It’s such a small thing, but I want to cry for the rink. It is employee owned and the skating community helped raise the money to keep the rink open when the building was being sold. If they have to shut down just a week after they reopened after 7mnths closed, it may not survive
An iPhone 12 mini is on a truck out for delivery today, and I haven't been this excited to get a new iPhone in *years*! I'm hoping it gives me the same thrill I got out of using an iPhone 5 way back in the day. (I never, ever liked the rounded sides of the 6 era.) Waiting… 😬
Trash. You're free to believe whatever you want, and you're also free to talk about it. But, if your beliefs include bigotry, others are also free to call you out. Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from criticism.
Mark Joseph Stern https://twitter.com/mjs_DC
Here is Justice Alito complaining that the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision has crushed the free speech of anti-LGBTQ advocates.
My husband is an EMT and just tested positive for covid-19. I'm getting my test today but I have the same symptoms as him so I'm assuming I have it too. Please wear your mask, please stay home as much as possible. Read the article linked below. It's really bad out there.
Courtney Stanton https://twitter.com/q0rtz
I’ve logged back on main because I’m off work for the next 10 days, because I have Covid. I’ve been working as an EMT for over a year. Please read this article. Ple...
So many remote meetings today. Many back to back. I might leave 15 minutes in between each and walk to the mailbox and back to simulate hurrying across campus to make it on time.

Did you go too hard in the chase this week? Catch your breath during eternal Caturday.

"New breakthrough #covid19 rapid testing technology announced" justflipacoin.com
I have about 100 books left to distribute provided by pay it furward donors, and I am considering opening up apps for individuals (not just organizations) to get a personal finance book sent to them. Advice? I usually work with nonprofit orgs because I can deliver workshops, too.
shared governance: (noun) a method to inhibit all innovation in Higher Education by faculty members who mask their unproductivity by creating more work for their peers. #HigherEd
I read through the Biden/Harris policy documents to figure out what will happen with taxes and student loans, so you don't have to. Livestream (with donut) tomorrow @ 5PM PT/8PM ET/9AM AWST to discuss: youtube.com/watch?v=F4FVBQ…
TFW you wake up to discover your blog blew up on Twitter and Reddit 😲
“Your organization does not inherently have a ‘community’ (at least, very few do). It *is* probably embedded in *communities* that may act as force multipliers — but only if you are able to build sustainable relationships with them…” @Argorak #devrelcon youtu.be/eMBj-xnCEzw
Hey @maggieNYT who said this? Why is it anonymous? Why should we believe you? nytimes.com/2020/11/12/us/…
This is the first year I won’t be working TG and Xmas and it’s because I don’t work service industry anymore. Just make your fav non stressful food this year, stay home, and “lose the zoom connection” when folks get too intense
dylan morrison 🍓 https://twitter.com/dylan_thyme
service workers (who largely can’t afford to stay home from work, who largely have crappy health insurance or none at all) already put up with so much shit every year. ...
Hey #writingcommunity I just published a new version of #poembox my #poetry microcast (took a few months off after 100 poems in a 100 days) jgregorymcverry.com/mypoetry#20201… video version here: jgregorymcverry.com/notes/2020-11-…
Joseph Harrison I think the point is why? I like AJ’s stance that companies need to be more ethical in their lead harvesting. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
I enjoy #poetry on the web aalways full of special characters
Reading a fascinating account of early-19th-C independence movements in the Americas, jump-started by Napoleon's conquest of Spain in a mailing list. Makes me think of the simplistic history American kids are taught about those times: Monroe Doctrine. 1/2
Thunder? In PDX? In winter?
Great piece on the LA races with good key lessons for us in PDX. theguardian.com/us-news/2020/n…