Frank X. Shaw

our punter is the best player in the game. #goducks

i am not an OC but honestly #goducks it is not that hard to see that maybe you run the freaking ball.

It was fun to talk to @toddbishop.bsky.social and @maryjofoley.bsky.social about comms, AI, Microsoft, and why a tweet choir seemed like a good idea. www.geekwire.com/2026/exit-in...

Back in TGIF #289 (end of july 2020) I wrote: "A consistent theme for these mails over the last set of years has been about truth, and trust, and facts. If you have trust, work to keep it. If you have lost trust, work to restore it." fxshaw.com/tgif-289-what-is-truth/

got my ballot here in seattle yesterday, filled it out and it is on the way to be counted!!!!

Way back in 2016 in TGIF #89 I was reflecting on hubris in the tech industry. At the time, Jessica Lessin wrote: "It’s plain to everyone that there is a huge and widening gap between the tech titans of today and ordinary people." Not much has changed. fxshaw.com/tgif-89-high...

That has been truly the worst qb play I have seen by a duck qb. #goducks

Well at least the d is playing well. #goducks

As I slowly wrap up my time as chief communications officer at Microsoft, I'm reflecting on some of the things I've learned and experienced over the years, and publishing them on my personal website. Today, it was about mistakes. fxshaw.com/tgif-573-mak...

Hey @runalongwomble.bsky.social I know it's a bit early but I just finished "This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me" by @ilonaandrews.bsky.social which was just freaking amazing and should come w/ a trigger warning eg part of a trilogy so you are just gonna have to wait a bit for the next!

i can't even w/ the political news today. is it april 1

NGL, the new mrna flu shot has laid me up. If i feel this bad w/ the shot, I pity anyone who actually gets the flu

And thus endeth summer with the last harvest of basil, soon to become small cubes of frozen pesto to sustain me until spring.

D needs to show up here. #goducks

Someone had better ask Lincoln Riley about his team laughing and celebrating that hit. Classless bastards. #GoDucks #FuckUSC 💚🦆💛

The hit was horrible enough, but his celebrating on the field then off the field, turned my stomach. #GoDucks

Lotta penalties defense cmon #goducks

given the overall levels of stress right now, I sure could use an easy peasy Oregon beatdown of USC from the go, no stress, just fun #goducks

This is well worth the read -- what is power, who holds it, how does it get expressed, how does it evolve...or not.

RIP Annie Dillard, a great writer I've turned to often, both for coaching on how to write, and on how to best live in the world. "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives" she said; a reminder to be present and intentional. I will miss new words from her and cherish the old.

Never dull. :)

well at least Michigan doesn't play Oregon next week (flashback to the App State/UO beatdowns).

Well at least I have the #goducks first game to look forward to!

Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games www.theverge.com/tech/984936/...

After fifteen years of studying the anti-vax movement, I came to the conclusion that upholding legal requirements for vaccines for school entry is the single most important thing we can do. You cannot use facts to convince someone who did not employ facts to make their decision. So use the law.

gotta say i get so much value from Maria. Subscribe, and also get the bird divination cards. :)

I made dinner for my abuser a bunch of times. You have to play nice while you're planning your escape so you don't get dead. Max Miller is a textbook abuser.

asking honestly, why does anyone care about what James Carville says.

A good commissioner steps in now before every WNBA game becomes a rightwing performance space, like school board meetings were during peak CRT. You just have to throw the hammer down on this. Do not give them an inch.

i am convinced that @nytimes.com cooking section inserts mistakes and mildly confusing directions in order to drive engagement in their comments, :) i will just say, that seemed like a lotta leeks going into the oven. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7843...

Here is my controversial take after seeing "The Odyssey." It was fun! Great acting! Didn't feel long! (could have used with about four fewer trailers). Accidentally got seats in one of those immersive theaters that shake and blow wind, not sure about that part. :) Life is short, have fun.

Inspiration for this post comes from @alixeharrow.bsky.social and "The Everlasting" and @rangedtouch.bsky.social for their Shelved by Genre ep 4 of The Two Towers. www.linkedin.com/pulse/tgif-5...

ever green post i told you so

"But the beauty of primary elections is that they reveal the preferences not of consultants or talking heads but of actual voters... And this year, those highly engaged voters aren’t as interested in heterodoxy as they are in total disruption." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Giggled repeatedly while reading this. Dan Brooks did a great job here. What I Learned About Masculinity at Thai Kickboxing School www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/m...

Strava: Historic effort! Garmin: You are overreaching. Decrease training load to get back on track. le sigh

Not a bad view for my morning bike commute to work today.

i've just now been informed that it is Tuesday, i have managed to make it almost all through the day convinced it was Wednesday i dont' know how I adjust from this.

Notes after the road. :) www.linkedin.com/posts/fxshaw...

When the team with 3 guys who went to Villanova on it pulls off a miracle

going to be rainy tomorrrow but I'm ready for the show in Seattle!

Listening to Dylan series of dreams: I was thinking of a series of dreams Where nothing comes up to the top Everything stays down where it's wounded And comes to a permanent stop Wasn't thinking of anything specific Like in a dream when someone wakes up and screams Nothing truly very scientific

thread far better than the link imho

Apparently I am on the very first direct Alaska flight from Heathrow to Seattle. Should be fun!