@agiedt
Just a guy. I've never been cool but am lucky enough to know and hang with some seriously cool kids. I'm bi-coastal (CA and ME). I work in marketing and advertising but try not to hold that against me. Quantitative. Desire to Learn. DIY. Kindness.
This is chilling. In September, as Elon Musk began buying Trump a presidency after Trump promised him a federal department he could use to destroy his enemies, Trump agents at the Heritage Foundation began filing FOIA requests to find anyone in government who had ever mentioned Musk in any document.
I 💙 Jimmy Carter.
My son’s school is not your church.
A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.
Oh hells yeah!
You're In!
Cool cool Always ready to learn from other pros!
I just wanted to start a good group!
The report must be absolutely devastating.
I created the Advertising, Media, and AdTech Voices starter pack and included you but I’ll bet you can do a rad one. I put you in mine, of course!
10 business insights from doing more yoga
My all time fave was the theme to Sanford and Son
Billionaire grifters are about to dismantle your government. So instead of your tax dollars going to your Medicare or your Medicaid or your affordable care act or to veterans benefits or your social security - it will go to THEM in the form of tax cuts for the wealthy.
You got it!
Badass resume!
I just talked about how great Bluesky is on MSNBC
Oh dang, I was also a barista. One of the best gigs ever. I was 18 and just talked to shop women all day while drinking too much coffee. Simple days.
1. Office Building Janitor
2. Waiter
3. CPA/Financial Statement Auditor
4. Data Consultant
My strangest gigs were: Helped run an audition for American Gladiators (was offered a PA job at the end) and wrenched for a Pro Mountain bike team for a weekend when a mechanic was ill.
It sometimes takes a beat for people to show up in the search. I don't see you yet, but I'll stick with it and add you!
I now see a couple of advertiser/ad tech/media type starter packs but I think mine is best (of course I do). I feel like if I just invest a bit of time in this place maybe I'll be able to make it a bit more viable. The starter pack concept is pretty great, IMO.
My dogged determination has succeeded. You are in this starter pack. go.bsky.app/3nvDare
And I LOVE Maine's proximity to Canada. I've been lucky to have to work in Canada a bunch over a couple of decades. I've spent a few months each in Quebec, BC, and Nova Scotia. I've been to Ontario but haven't spent much time there. NS is incredible. My wife wants to live there.
What a perfect summation. LOL
But I can finally put on my peacoat. Just chilly enough.
Oh, I know! We live on a lake. I want to see ice, that is when I know Winter is on. I'll probably be in California for a good part of the Winter so I'll miss a lot. I love both places, but Maine is really digging into my soul.
As someone who plays guitar pretty poorly, but loves it, my toxic trait is I hear a riff and I'll obsess over it until I can sit down and try to figure it out. Often not even a whole song. Yesterday it was the outro to The Beatles "You Never Give Me Your Money". 3 measures stuck in my brain.
We have similar weather down here in Maine today. Me, as a California native, is always thrilled with the novelty of cold weather. Mainers always shake their heads in disgust when I say "Dang, it is getting nice and cold". I guess if I lived in Winter for my whole life, I'd be sick of it, too.
I need to say I really like how Penny sits. If that isn't a sign of a good dog....
Just a quick note that I've created a starter pack for Advertising, Media, and AdTech Voices. You can find it here. I'm watching #pennysplace. I'm adding people constantly. If I miss you and you'd like inclusion let me know. If I added you and wish I hadn't let me know! go.bsky.app/3nvDare
My little town of Winthrop, Maine has one of the finest small town libraries I've come across. Amazing Graphic Novel section, cook book section, DIY section. They have a 3D printer and very knowledgable librarians.