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A shout-out to my MAGA friends. Are things better now? Is the world safer? Just checking.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I joined Fran Curry on Tipp Today to share my perspective as a former Pentagon planner. We chatted about how Trump plans incursions. His method differs from the more comprehensive analysis we used when I worked behind the scenes with air lines of communication. There's a short video on my blog that I shot in the Tipp Today Green Room if you click into my blogBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I listened to Rachel Woods (boss girl with a hat) explain how she playbooks prodicotve workflows. I am doing much the same, but not with a system of agents. I will have a massive update about my process to share in late August. I am seated with four indicative playbooks shown in https://flic.kr/p/2sopPLaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I found an Economist from 2007 tucked between the rafters and it reminded me of how my life is more productive when I connect items of interest that keep me focused. I explain what I mean in the clip. And I stumble upon a photo from 2006 that I might make into a follow-on audio blog. Photo of The Economist that sparked this is at https://flic.kr/p/2siDTYe and I am pushing this out on LinkedIn.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

My son's Bose earbuds drop connection with his iPhone 13 when my Samsung S25 Bluetooth is on. What should I do? Photo of my current desk at https://flic.kr/p/2snVLrgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

People who have heard me teach hands-on skills with AI often characterise me as a person who believes in the steady integration of critical thinking with artificial intelligence. But there is a dark side of AI as well, in the form of the impending AI winter. Photo of where I am sat: https://flic.kr/p/2snw8gJBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Discovered a special memory while seated in The Hub of Clonmel with my iPad Mini. That is a slice of me at https://flic.kr/p/2snaktm as I plan to trim most of my unread emails. Perhaps I will find more gems like a typewritter letter from my Nana.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Recoubting how the notes I write by hand will surface inside the Readwise app. This means I can often find what I wrote by asking my Readwise app on Android or on my iPad. Photo at https://flic.kr/p/2sn5Ei2 And now this is also inside my Obsidian Vault.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Holding my Tumi bagBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

See Mennel Official on YouTubeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.