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Generalist. Minnesotan. Dad. Occasionally successful at curing hiccups.
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I don’t agree with MN state rep Jim Abeler (R) on much, but do appreciate his willingness to advocate for the disabled here in MN. His colleagues in DC should listen. www.startribune.com/state-gop-le...

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I’m glad I ordered all those Girl Scout cookies @rickwebb.net - especially when it’s late and I have deadlines tomorrow

The flow is real and the results of the 2025 MN State High School Hockey Hair Team are live youtu.be/ZvUpFidZ7M8?...

This is an important weekend in the annual culture of Minnesota. We eagerly await John King’s verdict on the best hockey hair of the tourney. IFKYK www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/s...

Always count on @gregswan.bsky.social to illuminate events like #sxsw digiday.com/marketing/as...

Minneapolis people: Winter Jazz Fest at Crooner’s this weekend! Thx to @racketmn.com for the write up: bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

No, Democrats, these little auction signs aren't it. You're acting like Wes Anderson characters who don't understand that they're in a Tarantino movie.

Does criticism of Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 halftime performance resemble the frustration aimed at Bob Dylan in 1965 when he “went electric” at the Newport Folk Fest? Why get angry at an artist for doing what artists are supposed to do?

Congrats to @matt-levine.bsky.social on a decade of writing the best finance column on the planet. Money Stuff is an amazing accomplishment! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Kendrick. Enough said. Not Like Us wins the Grammy.

“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about” - Beyoncé after winning Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter”

Doechii wins Best Rap album. Fabulous! #grammys

Hey @governorwalz.mn.gov - MN orgs like Gillette Children’s are actually reducing government funded research waste. And they don’t have to sleep on the floor in the office to get results.

@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social makes it plain for Journalism. “Welcome to 2025. No one reads your website or watches your TV show. Subscription revenue will never truly replace ad revenue and ad revenue is never coming back.” Thoughts @karaswisher.bsky.social ? www.garbageday.email/p/yeah-it-s-...

@matt-levine.bsky.social continues sharing brilliance. RE: #DeepSeek “There is, however, a much funnier approach.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

What’s your favorite VPN and why?

“James Caan always knew the big boys downtown“ needs to be on a T-shirt This is a fantastic episode of a fabulous podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Here’s a still from my new action adventure movie

And now, that odd moment in history where we position a convicted felon as the lone savior of a social media app.

Cory Doctrow on “billionaires who’ve read our dystopias, and mistaken them for business plans” www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYw7fbBB/

@acquiredfm.bsky.social - loving the Mars episode, especially the part on M&Ms. Since you’re on the topic of exclusive US military contracts during WW2, and still private family-owned companies - you have to cover Hormel and SPAM.

Thanks to the kind and speedy crew at Walmart Black River Falls WI Auto Center for repairing our tires and getting us back on the road today! 35 minutes was fast!

How I keep up to date (and thx @gregswan.bsky.social): isitchristmas.com

I appreciate a classical music DJ discussing the merits of Die Hard as much as anyone.

Shoveling Round 1 in the books.

My favorite autocorrect: “C’est la vie” becomes “Chest la vie.” Bon!

If I can make it out the door, and strike a pose next to the package before the Amazon delivery person takes a picture—that’s the win.

AT&T says, “only 5% of [its] residential customers are still using copper voice technology”. Which I interpreted to mean people answering the phone with a funny police officer inflection. #CopperVoiceTechnology

Welcome to “hot potato week” where everyone attempts to get *their* tasks done and the work onto someone else’s plate. 🥔🔥

Dear marketers: If you want to be remembered, loved, and have agencies eager to help you - this is not the week to send an RFI or RFP. Instead, send donuts or beverages and ask if you could be prioritized for work in Q1. That’s how you engender loyalty.

Lifesaving fudge. That is all.

The path forward for AI across marketing creativity looks like multi-function platforms: Katalist, et al - and now Midjourney Patchwork. What a time to be alive. updates.midjourney.com/patchwork-us...

Really enjoying learning from @gregswan.bsky.social this morning via Social Media Breakfast #smbmsp

I for one am enjoying the @garymarcus.bsky.social vs @caseynewton.bsky.social AI debate. Kind of like two newspaper magnates of yore publishing criticism of each other’s criticism of their criticism. 🍿

After years of talking to Trump supporters my view of them has become very simple: They want socialist, even sometimes progressive reforms but they want them from someone who makes those reforms feel powerful and masculine and they want to make sure the people they don't like don't benefit from them

Serious wow. The #Doechii Tiny Desk show. These ladies slide and dice and cook up some brilliant music. youtu.be/-91vymvIH0c?...

Would it be useful if I posted all of the books I purchased in 2024 but have not read? Maybe next to the shelf of books acquired but not read in 2023, and 2022?

If you’re in the Twin Cities and need a choral music jolt this season, VocalEssence has you covered. Preview via KARE-11 youtu.be/QUkYppeS23E?...

Once again, everyone’s friends at Cards Against Humanity have conjured the sentiment of Black Friday. www.diamondpotato.com

For the record, not all couples therapy sessions will change your world. But some might!

Neil writes one of my fav top five newsletters - today’s is chock full of keen insights!

Coffee works wonders

This is indeed bonkers in a bonkers kinda way. (Thx for the tip @rickwebb.net) www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...

This is fantastic news for the Twin Cities area.

Sign me up for secret guild societies that aren’t creepy