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I’m rereading the book “Heat 2” (written by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner), which is a sequel/prequel to the movie “Heat”. In the book, Chris Shiherlis (played by Val Kilmer in the movie) uses a forged identity that claims he’s from Alberta.

Has anyone been to Wildroots Bistro in St. Albert?

Has anyone here played Padel before?

How does it compare to tennis or pickleball? Gonna try playing for the first time.

Okay, everyone pitch in a few bucks so that we can advertise this picture on the Vegas Sphere.

Oilers fans on Reddit: Don’t go into other teams’ subreddits. It’s tacky and makes all of us fans look bad.

Really? I still find it hilarious. It’s a snapshot of a time when smartphones weren’t ubiquitous.

Best Comedies of the 2000s:

1) The 40 Year-Old Virgin
2) Superbad
3) Game Night
4) Borat
5) Bridesmaids
6) Jackass
7) Tropic Thunder
8) 21 Jump Street
9) Spy
10) Mean Girls

You have to be good to be lucky.

U2 Song Power Rankings:

1) I Still Haven’t Found…
2) The Fly
3) Walk On
4) Where The Streets Have No Name
5) Pride
6) With Or Without You
7) Sunday Bloody Sunday
8) New Year’s Day
9) Stay (Faraway, So Close)
10) One
11) Angel Of Harlem
12) Sometimes You Can’t Make It…
13) Lemon
14) Numb
15) Desire

2025 PIE POWER RANKINGS:

1) Pecan
2) Coconut Cream
3) Key Lime
4) Lemon Meringue
5) Apple
6) Blueberry
7) Banana Cream
8) Pumpkin
9) Peach
10) Cherry

*Dessert pies only

Went to the game last night. A guy sitting nearby was constantly swearing. Not even angrily. But every sentence had a version of “fuck” in it. There were kids sitting nearby. I’m no puritan, but why do some people need to swear this often in public? What are they trying to prove?

Anyone get BSB tickets for the Vegas Sphere today?

Updated* Burger Power Rankings:

(*I finally tried Whataburger)

1) Shake Shack 🍔
2) In-N-Out
3) Red Robin
4) The Keg
5) Smashburger
6) Varsity
7) Burger King
8) Gordon Ramsay Burger
9) Five Guys
10) Fatburger
11) Earl’s
12) Whataburger
13) Harvey’s
14) McDonald’s
15) Wendy’s
16) Carl’s Jr
17) A&W

Do you regularly have conversations about the joys of Trader Joe’s with people at work, or are you some kind of weirdo?

Pffft. You call that a squall?

First World Problem: Someone brushed past the whiteboard in my cubicle and accidentally erased some of it.

I guess it’s a rite of passage to post something on Reddit and have Eric Alper post it on Twitter verbatim under his own name.

Trevor Moore. No less, no Moore.

Sportsnet Lounge seats? Did they have prime rib today?

Why would a married couple share an email account? It’s not like they’re saving any money.

Wow

The score is… 20/20

A close football game this weekend? In this economy??

FYI, the price of stamps goes up 25% tomorrow. If you occasionally use stamps, I suggest picking up a book or two today.

Still delicious.

I still don’t have my own pinball machine.

Markstrom hypnotizes players that are on a breakaway so that they’ll miss the net.

Nothing beats the existential dread of checking work email on the first day back from holiday break.

I’m scared of Elizabeth Debicki because she’s taller than me.

I haven’t seen Aaron Rodgers this happy since he found out the Earth was flat.