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Cleveland native now living in Bremen, Germany. I used to swim and run. I still do, I used to too The only good system is a sound system The only good nation is imagination

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photograph from the 80's of the wrestler Sting wearing a Gold's Gym shirt and sunglasses, leaning against a shelf in a bookstore and positively cheesing at an open copy of The Far Side Gallery 2, a collection of Far Side Cartoons.

photograph from the 80's of the wrestler Sting wearing a Gold's Gym shirt and sunglasses, leaning against a shelf in a bookstore and positively cheesing at an open copy of The Far Side Gallery 2, a collection of Far Side Cartoons.

what if i told you, through the power of forensic analysis, we are closer than ever to knowing the exact Far Side cartoon that is making Sting smile in this iconic photo. ๐Ÿงต ๐Ÿ‘‡

17.02.2026 17:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 7693 ๐Ÿ” 2094 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 157 ๐Ÿ“Œ 279

Coaching summer league swimming, I had to fill out a sheet with how many swimmers I had per heat, something I never had to do before. I used "high level" math as my numbers

17.02.2026 19:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Little dude home sick
Mom gone and Tuesday swim class
Perhaps he is "sick"?
#MorningHaiku

17.02.2026 10:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A man stands up at a town hall meeting to announce that white chocolate is bullshit.

A man stands up at a town hall meeting to announce that white chocolate is bullshit.

"White chocolate" is bullshit

17.02.2026 04:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1292 ๐Ÿ” 92 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 117 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

The commentators said they are 26 so they should have another go at it in 2030

16.02.2026 22:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes! They get bronze! Which is great since Germany hasn't really been a player in ice skating

16.02.2026 21:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pretty sure the German skater said "I'm sorry" to her partner after that skate. But will they get a medal?

16.02.2026 21:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is a phone ringing and a siren as part of the skaters' music?

16.02.2026 21:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The whole US team aesthetic is really good. The shade of blue, the USA in white with a red drop-shadow, the Captain America-esque stars on the shoulders

16.02.2026 20:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've never been so invested in a bobsled race before. Dad is happy in this house

16.02.2026 20:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The S/T is the only one I have. And yeah it's a great album.

16.02.2026 20:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I gotta say, the song has never done anything for me. Given the fact that the boys didn't include it on OOT, threw it on a soundtrack, and never really performed it, I rest my case.

16.02.2026 20:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The agony of defeat

This means the Haitian skier finished ahead of him

16.02.2026 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Another question for @thekenchilds.com - we see a lot of sleds hitting the wood on the top of the track on turns. What is the cause for this? Poor track design? Poor piloting? Something else?

16.02.2026 11:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Step out in darkness
Another coating of white
Footsteps break surface
#MorningHaiku

16.02.2026 08:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I went through a period way way back where I was obsessed with this song

16.02.2026 08:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me watching the American Women in the Monobob: yes, yes they do

16.02.2026 05:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There are also two amazing American athletes named Simone

16.02.2026 05:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Here are my thoughts

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16.02.2026 05:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wrong take Ken. Fretless was relegated to non-album tracks for a reason.

15.02.2026 22:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

And it's a house divided here for this hockey game tonight

15.02.2026 20:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As one of your new followers, I remember downloading two songs of your ~20 years ago via MP3 blogs

15.02.2026 19:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

In English it's Regular Hill and Big Hill. But in German it's Ski Jumping and Ski Flying. I like the distinction in the German better

15.02.2026 17:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That was a false start by Italy!

My years of watching swimming starts are trained on this

15.02.2026 17:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We've been to a couple of pools like this. Definitely a cool experience. I've come to really like the concept of an Erlebnisbad here. They're not quite like the pools I'm used to back home.

15.02.2026 17:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Despite all my interests in sports, I've never gotten into hockey, but I always watch Olympic Hockey

15.02.2026 15:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a nintendo video game shows a hockey game being played on a ice rink . ALT: a nintendo video game shows a hockey game being played on a ice rink .

Whenever I watch Olympic Hockey, I get a nostalgic feeling of playing Ice Hockey on the NES

15.02.2026 15:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Ken, the trainer(?) of the German team that is with them at the start has an uncanny resemblance to you. how do we know you are not moonlighting?

15.02.2026 15:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'll relay the message to her

15.02.2026 12:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'll see if she is adventurous

15.02.2026 12:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0