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

I Believe… [Unsub]

...that I may need to date just so I can avoid the routine description of a serial killer ‘unsub’ on Criminal Minds—white male, lives alone, changes jobs frequently, antisocial. Eek.

David Himmel 6/21/24 David Himmel 6/21/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of June 16, 2024

Whenever I see a clip of President Joe Biden, I can’t help but think that he’s really just the most active hospice patient ever.

Don Hall 6/20/24 Don Hall 6/20/24

DIVORCE: A Survivor's Guide: Part One

Thinking about a divorce? In the midst of one? It's all signed and done and now you're branded with a big red "D" for life? I got you, dawg. Read on.

Don Hall 6/17/24 Don Hall 6/17/24

I Believe… [In Mockery]

...that a more effective approach to shame is mockery.

David Himmel 6/17/24 David Himmel 6/17/24

A Desperate Display of Nothingness

Your near-dead heart is running at a million miles an hour

Desperately trying to keep your head from collapsing in on itself.

Trying to prove you are valuable, interesting, worth the hassle.

David Himmel 6/14/24 David Himmel 6/14/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Father’s Day 2024 Edition

Despite the stereotype, dads aren’t bumbling idiots. We’re just a bit more unwound compared to moms. That’s not sexist, that’s science. Relax, you’re proving my point.

Elizabeth Harper 6/13/24 Elizabeth Harper 6/13/24

Bars vs. Bullets—Elizabeth Goes to the Theater

Maybe a spoof called “The Choir of Non-Binary, Fluid, Ambiguous, and Polymorphously Adventurous”?

Wayne Lerner 6/11/24 Wayne Lerner 6/11/24

The Cold Case

This situation is called a Gordian knot. It’s a devilish problem with no clear solution. You can’t untie a Gordian knot. You have to cut right through it.

Don Hall 6/10/24 Don Hall 6/10/24

I Believe…[Most Apples Are Tasty]

...that a few bad apples only spoil the barrel if you let them. Most of those apples are pretty good and tasty.

Elizabeth Harper 6/8/24 Elizabeth Harper 6/8/24

Murder and Mommy Issues—Elizabeth Binge-Watches Killing Eve

Are my Mommy Issues unique to me and a small subset of women, or are they the result of sexist expectations, rigid gender roles, coercive conformity?

David Himmel 6/7/24 David Himmel 6/7/24

The Emotional Placation of Kindergarten Graduation

Kindergarten graduations are not events I am comfortable celebrating. I don’t feel they should be considered events at all. There’s just not much worth celebrating because graduating from kindergarten is not an accomplishment. Show up, learn things through fun activities like coloring and games and songs, don’t pee or hit or bite the other kids too much and you’re golden.

Elizabeth Harper 6/5/24 Elizabeth Harper 6/5/24

What Misery Is This?

Don Hall 6/3/24 Don Hall 6/3/24

I Believe… [Pivot]

...that the secret to a successful day is the flexibility to pivot when things go sideways.

David Himmel 5/31/24 David Himmel 5/31/24

Notes from the Post-It Wall | Week of May 26, 2024

Truth is a shared experience with vastly different outcomes.

Don Hall 5/28/24 Don Hall 5/28/24

The Lack of Hope Is the Disease (Redux)

Oh, yeah? Another mass shooting? How terribly desensitized we’re becoming to this trend.

Don Hall 5/27/24 Don Hall 5/27/24

I Believe… [Laughing at Tragedy]

...that the purpose of the comedy mask is to be jeering and cracking up at the tragedy mask.

David Himmel 5/26/24 David Himmel 5/26/24

On Turning 45 | In Search of Balance

Change can be tough, but change is proof of life. For some of these changes, it felt that I was not at the wheel driving them, but locked in the trunk of my own car as it barreled down life’s highway. Still, change happened because life happened. And that’s good.

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

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of May 19, 2024

Love is treating someone the way they want to be treated even when they don’t deserve it.

David Himmel 5/23/24 David Himmel 5/23/24

Building an Apartment

The apartment is coming together.

A hodgepodge of childish scribbles and posters.

Hand-me-down furniture with a teenager’s baby bite marks sunk in— A permanent reminder of aging youth.

Mike Vinopal 5/22/24 Mike Vinopal 5/22/24

The Pursuit of Happiness in a FunEmployment World (REDUX)

The pursuit of happiness is inextricably wrapped up in the inevitable that sometimes you will fail in your pursuit. The pursuit of happiness often comes with great sadness and obstacles you encounter trying to attain your dream.