Timothy Whalen 🌮

patent writer / DIYer / cat petter / whiskey sipper / recovering sarcast / ubergeek / numismatist / husband of @thatsassylassie

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

Actual spiders when they see people festoon their yard with Halloween webs:

[Jess Dweck @TheDweck]

Must be nice to have control over who’s inside you

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

@Gizmodo Is there ... a non-ugly side?

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

Is it a sign of anything that Facebook went dark right after I decided I was going to delete my profile?

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

Are we at the point yet where it's not too much to ask for a music streaming service that only plays stuff I've never heard before, but that I will love?

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

@USAA Your account settings do not permit me to DM you.

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

Every 3 months my bank sends account statements in separate envelopes while exhorting me to save paper by going digital. I’ve asked @USAA why not just send them all in the same envelope, for those who like paper statements?

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

@USAA Sorry ... but did you read my tweet?

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

@bennomatic I do the 7+8 first.

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

One facet of corpspeak that always grates me is expressing movement toward a goal as "progress against" that goal. Why not say "progress toward"? Wording can fundamentally change mindset.

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

Received a "Happy Belated Birthday" card from my folks today (my birthday), so either they're really prepared or they forgot when I was born. Both options are entirely possible.

[Nicholson Price (@[email protected]) @WNicholsonPrice]

Here's my proposal:

Jazz hands as the new handshake.

Let's MAKE IT HAPPEN.
#COVID19 #SocialDistancing

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

@carlquintanilla What a humanitarian gesture toward Mexico!

[Jonathan Tietz @jonathantietz]

We *could* stop using "wherein" in patent language. Plenty of alternatives:

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

When I make the "to-do" list for my day, I will include things I've already done just so I can cross them off.

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

Today, a reminder that the Germans have a word for everything. "Verschlimmbessern" means "to make something worse while repairing it."

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

#didntdie #runcommute

[Timothy Whalen 🌮 @littlebluedog]

Been struggling to regain my running rhythm since my December injury. Trying a run home from work today for the first time in a few months. Pain = gain. #runcommute