On Turning 45 | In Search of Balance
David Himmel David Himmel

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.

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

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.

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Hope Idiotic | Part X
David Himmel, Fiction David Himmel David Himmel, Fiction David Himmel

Hope Idiotic | Part X

Two days later, Lehman Brothers Holdings collapsed, causing a massive wave of panic throughout the financial world. The Great Recession had begun. That day, with no companies to call on, Lou’s entire team was glued to streaming videos and news stories about the collapse. Lou played online Tetris.

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