Alright, what cloud device is down? Half the internet seems broken.

#fatBearWeek starts today! The only tournament bracket you'll ever see me fill out. Go vote for the best pre-hibernation Fat Bear in Katmai National Park, Alaska. explore.org/fat-bear-week

Some of the more affluent kids from my kids’ school have started doing “popup shops” in their garage… my 9th grade daughter got an “exclusive” invite and is loading up on the cool rich 11th grader’s hand-me-down brand name clothes. I can’t tell if this feels gross or encouraging or somehow both?

#noKings Atlanta is at capacity/overflowing!

The Atlanta #noKings protest technically hasn’t started yet but is already hoppin

This hurts my brain. I suppose when people say that they mean "this made me think too hard", but no, this hurts my brain in the same way that reading about a tragedy in the news might "hurt my heart".

I got into an interesting "eat the rich" conversation today, and it reminded me to check in with something like www.givingwhatwecan.org/how-rich-am-i again... it's good to periodically remind myself how privileged I am and make sure I'm contributing back to the world accordingly.

My kids just got home from their last day of school and I officially have two High Schoolers in my house- my daughter is now a freshman, and my son is now a senior. Somehow, this pic feels like just yesterday...

Former chair of the Tennessee Libertarian Party 👇🏽

It’s unreal to me that my school district would be so shameless

I don’t know if the petition/bond will make a difference in the final outcome but please support Ximena, who is by all accounts an asset to her community and does not deserve to be sitting in detention (much less deported). www.change.org/p/urge-immig...

What if instead of "I'm afraid you have ADHD. We'll help you minimize it so it doesn't affect your life too badly." I'd been told: "Wow, you have ADHD! I bet someday your unique brain will do some uniquely cool things. Meanwhile, let show you a way to remove tags that won't leave holes in clothes."

Sigh. Apparently ambulances are, more often than not, considered "out of network". There goes $4000... I cannot believe this is the system we live in.

I’m utterly, frustratingly stumped!

A defining trait of so many centrist pundits, esp those who see themselves as “data driven,” to treat public opinion as some sort of immutable view that can only be RESPONDED TO, but not changed. Which is … really wrong. How do political pundits not understand … politics?

My 75-year old mother’s retirement home has a “bucket list club” where each month they tackle an item from someone’s bucket list. They went paragliding off Lookout Mountain today. 5 people, averaging probably 80 years old, ran and jumped and glided. That’s all. I just felt you should know.

If anyone wants to donate to the bail and court costs for one of the arrested constituents, here we go: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-up-a...

The best part of #adobeSummit are puppies! (And 33 sticks brought our own this year)

I would never have guessed as a child that Bill Nye would be so inter-generational! 30 years later, my kids can sing the Science Guy theme song. They love Bill Nye.

I don't want to see any April Fools this year

I would never have guessed I’d be having to write in bubble letters so much in adulthood! #standUpForScience

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

I successfully downloaded my ~250 kindle books a whopping two days before the deadline that would have vendor-locked me into Kindle for forever! Yay for the folks that made it so easy to do! next.content.town/p/kindle-drm...

"What radicalized you?" Me: gestures vaguely to the world around me

Yay! His account was restored this morning, just through the usual support channels. He’s so happy and relieved. Still working on the $300. This may end up being a very expensive lesson. But the account was the priority. Thanks everyone, for caring.

Alright, I’m resolving the debate. All of these are simultaneously true: 1) Dems are the minority in Congress, greatly limiting their institutional power 2) Congressional Dems can and should be doing more 3) Some Dems are actually doing opposition, drawing public attention, etc 4) Not enough are

@steampowered.com I have a desperate request- my autistic teen got scammed out of his steam account (+$300) today. Which is bad enough, but the timing is horrible: Monster Hunter Wilds comes out on Monday. This kid LIVES for MH, and has been counting down the hours til this release for over a year.

I feel sorry for this guy. Nowhere does it say he didn't know who FDR was or about the New Deal. He just wasn't familiar with details enough to equate it to what's currently going on. To be fair, I couldn't have told you how much of the New Deal happened in the first 100 days, or with how many EOs.

My daughter has been begging to go to a protest but generally, they've been during school or other conflicts. My kids have this week off school so she got to go to the #50501 protest at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta yesterday. Good for her to see "this is what democracy looks like"

I'm turning 50 next week and the best birthday present I could get this year is contributions to Charity: Water Charity: Water helps communities get access to clean, drinkable water Please donate - every little bit helps to fight off thirst and disease. Thanks in advance!

Get in dorks, we're going protesting! STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025 WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL Because science is for everyone! Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

If you see this, post a gif from one of your comfort shows.

This is the worst timeline. HR 1161: "H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland"." Somehow NOT satire? www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Without stating it directly, Hank Green explains why we're in a constitutional crisis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI14...

Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump Administration's stop work order. TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)

Rallied outside Warnock and Ossoff’s offices today, demanding they do something (“block, delay, obstruct!”). Felt good to do… something. Lots of friendly honks and waves.

Ever think about how your piles of dashboards are as useful as a screen door on a submarine? Or how there's never any time for real analysis work amongst all the data requests? 📉🔊whomp, whomp, whomp. yeah, you might need an analytics reset. Read this before it’s too late.

A neighbor knows I’m struggling with the state of things, and kindly left this on my doorstep with a note “I don’t know how but we’ll get through it.” A much-needed bright spot.

This is a word of warning to all of us. Left, right, or anything else. Constantly reevaluating and learning.

I don’t wanna alarm everybody but I’m like 95% sure February is next

If folks at home watch a single presentation from #superweek, this one should be it. @thefairycodemother.bsky.social gave a unique, well-researched, well-presented, non-judgey presentation on an important topic, with actionable takeaways for everyone present. www.youtube.com/live/u8Q3Wxf...

@oarsman.de The awesome A is for Analytics Fresh Prince video, as discussed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=srdF...

@jillquick.bsky.social cracked me up with this. #superweek

Yay good news!

It's still January.

Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."

This is exactly how I feel. It's a moment to practice radical kindness.

My kids had a “snow day” today, due to low temperatures and predicted (low) possibility of snow. There has been no snow, no precipitation at all. But the school is already considering whether or not to cancel tomorrow as well… just in case.

When I started this account, it was as a replacement for Twitter (which I used for work networking.) Accordingly, a lot of the folks I follow (and that follow me) are folks from my industry. I post about privacy/cookies and Google/Adobe analytics a lot. But now I want off FB and IG as well...