Retail sales up 7.5% mom, 1.1% yoy, better than expected, as stores reopen across the country. Furniture, electronics, sporting goods and clothing showing strong gains month-over-month. (But apparel still down 23% from last yr.) Non-store retailers (e-commerce) were down.

"U.S. #retail sales grew again year over year in June." Don't let the headline fool you, there's a long road ahead to brick-and-mortar recovery. buff.ly/2ZIq0pC via ICSC

Ugh... make it stop.

Love that MLB is piping in crowd noise for the games. #Phillies

A lot of great follows on this list. Some good friends as well as names I don’t recognize, but look forward to seeing their content. #cre

A great read here Forbes. Wait till the end. ;) #Santa #holiday forbes.com/sites/joanverd…

I think this merger is an incredible opportunity for both Callaway Golf and Topgolf buff.ly/3jAwrC7

.ICSC anticipating a 8% increase avg spend on holiday-related items, which exceeds 2019 actual spend of $604 #holiday #retail

Ok, so being forced to watch The Bachelor has payed off. Thankful to discover Temecula Road. They’re incredible. Go listen.

Twitter: Help me find this sweater To Tell The Truth Joel McHale Action News on 6abc

A little optimism for your day. Employment trends are indicators of economic health & according to a CompTIA tech jobs report, software developer (applications) was the most sought-after role in June, with 93,600 open jobs. IT support specialist was a distant second with 26,900.

Always looking for a challenge, but stepping up against Flash Gordon (aka Chris Strub ) is a one-way ticket to 2nd place

Go home Texas, you’re drunk

The Phillies have tied a World Series record with five home runs in a game. Astros on 10/29/2017 vs LAD Athletics on 10/27/1989 vs SF Yankees on 10/9/1928 vs STL

What's a word you are consistently misspelling? Mine is rhythm - apparently I got none

.Alaska Airlines First time flying with you is already a huge headache. Never had so much trouble trying to give you money, and then later give you more money.

Watching an old talk from Eric Ries on #leanstartup and my favorite quote (still relevant today) is that the question is not "can we build something, but should we" - the biggest time waste is building something no one wants.

Check out this story from Daily Herald about wayward_app. I love this idea and the team there is pretty dope too. bit.ly/Waywardapp

The commentators at #themasters talking about how Tiger Woods is in great shape for 47: "The guy doesn't miss an arm day. Bi's, Tri's and Good byes" 😂

So do I need to change my handle to LutzX now?