@SheriFlanders
@jrnpdx
Except that they’re literally invited. They are delegates elected by voters to attend the convention to nominate a candidate for president. It’s the whole point of having a convention…
So Mohamed el Erian is at Taylor Swift tonight. I am probably the only person to recognize him and/or care … but this made my night. Looking stylish in bright pink.
cc
@TheStalwart
@Colarusso42
bc you probably care
My mom died 9 years ago yesterday. I didn’t think I could go a day without her, but somehow I’ve gone 3,288 of them. That’s not nothing.
This is what I’ve learned in that time:
Find your happy places and tell your people you love them. Everything else is noise.
One time in 6th grade I lost a spelling bee on the word heroin(e).
I spelled the drug, they apparently wanted the female hero. They didn't say that... but they cut me anyway (final round).
I am still mad about it. It's been 20+ years. Kids remember.
Among the many (many) errors in this article:
No hipster moves to a neighborhood (minority or otherwise) bc of policing. They move where housing is cheapest.
I binge-read "Freezing Order" at LaGuardia last week when my flight was massively delayed...
Grateful Russia decided to collapse while
@Billbrowder
's insights are still fresh in my brain.
Also—I highly recommend the book.
My dad is in the hospital right now.
And it's a complicated situation and I am scared.
If you are into prayers or vibes, he could use some, and so could I.
Hi twitter 👋🏻
I just got stood up on a date. For the second time in a week.
This is 100% me fishing for compliments to salvage my self esteem. Dog pictures also accepted.
A story about the FRIENDLY CONFINES:
yesterday, 100% sober, i left my credit card at a concession stand after buying a diet pepsi.
i called today &
@Cubs
have it safe and waiting for me at lost and found.
#CubTogether
FOLKS! She is giving kisses again!!!!
Here’s what we know:
- She had bloat (her stomach flipped)
- Nothing causes this; just happens
- It’s usually fatal unless operated on immediately bc organs start to die
- Her pet hotel caught it immediately & texted me in Florida (1/3)
Survived.
But they had to reattach my bicep, which is exactly as painful & annoying as it sounds. And means I’m stuck in this thing for 4 GD weeks.
Please remember to take lots of pictures of your pets & babies bc I will 100% be asking for them in the near future.
I’ve watched my dad fall off the wagon so many times at this point and it never gets any easier.
Add to it the mess of selling his business and...
I am tired. My heart hurts. I’m going to go have a cookie.
My dad goes to bed at 8pm.
He insisted on staying up til 1:30 am to pick me up at ohare after watching my dog all week.
Learn people’s love language. It can change the way you see everything.
#actsofservice
Was just in CVS for 5 min and got a $140 parking ticket ... in a loading zone with my blinkers on.
Just out here single-handedly ending Chicago's budget deficit ... AMA.
My mom died 10 years ago today.
My whole life can be divided into before and after, with 10/18/2012 as the milestone.
If I think about it too long, my insides physically hurt... so here's the truest takeaway I can share about life:
It goes on.
I’m so glad I wrote a course on advanced options trading just to have a stranger condescendingly explain covered calls to me on the internet.
This is why I rarely talk about trading, folks.
Sweetness is going into emergency surgery that is fatal 30% of the time and i'm 1000 miles away.... please send prayers to chicago, she is my everything.
I get off of work at 5pm.
Where are we protesting?
Where is there cleaning/repairing?
Where can I be of service?
#blacklivesmatterchicago
(because the first step is to show up. and then keep showing up.)
The summer I was 26, I temporarily moved home to Chicago to, essentially, help my mom die. Which she did, that October.
Ever since, the first crisp signs of fall in Chicago (only Chicago), make me feel all kinds of intense feels that I only feel on crisp fall days in Chicago.
Tom Brady: “Not a lot of people think that we could have won and in fact, I think 40% of the people still don’t think we won."
Biden: “I understand that”
Not to brag or anything but today I laid on my back & lifted my arm 120°.
So basically, I’m feeling myself and thought I should post a thirst trap. 💁🏼♀️
#HotGirlSummer
back on track! 🙄
Some personal news: SOLD.
Was by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but I did have a LOT of support. Much of it from people on this site...
