4 years ago my favorite tv series came out and almost nobody watched it for months. I didn’t try it until September, 2020. Then suddenly everyone was watching it.

Happy birthday to Ted Lasso. 💙


Turns out I shouldn’t have been ignoring those “we need you to update your banking information for some affiliate payouts” emails—$160USD is like $800CAD (not quite). Definitely helps pay for a coffee or tooth repair.


Tally from supper: two umbrellas broken, three fingers with a hot dog stick sized burn mark, and 9 hot dogs consumed.

All things considered I’d call that a win. 🏆


I agree with Gruber: Patreon should call Apple’s bluff.


I know for a fact that you can have a fun, engaging public persona AND be a kind person running a business. I’ve experienced kindness so often with clients I have the opportunity to work with that the odd time someone lacks empathy and is a jerk in private, it actually shocks me deeply.


Currently reading: The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy 📚


The Most Important Thing To Know About Your Podcast

From Tom Webster’s new book, “The Audience is Listening.”

Transcript


I bet the first person to try opening a watermelon was super pumped to realize they weren’t just good for holding things down in the wind.


Yesterday I saw a hot air balloon up close as it floated by on the river in our city. It felt really close and low, but nobody on the balloon seemed worried so I guess it was all cool.


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In the history of the world, how many people have ever unsubscribed from an email newsletter by accident? It’s gotta be less than 10 right?