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Baseball (Reprise)
It’s worth bumping this post from April of last year, because it’s (sadly) still relevant. No, I didn’t take the deep dive into baseball I said I was going to.… Read more
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I, too, will continue my boycott of North Carolina.
Our governor (yes, the Minnesotans said a year residency was long enough to claim him as my own) recently announced a travel ban to North Carolina for state employees in… Read more
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April Fools’ Day Wrap-Up
I made it through the day unscathed. A coworker put a Post-It note on the bottom of my computer mouse, rendering the clicker on-screen immobile for a couple seconds. For… Read more
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The Story of How Under Armour Won Steph Curry
Clickbait title notwithstanding, this story from Ethan Sherwood Strauss is pretty incredible. It took me awhile to get around to reading it (the dynamics between a millionaire athlete and billion-dollar… Read more
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Updates to the Blog
Pretty much the only element of this site I’ve been keeping properly updated is the What I’m Reading section—where I archive the best articles I’ve read and, starting this year,… Read more
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Here’s the plan. I ripped my pants.
This post originally appeared on Medium. I work for a really big mall. One of the biggest malls in the world, in fact. I usually work downstairs in the offices… Read more
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Size Matters, Bobby
Bobby Jindal sure knows how to draw a crowd. Read more
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The Magic of Macy’s: Border Patrol Not Included
There are now 14 candidates in the GOP primary field. We can assume that at least two more will join the clown car: John Kasich (Governor of Ohio) and Scott… Read more
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Rick Perry Made a Creepy, Childish Video
Republican long-shot candidate Rick Perry released a video today, “Economic Freedom: An Animation.” Apparently the stick figures and PowerPoint transitions weren’t enough to indicate to the average Rick Perry supporter… Read more
Welcome to my blog!
Here you’ll find a little bit of everything—my musings on marketing, reflections on life in these United States, moments captured from the saddle of my bike, and more. I come here to share my thoughts when the mood strikes, which is admittedly inconsistent! Nonetheless, I hope to provide morsels of entertainment for those of you who stumble on this blog.
Timothy Pate 