Your annual reminder that when it's this cold out, the responsible thing to do is fill water balloons and fancy cake pans with water (& food coloring). The only good ice!!

Hey did you know I'm leading a community singing retreat in Vermont next month? YOU SHOULD COME! Registration closes on August 28! kindredvoicesretreat.com

hello these arrived today

Love to see the stock for my health insurance provider tanking, that will definitely only affect the executives and not the actual people who need healthcare

The truest sign of spring in my house is my partner closing the window at 4:30am while muttering "shut UP birds 😠"

These days, ducking inside while I fold the fitted sheet is the closest I get to experiencing the extreme joy that was elementary-school-gym parachute day

listen this is not the point but WHAT IS THE INSANE SORTING METHODOLOGY FOR THIS TARIFF CHART 🧐

lotta Eileens out there think my email address is their email address

Hey you know what's great when times are hard? SINGING! *Especially* singing in community with yummy harmonies and cool rhythms and lots of delicious farm-fresh meals. I'm hosting a retreat in Vermont, friends, and early-bird registration is open! kindredvoicesretreat.com

I know other people get excited when their random first guess is the correct Wordle but I just feel cheated I wanted to do a puzzle!!!! hhmph

Today in organizational chaos: Jell-o has redesigned all their packages to be identical, and every store has reshelved them in alphabetical order (not by type!). So lemon PUDDING is next to lemon JELLO and zero-sugar black cherry JELLO is next to butterscotch why did they do this to me, personally

It’s weird when I hear folks say they don’t enjoy spending time with young people until “they’re old enough to start having a personality”?? my friends, that starts somewhere around 7 minutes old, but you do have to actually pay attention

I wonder if computers are smart enough to help me mute posts here that contain screenshots of tweets from X? Asking on behalf of my delicate mental health.

listen I know shit is bad but “he has your SSN!” is not an effectively scary headline?? so does my dentist and at least 3 used car dealers

hey you know what's great, muting names right out of my feed no reason

Secret note to the executive I overheard in a meeting yesterday refer to staff-aug contractors as “rentals”: DO BETTER 😒

Here's a true story about my dad. When I was little, we were on a beach in Oregon and he found a message in a bottle. The note contained an address, with a plea in a young boy's handwriting to send a postcard and let him know how far the bottle had traveled.

All the time I am pondering the UX of everyday products, and today I am mad at band-aids! Why don’t the wrappers say what type of bandage is inside?? Why do I have to hold it up to the light and squint like I’m candling an egg

Do you think the older orcas are like “oh god I did the dead-salmon-hat in my teens, there’s no way that trend should come back”

Phew, no better feeling than writing an outrageously positive performance review for someone you love working with 😍

The vast majority of the most successful projects/clients/initiatives in my career all boil down to me, at some point in some conversation, yelling, WHAT IF WE MADE A LIST, LET'S MAKE A LIST

Can confirm this is also true for Whoppers, and that weird bag of mini Charleston Chews we randomly bought at the gas station

just imagine what we could create if content designers and recipe writers became friends

my friends it is 2024; why does any form needing my address require me to fill in State separate from Zip Code? YOU CAN DO IT, FORM, FIGURE IT OUT

Today I drove behind a car with a passenger in the backseat, my brain told me, "must be an Uber" even though said passenger was a good dog 🐕

A Wednesday pondering for my fellow content nerds! You've got a big mess of information to organize – what's your worst starting scenario? 1) No taxonomy at all 2) Crappy taxonomy that kinda half-works 3) Trash taxonomy that's actively wrong Please show your work ✍️

Let's start this week off with a fresh edition of TINY OPINIONS, STRONGLY HELD: what's your favorite top mulch for indoor plants? Me, personally, I'm all about the buckwheat hulls.

good morning everyone, please remember that capitalism works very hard to make us believe that fancy caffeine drinks are the best solution to feeling tired. But what if: more rest! ????!!!! think about it