As I write this, there’s one hellzapoppin’ storm outside Shopify HQ. Strangely enough, today started off incredibly bright and sunny, but the humidity was a hint of the deluge to come:

I felt bad for the street vendors who set up shop every day outside our front door. They scrambled to cover their stuff with tarps and were stuck in the middle of the downpour. I think I’ll buy them some coffee once the storm lets up:

Joey deVilla

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