Don Hall 1/26/26 Don Hall 1/26/26

I Believe… [Good Footwear]

...that, as we age, good footwear is more important than a girlfriend.

David Himmel 1/23/26 David Himmel 1/23/26

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 18, 2026

Chicagoans are tough. How tough? We can survive a double-digit sub-zero winter day with our kids at home when schools close due to the freeze. That’s how tough.

Don Hall 1/19/26 Don Hall 1/19/26

I Believe… [The Book]

The third of a series is out and ready to read!

David Himmel 1/16/26 David Himmel 1/16/26

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 11, 2025

If you ever need a pick-me-up, come over and let my 3-year-old serenade you with a song about poop and trucks.

$C:\garbage\takethisjob.exe -shoveit$

David Himmel 1/14/26 David Himmel 1/14/26

C:\garbage\takethisjob.exe -shoveit

What kind of bored, unread, over-measured, automaton signed off on this AI-generated dreck? Job-hiring isn’t human resources, it’s resourcing our brain’s data to power the click-clacking of computer keys so the boss can feel good about doling out over-taxed bonuses that hardly represent the bonus time you gave the company.

Don Hall 1/12/26 Don Hall 1/12/26

I Believe… [Less Outrage]

...that the real lessons of history are almost always ignored because they require humility instead of outrage.

David Himmel 1/9/26 David Himmel 1/9/26

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 4, 2026

Remember on Sesame Street, how Bert was, like, really into pigeons? The fuck with that guy? Pigeons. Pigeons!? I think there was a gas leak in that garden apartment of his.

Don Hall 1/5/26 Don Hall 1/5/26

I Believe… [Good Shoes]

...that a haircut, a good book, and a pair of shoes that really fit are the luxuries of the lower middle class.

David Himmel 1/2/26 David Himmel 1/2/26

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

My hope for 2026 is that our cultural exhaustion will catch up to us and we’ll all disengage from the nonsense, and take a good, long nap. We’ll wake up refreshed and prepared to behave more humane to each other. And maybe, finally, vote responsibly. Or not vote at all, which may be for the best.