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I work for Microsoft. Previously I was a partner at Eagle River, a private equity firm established by Craig McCaw. I am on the board of businesses like Kymeta.

Jun 12, 2021, 6 tweets

I went to Sportsman's Warehouse today to buy more fishing gear that I don't need.

Since it was nearby, I went to B&N to buy a book I do need. The pandemic made me forget: 1) how many books are in that store; and 2) how unlikely it is that the book I wanted was on a B&N shelf.

2/ I said to a young salesperson working today in the fishing tackle section at Sportsman's Warehouse: "My god, these 11 inch flashers are purple and green and one has a e- chip in it. Do resident coho salmon really take these lures?’ And he said, ‘Mister, I don’t sell to fish.’”

3/ Full disclosure: I straight up stole that fishing tackle joke from Charlie Munger, who probably stole it from someone else. awealthofcommonsense.com/2015/08/10-und…

4/ I'm getting DMs asking what I bought at Sportsman's Warehouse.

I bought new rain gear. We're trying to stay dry. Water has been coming down hard.

"Supersoaker weather drama ahead for Seattle area"

I'm waving at you in this shot below. Green = rain! google.com/amp/s/www.seat…

5/ What does a Seattleite do on a rainy day? Well, buy three geoducks and and make sashimi and chowder obviously! Buy them where? Here: suquamishseafoods.com

The Suquamish tribal geoduck harvest averages 500,000 lbs. per harvest year. Most are exported to Asia. Tasty!

6/ "Now that's a geoduck clam."

Tony Bourdain once ate geoduck near where these were dug from the sand..

Sashimi and chowder.

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