyone or everything, only yourself.”

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If the Art Is Important, Now Is the Time to Do It for Free
Don Hall Don Hall 5/28/25 Don Hall Don Hall 5/28/25

If the Art Is Important, Now Is the Time to Do It for Free

When the world is burning, you don’t sell the water. You spray it everywhere and hope some of it catches.

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