Today’s Buzz is by Katie Nelson (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I am reading: The Revolt of the Public What I am Listening to: Small Town Murder What I am Watching: WandaVision “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright, was ahead of his time … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Greg Stopka (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I am laughing at: SNL Peloton Satire What I am Listening to: Baseball podcasts (it’s spring training!) What I’m building: Friends Puzzle What I am Watching: WandaVision At the beginning of every year, I, like many other local government professionals who work with performance … Continued
Hello! I’m Laura Hardwicke– connect with me on LinkedIn or Twitter! What I’m Watching: My favorite trash reality show reckon with racism, again. What I’m listening to: Michael Kiwanuka for all the good vibes What I’m Eating: Fancy doughnuts leftover from Valentine’s dessert Hindsight is 20/20, and it’s about that time we look back on … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager for Newton, Iowa. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Listening To: Still listening to any jazz music I can find. Today’s playlist is this Apple Music gem: Jazz Soul Cafe. What I’m Reading: I’m trying to read 26 fiction books in 2020. I’m currently finishing Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman. … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Jessica VanderKolk, Communications Manager in the City of Battle Creek, Michigan. Find me on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m reading: I’ve started a handful of books and am making slooow progress. Two are Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America by Leslie Knope; and Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey What I’m watching: Gilmore … Continued
Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Rafael Baptista, Performance Management Director for Buncombe County. You can find him on Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Reading: City on the Line by Andrew Kleine What I’m listening to: My Soundtrack on Amazon Music I remember when the pandemic first became a thing in the United States, it felt like in local … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jessica Hoffman, Assistant City Administrator for the City of Wentzville, MO. Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn. If you Google “Government Waste Memes,” you’ll find no shortage of Ron Swanson snark-filled quotes. The Disney movie “Zootopia” even has a sloth for their government worker in the “Department of Mammal Vehicles.” This … Continued
Photo by Markus Spiske from Pexels Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Marshall Curry, Program Manager for EPIC-N. You can find him on Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Reading: Project and partnership stories describing engagements between EPIC-N programs and local governments. Here’s an example of a recently published story. What I’m listening to: Timber Lands podcast … Continued
Today’s Buzz is a long-contemplated, yet hastily crafted musing from Zach Ratkai. What I’m Listening To: Nighttime Coding Mix on youtube (gotta focus) What I’m Watching: Re-watching The Newsroom series from HBO What I’m Reading: A Promised Land by Barack Obama Public sector work may seem to be immune from “normal” marketing trends. I mean, … Continued
Image Cred: PhotoBucket Today’s *Afternoon* Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones – connect on LinkedIn & Twitter! *** What I’m Listening to: Brain Food playlist on Spotify and Adam Grant’s WorkLife podcast What I’m Watching: my sewing needle fixing my favorite pair of joggers I ripped this AM What I’m Reading: snippets in … Continued
