Notices by David Todd McCarty (davidtoddmccarty@me.dm)

Quit your whining and get back to work.

#Medium #Writing
https://davidtoddmccarty.medium.com/why-im-still-on-medium-48726e7d6693

It’s really sad watching the Washington Post and the New York Times slowly die. The Post has given up on fighting for democracy—for storytelling. Storytelling is what I do. We needed them to investigate wrongdoing, report the truth, and keep power in check.

“All of America” my ass.

Just simple greed and capitulation.

#Journalism #Media https://journa.host/@samlitzinger/113838897099824560

@WarnerCrocker It was 18ºF here when I woke up. That’s pretty damn cold for us. Average is 41º.

Burr is playing Dave Moss, the character played by Ed Harris in the movie. Also in the production are Kieran Culkin in the Al Pacino role, and Bob Odenkirk as the Jack Lemon character.

I’ll never be able to get, or afford, tickets, but I’ll bet that’s a fun show.

https://playbill.com/article/kieran-culkin-bob-odenkirk-bill-burr-to-star-in-broadway-revival-of-glengarry-glen-ross
#Broadway #Theater #Mamet #BillBurr

On March 10, the comedian Bill Burr is going to be making his Broadway debut in a production of “Glengarry Glen Ross.”

So, that’s pretty crazy.

#Broadway #Theater #Mamet #BillBurr

Watched this last night. I highly recommend. What a fascinating, deeply spiritual, fearless artist.

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song

#Music #Artists #Spirituality
https://www.hulu.com/movie/72f6ace9-5e4d-461e-a28b-af616a736fcd?play=false&utm_source=shared_link

Groucho Marx famously said that he wouldn’t belong to a club that would have him. He was a comedian so it’s hard to know if that’s really how he felt or if he thought it was just a funny thing to say. I prefer to think he was self-aware enough to recognize the artistic spirit within. That bundle of nerves that combines hubristic confidence with crippling insecurity. What someone once referred to as the piece of shit around which the world revolves.

#Writing #introvert
https://medium.com/ellemeno/sorry-im-late-i-didn-t-want-to-come-c0141663fd2e

Tom Brady creeps me the fuck out. #NFL #Eagles

Any time you hear that someone has donated a million dollars to some cause or charity, think about how much money they have to have to just give away a million dollars. It’s like you donating $100. It’s a lot of money, but you won’t miss it.

We’ve been so brainwashed to believe that one day we might get rich too. We should be utterly appalled, but instead think, “When I’m filthy rich, I too, will be generous.”

Wonder what it will take for people to wake up. Unimaginable suffering, I predict.

Grocery prices are going to skyrocket.
https://urbanists.social/@danwentzel/113805554449015149

@WarnerCrocker I’ll pass on Misery’s company, thank you very much.

I’m not saying we AREN’T fucked. I’m just tired of hearing about how fucked we are. It’s not helpful. I’m just trying to get through this one day at a time. Doing my best to take care of myself and my family. I avoid most news now because I don’t need to be reminded of the terror every hour of every day. I refuse to wallow in it.

I have yet to see a credible plan for doing anything about it, and shouting won’t change anything.

Why don’t cell phones have Caller ID? Only if the number is in your contacts. My office’s stupid phone system would tell you everyone. #CallerID

American liberals complained about Biden so we got Trump instead.

Canadian liberals complained about Trudeau so they get Poilievre instead.

Good strategy. Way to show them.

@WarnerCrocker I’ve got news for you. They’re the majority. We’re the weirdos.

I think one of the downsides of Mastodon is that everyone here is pretty savvy so you lose track of how the rest of the world thinks and acts. You lose track of what “normal” looks and sounds like.

@WarnerCrocker Well, now we get the Packers in our house.

@WarnerCrocker I helped my wife pack everything up and put in the attic yesterday.

“Basically, my entire body is a glorified fidget spinner, ready at a moment’s notice to take up a meaningless task for the good of my mind. While one part is intent on solving a problem, the part that wants to be doing something else, such as walking around, needs to be occupied. It needs something to do, and my body seems happy to accommodate.”

#Creativity #Writing #Psychology

https://medium.com/ellemeno/my-body-is-a-fidget-spinner-cc9c67130536

I see the tech talk on here constantly. I ignore most of it because it’s incomprehensible to me. It sounds like people are speaking in code. Like actual code. I’m happy for you and Linux. I hope he finally gets together with Sally one day.

It’s occurred to me that I never post about work-related stuff. Even my writing is rarely about anything involving my work.

I follow most people because they’re smart and occasionally they’ll post about something personal.

Just an observation. #Mastodon