by Patrick Rhone, Master Generalist
Execupundit.com: The Thanksgiving Pie Debate
There is the standard pumpkin pie: a true essential for Thanksgiving.
But then things become trickier: pecan, apple, chocolate cream, cherry, lemon, coconut cream, and some more exotic flavors such as Key Lime.
Shockingly, Mr. Wade leaves Sweet Potato completely off the list. The only worthy competition for which is Pumpkin.
Call this native born Black Southerner flummoxed.
excerpt from my Sent folder: unions – The Homebound Symphony
One more contributor to Trump’s win that hasn’t been sufficiently acknowledged: it’s one of the consequences of the collapse of labor unions.
This is an astute observation.
Events in the Post-Covid World – Gladhill Rhone Consulting
Though some date the “end” of covid to 2021 when vaccines were first available, or to May of 2023 when it was declared “endemic,” I would argue that in many ways we are socially just entering the a “post-covid” state now, at least in terms of theater attendance and charity fundraisers. This year is certainly the first one for me where “gala season” has been back in truly full swing. And I have learned a few things from it.
My wife on what to expect from attending or hosting events these days.
Rands is turtling. I am too. Perhaps you should consider doing so as well.
In a society that increasingly values visibility over privacy, choosing to keep parts of our lives to ourselves can feel almost countercultural. Journaling is, in fact, punk as fuck.
Ive long treated my DayOne app as a private social network. It’s highly satisfying.
(Via Annie)
Between stimulus and response there is space.
In that space is our power to choose our response.
In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
— Attributed to Viktor Frankl but that attribution is unclear
On a whim, Bethany and I just watched the first two episodes of Nobody Wants This on Netflix. Witty, funny, sweet, and exactly the light rom-com soul cleanse we needed right now. Recommended.
I don’t want the news to be breaking.
I’ve been on the fence for a long time. Both sides seemed equally bad to me. A choice between two evils. But now, after waiting for years for change in what has become a broken system and not addressing the issues that affect me and my family, I’ve finally decided…
Zoom meetings are evil.