come for the word “nobble”, stay for the excellent metaphor: Trump and his imitators are out to nobble the world’s referees
those with wealth or power see the rules, or the referees who enforce them, as an inconvenience, a restraint to be pushed out of the way
very happy to see no less a heavyweight than Zeldman on A List Apart discussing the problems of Twitter, as well as the solutions based on the open web. bravo. Nothing Fails Like Success (via @brentsimmons)
The Onion is almost always genuinely funny but this one made laugh out loud: Bird Reflects On Frailty, Impermanence Of Life After Finding Dead Human On Sidewalk
Tom
test post to verify my WordPress xmlrpc is working again after upgrading PHP to 7 like the dashboard kept nagging me to (the fix turned out to be apt-get install php7.0-xml). so, ok, indie social networking is kind of a PITA sometimes ?
added to my to-read list: a new book from Mike Monteiro: Ruined By Design. as evidenced by the sample chapter (“Ayn Rand is a Dick”), it clearly (and typically for Monteiro) pulls zero punches (via Jen Myers’ email newsletter)
Jenny Lewis; what a voice, what a show.
@ ACL Live Moody Theater
just finished Russian Doll on Netflix, good stuff. best show we’ve seen in a while in the crowded romantic-buddy-dramedy-scifi-mystery-thriller genre
this Guardian story about Amazon shoppers misled by ‘bundled’ star-ratings and reviews illustrates one of the reasons I now only turn to Amazon and it’s horrible, user-hostile shopping experience as a last resort
Buffalo Bayou Brewing’s Red Velvet Stout
⭐️⭐️__
#saturdaybeer
cold water/wisdom from Gin & Tacos:
If your reaction to the Mueller news is… anything other than “OK, this fits the well established pattern of Republicans & Donald Trump doing whatever the fuck they want & getting away with it,” you need to take a deep breath.
Founders Brewing’s Kentucky Breakfast Stout
⭐️⭐️⭐️
#saturdaybeer
beautiful day for my first visit to Laguna Gloria
I need the full earplug effect of in-ear earbuds in our occasionally loud open-plan office (i.e., my AirPods don’t cut it), but I think I’m giving up on this wireless pair from Aukey, which are awkward, clunky, & don’t fit well. back to wired for now. (on the plus side, I appreciate the elegant design & ease of use of my AirPods more than ever)
past the half-hour mark now on a slow-motion, three person Slack discussion. plenty of time waiting for “So-and-so is typing” to reflect on how this is so much better than having a dreaded… meeting ?
Harviestoun Brewery’s Ola Dubh 12 Year Special Reserve
⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/3)
#saturdaybeer
finally! it’s Tournament of Books day!! ?
great in-store at Waterloo today, album release for the new Moving Panoramas CD
what a just fantastic show by Metric @ ACL Live ?
(512) Brewing’s Whiskey Barrel Aged Pecan Porter
⭐️⭐️__ (2/3)
#saturdaybeer #onafriday
Deep Ellum Brewing’s Four Swords
⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/3)
#saturdaybeer
just finished Anna Burns’ Milkman. haven’t enjoyed a book this thoroughly in a long time. the unique style might not be to everyone’s taste, but I fucking loved it. the story, the style, the characters, the insights… every page was a delight. a masterpiece. ?
from a mosey today
@ Great Hills Park
Wasatch Brewery’s Bourbon Barrel Polygamy Porter
⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/3)
#saturdaybeer
quite an article, too:
“a mechanism for considering… whether his continued tenure in office poses a threat to the republic. Trump’s actions during his first two years in office clearly meet, and exceed, the criteria to trigger this fail-safe.”
quite a cover on this latest issue
North Coast Brewing’s Old Stock Ale 2017
⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/3)
#saturdaybeer
sadly I won’t be able to commemorate this Neko Case show with my usual grainy, low-light pic due to the strictest no-camera policy I’ve seen in years ?
@help my last couple of posts haven’t gotten cross-posted to Twitter. I haven’t changed anything (afaik); is there anywhere I can look to try to troubleshoot?
listening to them discuss the 2020 Dem candidates on Pod Save America this morning, I had a thought. I bet that nominee will end up running not against a divisive, unpopular, & ineffectual President Trump, but a less problematic (to many conservatives) President Pence ?
saw a limited-run showing of the anime film I Want to Eat Your Pancreas tonight. beautiful, funny, and heartbreaking
been watching old episodes of HBO’s Mr. Show, & here’s hoping nobody plays this sketch in the White House: “America can, should, must, and will blow up the moon.”
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