Reposted by Casey GrisezDerek Thompson @dkthomp.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Happy Fathers Day to the best and most involved generation of dads in recorded history www.derekthompson.org/p/why-do-ric... www.derekthompson.org/p/why-do-ric... 58113
Reposted by Casey GrisezCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o... 229119653096
Casey Grisez @caseygrisez.bsky.social · 02/04/2026www.caseysnotes.com/mr-jim-2/caseysnotes.comMr. JimMr. Jim lives two blocks away. My kids and I see him at least once or twice a week when we walk home from school. We'll walk by while he's pulling weeds with a new gadget he picked up at the hardware ... 000
Reposted by Casey GrisezW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 26/01/2026One way to view what happened to Alex Pretti is two clashing views of masculinity. Pretti was of service to his community, helping to protect a woman. The thugs then reacted in a rage and executed him for it. The right wants to establish a society where masculinity is the latter and not the former. 09717
Casey Grisez @caseygrisez.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Since it's the start of resolutions season... www.caseysnotes.com/tis-the-seas...caseysnotes.com'Tis the SeasonYouTube videos titled "How to Reinvent Your Life in 4 Months." LinkedIn carousels giving you 8 easy steps to be less distracted and more productive. Content creators offering a "New Year, New You" cou... 000
Casey Grisez @caseygrisez.bsky.social · 21/12/2025'Tis the season for things. My list of favorite things may be a little different www.caseysnotes.com/a-few-of-my-...caseysnotes.comA Few of My Favorite ThingsI'm a coffee snob. Every morning, I measure out a dose of locally sourced, single origin beans to a precision of 0.1 grams using a coffee-specific scale (to which my mom once asked, "Why does your sca... 010
Casey Grisez @caseygrisez.bsky.social · 08/11/2025www.caseysnotes.com/shipwrecks-a...caseysnotes.comShipwrecks and StoicismThe Stoic philosopher Seneca said there's no other point of reading and studying if not to live a happy life. Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher Cicero said, "To philosophize is to lear... 000
Casey Grisez @caseygrisez.bsky.social · 26/10/2025www.caseysnotes.com/enough/caseysnotes.com"Enough"In May 2005, The New Yorker published a poem Kurt Vonnegut wrote about Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22: True story, Word of Honor: Joseph Heller, an important and funny writer now dead, and I were ... 000
Casey Grisez @caseygrisez.bsky.social · 14/09/2025www.caseysnotes.com/lessons-lear...caseysnotes.comLessons Learned at 13,300 FeetAt the end of July, I found myself with 9 other guys in California's High Sierras for five days of backpacking. Five days of long, hard, mostly off-trail hikes, carrying in (and out) everything I need... 010
Reposted by Casey Grisezsean @snkhn.bsky.social · 04/09/2025it's looking like One Of Those Days at defector: an omnivorous mix of posts, each one vital. if you've been on the fence about a subscription, check out the homepage today. ask and i'll send you a gift link to something you want to read. sale ends very soon. 12715
Casey Grisez @caseygrisez.bsky.social · 10/07/2025www.caseysnotes.com/ghassans-sto...caseysnotes.comGhassan's StoryGhassan was born in Los Angeles, the first-generation son of an Egyptian dad and Lebanese mom. Food, especially the cuisines of his parents' homelands, was an important part of his life growing up. It... 010
Casey Grisez @caseygrisez.bsky.social · 22/06/2025www.caseysnotes.com/constraints/caseysnotes.comConstraintsMy boys just wrapped up their first real baseball season (tee ball is a wonderland of hits, happiness, and snacks—baseball, even at 6 and 7 years old, is where failed careers go to coach). Since late ... 010
Casey Grisez @caseygrisez.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Been way too long www.caseysnotes.com/repair/caseysnotes.comRepairBefore I start, in honor of Memorial Day, I’m resharing one of my favorite pieces I wrote: Adversity and Leadership. I screw up. A lot. I lose patience with my kids, get short with my wife, and cance... 000
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Reposted by Casey GrisezSteve Magness @stevemagness.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Young men are struggling. Mental health, relationships, purpose... it's a crisis. Part of the problem? The performative BS version of 'being a man' is winning online. We need to offer a better vision of masculinity. Here's a start: thegrowtheq.com/the-crisis-o... 2636
Casey Grisez @caseygrisez.bsky.social · 12/01/2025“I don’t get jealous I just try to learn from reading them.” Hard not to get jealous of Drew’s writing. And when he offers writing advice, listen. This is a gold mine. 000
