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Father's day flyin'

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once scared the ever-living shit out of me at the TIME offices. You just don't expect to turn a corner and see a guy that big.

Capital-Y yikes. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...

Secure all animals in the zoo!

Man, this one stings. The last remnant of a team that brought me so much joy, yet greater amounts of heartbreak. It was a pleasure watching him grow from a promising rookie to the elder statesman of the team.

You can't park there.

The risk of being the person immediately behind the guy eating a Cyclone dog seems...high

Airlines trying to make SWF work:

I know it when I see it.

Lots to unpack here, but: Banner towing takes a ton of hugely valuable stick-and-rudder skill. Also very few people build their time this way.

My latest

For a story I published yesterday on how companies aren't interested in hiring "diverse slates" anymore, one person who's been looking for a job told me they've taken their pronouns out of their resume/applications.. are other people doing that? noticing that? Feel free to get in touch.

My God... it has achieved my exact level of intelligence

I've been chasing this dragon for 22 years.

Boop.

Gonna be a real weird Bring-a-Trailer listing

All this *and* the Mets are playing an afternoon game.