Frank X. Shaw
@fxshaw.com
hobby bread baker, cyclist, snowboarder, runner, speculative fiction fan (send book recommendations!). Also: lead communications at Microsoft, USMC veteran, Oregon Duck fan. Personal stuff at https:/www.fxshaw.com
RIP Annie Dillard, a great writer I've turned to often, both for coaching on how to write, and on how to best live in the world. "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives" she said; a reminder to be present and intentional. I will miss new words from her and cherish the old.
September 17, 2026 at 4:15 AM
RIP Annie Dillard, a great writer I've turned to often, both for coaching on how to write, and on how to best live in the world. "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives" she said; a reminder to be present and intentional. I will miss new words from her and cherish the old.
Never dull. :)
Microsoft's comms chief @fxshaw.com is leaving the company after almost 20 years. Shaw has been at the heart of Microsoft’s comms since 1997, helping the company navigate CEO transitions, the all-important bet on cloud, and huge acquisitions. Details here 👇 www.theverge.com/news/993791/...
Microsoft’s head of comms is leaving after almost 20 years
Frank Shaw has been supporting Microsoft’s communications for nearly 30 years.
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September 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Never dull. :)
well at least Michigan doesn't play Oregon next week (flashback to the App State/UO beatdowns).
September 6, 2026 at 2:57 AM
well at least Michigan doesn't play Oregon next week (flashback to the App State/UO beatdowns).
Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games www.theverge.com/tech/984936/...
Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games
Xbox disc-to-digital arrives first for testers on August 31st
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August 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games www.theverge.com/tech/984936/...
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After fifteen years of studying the anti-vax movement, I came to the conclusion that upholding legal requirements for vaccines for school entry is the single most important thing we can do.
You cannot use facts to convince someone who did not employ facts to make their decision. So use the law.
You cannot use facts to convince someone who did not employ facts to make their decision. So use the law.
August 25, 2026 at 4:12 PM
After fifteen years of studying the anti-vax movement, I came to the conclusion that upholding legal requirements for vaccines for school entry is the single most important thing we can do.
You cannot use facts to convince someone who did not employ facts to make their decision. So use the law.
You cannot use facts to convince someone who did not employ facts to make their decision. So use the law.
gotta say i get so much value from Maria. Subscribe, and also get the bird divination cards. :)
Annie Dillard on how to bear your mortality – superb read www.themarginalian.org/2023/04/30/a...
Loving the Tree of Life: Annie Dillard on How to Bear Your Mortality
“We live and move by splitting the light of the present, as a canoe’s bow parts water.”
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August 3, 2026 at 3:02 AM
gotta say i get so much value from Maria. Subscribe, and also get the bird divination cards. :)
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I made dinner for my abuser a bunch of times. You have to play nice while you're planning your escape so you don't get dead. Max Miller is a textbook abuser.
August 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I made dinner for my abuser a bunch of times. You have to play nice while you're planning your escape so you don't get dead. Max Miller is a textbook abuser.
asking honestly, why does anyone care about what James Carville says.
August 3, 2026 at 1:32 AM
asking honestly, why does anyone care about what James Carville says.
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A good commissioner steps in now before every WNBA game becomes a rightwing performance space, like school board meetings were during peak CRT. You just have to throw the hammer down on this. Do not give them an inch.
riley gaines is at the minnesota lynx vs indiana fever game posing with people courtside as they line up for photos
August 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
A good commissioner steps in now before every WNBA game becomes a rightwing performance space, like school board meetings were during peak CRT. You just have to throw the hammer down on this. Do not give them an inch.
i am convinced that @nytimes.com cooking section inserts mistakes and mildly confusing directions in order to drive engagement in their comments, :) i will just say, that seemed like a lotta leeks going into the oven. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7843...
Roast Chicken With Caramelized Zucchini And Leeks
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July 26, 2026 at 12:11 AM
i am convinced that @nytimes.com cooking section inserts mistakes and mildly confusing directions in order to drive engagement in their comments, :) i will just say, that seemed like a lotta leeks going into the oven. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7843...
Here is my controversial take after seeing "The Odyssey." It was fun! Great acting! Didn't feel long! (could have used with about four fewer trailers). Accidentally got seats in one of those immersive theaters that shake and blow wind, not sure about that part. :) Life is short, have fun.
