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@RobLipsett Just remember it’s always better to have friends with a boat than to have one yourself.

First of many yacht days this season Marbella summer is undefeated

@kalezelden Several administrators at the school I teach at are huge Brene Brown disciples. It’s so tiring.

I’m starting to think that Brene Brown is a problem. Maybe even a menace. As a friend said to me: for a lot of Christians their real savior is Brene Brown and their real liturgy is therapy.

@OldHollowTree It’s my favorite part of any day.

I love reading to my children. There are few greater joys, if any.

@SahilBloom @grok I embarked on this same quest about five years ago. It had been so fulfilling. I read The Count of Monte Cristo in December and January. It was ambitious for me since I’m a slow reader, but I truly couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend!

Top-25 most recommended classics in the replies (according to @grok)

2026 side quest: Go back and read all the classic books I probably ignored or sparknoted in school. Not trying to be “impressive” or “sound smart” just want to read all the classics. Just finished The Catcher in the Rye and Of Mice and Men. What should I have on my list?

@DeanTTraining I’m in the best shape of my life (32 with two young kids) from basically following your content over the last year and a half. Thanks man.

I’m on a walk around my neighborhood this morning (For context, I usually do not wear a shirt if it’s 70° or warmer and sunny) This guy approaches me out of nowhere and he’s walking FAST towards me “Yo, dude…I wanna tell you something” I’m thinking to myself ‘WTF is this dude about to say to me…am I about to get stabbed???’ He gets within 2 feet of me and I respond… “Hit me with it” He introduces himself “My name is Don” And then he says… “I just wanted to tell you that you’ve been a huge inspiration to me. Less than a year ago, I was just over 300 lbs. As of today, I’m 208 lbs. I saw you last summer walking shirtless and I said ‘that dude is in the sickest shape…I need to lock in.’ So I did.” This story is completely real Not made up I congratulated him of course and then told him next time I talk to him he better be < 200 lbs “195 is the goal” he ended it with Shook hands and went our separate ways I have never seen this guy in my life before this exchange that I can remember but it just goes to show: You never know who’s watching you and taking notice You could be helping change someone’s life just by setting a good example

@CoachPauI Looks awesome, what’s the recipe?

40 grams of protein in delicious pancakes… made in 5 minutes with 5 ingredients: -2 eggs -cinnamon -vanilla extract -1 sweet potato -1 serving protein powder Complex carbs and natural sugars slowly released into the bloodstream Perfect for a higher volume training session

@fde_enthusiast7 @OldHollowTree I would say classical education is teaching students what is good, true, and beautiful; teaching them to love the good, true, and beautiful; and teaching them to be stewards of what is good, true, and beautiful.

@cmatthew_24 @OldHollowTree What is classical education to you? It’s a term that gets thrown around a lot

What will happen to American public education in the long term? Right now it seems we offer ever-expanding services while parents reckon with higher taxes and students suffer poorer outcomes. The solution often is consolidation but at what point does the system just implode?

@OldHollowTree That might be true. I also think we need to push the trades more. Something like the colonial model of apprenticeships beginning at, say, 15-16. We need more people to work with their hands.

@cmatthew_24 I don’t see that happening at scale for the lowest quintile.

@michaeljknowles You’re really going to dox the Easter Bunny like that?

Thank you to the President, the First Lady, the White House staff, and of course the Easter Bunny for another excellent egg roll!

@OldHollowTree We can’t wait to homeschool. You would be great.

Homeschooling is becoming increasingly tempting. 😒

@theisabelb @DaveRamsey We just welcomed our second and are not slowing down.

No idea how I, of all people, became the poster child of "have more kids than you can afford" when financial voices like @DaveRamsey have been repeating this same concept for years... but I'll wear it like a badge of honor. "The media has told people that kids are SO expensive... they're not *that* expensive," says Dave here to one of his callers. PLUS... did you know one recent study says having kids increases your lifetime wealth by 23%? Turns out, having kids is one of the BEST ways to AVOID poverty, if you're motivated by it. Sorry, Sunny Hostin & @TheView -- I know that really debunks your whole "Isabel wants people in poverty forever" thing from yesterday.

@schober222 Yep. Should have told you. Every new dad experiences this.

Phone steps versus Garmin steps yesterday Been noticing my steps have looked lower on my Garmin lately Come to find out… When I push little man in his stroller with two hands, the watch ain’t moving and it’s not counting the steps Annoying but glad I figured it out lol Gotta walk with just one hand on the stroller now

@OldHollowTree We live 15 minutes from my parents in one direction and 15 minutes from my wife’s parents in the other. Watching our parents become such incredible grandparents has been an immense blessing.

I love watching my children play with my parents daily. Truly a remarkable blessing I wish everyone could experience.

@user_mm_ What was that refeed day like? Had to have been amazing.

Cut is officially over - we are BACK baby Had a refeed day Monday, now time to reverse out over these next couple weeks 16 weeks: 232 -> 197

@HannahWardEdu I devoured those as a kid and can’t wait to share them with my son in a few years (he’s 1).

If your kids read this series, they'll know a little bit about just about everything while building fluency as early readers. Double prizes!

Rice, ground turkey, peas, sauerkraut. Zero-calorie jalapeño hot sauce. Delicious and repeatable.

@TimelessTrvlr Lisbon is absolutely incredible.

Lisbon > Barcelona livability.

@kalezelden Good! Keep holding the line. Your students are better for it.

@cmatthew_24 I mean, I do that.

I’m begging every k-8 principal to chase out the money lenders from their temples—that is, the Chromebook peddlers and their perverse incentives to farm out your children to Big Algo. Our schools must become oases from the nefarious & destructive digital Skinner box.