Andy

I urge all of my friends in the US, if you have a local election today, go vote, if you haven't voted early! Local elections are just as important, and have much more immediate and direct consequences.

Anna von Hausswolff and Florence + The Machine both dropping new albums on Halloween? Today is gonna sound fantastic.

Happy Devil's Night, Michiganders. 😈

This morning’s hype anthem

Reminder to self: change is supposed to be difficult and uncomfortable.

Ah what the heck, I think I'll have another existential crisis, as a treat.

The longer I work in tech, the less enthusiastic I am about integrating any of it into my life.

Huh, choking in the playoffs really is just a Leafs thing in Toronto.

Finally, some good autumn weather.

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

an outdoor blllboard There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough, or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure. Picture of child biking in a painted bike lane

Enough.

Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.

It's a good movie. Weird as hell, but good.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Running away won't solve my problems in the slightest, but damn is it tempting sometimes.

Having one of those days where I'm extremely tempted to give up on working in tech entirely, disappear to some small university town, and open up a quiet little book shop.

Kinda feels like the only major sports team in the State of Michigan that had a good weekend was the Red Wings. Yikes.

Defeated, yet again, by the cheese aisle.

Welp, time to let one team dictate my mood for the next six months. My body is ready. LGRW!

Look, all I'm saying is that allowing corporations and PACs to fund political parties and politicians wasn't such a great idea

86°F on Sunday, to 36°F this morning... welcome to Michigan in the autumn. 🤣

Winter is coming, be ready with your own plow & salt truck!
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Miles was chief of staff at DHS in Trump’s first term 👇🏽

It's not even lunch time and I've already lost count of how many times I've heard the phrase "digital twin."

How to tell I badly need a vacation: I'm already looking at campsites for NEXT camping season... 😵‍💫 Soon, though: ESRI Conference next week, then two blessed weeks off immediately after.

Man, if you ever want to derail my attention, shove a historic map in front of my face. It's diverted. Immediately.

Look, I know firsthand how much fun it is to explode stuff, but... not at 10PM on a weeknight, please. 🙃

I miss not having a complete sense of dread and hopelessness whenever the SCOTUS issues its opinion on cases.

What good is a 10°F drop in temperature, when the humidity sits at 96%? Ugh.

Happy Solstice, friends. Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, Happy Summer! Enjoy the light and warmth.

On a whim, I went and bought mead after work. I am now tempted to go sit out on my balcony, sip mead, and watch storms. I think the ancestors might be calling.