Freddy Ford 🆒

Dear @Apple, when I text WOW or HUGE or some other emphatic word in all caps, I really never ever want the word to balloon out and in like a clown. There will never be a time ever that I want that to happen. Thanks.

This is one of my favorite anecdotes from this job. 36 years ago, President George HW Bush received the President of Bolivia, Jaime Paz (accompanied by his young sons) at the White House, and Paz gave Bush a golden family cross. Bush wrote Paz a characteristically gracious thank-you note and said that he would give instructions to return the family heirloom when one of the Paz boys became President. As fate would have it, one of them, Rodrigo Paz, was elected President of Bolivia last year. The Bush Library promptly contacted us, and yesterday in Doral @SecRubio returned the cross to the new President Paz with a copy of the note. And the best part? President Rodrigo Paz was able to share this story with his now 86-year-old father. Kudos to all, especially the @Bush41Library. Promises made, promises kept! 🇺🇸🤝🇧🇴

He earned every yard, every moment, every bit of respect. Let @diegopavia02's season speak for itself! #2Turnt | @HeismanTrophy

@HeismanTrophy I want to vote for #DiegoPavia

What is life like after power? F/t author @JaredCohen, @SMUHistoryDept prof. @jeffreyaengel, & President George W. Bush's Chief of Staff @kyfredchicken, this NEW lesson explores the post-presidencies of 7 former presidents and modern lessons from each: c-span.org/classroom/docu….

Here is how long recent State of the Union-style speeches lasted compared to President Trump’s roughly 99-minute speech to a joint session of Congress tonight. wapo.st/4h7VTN4

I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location before showing me the search results. I don’t want to include a Teams link on the calendar invite. I don’t want to pay 50 different monthly subscription fees for all my software. I don’t want to upgrade to TurboTax platinum plus audit protection. I don’t want to install the Webex plugin to join the meeting. I don’t want to share my car’s braking data with the actuaries at State Farm. I don’t want to text with your AI chatbot. I don’t want to download the Instagram app to look at your picture. I don’t want to type in my email address to view the content on your company’s website. I don’t want text messages with promo codes. I don’t want to leave your company a five-star Google review in exchange for the chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card. I don’t want to join your exclusive community in the metaverse. I don’t want AI to help me write my comments on LinkedIn. I don’t even want to be on LinkedIn in the first place. I just want to pay for a product one time (and only one time), know that it’s going to work flawlessly, press 0 to speak to an operator if I need help, and otherwise be left alone and treated with some small measure of human dignity, if that’s not too much to ask anymore.

When you see the server emerge from the kitchen with a piping hot sizzling platter of combo fajitas for two.

Carrie Underwood 2028

Buy an Apple product a day…

Statement by President Bush:

President George W. Bush gives Derek Jeter advice before he throws out the first pitch in Game 3.

I am pleased to announce that the introductory essay for the Falling Back in Love with America project has been released this morning on The Free Press. Find the essay here: thefp.com/p/twelve-month…

NARRATOR: It isn’t happening.

@jsdeckard I’ve been looking everywhere for that.

@slickdeals @lazeeb Mine just shipped! Thank you so much. I lost an Airpod pro last week so this was huge

@lazeeb That stinks :/ Here's hoping these are able to ship.

🚨Price Mistake?🚨 Amazon has the Beats Studio Buds + True Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds (Ivory) for $79.99. slickdeals.net/f/17073439-bea…

After 63 years as a franchise and 52 years in Arlington it can finally be said—the Texas Rangers are World Series champions! For all our very loyal fans, enjoy the moment!

"As a Texas @Rangers fan, I am thrilled for Texas Rangers fans tonight. I congratulate the owners, the managers and coaching staff, the front office, and the entire organization. And of course, I congratulate the players of this awesome team on winning the first World Series in our club's history. This was baseball at its finest, and Laura and I are proud of this team." -President George W. Bush