July 18, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Here is my controversial take after seeing "The Odyssey." It was fun! Great acting! Didn't feel long! (could have used with about four fewer trailers). Accidentally got seats in one of those immersive theaters that shake and blow wind, not sure about that part. :) Life is short, have fun.
Inspiration for this post comes from @alixeharrow.bsky.social and "The Everlasting" and @rangedtouch.bsky.social for their Shelved by Genre ep 4 of The Two Towers.
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TGIF #562
Each week I send an email to my team at Microsoft, titled "TGIF." Here is the one I sent July 17.
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July 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Inspiration for this post comes from @alixeharrow.bsky.social and "The Everlasting" and @rangedtouch.bsky.social for their Shelved by Genre ep 4 of The Two Towers.
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ever green post i told you so
July 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
ever green post i told you so
made my first pesto batch of the season and if you thought pine nuts got spendy last year stand by.
July 6, 2026 at 4:08 AM
made my first pesto batch of the season and if you thought pine nuts got spendy last year stand by.
"But the beauty of primary elections is that they reveal the preferences not of consultants or talking heads but of actual voters... And this year, those highly engaged voters aren’t as interested in heterodoxy as they are in total disruption." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Something Is Happening in the Democratic Base
Voters are over moderates and incumbents.
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July 2, 2026 at 12:40 AM
"But the beauty of primary elections is that they reveal the preferences not of consultants or talking heads but of actual voters... And this year, those highly engaged voters aren’t as interested in heterodoxy as they are in total disruption." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Giggled repeatedly while reading this. Dan Brooks did a great job here.
What I Learned About Masculinity at Thai Kickboxing School www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/m...
What I Learned About Masculinity at Thai Kickboxing School www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/m...
What I Learned About Masculinity at Thai Kickboxing School
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June 29, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Giggled repeatedly while reading this. Dan Brooks did a great job here.
What I Learned About Masculinity at Thai Kickboxing School www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/m...
What I Learned About Masculinity at Thai Kickboxing School www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/m...
Strava: Historic effort! Garmin: You are overreaching. Decrease training load to get back on track.
le sigh
le sigh
June 21, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Strava: Historic effort! Garmin: You are overreaching. Decrease training load to get back on track.
le sigh
le sigh
Not a bad view for my morning bike commute to work today.
June 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Not a bad view for my morning bike commute to work today.
i've just now been informed that it is Tuesday, i have managed to make it almost all through the day convinced it was Wednesday i dont' know how I adjust from this.
June 16, 2026 at 10:44 PM
i've just now been informed that it is Tuesday, i have managed to make it almost all through the day convinced it was Wednesday i dont' know how I adjust from this.
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When the team with 3 guys who went to Villanova on it pulls off a miracle
June 11, 2026 at 4:01 AM
When the team with 3 guys who went to Villanova on it pulls off a miracle
going to be rainy tomorrrow but I'm ready for the show in Seattle!
My report from the opening night of Bob Dylan's Long Hot Summer tour
www.mojo4music.com/articles/sto...
www.mojo4music.com/articles/sto...
Bob Dylan Live In Portland Review: Never-before-played song unveiled in subtly evolving show
While not a complete break from the Rough And Rowdy Ways Tour, Dylan still has a few surprises up his sleeve in the first of a new run of shows.
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June 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
going to be rainy tomorrrow but I'm ready for the show in Seattle!
Listening to Dylan series of dreams:
I was thinking of a series of dreams
Where nothing comes up to the top
Everything stays down where it's wounded
And comes to a permanent stop
Wasn't thinking of anything specific
Like in a dream when someone wakes up and screams
Nothing truly very scientific
I was thinking of a series of dreams
Where nothing comes up to the top
Everything stays down where it's wounded
And comes to a permanent stop
Wasn't thinking of anything specific
Like in a dream when someone wakes up and screams
Nothing truly very scientific
June 1, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Listening to Dylan series of dreams:
I was thinking of a series of dreams
Where nothing comes up to the top
Everything stays down where it's wounded
And comes to a permanent stop
Wasn't thinking of anything specific
Like in a dream when someone wakes up and screams
Nothing truly very scientific
I was thinking of a series of dreams
Where nothing comes up to the top
Everything stays down where it's wounded
And comes to a permanent stop
Wasn't thinking of anything specific
Like in a dream when someone wakes up and screams
Nothing truly very scientific
thread far better than the link imho
May 31, 2026 at 1:59 PM
thread far better than the link imho