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Husband. Puppy papa. Former pro cook. Unapologetically profane historian of football codes, winter sports, hot dog eating contests, and other pastimes traditional and non-traditional. Visiting Asst. Teaching Professor Penn State Kinesiology he/him
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I was talking about this in terms of my writing last year as I grappled with the transition from ABD to new professor. It's so damn true...

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I know things are bleak and scary right now. But I promise you that you - yes YOU - can get through this. You don't have to fight all of this on your own. Find one person you can help, and help them. Make the life of one person better every day. Hold onto your joy. That's how we win.

submitted 16 hours ago • 69 comments

Everywhere I've ever lived, trash and recycling pickup is in the mornings. I've always liked to think that the guys are having a breakfast beer together in the King of the Hill intro...

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

My wife and I just got our tax refund either yesterday or the day before... so at least that part of government is still working (for now).

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

Grandpappy defected from the Soviets so that his grandson could become a Nazi. Sounds about right.

submitted 7 hours ago • 1 comment

Thomas Chatterton Williams is the Fartlow of Bretbugs.

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

Given how much TCW bullshits, I'm going to assume that his "acquaintance" was substantiating the shit out of his Bari bashing and Chatterton was too much of a chickenshit to take what he loves dishing out.

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

Imagine being the kind of dumbass who buys a Cybertruck thinking it will make them look edgy and cool, when it really just makes you look like an easily-conned mark.

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

I just slipped and fell on a patch of ice, and now my whole right side hurts... which is good, especially since the pup will want to walk whenever I finally escape this damn parking deck and get home.

submitted 21 hours ago • 1 comment

Jackie warned us.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

But we don't agree on those points? A Reform voters' view of how social media should be regulated is unlikely to be the same as mine. An Evangelical Christian isn't going to support expanding access to reproductive health via foreign aid. These 'agreements' exist at the level of abstraction.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

The press does absolutely nobody any favors when they euphemism away a LITERAL FUCKING NAZI SALUTE.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

If you're still on Twitter at this point, I have to assume that you're a Nazi since you're perfectly comfortable continuing to sit at a table with Nazis.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Why do so many centrist fools always try to browbeat the left into lying down with fascists?!

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Every time I hear the American anthem, I think of this line from Angels in America, delivered by Belize: "The white cracker who wrote the National Anthem knew what he was doing. He set the word free to a note so high nobody could reach it. That was deliberate.”

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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I count 17 cigarette sponsors of F1 cars from 1968–2006... - Barclay - Benson & Hedges - Camel - Chesterfield - Embassy - Gauloises - Gitanes - Gold Leaf - John Player Special - Lucky Strike - Marlboro - Mild Seven - Rothmans - State Express 555 - Viceroy - West - Winfield Am I missing anyone?

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Every time I teach the 300-level sport history course, students complete projects in a choice of different formats — from a standard essay to videos, podcasts, board games, children's books, timelines, etc. I'm seeing a lot more infographics this semester, and on balance they are really damn good.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

The smartest thing for every other country on the planet to do right now would be to ban Twitter within their borders and ban the import of Teslas.

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I hope that girl enjoyed the only birthday party she'll likely ever have where other kids attend... and I hope she thanks her mother for ruining her social standing when nobody comes next year.

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