Whoopsmeyer

how can you not be romantic about baseball

I made it on a VARC race poster!

Thanks to @kpokrefky.bsky.social for leading me on strategy and @burk.racing for creating a great setup.

Great video, I love Bobcats and public TV.

You got a link for that Bobcat video?

Weird/bittersweet to see this old link to a story by a KDHX volunteer, a community radio station in St. Louis which was loved by many but has gone off the air in the last year after very controversial leadership choices.

He's got paranoia, paranoia. Everybody's going to get measles.

graphic showing the VARC Enduro Team Acura making it through the infield of IMS on the last lap of the 2025 Indy 6 Hour

Wow! We think it might be a best finish in team history, but Pokie and the Wolfman as the VARC Enduro Team cracked a P4 after a long race of attrition, great wet/dry tire strategy, and hot, nasty, badass speed.

Now let's go to the real one!

I'm so scared of cities. All those buildings so close to each other. You can go to the movie theater and a restaurant and the park while walking, in defiance of God. There are people you haven't met before. Sometimes there's a dog in a jacket

I didn't think I'd end this @varcracing.com season with ovals and stock cars being some of my favorites to drive, but here we are.

Did someone say VARC Indy 300??

Couldn't the simplest solution be, if ABS registers a ball within its margin of error, defaulting to the umpire's original call?

Why is Wicks struggling so much? Shouldn't his wide repertoire and solid command provide a better floor?

Down in old Texas with @varcracing.com for a 4th place finish. Didn't have great pace, but kept saving tires and ended strong.

Looks like it was 44 degree in Wrigley today, hopefully that explains the velo to an extent.

Great times with @varcracing.com at Watkins Glen tonight. Started back of field and made my way to 10th with some close racing where I DIDN'T wreck looking in my mirrors.

Chased by the sun in the @varcracing.com enduro machine during the Sebring 12 Hour. Team placed an excellent 7th place with some superb driving by @ewilderm.bsky.social and THE CLOSER @kpokrefky.bsky.social.

They produce ~99% of the world's supply here! It's why they have the Tums Cam at Cardinal games where people hold up their food for the stadium camera. I believe that's a promotion they only do at Busch Stadium.

The Tums factory is my favorite random fun fact to share with visitors to St. Louis.

They have a factory in St. Louis that I drive by often, as well as a bunch of branded vehicles around. It's a logo that sticks in my head all the time even though I know almost nothing about what they do.

I'm a Cubs fan and I had a monkey's paw. How was I supposed to know there would be consequences?

Thanks for all the amazing work over the years — NSB was such a great site, and I'm going to miss it. But, I'm really glad Cubs On Deck will continue.

Do you think Sisyphus also enjoyed cracking open a cold one after a long, satisfying day?

Forming a theory that the reason billionaires suck so much is that they never have to weed their own garden.

Am I lying to myself to enjoy the work or is it human nature to find happiness in manual tasks? I'm not sure, but the rose bushes need to be trimmed just the same.

It's yard work season, meaning it's time to gaslight myself like Sisyphus into enjoying physical labor and taking pride in the results of my efforts even if they are futile.

My read following the Cubs is they want Matt Shaw to win the job above keeping the other three on the roster. Every update indicates Nico will be ready for stateside opening day. If Shaw plays in Japan, that'll be more clear. But, the roster rules for Japan are weird, so he doesn't have to.

Can't wait to loop around the square for a good hour and flip off my old landlord's office each time I pass it.

The train of trains carries me through these dark times.