Damn, huge matchup issues for that scorpion. It’s one thing to have immunity to its sting. Turning the venom into a painkiller is just a fuck-you to your opponent.

Joe is 100% going to start a story with “the year was nineteen dickety-two, we had to say ‘dickety’ because the Kaiser had stolen our word ‘twenty.’”

Joe Biden: Sorry, my time is up.

This reminds me of a story of the time Ted Williams was asked for an autograph by a young pitcher who had just struck him out, which is recounted in David Halberstam’s outstanding book, The Teammates. The relevant portion is pasted below from some random source on the Internet, but it seems accurate enough based on my…

there is a famous Dr. King line about the difference between a negative and a positive peace: the absence of visible tension vs. the presence of justice.

.......But enough about American Ninja Warrior.

To: Dr. Gay

I believe we call this The Jake Tapper Special: emailing someone about their completely-reasonable and fair criticism, and then demanding an apology.

Couldn’t get through or comprehend even the first two paragraphs, eh?

somehow he’s less racist 

Progress for workers might be slow and frustrating but Figueroa’s work showed that it can be fruitful and improve lives even if the largest goals are frequently stalled. 

Naengmyeon is also a very tasty option of cold noodle - bibim naengmyeon for those who can stand a little heat and mul naengmyeon if you aren’t a fan of spicy.

FREEDOM! HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE FREEDOM!

Thank you for this. I’m a ballpark nerd and I love anything related to the history of these glorious buildings.

There’s quite a bit of “gentle” controversy over who actually pioneered concrete-and-steel engineering - Osborn obviously a big name, but if you go to anyone who knows in Chicago, they’d say that it was Zachary Davis. No doubt that this era (‘20s and ‘30s) was the start of the “baseball stadium as a cathedral of the…

Short of running an extension court out my window down to the street I don’t see how I would charge it in the city without paying a parking garage to let me park and charge there which doesn’t lead to the savings I would hope for in making the switch.

That is an orb of hatred.

I thought the movie itself was great, but more than anything it felt so good being back. The characters, the language, the judicious and well-applied violence. I was just so happy to experience more of the place.

Yeah but the problem is you have to own the vehicles and employ the drivers.