<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[jimmydonnellan]]></title><description><![CDATA[jimmydonnellan]]></description><link>https://www.jimmydonnellan.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:10:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jimmydonnellan.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Simplifying TAPP for NJ Transit]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a quick one. NJ Transit introduced a new payment system and put these ads in train cars. I can't read it. Tell me what it says. No, wait, I can do it. No actually, I can't, I'm busy, and the guy next to me keeps elbowing me in the ribcage. Here's what I find challenging. The sentence is not at all scannable. Six of the 12 words are either title case or an acronym. It's like confused German. And as for the acronyms—if you ever find yourself using one to define another, just remember...]]></description><link>https://www.jimmydonnellan.com/post/simplifying-tapp-for-nj-transit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6040cb5514a6e974a6a900</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/995df1_7856dfbba23444c893ec92cf3438d1f1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_766,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jimmy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Lag (Economics)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Original - 212 words In economics, the inside lag (or inside recognition and decision lag) is the amount of time it takes for a government or a central bank to respond to a shock in the economy. It is the delay in implementation of a fiscal policy or monetary policy. Its converse is the outside lag (the amount of time before an action by a government or a central bank affects an economy). The inside lag comprises the recognition lag (the time taken to recognize the shock) and the decision lag...]]></description><link>https://www.jimmydonnellan.com/post/inside-lag-economics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a24da5b7af0f73356945d1d</guid><category><![CDATA[Rewriting Wikipedia]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:41:52 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jimmy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["East Harlem", Beirut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Original - 163 Words  "East Harlem" received positive reviews from most music critics. The song was chosen upon release as Pitchfork Media's "Best New Track". Marc Hogan stated that, "East Harlem looks poised to undergo a similar sort of ripening as it becomes more and more familiar. The lyrics are sparse and rooted in classic, instantly communicative tropes: "Another rose wilts in East Harlem," Condon croons, as he wastes no words in vividly describing an intra-Manhattan relationship that...]]></description><link>https://www.jimmydonnellan.com/post/east-harlem-beirut</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a24da15723e0825bac84877</guid><category><![CDATA[Rewriting Wikipedia]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:40:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jimmy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annona Senegalensis (The African Custard-Apple)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Original - 79 words A. senegalensis tends to grow in semiarid to subhumid regions adjacent to the coast, often, but not exclusively, on coral-based rocks with mostly sandy, loamy soils, from sea level up to 2400 meters, at mean temperatures between 17 and 30 °C, and mean rainfall between 700 and 2,500 millimetres (28 and 98 in). They are often solitary plants within woodland savannah understory, also frequently in swamp forests, or riverbanks, or on former cropland left fallow for an extended...]]></description><link>https://www.jimmydonnellan.com/post/annona-senegalensis-the-african-custard-apple</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a24d97a1f44c606b37a985c</guid><category><![CDATA[Rewriting Wikipedia]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:39:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jimmy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[1979 Chicago Black Hawks Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Original - 143 words On October 10, 1979, Chicago beat Edmonton 4–2. This was also the debut of future Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky. The Black Hawks had a poor start to the season, as the club had a record of 3-6-3 in their first 12 games. The club continued to struggle, as Chicago won only eight of their first 29 games, going 8–11–10, however, the Hawks were in second place in the Smythe Division, five points behind the first place Vancouver Canucks. The Hawks then went 9-3-2 in their next 14...]]></description><link>https://www.jimmydonnellan.com/post/1979-chicago-black-hawks-season</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a24d86e7af0f7335694591b</guid><category><![CDATA[Rewriting Wikipedia]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:33:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jimmy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee in the Sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a recent flight from Newark to Denver, I got a coffee. The drink was good but the cup needed milk and sugar. The copy reads: "We select only 1% of the best Arabica beans with zero defects". illy wants United passengers to know something: these beans are quality. But if you ask me, that's not relevant. Think of the audience here. United passengers up 30,000 feet. They have no coffee options up here. It's just yes or no. Given that, I'd say the approach of differentiating via luxury is...]]></description><link>https://www.jimmydonnellan.com/post/united-x-illy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14559fb6bdb307fe70aaca</guid><category><![CDATA[Ad Mock]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 13:59:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/995df1_f4f0c6ff84cc4663ac8ad2e0e9bcf035~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jimmy</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>