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Seattle, baseball, law. Not necessarily in that order.

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To be honest, I was a bit underwhelmed when I had it in Cusco. (And I even went to the *very* authentic place our Inca trail guide recommended.)

07.03.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cuy al horno didn’t make your quad box?

07.03.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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NYC nixes plan to close Upper West Side school amid outrage over parent's racist remarks An education department spokesperson said the decision came "as the community continues to process the harm" from the parent's comments, which went viral online.

This is a horrible incident, but the screencap illustrating the story is chef’s kiss. gothamist.com/news/nyc-nix...

06.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The New York Times describing Lindsey Halligan, who was never US Attorney for EDVA because the administration’s attempts to appoint her were illegal, as β€œthe former U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia.”

The New York Times describing Lindsey Halligan, who was never US Attorney for EDVA because the administration’s attempts to appoint her were illegal, as β€œthe former U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia.”

@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social I feel like this lede was written specifically to infuriate you. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

06.03.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They liked it, but it wasn’t until β€œwhere winter days are dark-tica” of β€œAntarctic Anthem” that they rose as one from their seats and cheered.

05.03.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scholastic Video Collection: Antarctic Antics (2001) VHS : Weston Woods Studios : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Here's my recording of 'Scholastic Video Collection: Antarctic Antics' (2001).I'm glad the tape I used was in really good shape overall as I have very fond...

I’m on a bus, so had no choice but to pull it up immediately:
archive.org/details/scho...

05.03.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

To me, the debate over quality is borderline academic. The primary use case for AI in law will be, and almost certainly already is, to enable small/solo civil shops to increase their caseloads, possibly substantially. The ramifications of that are significant regardless of quality.

04.03.2026 07:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How have I not seen this before?? Is the original article still up?

01.03.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I read his book about his first year in the booth (It's Gone...No, Wait A Minute) multiple times as a teen. Don’t know if it holds up now, but I suspect it might.

28.02.2026 05:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This challenge is designed almost exactly for me, or at least me 10 years ago (very big guy with history of binge eating and drinking, yet also a solid weekend warrior long distance runner), and I think all y’all are overconfident about drinking 2 1/4 gallons of beer.

27.02.2026 04:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

cc @ewpod.bsky.social

13.02.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@megrowler.fangraphs.com I regret to inform you that my mom had her thyroid removed for *cancer*, and they let her take it home in a little vial of formaldehyde or what have you. (Perhaps you can take some comfort that this was c. 1985.)

13.02.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I still redeem my cash back as statement credit instead of checking deposit because it was unclear for a while whether they were supposed to issue 1099s.

05.02.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture For centuries, Westerners have been engaged in an act of collective blindness.

@elliottkalan.bsky.social @hodgman.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/magazine/201... And to think John made fun of Elliott for explaining that Roman statues were "painted brightly colors." (As an I, Podius superfan, I tease out of love.)

31.01.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Conversely, an artist that complains about the audience bringing β€œbaggage” to their art almost certainly is *not* a great artist. (To be clear, Gilligan isn’t doing this to my knowledge, just the reply guy.)

20.12.2025 00:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My ophthalmologist can use an imager instead, for $30. (No charge for dilation, at least with my insurance.)

06.11.2025 20:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On a very slightly related note, I wish my dad was alive to see what has become of his preferred brand of extremely uncool dad shoe.

15.10.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The M’s need to re-sign Naylor, and then next year, he can be Big Grumper, and Cal the Sultan of Squat, because the other nickname is very much suffering from national exposure/overuse.

14.10.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s fair, though the Rockies still draw remarkably well relative to the team’s success. Which may be part of the problem, honestly!

25.05.2025 00:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

NeuroTribes is amazing, and Steve was an incredible ally himself, but if people want to be allies, they should start with We’re Not Broken, by @ericmgarcia.bsky.social. We’re Not Broken is conveniently also a β€œlighter” read (complimentary). They should then read NeuroTribes, too!

25.05.2025 00:27 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There are so many reasons to be critical of the Rockies, but a plurality of Yankees fans at games when the Yankees visit is really not one of them. It’s true at most non-AL east parks. There are a lot of Yankees fans everywhere and they show up for the one time of year they’re in town.

24.05.2025 23:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is the Daniel Craig’s southern accent of the show. The worst and the best. Why I will watch anything Rian Johnson makes.

24.05.2025 03:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They’re still defending it. Ludicrous. I’m fine with a homer-ish booth, but this kind of thing is obnoxious. (Aaron and Hyphen are usually better than this.)

24.05.2025 02:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t have access to enough of the article to see exactly how the Coop was using the crosswalk, and I’m sure it was ingenious, but I gotta say, this guy’s working harder than he needs to. Coops around here just use backyard bird feeders as buffets and live high in the hog, no need to be clever.

24.05.2025 01:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When I started grad school (20 years ago, ack), the financial aid office had a mandatory presentation, a nontrivial portion of which was dedicated to warning us not to shop at Morton Williams.

23.05.2025 21:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Graduation on Maui, A Time of Reflection, Celebration, Memories, Leis and More Leis! - A Maui Blog It’s been graduation time on Maui. It began on May 12 with commencement (that means beginning, right but aren’t you supposed to be pau with school?) exercises at the University of Hawaii Maui College ...

Joshua, are you familiar with the Hawaiian tradition of families smothering their graduates in leis? amauiblog.com/graduation-o...

23.05.2025 18:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how hard I try, I'll never be as good as a wall.

23.05.2025 02:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mariners pitcher Emerson Hancock mid-pitch, with shoulder and elbow both seemingly at impossible angles.

Mariners pitcher Emerson Hancock mid-pitch, with shoulder and elbow both seemingly at impossible angles.

Presumably, shortly after this photo was taken, the ball was propelled at approximately 90mph, which should be impossible both as a matter of anatomy and of physics.

23.05.2025 02:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a good joke because it works both for locals and the core BlueSky demographic of elder millennials born of yuppie NPR listeners.

22.05.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Find yourself someone who loves you as much as Dan Wilson loves the platoon β€œadvantage.”

21.05.2025 03:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0