Great Lines

Great Lines: The Emotionally Invested Edition

June 19, 2023

First, I wish I could say this every day to at least one person: Second, anyone who has a significant other can relate to this. Men and women: Third, this is...

Great Lines: The Hardcore Kid Edition

June 5, 2023

First, this kid is guaranteed to have gone places since this incident. Second, I call this phenomenon "The Curse of Competence". I wish I was capable of...

Great Lines: The Confused All the Time Edition

May 15, 2023

First, this child is beyond his years. Second, I wish we could be this forthright at interviews. Third, am I spiritually a hippo?

Great Lines: The Future is Meaningless Edition

May 1, 2023

First, I feel this way every time I have a chocolate bar after dinner. Second, I always want to convey this to people who email me with idiotic requests at...

Great Lines: The Supreme Design Edition

April 17, 2023

First, this wisdom should be heeded by everyone. Second, pets are so entitled! Third, don't believe execs who claim companies need to run "lean" and then...

Great Lines: The Unelected Wizards Edition

April 3, 2023

First, I like puns and this one is a classic. Second, this is an accurate description of the Supreme Court. Third, this is sad ut true

Great Lines: The Tungsten Arm O'Doyle Edition

March 20, 2023

First, I appreciate when someone takes accountability. Second, if you take your loveSendd one to the ICU, cool it with the pseudoscience. You've already...

Great Lines: The Victim To Vanity Edition

February 27, 2023

First: Second: Third, these are a couple of lines from a list of the most brutal music reviews of all time: “calling Timberlake an “abjectly poor” lyricist...

Great Lines: The Disgruntled With Capitalism Edition

February 13, 2023

By now, everyone knows that I have been radicalized against the power differential in the employer-employee relationship. Here are some memes that say it...

Great Lines: The Foolish Capering Edition

January 30, 2023

First, The Simpsons are always good for a great line: “My foolish capering destroyed more young minds than syphilis and pinball combined.” Second, As someone...

Great Lines: The Twitter Problems Edition

January 16, 2023

Elon Musk has dedicated himself to run Twitter into the ground as quickly as possible. So why not rethink how you interact with the platform? Our old pal Ed...

Great Lines: The Extreme Reaction Edition

January 2, 2023

First, this is one of the more extreme reactions to messing up a poker game: Sam Peckinpah's later movies - He had a crew and some actors he hired for...

Great Lines: The MTV Grind Edition

December 19, 2022

First, this is how I feel whenever I see a bumper sticker: Given the existence of car magnets and window clings, anyone who rocks a bumper sticker is a...

Great Lines: The Dead Garden Edition

December 5, 2022

First, this obituary is very honest about the departed: His love was abundant when it came to himself, but for his children it was limited. Second, this line...

Great Lines: The Mahomes and Kelce Edition

November 23, 2022

It's now the second time I've sent a Thanksgiving newsletter. This officially makes this newsletter the longest creative endeavor I've ever engaged in....

Great Lines: The Sentient Applebee's Margarita Edition

November 7, 2022

First, this description of Marjorie Taylor Greene is devastating and wonderful: And sentient Applebee’s margarita Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a...

Great Lines: The Samantha Irby Edition

October 24, 2022

I love me some Samantha Irby. I haven't read her books, but if you haven't subscribed to her Judge Mathis recap newsletter, get on that immediately. First,...

Great Lines: The Shallow Promises Edition

October 10, 2022

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Great Lines: The Leisure Class Edition

September 26, 2022

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Great Lines: The Buy Groceries From a Failure Edition

September 12, 2022

First, I love Gabby's vibe on the Bachelorette this season: She’s deeply invested in the power of therapy and making men feel bad about themselves in a fun...

Great Lines: The Silver Market Edition

September 10, 2022

To commemorate the beginning of the NFL season, here’s a story about how Lamar Hunt and his brothers tried to buy up all the world’s silver: Eventually, the...

Great Lines: The Pretty Wild Stuff Edition

August 29, 2022

When I was interviewing for a new job, the HR person at my old company was still operating from the paradigm that the company held all the cards. Spoiler...

Great Lines: The Hire A Dog Edition

August 15, 2022

I’ve become more and more radicalized against the current capitalist system. Here are some memes that say what I feel much better than I could. Want to see...

Great Lines: The Vessel For My Mayhem Edition

August 1, 2022

Judge Lynn Toler from Divorce Court said the following to a guy who claimed he liked to make it rain at the strip club: At $7.25 an hour, how much...

Great Lines: The Essence of Madness Edition

July 18, 2022

Ever since I saw this, I can never stop laughing when I see it: This Reddit post about Adolf Eichmann has some very deep insights about why people choose to...

