New Year, Same Dog & Pony Show

I’ve long been advocating for Friday night run groups as an alternative to Saturday mornings. It has not been successful.

Grammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate it The company tells Platformer it will let experts opt out of the controversial feature — but how different is it than what every other AI company is doing?

Techbros are really the most parasitic, society-degrading group around

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Some professional news: I am unemployed. The planet is on fire but let’s all pause to be concerned about an out-of-work horse photographer. Or whatever tf it is that I do.

Anyway, if you know anyone who’s hiring a whatever tf, hit me up. I’m cool and never microwave fish in the communal breakroom.

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If the effort put into this job listing is indicative of the effort required for the job, count me in.

Imagine choosing to watch the 2026 state of the union voluntarily.

I’m watching ski mountaineering in a bar so the sound’s off. I hope they’re playing Running Up That Hill during the first segment.

Alysa Liu: "THAT'S WHAT I'M FUCKING TALKING ABOUT" 🗣️

A skater coming off the ice and saying “THAT’S WHAT I’M FUCKIN’ TALKIN’ ABOUT!” makes me so happy, given how punishing the ladylike discourse of my youth was when it came to this sport.

Do you like trying to change lanes in fast moving, hostile traffic? Do you hate your fingertips? Short track speed skating might be for you.

Short track speed skating looks so effing stressful.

False herrings for my real friends,

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I don't know where to take this one, sorry.

I think I could rock the bobsleigh but the scrapes on my car's hubcaps suggest that maybe I wouldn't be the best at navigating corners for a living.

Hopes and Dreams
Bowdon, GA

Back from my Olympic adventure. Caught the end of the men’s free skate while drinking an obscenely overpriced beer at an ATL airport bar during the layover. Just kind of a sad trombone vibe overall.

I give this movie a 6.0! (On the new or old scoring system? I’ll never tell.)

Why doesn’t she compete in singles, though.

The person in the row ahead of me is watching The Cutting Edge, therefore I am watching The Cutting Edge (without sound).

View of vibrant blue Lake Como (maybe?) with snow capped mountains behind, seen from an airplane window.

Aisle seat people, I understand your reasons but I could never be one of you.

KOREA HOUSE Ttakji-chigi (Paper Tile Game) • How to Play Each player has a folded paper tile called ttakji. One player puts their tile flat on the ground, and the other throws or slams their tile down on top of it. •Winning If you flip your opponent's tile, you win the game.

Korea House has a room where you can try playing some traditional kids’ games and what I learned is that I wouldn’t last a minute in Squid Game.

A communist party info shop with a banner reading “ICE out from Minneapolis to Milan.”

Seen in Milan.

On a good day I’m like a kentucky 6, 6.5 maybe. On my best day I’m a Milan 3. Like almost a different species.

Everyone in Milan is beautiful. Is it something in the water? The espresso?

Adjacent NYT headlines: "A.I. Is Making Doctors Answer a Question: What Are They Really Good For? Many physicians find chatbots threatening, but that doesn't mean they're giving up on medicine." Followed immediately by: "Health Advice From A.I. Chatbots Is Frequently Wrong, Study Shows."

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The Olympic flame inside a lit-up sphere said to be inspired by da Vinci’s knots. It’s beneath the Arco della Pace.

The Olympic cauldron in Milan. It’s giving science museum inside an art museum.

Olympic rings on display at the airport in Milan.

Mama, we made it.

I'm at the Olympics and the entire stadium booed JD Vance. 😌

How’s he look so youthful at 52 if he works all the time, though?

Welcome2Lex Jelly Roll mural

Only the finest fine art in this town.

Jelly Roll has lost some weight since they painted that mural of him here in Lexington. Or the muralist did him dirty, idk.

How do you say “fuck ice” in Italian?