False trichotomy.

Going with Kate this time, thanks to her pesto and spinach picks. Marscapone is too edgy for me; I like my buffalo mozzarella.

Very nice, Giri. Now let’s see your rendition of Talese’s piece on the New York Times obituary writer where he writes one for Carmelo Anthony’s career.

Police apprehended the 21-year-old student not long after, with one officer describing him as a student who had a bright future in front of him.

These here Boston Celtics seem dead, filleted and breaded and fully cooked

I remember during the AD trade saga, some writers were suggesting somehow the Celtics could somehow swap Tatum for Hayward in a trade package since “Gordon’s a proven all-star who can run an offense,” somehow ignoring his $30M+ contract and his injuries/performance issues.

Tatum has really Kobe-ed the bed this year,…

Definitely. It’s particularly surprising how badly the Celtics are doing in the second half of games, even though Stevens is supposed to be the far better tactical coach and making adjustments on the fly than Bud is.

I have my questions about Stevens as a coach—is he only good at making C+ teams look B+, but can’t make…

We come now to send him off in the only way we know how: by roasting his ass.

I want to feel the joy Chuck feels when he laugh-snorts.

I think there’s like 640,000 people living in OKC.

Great cubanos are...great. The problem is that too many places use pulled pork (or worse, way too much ham) in place of the effort/time-intensive roast pork. Having a 1/2" thick cut of roast pork shoulder or fatty loin really elevates the sandwich. I also use sour cream in my cubanos, instead of swiss cheese, which I…

You should really take your talents to Dead Letters.  The grammar and tone are pitch-perfect.

Mocking Americans’ ability to consumer greasy but delicious foods is a strange hill to die on, like the one some outdoorsy farmers were camping on in 1775.

There was a sequence where both teams channeled their inner Russ and missed 12 straight shots.

Nice to let Russ see the second round though.

Another key was Bledsoe going 3-5 from 3. He’s by far the worst non-Giannis shooter (who went 2 for 4 from 3!) in most Milwaukee lineups, and almost always takes his 3s above the break, which makes it worse.

He took a couple of heat-check 3s today and hit them, forcing two instances where Boston defenders had to help…

Döner kebabs were my happy fuel during my stints in the UK, first for my undergrad thesis research and later for work. On one weeklong worktrip, we were given meals & incidentals of $160/day. I spent $20 a day on döner for lunch/dinner, and used the rest at Fortnum & Mason on tea.

I voted for KP—a good pork shoulder roast Cubano is one of my favorite sandwiches, and I really like po’boys—but Kate finished incredibly strong with hot chicken and gyro. (I had to penalize her for tuna salad)

But why did no one say döner kebab? It’s got great balance—juicy meat, salad, and cucumber sauce encased in a…

How is Giannis not maxed out in dunks?

How is Giannis not maxed out in dunks?

I really want to like these (and test out the new Hako Trues), but I absolutely need a menu key on keyboard for my writing.

Until then, just chugging along with my Realforce R2 Topre 55g.

Bud’s Strategy: SSDD