David Himmel 11/8/19 David Himmel 11/8/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 3, 2019

Those Purdue students protesting that CVS in West Lafayette, Indiana really need something better to do with their weeknights. One cashier’s idiocy for not knowing Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory is not a cause worth fighting for. Hit the books. Or get drunk at Harry’s Chocolate Shop. Or better yet, drown yourself in the Wabash River.

David Himmel 11/1/19 David Himmel 11/1/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 27, 2019

When someone knows they’re wrong but can’t admit it or is unwilling to take the steps necessary to right that wrong due to pride or self-preservation, they panic. Then they lash out. And they become more and more wrong through their actions and words. That’s what’s happening with the Republican Party and most marriages right now.

Joe Janes 10/30/19 Joe Janes 10/30/19

The Minutes of Our Last Meeting Dresses Up as Literate Ape for Halloween

There was blood everywhere because, even though I am a vampire, I am a klutz.

David Himmel 10/25/19 David Himmel 10/25/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 20, 2019

I am convinced that my greatest failure is that I have far too many interests.

David Himmel 10/18/19 David Himmel 10/18/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 13, 2019

The Eagles are a grossly overrated band. Separate from that, Hotel California might be the most terrible song ever recorded. Worse, yes, than Rebecca Black’s Friday.

David Himmel 10/11/19 David Himmel 10/11/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 7, 2019

It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it that matters. I’ve said this before, and yet, some people still don’t get it. Maybe it’s the way I’m saying it.

David Himmel 10/4/19 David Himmel 10/4/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 29, 2019

I am limping proof that hopes, prayers, and positive thinking are no match for reality and action.

David Himmel 9/27/19 David Himmel 9/27/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 22, 2019

I respect the guy, but Malcolm Gladwell is not a genius. He’s not even that interesting. He’s perceived that way because he’s a well-spoken black guy. Yeah, I said it. And you’re all racists.

David Himmel 9/20/19 David Himmel 9/20/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 15, 2019

It’s okay to admit that you don’t know or understand something. In fact, it can be beneficial. It gives you the opportunity to listen better, differently, to learn something new and one day be the know-it-all you always knew you were.

David Himmel 9/13/19 David Himmel 9/13/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 8, 2019

Ed Sheeran makes club music for moms and preschoolers.

David Himmel 9/6/19 David Himmel 9/6/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of September 1, 2019

I admit that I’ll be disappointed if my son grows up to be a cop.

David Himmel 8/30/19 David Himmel 8/30/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 25, 2019

Sometimes, the book’s dedication comes before anything else. Everything you make needs to have a reason and an audience.

David Himmel 8/23/19 David Himmel 8/23/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 18, 2019

Wedding toasts that mention God or Jesus are fine. Wedding toasts that detail the speaker’s marital troubles are not. But they do make for some thoughtful laughs.

David Himmel 8/16/19 David Himmel 8/16/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 11, 2019

If I am to die shrouded in suspected criminal activity, promise me you’ll refer to me by my three names and only by my three names. “David Isaac Himmel, the alleged political assassin and box wine bootlegger, spent time as a teenager in the Ozark Mountains hunting squirrel and shooting old Pepsi cans with a .30-30 muzzleloader. He was also really good at driving stick shift in San Francisco.”

David Himmel 8/2/19 David Himmel 8/2/19

Notes from the Post it Wall | Week of July 28, 2019

I can’t put my finger on exactly why, but driving to and/or through Chicago’s western suburbs is an emotional drive through the deepest and darkest pools of my depression.

David Himmel 7/26/19 David Himmel 7/26/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 21, 2019

At this point, everything that happens in Stranger Things’ Hawkins, Indiana is just a pretty typical oddity.

David Himmel 7/12/19 David Himmel 7/12/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 7, 2019

The wonder we experienced in our youth is not lightning in a bottle. It is, however, a very specific kind of wonder that is no longer sold in stores or available through Amazon.

David Himmel 7/5/19 David Himmel 7/5/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of June 30, 2019

Sesame Street needs a Hasidic Jew character. Could be a Muppet, could be a human. Yes, there’s Oscar the Grouch and Julia the Autistic, but to truly represent an individual who complains and struggles with a break from routine, a Hasidic Jew is the best you’ll get.

David Himmel 6/28/19 David Himmel 6/28/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of June 23, 2019

Phrases like “not to mention” and “ who needs no introduction” written or said leading into an introduction are completely false statements and make no sense in any context they’re used. They should be removed from our language patterns completely. It goes without saying that these phrases and others should not be used ever again.

David Himmel 6/21/19 David Himmel 6/21/19

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of June 16, 2019

I would take the innocence and ignorance of youth over the guilt and wisdom of old age.