Jeremy, the patronizing Saint of DevOps 🇺🇦

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Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields concert raising $20m for abortion care nonprofits (among others) while putting on an absolute banger of a show should be getting more play than it is in the millennial retirement home that is Bluesky

I ended up having more extended thoughts on Dolly Parton over on Facebook and I thought I would share them here as well.

When I was much younger, I knew her mostly as a caricature and the object of jokes, because young men are kind of stupid that way and I was no exception, and because she willingly played along with the joke, in part because she knew it would happen anyway, and this way she got to shape some of how that would play out for her, and use it for her own ends. It took me a while to realize how canny that was. 

When I got older, I learned that underneath the caricature was a formidable songwriting and business mind. I had an inkling of what a rare combination that was in any person, but how even more rare it was for someone who was who she was, in the field and environment she worked in. Hidden in all those sparkles was a spine of steel. 

When I got older than that I learned that in addition to a brilliant mind was a heart of kindness, which directed so much of the good fortune she amassed to herself right back out the door through philanthropic work, helping those in her communities, state and country, and which allowed to see the worth and dignity in those whom so many others treated (and still do treat) with contempt.

She was always all the things she was. What changed was my ability to see and understand who she was. I'm glad I was eventually smart enough to see it all.

Do you know what kind of fliers they were circulating after Jake Lang came to Michigan? KKK flyers. Hate all comes from the same place. It's up to us to unite to fight against all its forms.

Episode 2 is equally as good, but for different reasons. One of the things that hits so close to home for me, is the desire and ability of #TedLasso to truly see someone for who they are & be with them in that moment. It's something I've rarely experienced myself and so yes, I was blubbering again.

Jeremy, the patronizing Saint of DevOps 🇺🇦@jerdog.dev · 4w ago

Just watched the first episode of #TedLasso Season 4 (wanted to wait to see a few episodes at a time), and I'm a blubbering mess. For so many, good reasons. And they captured so much of the essence of my hometown, #KansasCity ❤️💙

If the Senate voting to hold Dr Fauci in contempt for invoking his fifth amendment rights teaching us nothing else, it is that Republicans are perfectly content with the rights that the Constitution and its amendments afford...so long as it only applies to them.

I stand with Dr. Anthony Fauci …because I value EVIDENCE over conspiracy, DATA over rumors, and SCIENCE over politics. No public official is beyond criticism, but there’s a difference between honest scientific guidance and misinformation. I’ll choose evidence EVERY time. #medsky #publichealth

I stand with Dr. Anthony Fauci because I value evidence over conspiracy, data over rumors, and science over politics. No public official is beyond criticism, but there’s a difference between honest scientific guidance and misinformation. I’ll choose evidence every time.