Not a civil engineer, not an electrical engineer, a tariff engineer. This isn’t about designing bridges or circuits; it’s about structuring imports to minimize duties. Dolls without heads are shipped from Mexico to the U.S. to avoid being classified as a finished product. Shrimp from Thailand—imported raw, then cooked domestically to avoid duties on processed…

What’s more important than what is said? How you say it. That’s why we A/B test.

I was aware of it in the moment. That I had a choice to be who I wanted to be. I rather that then realizing after the fact. It’s a much less sweet reprieve.

The letter of the law says, ‘You didn’t use your words.’ The spirit of the law says, ‘I saw your eyes grow wide.’ The spirit of the law says, ‘How was I supposed to know?‘ The heart of the law says, ‘That’s not something I would have appreciated.’

It rarely is: And for that, I am grateful.