Don Hall 6/30/25 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.

David Himmel 6/27/25 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.

Don Hall 6/26/25 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?”

Don Hall 6/23/25 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.

Don Hall 6/16/25 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.”

David Himmel 6/13/25 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.

Don Hall 6/12/25 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.

Don Hall 6/9/25 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.”

David Himmel 6/6/25 David Himmel 6/6/25

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

Priorities are terrible at taking turns.

Don Hall 6/3/25 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.

Don Hall 6/2/25 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.

David Himmel 5/30/25 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.”

Don Hall 5/28/25 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.

Don Hall 5/26/25 Don Hall 5/26/25

I Believe… [Inconvenient Kindness]

...that kindness is only virtuous when it’s inconvenient. Anyone can be nice when the cameras are on and the tip jar is full. Try being kind when it costs you something — your time, your pride, your precious moral high ground. That’s character. The rest is theater.I Believe…

David Himmel 5/26/25 David Himmel 5/26/25

On Turning 46 | Removing Gravity

Things had been heavy. The weight of failure, the weight of doubt, the weight of responsibility, the weight of disappointment, the weight of guilt, the weight of anger, the weight of annoyance. The weight of the blankets I tried to hide under. So much gravity. But this year has been a year of removing that gravity. I welcome this forty-sixth birthday with open arms and the bearable weight of still being alive and what I’ve managed to learn in the last three hundred and sixty-five days.

David Himmel 5/23/25 David Himmel 5/23/25

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of May 18, 2025

When that India-Pakistan war began, Americans were pretty quiet. No flags, no protests like we had with the Ukraine-Russia war. Why? It can’t be for a lack of Americans being affected by it. There are ~680,000 Pakistani-Americans and ~4.8 million Indian-Americans living in the United States. A greater chunk of the population than the ~1 million Ukranian-Americans living here. So, why no fuss? The only explanation is American Racism. Americans don’t like Indians or Pakistanis. Simple as that.

Don Hall 5/21/25 Don Hall 5/21/25

How I Learned About Optimism from the Pantheon of Low Budget Film

You don’t become optimistic because life is good. You become optimistic so that life can be.

Don Hall 5/19/25 Don Hall 5/19/25

I Believe… [Freedom is a Dirty Word]

...that freedom makes people nervous. It upends structure, pokes at authority, and refuses to follow the goddamn script. It’s the wrench in the gears, the chaos in the order, the idea that you might not need permission to exist exactly as you are.