by Patrick Rhone, Master Generalist
You don’t have to be there – The Homebound Symphony
People: you don’t have to “watch the destruction in Los Angeles through the prism of our fractured social-media ecosystem.” Nobody is making you. And it doesn’t do you any good to watch.
But when Twitter became intolerable people decamped first for Mastodon and then Threads and then Bluesky, or went all-in on Instagram. The Twitter habit, it seems, will long survive Twitter.
An important reminder (with some useful suggestions).
This is awesome. I’ve been thinking about a solution to this same problem and, while I doubt I’d have the gumption to build such a solution it has spurred me to think of coming up with my own solution to this problem.
(also via Jack Cheng)
Opinion | In Defense of Messiness – The New York Times
The parts of my brain that allow me to produce handmade Renaissance costumes are the same parts responsible for a dining room bursting with fabric scraps and sewing supplies. It’s time we admit that what makes us shine can’t be divorced from what makes us scattered.
(via Jack Cheng)
What to worry about – annie’s blog
Love this.
This is important.
It’s fine to “draw your own conclusion”. I don’t have to understand or respect how one could draw any other conclusion from the copious evidence that this was illegal and unconstitutional.
Just a few days earlier, I made the intention to buy a house upstate that could hold all of our grown-ish children and be a physical manifestation of our love. There she was!
I saw photos of Finne and gasped. I slid the phone over to Tim and he started reading the history of the house. Then he gasped.
What we believe in.
Why aren’t we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping?
As someone who is deep into college enrollment thinking I found this fascinating. Especially important to think about as the enrollment cliff approaches this year.
Episode 563: Uncertainty | PM Talks S1:E11 – Mike Vardy
In this latest episode of our monthly series, PM Talks, Patrick Rhone and I dive into the complexities of life and work. This series offers deep discussions that explore meaningful topics from our perspectives. This month, we’re tackling uncertainty—how it shows up in our lives, how we handle it, and how to find certainty in areas where we can have control.
I love that I get to talk to a long time friend every month about the sorts of things we talk about anyway but then it gets recorded so others can listen in.
The Vanity Fair Interview with Billie Eilish, Year Eight
Vanity Fair has done a video interview Billie Eilish every year since she was a relatively unknown 15-year-old singer/songwriter. They skipped releasing last year’s interview but they are back with year eight.
I’ve loved these since the very first one. Such an amazingly talented and fascinating young lady.
Investing – Essays – Yield Giving
I love words, and this year this one has been on my mind a lot. It’s another one that seems to have undergone a kind of semantic shriveling.
On the list of its big, beautiful, original definitions? To devote resources for a useful purpose. To endow with rights. To clothe.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is an inspiration. What she’s doing with her billions, and how she’s doing it, is a fascinating model that others who desire to give their billions away should consider following.