Scott Bowen

Tech. Lego. Dad. Other stuff.

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

Trump's "biggest crowds ever" have finally materialized.

[Icona @iconawrites]

Bookshops don’t just exist so you can buy the books you want. They also exist so you can browse around and discover the books you did not know you needed.

[Renee @PettyLupone]

Tyler Perry’s quilt vs sheet analogy is probably the line of the night.

[Scott Bowen @ScoBo]

@daxson I feel like this stadium is going to get most of the press about the aftermath from the hurricane when they probably have the most resources to fix it up.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

I truly miss the pre-Trump political world.

[Scott Bowen @ScoBo]

@daxson I knew it would, but I was secretly hoping this wouldn't make it in the new hymn book. I think it's a fine song when a professional choir sings a nice arrangement of it, but it's not a congregational hymn.

[Scott Bowen @ScoBo]

@JoshDance It's whatever battery pack you already have, right? 😄

[McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins]

Cleaning up after young kids means constantly having to guess whether stuff like this is garbage or the single most important possession that your 5-year-old daughter owns at this moment.

[Fara Kaufman @justfara]

So, I spoke to people getting food at a food bank and here are some things I learned from those in need:
1. Everyone donates Kraft Mac and Cheese in the box. They can rarely use it because it needs milk and butter which is hard to get from regular food banks.
2. Boxed milk is a treasure, as kids need it for cereal which they also get a lot of.
3. Everyone donates pasta sauce and spaghetti noodles.
4. They cannot eat all the awesome canned veggies and soup unless you put a can opener in too or buy pop tops.
5. Oil is a luxury but needed for Rice a-Roni which they also get a lot of.
6. Spices or salt and pepper would be a real Christmas gift.
7. Tea bags and coffee make them feel like you care.
8. Sugar and flour are treats.
9. They fawn over fresh produce donated by farmers and grocery stores.
10. Seeds are cool in Spring and Summer because growing can be easy for some.
11. They rarely get fresh meat.
12. Tuna and crackers make a good lunch.
13. Hamburger Helper goes nowhere without ground beef.
14. They get lots of peanut butter and jelly but usually not sandwich bread.
15. Butter or margarine is nice too.
16. Eggs are a real commodity.
17. Cake mix and frosting makes it possible to make a child’s birthday cake.
18. Dishwashing detergent is very expensive and is always appreciated.
19. Feminine hygiene products are a luxury and women will cry over that.
20. Everyone loves Stove Top Stuffing.

In all the years I have donated food at the Holidays, I bought what I thought they wanted, but have never asked. I am glad I did. If you are helping a Family this Christmas, maybe this can help you tailor it more. It does for me!

[Nathan Allebach @nathanallebach]

If we want to bring back “third places” to mend our social fabric in America, then we also need to rebuild walkable communities so they can thrive. And to rebuild walkable communities, we need to de-center cars in our downtowns and reform our zoning, permitting, and parking laws.

[Scott Bowen @ScoBo]

Why did it take until today for me to learn that there was a TMNT musical in 1990? The soundtrack is 100% early 90s in all the best ways.
https://t.co/GGgguiJTIn

[Jenn ✨ @jenn0wow]

Remember when the Lego movie did a good job and then Playmobil made a movie and it sucked and didn’t do well and then no one took into consideration that maybe people like good movies and not just movies about toys and I guess we never learned that lesson again

[Scott Bowen @ScoBo]

@LEGO_Group This would be cool!

[Scott Bowen @ScoBo]

@daxson That's why I'm more and more impressed with (and appreciate) Studio Ghibli's decision to only use a poster to publicize his new film.

[Josh Dance @JoshDance]

Everyone is shy.

They want you to introduce yourself because they are worried about doing it.

They want you to send them an email because they are worried about sending it.

They want you to ask them to an event because they are worried about doing it.

Go ahead. Initiate.

[Scott Bowen @ScoBo]

Driving home from a trip yesterday and we stopped at a @McDonalds. Both kids got a Happy Meal. One got a new Elemental toy, and the other got... this?
Was this even a recent toy offering?

[Scott Bowen @ScoBo]

@chrizmillr This was the moment I knew I was going to like this movie. It didn't disappoint!

[Scott Bowen @ScoBo]

@JoshDance Agreed! None of it seemed to flow well and someone from his group was conveniently experts on each challenge they faced. It wasn't a fun read.

[Scott Bowen @ScoBo]

@token_funger My thought with Come Thou Font is that it's a beautiful choir number, but not a great congregational hymn.