@scottwalldren
Marketer by day, artist by night, creative always. Balancing SEO strategies and snack breaks like a pro. Fueling businesses with data-driven insights and family debates with dad jokes. Part strategist, part wordsmith, full-time fan of efficiency and humor.
“Heyyy 😊”
You know the text.
Too many y’s. Too few check-ins.
They don’t want to reconnect—they want help moving a couch.
You’re not tech support with a pulse.
Protect your energy.
Real friendship is presence, not favors.
#Boundaries #EnergyMgmt
A booth appeared in the plaza.
People lined up.
Pushed the button.
Felt “liberated.”
Five years later, the town’s gone, but they still wear the shirts.
“Remember the booth?” they say. “That was when things were good.”
New story: The Button Booth
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RFK Jr. said 20% of federal health layoffs under his plan would be “mistakes”—planned ones.
Fire first, patch later.
Imagine unplugging life support, then shrugging when it fails.
That turned into this short story:
Tech Support for the Recently Deceased.
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Black-and-white cartoon of a frazzled man holding a crying baby, balancing a laptop, and surrounded by chaos—coffee spilled, papers flying, trash can on fire. Nearby, a calm woman texts, saying “Let me know if you need anything.” Caption reads: “Technically, they offered help.”
Let me know if you need anything” sounds kind, but often means nothing. Real help is specific, inconvenient, and never starts with a vague text. If someone’s drowning, don’t hand them a phone. Jump in or shut up. #LifeAdvice
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Every group project has that person: the ghost, the echo, the “I work best under pressure” guy. Turns out, adulthood is just school group projects with worse snacks and higher stakes.
The trick? Don’t become them.
#LettersToMyKids #GroupDynamics #WorkLife
Sarcasm: A family heirloom, passed down like an old pocket watch—except instead of telling time, it tells people exactly how ridiculous something is. The #Irish perfected it, I inherited it, and now my kids use it against me. Full circle. 🍀
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#StPatricksDay
Learning anything new feels terrible at first. The first day? Pure excitement. You’re convinced you’re a natural. The second day? Reality punches you in the face. You realize you suck. Hard. Most people quit here. Not because they can’t learn—because they forgot that before you’re good, you’re bad.
Remember when boredom wasn’t a crisis? We used to just sit, think, daydream. Now, the second silence creeps in, we panic-scroll. But boredom isn’t the enemy—it’s the spark. Let your mind wander. Who knows? You might actually have a thought that wasn’t fed to you by an algorithm. #boredomisgood
I've been thinking a lot about the patterns in my photography, even when I’m not looking for them. It’s less about things and more about the feeling of a moment—the texture of time, light, and memory. If you like blurry strange reflections and abstract beauty, follow @crisisinsoftfocus.bsky.social
Elon Musk is basically Otto from A Fish Called Wanda—thinks he’s a genius, but the moment he’s challenged, he shouts "Apes don't read philosophy!"
Nothing says rugged individualism like hoarding $40B in handouts while gutting services for needy veterans. The cruelty isn’t a flaw, it’s the strategy.
The Trumpioid crisis runs deep in rural America. No matter how much his policies hurt them, the withdrawal symptoms of reality seem worse.
Now, another trade war is coming. Will it test their loyalty—or just deepen the addiction?
So now we’re doing reverse carpetbagging—abandoning major economic hubs because they’re too immigrant-friendly? Bold strategy.
Nothing says "Small Business Administration" like making it harder for small biz to access resources.
Next up: relocating Wall Street to a strip mall in rural Alabama.
So DOGE cut off electricity, internet, and security systems for U.S. employees in high-risk areas… but found $25K for a personal washer & dryer in DC?
Priorities.
Can’t fund security, but can fund laundry. Can’t pay for USAID, but can pay for vibes. Anyone feeling safer yet?
Imagine blaming the "woke mob" for your business failing instead of… bad beer, bad branding, and a CEO who never served.
Turns out, empty patriotism + grift isn't a sustainable business model. Who could’ve guessed? (Besides the ivory tower elites whose intelligence is slightly above the mean.)
So we almost spent $400M in taxpayer money on armored Teslas? Who exactly was planning to roll into battle, a tech billionaire Fast & Furious cosplay?
Meanwhile, teachers are buying their own supplies, and infrastructure projects move at the speed of dial-up internet.
“Don’t ever let anyone tell you that what you see with your own eyes isn’t happening.” Hits different in 2024.
We are constantly being told not to trust what’s in front of us—whether it’s politics, media, or daily life. How do you push back when gaslighting is everywhere?
As part of my Letters to My Kids project, I wrote about gas prices mysteriously rising on weekends. Spoiler: it's not random—stations know what they're doing. 🚗⛽ Do you time your fill-ups, use an app, or just sigh and swipe? Drop your best gas-saving hacks! #GasPrices
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A black-and-white ink drawing of four people sitting at a restaurant table after a meal. The check is in the center. One person leans forward, calculating the tip in their head while casually eating. The others are fumbling with their phones, looking confused and frustrated, presumably trying to use a calculator app.
Living in HD while the world buffers. Some see patterns before others even realize there’s a picture. If you’ve ever been told “you overthink things,” this one’s for you.
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#Overthinking
Bold of you to assume the bots won’t simply follow you via Neuralink hijacking, patiently waiting outside airport security, whispering ‘But what about Hunter’s laptop?
Occasionally, sure—like sparring with a friend. But most online arguments aren’t fencing; they’re two raccoons in a dumpster, shrieking over the same moldy hot dog.
Escaping Facebook is like leaving a cursed village in a horror movie—you don’t realize how much it was warping your brain until you step outside and feel the weight lift. Welcome to the land of the (mostly) sane!
It’s almost as if he plans to turn the US into a police state. But don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll police themselves just fine.
And just when I was thinking of becoming a Husker. I suppose I’ll keep my health and my regrets elsewhere.
They say you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket. But if you can only afford one egg, does that mean you’re already doomed?
I once saw a beaver chewing on wood. I asked if he was making a home. He said, ‘No, I just enjoy the taste of destruction.’
Promises of buying at least five gold card visas for their oligarchs… or am I saying the subtext out loud again?
Wait, Skype was still around? I just assumed it was living peacefully on a farm upstate with AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ.
Incompetence and duplicity? Sounds like this administration’s policy is over easy on corruption but hard-boiled on excuses.
I read somewhere that failure is a learning experience. By 2029, this administration will be the most experienced group of people on the planet.