Great Lines: The Out of Office Response Edition

July 4, 2022

This is some good game from The Boondocks: I love the book Unplugged by Joe Barrett. Here are a couple of good quotes from the book: You have to admire a man...

Great Lines: The Support Group Edition

June 20, 2022

Either George Carlin or Drew Carey said this, but it’s still a classic. Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s...

Great Lines: The Pretty Woman Edition

June 6, 2022

English translations can sometimes be so spot on: If you're not getting paid what you feel you're worth but can't leave, follow this gentleman's lead: I...

Great Lines: The Puppet Master Edition

May 23, 2022

This quote perfectly sums up how I felt about some of my relationships before meeting my wife: "... [They] invoke the same sort of emotions one feels...

Great Lines: The Child Must Not Be An Obstacle Edition

May 9, 2022

First, this was something a friend's dad told me when I first started working: If you're consistently working more than 40 hours per week, you're either bad...

Great Lines: The Believe In Dinosaurs Edition

April 25, 2022

Mookie Wilson, when he was playing for the New York Mets, had an interesting way of looking at batting slumps: I love reading Naval Ravikant and listening to...

Great Lines: The Pine Tar Game Edition

April 13, 2022

From Filip Bondy's book about the Pine Tar Game: And then Martin made a move that led to one of my favorite baseball moments: At the start of the game,...

Great Lines: The Weird Situations Edition

April 4, 2022

This quote by Andy Warhol has always resonated with me as a way to explain my youth: When a situation develops gradually, no matter how weird that situation...

Great Lines: The 2015 Royals Edition

March 30, 2022

Welcome to another baseball season! In honor of this event, here are some great lines about the 2015 Royals. I love this quote from Grant Brisbee's article...

Great Lines: The Insults Edition

March 21, 2022

Naval Ravikant is a wise dude, but is put into that weird class of individuals deified by Silicon Valley. Remember, he's just a man: Desire is a contract you...

Great Lines: The Anxiety Cost Edition

March 7, 2022

I love Twitter memes. You’ll be seeing more of them like this one: This has been an issue for me all my life: A co-worker told me he says the following to...

Great Lines: The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber Edition

February 21, 2022

I absolutely love the book, The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber. I really recommend listen to the audio book. It’s almost like listening to a play. Here are...

Great Lines: The Waiting For Revenge Edition

January 19, 2022

In going back over the stuff I find hilarious, I've detected a pattern: it has to be slightly off-kilter and verbose. I found this comic series on Tumblr...

Great Lines: The Christmas Edition

December 24, 2021

It finally happened: I had a direct Covid exposure. I’ve been working in the office at my new job, and found out that my boss tested positive. In a not-so-...

Great Lines: Live In A World of Ghosts Edition

December 8, 2021

For the entire time I’ve been here in the US, I’ve never understood performative overwork to cover for bad processes. The week after I joined JPMorgan, the...

Great Lines: The Other Side Edition

November 24, 2021

[The “Other Side” Is Not Dumb](https://medium.com/@SeanBlanda/the-other-side-is-not-dumb-2670c1294063)): Sharing links that mock a caricature of the Other...

Great Lines: The First Principles Edition

November 10, 2021

I’m going to be starting a new job on Monday. I’ve given a lot of you the blow by blow account of how the negotiations with my employer went. But the main...

Great Lines: The Great Power Burdens Me Edition

November 3, 2021

I write these ahead of time. By the time this publishes, I’ll likely have a new job. It took me exactly 5 weeks from the time I told my boss I was leaving my...

Great Lines: The Arctic Wolf Hair Edition

October 20, 2021

For those who don't know, I've decided to find a new job. I didn't want there to be any ambiguity, so I told my boss the day after I'd made my decision. I...

A new journey

October 9, 2021

I meant to send the following as the prelude to the newsletter you were sent this past week. I've decided to find a new job. I saw that my current job was...

Great Lines: The Wholly Repellent Edition

October 6, 2021

I really hope all of you are doing well. I write these way ahead of time, so the Delta variant of Covid may be a distant memory by the time you get this. But...

Great Lines: The Samantha Bee Edition

September 22, 2021

Samantha Bee is one of the funniest people out there today. You may not agree with her political views, but her book is filled with some great lines: Who...

Great Lines: The Rules of Employment Edition

September 8, 2021

This is posted on the home page of my website, but it bears repeating. Do you post on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter? If so, then you’re creating content for...

Great Lines: The Human Community Edition

August 25, 2021

I’ve begun to make a lot of updates to my website. Like with my earlier link collection project, I’m now putting everything I’ve found over the years that’s...

Great Lines: The Show Me I'm Making A Mistake Edition

August 11, 2021

I have a mixed relationship with what people would call self-help. I think most of it is bogus nonsense. But there are some people who make sense. The point...