driving somewhere w my niece when she was 5-ish, we slowed on a back road to let a chicken cross & i asked her why the chicken crossed the road
“i don’t know,” she said, “i don’t live here”
The Aristocrats would make for a memorable ceremony
Great read. I would venture to say that, unlike the locker room guy, the nice guy is much more likely to be the glue guy, another important role
Looking for a surefire way to impress senior women in your area Whole Foods?
Discounted snickerdoodles in your basket.
Surprise! It’s a money grab, like everything else. Living in Santa Barbara I’m not considered a local, but I considered volunteering. This certainly dampens my enthusiasm.
Another gem
Every fucking day
If there isn’t already a study proving that at a certain age your legs start getting cold there should be
“Making the case for thoughtfulness.” This is very good
Excellent piece. I am continually dumbfounded and unable to come to terms with all the Kobe adoration
SUPREME COURT VOTES 7-2 THAT PUNCHING BABIES IN THE FACE IS WRONG
If nothing else, social media has accentuated the very, very thin line between endearing and annoying
That’s true, but Maura Quint is also nothing to sneeze at
It is one of my college roommates’ birthday today. I will never forget, on this day during our senior year, he received an envelope in the mail - from his grandmother - which contained two dollars and a card that said “go blow yourself”
Somewhat beyond fathomability,our elementary school class went to the local Carling Black Label beer brewery
Jesus when he comes back to Earth:
It is unclear to me why the bagel shop proprietor was weirded out that all I wanted was a couple of bagels
“The human element is inescapable. Should be inescapable.”
Damn this is good.
Woody Allen
Absolute gem of a film. Slice-of-life story that leaves an indelible impression
Undersung feature. It’s what keeps many of us here, imo
<slurring> more events with guns strapped to their backs would make things interesting
Excellent piece, mostly about basketball, but also thoughtfully more.
“Where does that leave us?” is perhaps the question of our time.
“People should be talking more about…” is one of my least favorite tweet genres. Everyone is talking about everything all the fucking time if you’re paying attention
This is exactly it
Amen. The lack of individual and collective moral backbone is what got us here. We should be well beyond accepting any of this as normal
The Obamas gently escort Melania Trump into the White House in 2017. DJT barrels ahead of them.
Value capture, measurement creep, life choices, and more. Fascinating conversation.
It shouldn’t matter, of course, but it sure does make it feel extra slimy (like that’s even possible)
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
