Intrepid Medley

Writing | Food & Wine | Social Justice | Yarn | Politics | Cats |
In other words, a generalist’s take.

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@MLavarius Love!

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@kat_boogaard Have faith! You just did it.

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If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine.

~ Morris West

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In the corporate world, as in life, our seats at the table are rented.

Our places are temporary.

Let's place our strongest loyalties where they belong: with ourselves.

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"Don't confront me with my failures
I had not forgotten them."
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What's your current earworm? Mine:

"These Days" by Jackson Browne

Favorite lyric -

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Inching closer to a livable wage.

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

BREAKING: A deal is in place between the minor league players in the MLBPA and Major League Baseball on the historic first collective-bargaining agreement for minor leaguers, union officials tell ESPN. Deal is five years and includes at least 2x pay at all levels of the minors.

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Happy Opening Day to all who celebrate!
⚾️🧢💙

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"There's a natural law of karma that vindictive people, who go out of their way to hurt others, will end up broke and alone.

~Sylvester Stallone

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The lesson: Don't ghost your peeps!

[Barbara Murphy-Shannon @ForeplayCopy]

The Scene: Night Club 1996

9:00pm: I walk into The Club with your BFF's. I'm dressed and ready for buznass. I'm wearing 3" heels and a dress TWO sizes toooo small, hoping I can pull it off.

9:30pm: Meet stunningly good-looking individual named Dex.

10:00pm: Dex buys me a tea, ….from Long Island. I chug it in hast to get over being self-conscious about my sausage suit.

10:15pm: I wonder if Dex name really is Dex??? All I can think of is a big yellow book full of phone numbers.

10:30pm: Dex asks me to dance, to which I say, “no thanks, Yellow Pages”…out loud.

10:31pm: Dex laughs in a creepy, funny way as he grabs my hand, and we are on the dance floor.

10:45pm: I decide to bring my drink, which is always a good idea.

10:48pm: I start to get into the beat when out of nowhere, the ROCK of a bouncer bumps into me, and my drink goes flying face-first into Dex.

10:21: Screaming inside brain, “HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT.”

10:22: Dex laughs, and we keep dancing until the wee hours.

12:23: Dex asked me for my phone number and tells me he'd like to see me again.

I'm super excited and start to plan my outfits for our first date.

But days go by, and no phone call.

I start to make excuses for him.

Oh…maybe he got busy, or something came up—a family emergency.

But still no call weeks later.

He GHOSTED ME!

Bastard!!!

Now I'm angry.

Ya...Ya...What's the point...Barbara?

I'm getting there...Nelly...hold your horses.

If you're a business owner, this tweet is for you.

When you ask for someone's email address on your website or landing page and…

—don’t deliver your lead magnet.

—don’t send them a welcome email.

—don’t “send updates”

We feel ghosted.

Communicate with us, I’m begging you.

Otherwise, sorry, not sorry, we'll forget ALL about you.

This might sound obvious, but too often, brilliant business owners (that's you) collect emails but never do anything with them.

Or you get busy, and your email marketing is thrown across the dance floor like a flying Long Island Iced Tea.

Seriously, stop “Dexing around” with your email list (yes, kids, you heard it here first).

Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this, 2 request:

1.Drop me a follow @foreplaycopy for more ideas, tips, and hacks on email marketing, psychology, writing, storytelling, and business.
2.Share this tweet so others can enjoy it.

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Like Goldilocks, my nap must be just right.

Not too long, not too short.

Thirty minutes-ish does the trick.

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Beautifully written, cutting to the chase.

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@HerrForce1 Love that song.

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https://t.co/UVz2akAZOK

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There is a local couple who took in a Ukrainian family of five fleeing their homeland. It's been incredibly difficult for the Kurtas to get their footing.

Read their story and if you're so inclined, throw a little change in their GoFundMe:
https://t.co/k2EGJlSD3Q

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@ThatEricAlper Same with cats, can confirm.

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@SahilBloom So true. I received a lovely and unexpected compliment from my sister this morning and it did make my day.

Paying it forward is the least I can do.

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#Nashville

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We’re here if you need a place to be today. If your kids need a moment to just be kids, we’ll still be hosting our Dog Man Celebration event from 3-5pm. Graphic novels and shop dogs aplenty. We love you, Nashville.

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"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes," said Oscar Wilde.

Abso-bloody-lutely, says I.

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I am not the same writer as I was yesterday or the day before that.

My mind groks things differently today than it did on any given Sunday. So my words reflect that, for better or worse, or break-even!