David Himmel 10/31/25 David Himmel 10/31/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 26, 2025

Divorce, serious relationship breakups deal a rough hand. If you play your cards right, your ex can help you be a better version of you. The perk of which is that you’re a better partner in the next relationship. It’s that whole, learn-from-your-mistakes thing. The bonus perk is that it makes your ex wonder why you couldn’t have been this awesome when you were together and causes them to question their entire existence.

Don Hall 10/27/25 Don Hall 10/27/25

I Believe… [Neo-60 Minutes]

...that, if LiterateApe was suddenly put in charge of CBS, ’60 Minutes’ would features stories of divorce, masturbation, the death of radio, and farts.

Don Hall 10/26/25 Don Hall 10/26/25

REST IS RESISTANCE

The tendency for companies to burn employees to the ground isn’t accidental—it’s systemic, efficient, and, for the moment, wildly profitable.

David Himmel 10/24/25 David Himmel 10/24/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 19, 2025

Life/career coaches are former white collar, middle-management cubicle jockeys who would call AAA to replace a flat tire, but are like, “My car broke down on the side of the road. I’m a mechanic now!”

Elizabeth Harper 10/21/25 Elizabeth Harper 10/21/25

ICE is Not Nice / Make Them Go Away

Don Hall 10/20/25 Don Hall 10/20/25

I Believe… [Soul Sterilization]

...that technology is a brilliant liar—it convinces us we’re connected while quietly sterilizing our souls.

David Himmel 10/17/25 David Himmel 10/17/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 12, 2025

A vacation is only as good as the number of times you have diarrhea. And like in golf and arguments with a know-it-all, less is more.

Don Hall 10/13/25 Don Hall 10/13/25

I Believe… [Letting Go]

...that knowing when to let go of people who have already let go of you is good. Actually letting them go and moving on is better.

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

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 5, 2025

My 3-year-old son walked around the house this morning referring to his penis as a volcano. That’s a new kind of B.D.E.

David Himmel 10/8/25 David Himmel 10/8/25

Anger at the Airport

You know what I hate most about this guy? He looks calm. Maybe his spirit animal is a duck. Maybe he’s working his chubby ass off under the surface. I admire the calm appearance. I am never calm. I am always one moment away from a hateful panic of fury. I do not belong among the dullards of basic, normal men. I am in constant need of a lobotomy or an alien abduction. I don’t belong here. Everything is terrible and the Matrix is fucked. Also, The Matrix is a stupid movie. Its sequels are even worse. I’m in the minority on this opinion, which proves my point.

Don Hall 10/6/25 Don Hall 10/6/25

I Believe… [Neo-Inquisitioners]

...that in an age where every word is a potential weapon and every hurt feeling a crime scene, the loudest moralists aren’t protecting the vulnerable—they’re auditioning for the Inquisition.

David Himmel 10/3/25 David Himmel 10/3/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 28, 2025

You are immortal until you’re not.

Don Hall 9/29/25 Don Hall 9/29/25

I Believe… [We’re Not Machines]

...that joy is found in the act of building something useless: kites in winter, elaborate cocktail garnishes for tap water, or a paper-mâché bust of your ex-boss. Useless things remind us we’re not machines.

David Himmel 9/26/25 David Himmel 9/26/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 21, 2025

Some people just can’t be helped. They can’t help choosing to play the martyr, the victim. It’s fine to eventually let these people drown in the rough sea of their own making. The trick is saving the poor souls they might bring down with them.

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

The Implications of Not Walking Faster

Excuse me. Can you please walk faster?
Don’t you have some place to be?
At least move to the right. Let me pass.
No, I’m not in a rush, I just have things to get to today.
I don’t mean to be rude. But you’re taking so long and holding up the flow of traffic.
It’s not just me. Look at that lady in the surgical boot. She probably has an appointment with her orthopedic surgeon. You’re keeping her from receiving healthcare. Are you Mitch McConnell? Who’s rude now?

Don Hall 9/24/25 Don Hall 9/24/25

The Democracy of a Thousand Voices

Why Free Speech Must Be Absolute, Why Assassination Always Fails, and Why Rage Isn’t Winning

Don Hall 9/22/25 Don Hall 9/22/25

I Believe… [The Ironic Right]

...that the irony that the Right is reveling in their reclaimed permission to say the word ‘retard’ and yet most of them are ‘tards is staggering.

David Himmel 9/19/25 David Himmel 9/19/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 14, 2025

As we get older, moving and shaking becomes hard on the hips.

Don Hall 9/15/25 Don Hall 9/15/25

I Believe… [Not My Tempo]

...that the fact that my staff sees JK Simmons’s performance in “Whiplash” as a ‘comically evil version of me’ says a lot about my approach to management.

Don Hall 9/13/25 Don Hall 9/13/25

The Left Can’t Dance If It Keeps Tripping Over Its Own Moral Shoelaces

Progressives have the best playlist, the best snacks, and the best costumes—so why does every party feel like a lecture series with snacks?