David Himmel 9/12/25 David Himmel 9/12/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 7, 2025

The fringes, and those too cowardice to speak against them, are pulling us apart as a united country. At this point, if you’re left or right of center, you’re probably part of the problem.

David Himmel 9/10/25 David Himmel 9/10/25

Celebrating a Bygone Wedding Anniversary

September 10, henceforth, shall be known as the Day of Broken Promises. It’ll be recognized as the day we all make promises none of us will keep. Because what is divorce if not a reneging on promises made to the person you once loved more than anyone else in front of all the runner ups?

Elizabeth Harper 9/9/25 Elizabeth Harper 9/9/25

Fascism is Not Fun

Don Hall 9/8/25 Don Hall 9/8/25

I Believe… [New Mantra]

...that my next tattoo will be something along the lines of “Expect Nothing. Hope for Everything.”

David Himmel 9/5/25 David Himmel 9/5/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 31, 2025

Little bricks build a big house. And little problems build a strong case for losing your mind, burning your life down, and ending up speaking tongues to yourself on Lower Wacker.

Don Hall 9/2/25 Don Hall 9/2/25

Curiosity is a Muscle to Build

Hit the gym. You’re getting soft again.

Don Hall 9/1/25 Don Hall 9/1/25

I Believe… [Manufactured Happiness]

...that happiness isn’t found, it’s manufactured—like bootleg mixtapes in the back of a Pontiac in 1985, hissing but priceless.

David Himmel 8/29/25 David Himmel 8/29/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of Augsust 23, 2025

Doesn’t matter how cool your tattoos are. If you have a man purse, you’re not the man who runs into the fire to save your kids. You’re the man who watches his kids burn to death then blames the underfunded, but over lauded fire department.

Don Hall 8/25/25 Don Hall 8/25/25

I Believe… [Just Call It Gambling, Already]

...that a casino is the poor man’s Wall Street. Cryptocurrency is the libertarian’s casino.

David Himmel 8/22/25 David Himmel 8/22/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 17, 2025

Belief is a sledgehammer. Human interaction is a scalpel.

Don Hall 8/20/25 Don Hall 8/20/25

Discomfort Is the Only Honest Coach

The anti-heroes of the 1970's understood the challenge.

David Himmel 8/19/25 David Himmel 8/19/25

Love and Marriage and… Blood?

We crawled into bed, which creaked and popped like Oscar the Grouch’s metal trashcan with every single move we made. And that’s where we tried to understand what he meant when he said, “Please no bleeding on the bed sheets. It can be very expensive for you because with all the blood, we have to throw them away. But, hey, I get it. I’m married, too.”

Don Hall 8/18/25 Don Hall 8/18/25

I Believe… [Corporate Speak]

...that the phrase “Just loop me in” is corporate code for “I want to handcuff myself to your brain until one of us dies.”

David Himmel 8/15/25 David Himmel 8/15/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 10, 2025

The sign of real, true love is that it is resistant to the hardships and bullshit we create for ourselves.

Don Hall 8/12/25 Don Hall 8/12/25

The Stereotypical Thoughts of a GenX Dude

I’d suggest that racism is far less evident in the words we say and the stereotypes we embrace than the actions we engage in because of those words.

Don Hall 8/11/25 Don Hall 8/11/25

I Believe… [AI is Coming]

...that AI won’t just replace jobs—it’ll replace purpose. And when people lose that, they don’t riot—they just quietly stop existing in any way that matters.

David Himmel 8/8/25 David Himmel 8/8/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 3, 2025

The most fortunate people in the world are those who are divorced without kids.

Don Hall 8/4/25 Don Hall 8/4/25

I Believe… [Learning About Sex]

...that most teenage boys learn about sex from porn and most teenage girls learn about it from trauma and somewhere in between is a guidance counselor with a pamphlet and a panic disorder.

David Himmel 8/1/25 David Himmel 8/1/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 27, 2025

When defaulting to victim status and celebrating your self-imposed victimhood falls out of fashion, there are going to be a lot of people wandering around without personalities.

Don Hall 7/31/25 Don Hall 7/31/25

Immortality Is a Dirty Lie (But You Gotta Believe It Anyway)

Believing you’ll live forever doesn’t have to mean eternal consciousness. It can mean leaving dents.