Tom Meitner
@MeitnerTom
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We had friends over for dinner. With little kids. You wouldn’t know it was -10 out. Completely normal Friday night.
It’s so funny seeing videos in the South of grocery stores being picked clean like it’s the coming of the apocalypse. Meanwhile, in Wisconsin everyone is like ‘I guess I’ll pull out the Big Coat and bring the beer in from the garage so it’s doesn’t freeze’
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What I thought being an adult was gonna be like when I was a kid
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The South is freaking out about temps in the teens. Meanwhile it’s going to be -18 when we wake up tomorrow (-40 wind chill) and we’re firming up plans with another family to come over with their young kids for dinner. Because Wisconsin.
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Yep. Working on new routines for content discovery because this is absolute garbage.
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This is the problem with coaching writers, too. I'm not that aggressive, but most of my advice is the former. But most people - male AND female, actually - want the latter. I don't know if that's a "terminally-online" thing or what, but it's one of the reasons I've been
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20+ years ago, I went to a series of doctors for digestive issues. It took weeks. Eventually I landed in the office of a GI doc, who simply asked me a bunch of questions, said I have "IBS", and should take Metamucil (psyllium fiber). The pills worked instantly. I felt great,
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Signed up for some recommended health email course. Opened up the Day 2 email. I counted SEVEN instances of "it's not X; it's Y" before I gave up reading. Geez, guys. I like AI too, but come on.
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This is my kids. Like, this Christmas.
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Just watched this episode this past week and it is a wire-to-wire classic. SNL used to know what it meant to be funny and leaned into it hard. And Shatner was game every step of the way.
39 years ago tonight, William Shatner hosted SNL and told Star Trek fans, to get a life. 😂😂
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"People don't read anymore!"
Pottermore Publishing saw its revenues increase in 2025 📈 Reporting £54.3m in revenue, up from £48.8m the previous year Proving once again the strength of the HARRY POTTER brand 🔥
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[mid acceptance speech] I'd also like to thank Nord VPN
The Oscars will stream exclusively on YouTube, starting in 2029.
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Some harsh truths for those who choose not to have kids: 1. Taking that one extra 5 day vacation more than me each year doesn't come close to the joy of coaching your kid in sports, seeing them open xmas presents, their 'i love yous' each day 2. A dog is not a 'kid' nor is
Not having kids is a life hack. I spend my summers in Europe, take cross-country road trips, and disappear off-grid on weekends. The money I’d spend on kids goes to investing, experiences, and freedom. Different priorities. Different definition of rich.
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Dude Perfect tour tickets: $25 apiece. Slick. Let's surprise the family for Christmas. Ticketmaster total with fees and taxes: $200+. Welp. Never mind.
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Fully believe this. Do we "need" new movies and TV shows, really? There is a gigantic library of excellent stories and perfectly-made entertainment that exists. We have full access to it. We couldn't watch it all if we sat and watched for 16 hours a day for the rest of our
I would argue that you could rerelease all movies from 1980 to 2010 in chronological order in the cinema and it would be enough to save the industry.
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There are two ways to play the human in a Muppet movie. The first is to act like the Muppets are humans (Michael Caine). The second is to act like you are a Muppet (Tim Curry). Both strategies are commendable
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I saw this attitude in coaching writers, too. Wasn’t always explicit, but everyone who struggles acts as though they are a unique butterfly. When I give them tips, they can’t fathom that they would work. “It’s REALLY bad…” Yeah. I’ve been 4 months behind on ALL my bills.
I see this all the time: people claiming the only reason you’re happy is because nothing *actually* bad has happened to you What they don’t consider is that perhaps the reason you’re optimistic is bc you’ve actually been to hell and back. That you harp on about not giving up bc
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