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Historian, goalie, not a historian of goalies. Father of goalie. History at MSU Denver. Wartime Calcutta. Usually in the far corner of the rink.
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At my sisters wake last night her best friends father, an 89 year old Italian immigrant, said to me that bc he’s now an old Italian man he can say old Italian men things. He said, in Italian, “death is a journey we all must take.” We’re all in this together. Never forget that.

This fucking guy. (And wonder where he picked up all the eugenics vocab?)

My son turns 18 this week. These nimrods threw out a perfectly good agreement w Iran and brought this on themselves. None of our 18 year olds better be in Tehran anytime ever.

Guy in Minnesota shot not only the people but also killed their dog????!

This was the New Coke of military parades.

Movie dad but the great Paul Dooley

Goalie dad thing. Walked at least 4K steps while watching every game.

She was opposed to all of this. No kings. No Rolfs.

10 by 5 books read John Le Carre Jane Gardam Roddy Doyle Carl Hiaasen Nick Hornby George Orwell John Lanchester PG Wodehouse Jonathan Coe Louise Erdrich

If you ever wondered how the Nyt fell for Stalin’s lies about Ukraine, it’s seems like an institutional problem…

Real "was it over when the Germans bomber Pearl Harbor" energy.

Thought he hated losers.

My sister passed away yesterday at 53 after contracting a rare brain disease two months ago. She was a good person with a wicked sense of humor and a fundamental sense of right and wrong. This was from 2017. Keep fighting the good fight.

Baby monk seal! I feel better already.

McArthur? Not sure Marshall even let him talk about Europe for everyone’s sake.

Post of the day.

If I’m in the pentagon I’m letting everything go to voicemail right now.

Basically it’s Wile E Coyote vs Wile E Coyote. Only Acme wins.