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UVa guy from NoVa living in the Mitten, working and talking about infrastructure and sports and other fun things.
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Haven't checked Quora in years, but now I'm wondering if they've pondered the other great baseball philosophy question: "Would you eat the moon if it was made out of spareribs?'

Just today, I was telling my kids that I was about to head out for a work trip, and my teenage son hit me with a "Have fun, but not too much fun"

Road trip up the west side of Michigan to a conference on Monday, saw Coast Guard museum boats docked in Manistee, a tribute to old school hot rods in a store logo, and the Kalkaska Civic Trout.

Love's Travel Stops may have more capital and advertising budget to get the OKC advertiser patch, but I still think of Braum's more when I think of the region.

Once attended a church fundraising lunch and silent auction with Dr Phil in the building

Skubal in "you make a point to watch/listen to every start" territory.

Pine Tar game Bartman game UVa/FSU 95 bc it was the Thursday nite game Bryce Drew at the buzzer for Valpo Coach Knight throwing the chair 99 Women's World Cup 92 Duke/Kentucky

1990 advice: "Don't listen to celebrities or try to be cool, be yourself" 2025: "Don't post unless you're sure that the cool kids section of the grown-up table is on board" Who are the cool kids, oh yeah, media personalities you'd be trying to find a way to sneak out of a conversation with asap irl

Does tennis have the "ball don't lie" principle? Still could have been in, but if Sinner pulls this one out...

I used to go to Stevens Point once or twice a year for facility visits, they have a UW campus there and a long-running trivia contest, but I'm thinking let them have this. Easier for me to say this from just outside the Detroit media market though:

Oh hell to the naw, you can make the system sound like John Houseman in "The Paper Chase" and it would still be inferior to the experience of human instruction.

The less common "Sir, this is no longer a Wendy's"

Noah Brindise

So did Ben Sasse accidentally create the coaching carousel for University Presidents?

Tasmania's newest bridge is also its largest project:

NBA:Kinda back to the Wizards, not ready to go full Pistons bandwagon yet, too long in MI now to still say the Bucks NFL: Commanders, Ravens during the late Snyder years NHL: Caps MLB: O's Soccer: Detroit City, Washington Spirit, Eintracht Frankfurt College: UVa, GVSU

Northern Fauquier!

To quote the philosopher GMAC Cash, Tigers won again.

Happy June, time to bring back the "Pridewalk" crossings:

Interesting find at my local Kohl's: Michigan tourism-themed tees from Homefield Apparel on clearance at $12.99 each:

Wasn't a thing in our county little league, I think it was more that the parents running things didn't want to waste field time with pomp and circumstance than anything political.

I bailed on the concept of prayer breakfasts after one of the panelists in West Michigan went on a rant about how his daughter's college was teaching evolution, but how is this not just grift?

Just found out about this, but no extra funding for a Biscuit Run Trail? Ought to be funding this just because Biscuit Run is a cool name. c-ville.com/governor-you...

Just posted about Fruitopia, I'm doing my part.

Fruitopia is back, or at least at the reopened and remodeled Meijer gas station in my neighborhood. Just one flavor in the self-service fountain, but still, the echoes of 1995.

Wasn't easy, but Cornell did it, the men's lax national championship trophy will be in NYS. Hoping I can make it to Charlottesville for next year's Final Four.

Studio 54 playset sold separately. Cocaine sold very separately.

1995, generic advice to me and my fellow hs grads: "Don't follow the crowd or do something because everyone else is in on it" 2025, generic advice given to grads and well, everybody: "Don't say anything until we've cleared 80 percent approval in every focus group. Unless hot takes are your brand"

Fox in full rain delay filler mode for the start at Indy, have they already interviewed Detlef Schrempf and any other former Pacers in the crowd today?

Might have to take up camping not because I like the outdoors but so I don't have to see the C players of posting run out their B grade stuff and generate the news cycle on slow days like these.

Conversations carry and blend together at this suburban small town Midwestern diner, but I'm not overheating a peep about Jake Tapper or his book. Meanwhile, I'm having a breakfast burrito with country potatoes.