Terry Bain Codex

Things I write on Medium that don’t fit neatly into some other category or publication. All handwritten on velum, I swear

My Morning Convinced Me that CenturyLink is the Worst

This morning I woke up and I didn’t want to wake up and let’s make this crystal clear: I really super absolutely did not want to wake up…

Terry BainMar 16

An open letter to all people tempted to write open letters especially those directed at someone who…

Please feel free to reconsider.already wrote an open letter to which your open letter is responding: ¶ Please feel free to reconsider. ¶ Yrs Truly, ¶ Terry

Terry BainFeb 23

Daredevils (Not a Review)

I don’t really write book reviews. They seem kind of pointless, even infuriating, and difficult to parse exactly what it is the reviewer is…

Terry BainFeb 22

Feeling the Old

Is it just me or is the “Top Stories for You” suddenly full of really old stories like every day is #tbt?

Terry BainFeb 6

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Terry BainFeb 6

Want to know what Twitter will look like with the new algorithmic timeline and 10,000 character limit?

Spend some time on Medium. That should give you a pretty good idea.

Terry BainFeb 25 min read

Seven Eight Nine

“I’m so glad he isn’t here,” said Five. “I can’t believe he did it, really.”

Terry BainFeb 1

My Big Post Iowa Caucus Hot Take

I don’t actually have one.

Feel free to say “thank you.”

You’re welcome.

Terry BainJan 271 min read

Tweets from Last Night

Once in awhile I get annoyed that the only place my Tweets appear is on Twitter.

Okay, not too annoyed, because frankly that’s where they belong. But honestly, what if I’m producing Twitter gold and nobody ever sees them? I mean… okay, not nobody. But a lot of…

Terry BainJan 221 min read

The Best Fucking Way to Get Your Fucking Story to Trend on Medium…

…lately seems to be to put “fuck” or “fucking” in the headline like it’s Fuck Yeah Tumblr circa 2010.

This has been a Fucking Medium Post.

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Terry BainJan 202 min read

One of our commenters said yesterday that I needed to get a meat thermometer, so I have to ask: do you all use meat thermometers every time you stick a pork chop or chicken breast in...

Testing the Lenny Letter’s “Shop Like Your Mom” Meal Plan: Tuesday

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I get it. Mom didn’t use a meat thermometer. But Mom also never actually shopped like this. For one thing, I don’t see a single hamburger casserole on the menu (yet).

But that’s beside the point. I was going to talk about food safety.

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Terry BainJan 53 min read