Unlike most non-Californians weighing in on the California recall election, I’ve actually listened to and followed Elder for decades. 1/
🤫 First, a confession. Something I never planned to write about.
📻 Most of my closest friends won’t know this, but I listen to a lot of conservative talk radio, including when he was alive, Rush Limbaugh. 2/
Nov 4, 2019 • 10 tweets • 7 min read
Happy birthday, Will Rogers!
“A king can stand people's fighting, but he can't last long if people start thinking.”
- Will Rogers, humorist
(Nov. 4, 1879-1935) • via @awad@awad "To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men." - Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poet (Nov 5, 1850-1919) · ht @awad
Happy birthday, EWW!
Jul 17, 2018 • 28 tweets • 12 min read
Starting a long-term thread about losing your job, unemployment and what to do next. Each week, I’ll try to post tips, resources, ideas. Would love to hear your thoughts if you’ve dealt w/ this, as well as your strategies on coping. Thanks for helping me help others.🙏🏾#sreetips
They say adversity builds character. Having lost two high-profile jobs in 12 months, my character is now awesome.😊
Because I’ve been open about the body blow that’s unexpected job loss (and have allegedly bounced back), lots of folks regularly reach out to me.
