Effing Benson. For once I'd like to sleep in on a Saturday and lollygag.
But no.
6.30 am he woke me up and now we're doing obedience drills in front of Philz.
#BensonUpdate
#ItsTooDamnEarly
Re: leaving Twitter/X (and this toot is for my #NonprofitComms folks out there):
I led my team through an exercise the other week. I asked them to rapidly list all the reasons we've heard from internal stakeholders why we shouldn't leave Twitter.
They generated a list of about 10 reasons.
Then I asked, one by one, if these statements were TRUE.
And it turns out, only 2 were true AND relevant:
Yes, we have our largest following on Twitter
Yes, connecting to Twitter is still a primary way online advocacy happens.
But even these had serious caveats: Is our following growing? No (the opposite has been happening since the Musk acquisition). Are our advocates using Twitter for advocacy? No. Are electeds engaging with us on Twitter? No.
One by one, the excuses made to stay on Twitter/X were knocked down. There is seriously no REAL reason to stay there.
No evidence-based reason, that is.
nostr:npub1qyg8p87g2ygujhafqcs0yvqv53qq8nllc0rkmr699e4pdxx5p4xqmuuf04 This neighborhood is so weird sometimes.
At #SundayBrunch:
Me:...and then we saw a peacock!
Bestie: Oh, you met George!
Me: What.
Bestie: George. He lives in the neighborhood now -- by Trader Joe's. The neighborhood news is that he used to live in Emeryville.
Me: Uh huh...
Bestie: But the fireworks on the 4th of July must have freaked him out. Because right after that he showed up here.
Me: What??
Bestie: Oh, yes. So he lives here now, and he roosts in a tree on that street. Around 8 pm every night, he climbs into a tree and all the neighbors watch him.
Me: He just...ascends.
Bestie: [eating her bagel] That's what they do.
nostr:npub1wl670t4kkenw7wdy5lya2rh6qmexw6rj7uzt6m8eey2n0alh89mqr25hu7 I experience that a lot where I am, but the weather beacon nearest to me is at a Coast Guard base and it’s prone to sea channel fog, and there the temperature can be significantly cooler than me — just a kilometre down the road!
Micro-climates are huge by the ocean. Everything can change by several degrees depending on ocean moisture and wind patterns.
nostr:npub1vytnxfgrdxazzmtwx4hv9xvunk6zmcx8lsykarvgl6lmgsz98eks2amgjn The Bay area is a patchwork of micro climates! It's hard to prepare!
I feel like I'm being gaslighted by the weather.
The forecast is 71° but it feels warmer than that. Like, being outside feels *hotter* than 71°.