@JeffMacke
@AndySwan
@AdviserCounsel
@Thoriumwealth
… and quite a lot from people who aren’t.
My dad has gone to AA 5 days in a row ... and seems like my old dad again for the first time in years. I’m so happy I could cry.
And before you caution me to be careful because 5 days isn’t very long ....
I know, but one day at a time means savoring these wins.
To quote my friend and auto expert
@Pras_S
: “life is too short to drive boring cars”
Maybe next time, Subaru.
This Bronco Sport is…
✅ my first new car
✅ my first suv
✅ equipped with a built-in bottle opener.
Let’s go camping, y’all!
Adventure awaits… 🏜️
Somewhere between 60-80% of Americans believe abortion should be legal (depending on which poll you use).
Why the legislative branch can't get this done with that kind of margin is beyond me.
Prayers worked. Patient is home.
Sweetness is still being forced to dole out emotional support cuddles and I bought everyone $30 worth of banana pudding from Magnolia bc I believe in silver damn linings.
I MET THE BLUE ANGELS & THEN THE CUBS TOOK THE LEAD.
**Is this heaven or is it Wrigley?**
Seriously though, I was legitimately shaking. I could not love these guys more.
My guide to being a gagillionaire in your 30s:
Start investing at the start of the longest bull market in history.
Pass it off as genius & charge for the privilege.
We got drunk enough to realize I could be
@DeadCaitBounce
’s mom and now my spirit is broken enough that I’m allowing myself to be hazed by a bunch of 20 year olds.
Over the next 2 weeks, I’m running 2 half marathons I didn’t train for.
The last time I did this was Nov 2016 in Havana, after I spent the previous month drunk (
#CubsWin
) with a broken foot.
Here’s betting on 15 yrs of muscle memory to get me through 2 more times 😳🥴
Why don’t politicians ever have computers on their desks?
Yet always seem to have printers?
This genuinely boggles my mind. If I’m ever in the Oval Office we are getting a 4 screen setup … maybe with a bbrg terminal to the side just for kicks.
After fixing my dad’s very pricey “I forgot how to drive stick” whoopsie, the mechanic gave me a homework assignment:
Put 1,000 miles on her by the end of summer.
🫡 say less.
This was one of the hardest, and the coolest, things I’ve ever done.
13.1 miles in sand and gale force winds with rock climbs and cliffs & drainage runs...
Fucking crushed it. 💪🏻
When I worked at marketing agencies I got in trouble (a lot) for sitting on the floor to write.
so... when
@mariyaleona
took Branding shots for Content 151... I took a bunch of photos sitting on the damn floor.
F the haters. embrace what makes you you.
Y’all. You’ve been so great through this crazy couple weeks and Sweetness thought we should make you a Christmas card.
Happy Holidays from our hotel to yours!!!!
If you're looking for a play with consistently high ROI, try kindness. The returns are remarkably consistent and they tend to compound.
This is 100% investment advice
IMO buying art you can afford — real art if possible — is never a luxury. You look at your surroundings all the time and they should make you happy. Life is too short for white walls.
To that end, meet my new addition.
What I learned this weekend:
Stick up for yourself, it’s no one’s job but yours.
Sometimes there is no good option.
Own your mistakes and apologize.
Motives matter.
Be kind and *accept kindness.*
Love well. Work hard.
And most importantly: BEAR DOWN.
@DeadCaitBounce
@swoph
gonna have to disagree with you here.
i like it when a significant other brings wood to the relationship.
(i will delete this soon, i'm sorry professional twitter)
Some professional news 🥳
I just signed the lease on some office space for
@Content151
.
Remember: You're your biggest asset, so invest in yourself (and by proxy, your company).
Baby is 8 hours and a trip to the DMV away from being done…
I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for anything. 🫠🥹🤩🥳 I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS.
(And yes, I will polish the air filter)
In a twist I did NOT see coming, I spent about 9 miles of that race aggressively thanking God for the state of Wisconsin. (cc
@cheesetrader1
@followtheh
@BullandBaird
@anthonystich
)
CRUSHED that thanks to Kettle Moraine & canned oxygen.
Now… we hike!