David Himmel 5/21/24 David Himmel 5/21/24

When an Ex Reaches Out (REDUX)

I was contacted by an ex the other day via email. Not an ex-girlfriend. Those remain, thankfully, quiet, likely steeped in their own lives thinking of me only by accident when their children or partner annoy them.

Don Hall 5/20/24 Don Hall 5/20/24

I Believe… [The Real Golden Rule]

...that treating people with the same respect you would like for yourself isn’t difficult as long as you don’t expect the same treatment in return.

David Himmel 5/17/24 David Himmel 5/17/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of May 12, 2024

Going through two consecutive green lights without having to even take your foot off the gas during morning rush hour (and while slightly speeding) is evidence that the gods sometimes love you.

Elizabeth Harper 5/15/24 Elizabeth Harper 5/15/24

I'm Mad as Hell and I Don't Know If I Can Take It Anymore

Don Hall 5/13/24 Don Hall 5/13/24

I Believe… [Haircut Reboot]

...that a haircut is a low rent reboot of the self.

Elizabeth Harper 5/12/24 Elizabeth Harper 5/12/24

The Worst Mother in the World

David Himmel 5/10/24 David Himmel 5/10/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of May 5, 2024

At this point, liberals and Jews who still blindly stand behind Benjamin Netanyahu are as baffling to me as MAGA acolytes.

Don Hall 5/8/24 Don Hall 5/8/24

Is Seinfeld On to Something or Is He Just an Old Man Barking at the Kids in His Yard?

The thing Seinfeld seems to miss is that without those factions telling us all what to say and think, there is no need for the subversive comic.

Don Hall 5/7/24 Don Hall 5/7/24

[Redux] Body Shaming Confession

I have been guilty of body shaming, too.

Don Hall 5/6/24 Don Hall 5/6/24

I Believe… [Old Age]

...that old age as a concept has little to do with the slowing of the body and far more to do with the decay of curiosity.

Don Hall 5/4/24 Don Hall 5/4/24

Anti-War or Anti-Bored?

…most protests are performative cosplay, or mass meet-ups of the angry, the radical, the lonely or the misinformed.

David Himmel 5/3/24 David Himmel 5/3/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of April 28, 2024

If you ever want to see the Circle of Life play out in real time, head over to the DMV. You’ve got 16-year-old kids getting their first driver’s licenses. So excited, so nervous. With their parents, so proud and terrified. And then you have old folks likely getting their last driver’s licenses. Not excited, not nervous. And without anyone with them because all their friends and family are dead.

David Himmel 5/2/24 David Himmel 5/2/24

The Pristine City Clerk Worker [Revisited]

No one likes having to go to the Office of the Chicago City Clerk. Not even those who get paid for being there. The desk workers on the first floor in the City Clerk’s office are of the same ilk as DMV workers.

Don Hall 4/30/24 Don Hall 4/30/24

The Beggars Who Choose

So, given my time constraints of rebooting my life in the big city, Hinge.

Don Hall 4/29/24 Don Hall 4/29/24

I Believe… [Mullets]

...that a mullet on a man is silly but a mullet on a woman is an aggressive statement of independence and empowerment in the shadow of the patriarchy.

David Himmel 4/27/24 David Himmel 4/27/24

[Reminder] My Ascent to Greatness Will Not Be Compromised by the Likes of You

When I was twenty, I went to work for a captain of industry. A titan really.

David Himmel 4/26/24 David Himmel 4/26/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of April 21, 2024

The universe will always operate with balance. America will always tip the scales.

Elizabeth Harper 4/25/24 Elizabeth Harper 4/25/24

[Archived] Highlights from My Love Life

My first high school steady
was a computer geek.
I read sci-fi novels
and corrected his college essay.
We tried bondage and anal.
I'm lucky his interest in me
wasn't confined to the cranial.

Don Hall 4/23/24 Don Hall 4/23/24

[Repost] On Becoming Addicted to Misery and The Quest for Psychological Safety

“I’m being mugged” became “I was just mugged” which transformed into “I survived being mugged” to “Did I ever tell you about the time I was mugged?”

Don Hall 4/22/24 Don Hall 4/22/24

I Believe… [The Flipside of Grit]

...that, if grit and industry is something you respect, you have to hand it to thieves who steal catalytic converters because at least they aren’t sitting on the sidewalk with a cup.