Oof, it's been a while. To be fair, I had intended to post on Thanksgiving week, but then opted not to take my laptop with me on my family visit across the country. This seemed like a perfectly logical decision until I realized that I hadn't queued up a post, and there was no way I was typing the whole thing on my phone. Then we got back, moved into our long-delayed new condo and... well, nothing has gotten done work-wise as I tackle the box city that I'm living in.

All of that is a long-winded intro to a belated post about thanks. I don't really do capital-T Thanksgiving, but I do think it's a valuable exercise to give thanks for what we have, especially in the relative calm before the holiday season spins up.

What am I thankful for? You, obviously. I appreciate that you're not only interested in sustainable content, but also the adjacent sustainability topics that I talk about here.

I'm grateful for finally having a consistent place to live. Spending just under a year jumping from temporary lodging to temporary lodging was really taking its toll.

I am truly thankful that I have some time at the end of this year to synthesize everything that's happened since late 2024. I want to figure out how I can better help people understand their role and opportunities in both content and sustainability.

Related, if you know of an organization or conference that would benefit from this, send them my way. I have limited spaces still available for group events in Q1, but I'm already scheduling Q2 and beyond.

I'm also considering 1:1 training sessions in 2026. Let me know if that's something that you feel would round out your toolkit.

Thoughts on permanence

I've been thinking a lot lately about permanence. What is permanent? Are the changes that are being made now written in stone? Are the services that people use (cough-cough-AI-cough) inevitable?

And then the backhoe arrived down the street. (Trust me, there's a point to this.)

Between our new place and the good coffee shop are a variety of structures, including a small trailer park, a Michelin-starred restaurant, and a large, empty apartment complex. Two days ago, a backhoe arrived and started knocking down the apartments. Turns out that even a two-floor concrete structure is no match for heavy equipment. That thing is going through the building like a hot knife through butter. It's like it wasn't even there.

This was a good thing for me to realize: something that looks so stable and permanent can be dismantled in a flash. If we don't like the structures around us, we can be the backhoe. And that's the sort of energy that's going to carry me into 2026.

Truthfully, I've been unpacking and not reading much of anything. Nonetheless, I want to call your attention to the videos of the AI talks from the New York Public Library. I attended one in person during Climate Week, and it was phenomenal.

Speaking of Climate Week, Deloitte has posted their recap, which has some interesting insights.

The Green IO podcast has been talking about how to make data centers more efficient, especially during the period of explosive growth due to AI.

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