Don Hall 12/2/24 Don Hall 12/2/24

I Believe… [The Paradox of Wisdom]

...that good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from poor judgement.

David Himmel 11/29/24 David Himmel 11/29/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of Thanksgiving 2024

I’m thankful for my children for their humor, intelligence, and kindness even though they often act just like the worst version of me and look like the best version of my ex-wife.

Don Hall 11/28/24 Don Hall 11/28/24

From the Archives: Unpacking Branson: A Thanksgiving Improbability

For Thanksgiving in 2012, I was single and Mom decided that I should come out to my step-sister's place in Branson, Missouri for a good old-fashioned country Thanksgiving. The carrot was family. The stick was Missouri.

Don Hall 11/25/24 Don Hall 11/25/24

I Believe… [Intensity vs Depth]

...that intense and deep aren’t the same thing even if you’ve convinced yourself they are. Intense is momentary and fleeting; deep is the result of time and energy.

David Himmel 11/22/24 David Himmel 11/22/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 17, 2024

How do you want to be defined? By one action? By some opinion that could evolve? By a mistake, regrettable only with hindsight? Or by the sum of your parts? Okay, do that for other people. Start the trend.

David Himmel 11/19/24 David Himmel 11/19/24

The Hubris of American Anxiety

Anxiety is the thing that’s ripped our country apart. It has divided us, caused us to fear and hate those who think and live differently than us, and even caused us to hate those who only slightly disagree with us. It has led to panic and overreaction. And I worry that American Anxiety is only going to exacerbate the social and political divide in this country to the point that there is no coming back.

Don Hall 11/18/24 Don Hall 11/18/24

I Believe… [Banquet Platters]

...that few things are more appealing than leftover banquet platters.

David Himmel 11/15/24 David Himmel 11/15/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 10, 2024

Through conversation may come conversion.

Don Hall 11/11/24 Don Hall 11/11/24

I Believe… [Wrecking Ball]

...that, when coming in and making sweeping changes in an organization, it’s best to Miley Cyrus that shit and wrecking ball the place.

David Himmel 11/8/24 David Himmel 11/8/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of November 3, 2024

Life is a balance of comedy and tragedy. It’s best to tip the scales by finding the comedy within that tragedy.

Don Hall 11/4/24 Don Hall 11/4/24

I Believe… [Too Much Absence]

...that some absence makes the heart grow fonder; too much absence makes the heart forget.

David Himmel 11/1/24 David Himmel 11/1/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 27, 2024

If we truly believe in a united United States of America, then no matter who wins the presidency, we all lose.

Don Hall 10/29/24 Don Hall 10/29/24

The Why Behind the What

Therapy has its place, sure, but it shouldn’t replace the old-fashioned methods of dealing with life. Sometimes, a stiff upper lip, a little perspective, and a strong drink are all you really need.

Don Hall 10/28/24 Don Hall 10/28/24

I Believe… [In Live Music]

...that music, like sex, sports, and theater, is best enjoyed live.

David Himmel 10/25/24 David Himmel 10/25/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 20, 2024

Sometimes, life feels like you’re eating a delicious bucket of perfectly popped movie popcorn. It’s fresh, hot, buttery. Other times, it feels like you’re eating a bucket of the kernel shells. The ones that get stuck in your teeth, buried in your gums, suction cupped to the back of your throat. And everything tastes burnt.

David Himmel 10/22/24 David Himmel 10/22/24

Fun Bags to Feed Bags: Advice for Expectant Fathers that will Save Your Marriage and Your Life

There is panic that comes with pregnancy. Panic about your life changing. Panic about whether you are ready. Panic wondering if you can do this, not fuck things up the way your parents did. (They didn’t. You’re fine.) Panic about the health of your child.

Don Hall 10/21/24 Don Hall 10/21/24

I Believe… [Spiteful Electioneering]

...that among the worst rationales for voting, the vote for spite is right up at the top.

David Himmel 10/18/24 David Himmel 10/18/24

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of October 14, 2024

I don’t think Trump should round up the immigrants. Round up and deport the influencers.

David Himmel 10/16/24 David Himmel 10/16/24

Revisiting the Saddest Thing to Ever Happen to You 15 Years Later

We shared the same boiling passion for knowledge, action, adventure, living life hard, fast, and for the sake of the story. We also shared a boiling disgust for hypocrisy, hubris, mean-spiritedness, and, at times, for ourselves. We were constantly brawling with the crazed beasts living within our psyches and our guts. We came from very different places with very different experiences, but when we arrived to one another, we found that we’d been forged in the same style and together, we’d have to do better personally, professionally, and in a way that could leave the world a better place.

David Himmel 10/15/24 David Himmel 10/15/24

Today! Casey Basch Funeral!

CASEY BASCH – FUNERAL TODAY!

The exclamation mark had to be a mistake. Maybe it was a prank—the work of teenagers out the night before? There was probably a church sign somewhere in town that read JESUS LOVES DICK.