Breaking news this week: US Forest Service rescinds rules that would protect 58 million acres of forests under the guise of stopping forest fires. www.npr.org/2025/06/23/g... Smokey the Bear would be rolling in his grave... Or he might be trying to sell it like he does in this fake PSA I made.

It was like 115 degrees in Phoenix today, so I sat down and made a surf film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj41...

Also, haven't posted here in a while, but might as well show the latest pics of the tropical garden. It is bangin right now.

I'm kicking off a new experimental limited blog post series. Today's subject? Comparing Deep Research to Deep Thought, the AI supercomputer from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... and realizing both are just looking for a decent question. medium.com/@cdgrams/you...

Dammit, I'm the last brand guy to weigh in on the new Jaguar brand identity. Y'all used up all the words and didn't leave me any.

This bird was keeping watch over our yard last night. Gorgeous!

Welcome back winter breakfast tree, I missed you! Who wants orange juice?

Sharing the Starter Pack I created for Technology Marketing people for the new folks here. If you’re a tech marketer and would like to be added, pls let me know. go.bsky.app/VrJki2f

These are my two mountain goats, Molly and Maya. If I'm having a rough day, they'll always help me clear my mind by climbing a mountain at sunset with me!

Had to read this three times...

The lemon tree is popping, doing its thing.

Other hobby this week is obsessively reading the Wikipedia entry for "the gilded age" since the sequel is coming out soon. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilded_...

I even have plumeria. Aren't they nice?

Here's Maya protecting the entrance to the jungle.

My tropical garden is bringing me great joy in an otherwise tough week. I mean, lookie at my bananas!