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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of February 19, 2023
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 2/24/23 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 2/24/23

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of February 19, 2023

My wife wants me to be more assertive in bed. So, I’ve started pushing her over while she’s asleep to claim my fair share of the bed.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of February 12, 2023
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 2/17/23 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 2/17/23

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of February 12, 2023

The sign of a good Chicago neighborhood is not the property value or the level of crime, but whether neighbors shovel more than just the sidewalk in front of their house.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of February 5, 2023
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 2/10/23 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 2/10/23

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of February 5, 2023

Florida is America’s limp penis, and it is in dire need of receiving a botched circumcision.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 29, 2023
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 2/3/23 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 2/3/23

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 29, 2023

Made a Target run on Saturday with my pre-schooler blasting Lizzo on Spotify during the drive. I’m a great mom.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 22, 2023
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 1/27/23 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 1/27/23

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 22, 2023

Since police are going to keep brutally and unnecessarily killing black men, it’s refreshing to see it done by black cops, too. It reveals more of the truth that American policing itself is the problem, not just your standard white cops hate black people cliche.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 16, 2023
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 1/20/23 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 1/20/23

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 16, 2023

Setting up a new computer has a way of opening your eyes to new ways of thinking. Or, or… and hear me out… you can just put the same settings in place and keep on trucking the way you have been.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 8, 2023
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 1/13/23 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 1/13/23

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 8, 2023

Jesus… the week of Elvis Presley’s birthday and his daughter, Lisa Marie, dies. The Universe doesn’t care about us, but sometimes, it feels that it does. And it feels like it’s a wry practical joker.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of December 25, 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 12/30/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 12/30/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of December 25, 2022

A poop before breakfast does not get enough celebratory attention.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of December 18, 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 12/23/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 12/23/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of December 18, 2022

Christmas always feels most magical when the man wearing an elf’s hat takes a leak in your CTA Blue Line car.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of December 11, 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 12/16/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 12/16/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of December 11, 2022

More of those JFK files have been released. Still, a lot of CIA info remains redacted. They don’t want us to know their practices, which is fair. National security and all that. But, they also don’t want us to know how they killed him.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of December 4, 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 12/9/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 12/9/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of December 4, 2022

Revolutions don’t die; people grow tired.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 27, 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 12/2/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 12/2/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 27, 2022

What’s worse than a cold bathroom? The Holocaust. That’s it.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Thanksgiving Week 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 11/25/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 11/25/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Thanksgiving Week 2022

You know the holiday season has begun when the clerk at the clothing stores barks at you to form the line “back there!” Joy to the world.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 13, 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 11/18/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 11/18/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 13, 2022

Trump announcing his candidacy for the presidency is exactly the same as me announcing I’m going to have a bowel movement within five hours after eating McDonald’s. It’s obvious and the result will be a foul mess that’ll take quite a while to clean up.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 6, 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 11/11/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 11/11/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 6, 2022

When you don’t know where to go, go back to the start.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 30, 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 11/4/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 11/4/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 30, 2022

Childhood goes by fast. When you’re a parent, it goes by even faster.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 17, 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 10/30/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 10/30/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of July 17, 2022

Parenthood is, by far, the trippiest, mind bending, and just straight up weirdest thing I’ve ever experienced.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 23, 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 10/28/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 10/28/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 23, 2022

In matters of family planning—that is, choosing a mate—keep in mind that the money will come; the love doesn’t always show up. Don’t let money buy your heart.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 9, 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 10/14/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 10/14/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 9, 2022

It’s not surprising that no one from Marjorie Taylor Greene’s high school has come forward to say, “You know, she was really cool and mellow, and smart back then.” That’s because we are who we’ve always been.

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Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 2, 2022
David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 10/7/22 David Himmel, Post-It Wall Notes David Himmel 10/7/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 2, 2022

While it’s not fun to see Tom Brady’s marriage deflate like one of his footballs, it does feel like some kind of justice.

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