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Satchel Paige pitched in Devil’s Lake, ND, in May 1935 during his summer with the Bismarck Churchills. I would like to think, for obvious reasons, that he dined here.

“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...

We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.

“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.

(Published Dec. 2024)

An Impossible True Thing: Fiona Apple’s insanely great first album, which she wrote, came out when she was 18.

Thanks, Levi!

Miles Teller in talks to play Radom in upcoming CBC series, ONE WEIRD LAST SUMMER.

Also it’s just a great book.

Kids weren’t sick.

I bought a 2012 new. Still have it. Seems like yesterday.

YouTube video by HBO Max Class Action Park | Official Trailer | HBO Max

I did enjoy the music scenes with a full band; on stage, at the Stone Pony and in the studio. Also, early in the film, Bruce is listening to the radio and an ad for the New Jersey amusement park, Action Park, comes on. I can recommend this movie-
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‘tis truly great.

Sports Gambling Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen Betting on Tom Brady’s next completion may sound like harmless fun. But it’s not.

September 2021! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Highly psyched about this book!

YouTube video by Joleen Brown - Topic Bullfighter

Man, I heard this song during the end credits for "The Lowdown" tonight. Nice song, great voice.
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Hawkman: I recognize this owl! I’ll question him in bird-language! “<Wheeet> Socrates! Did you see a tall man come from that cave?”

🙃

No Loose Ends Introduces New Tricks in Trick-Taking No Loose Ends is a trick-taking board game that does something new and different within that ancient genre.

my latest review for @endlessmode.bsky.social looks at No Loose Ends, a trick-taking game that asks you to make very specific bids and win tricks that match the colors/numbers you think you can win - and only those tricks: www.endlessmode.com/article/no-l...

How I feel about political candidates

Hey, my ship finally came in.

Don’t let the Eastern sky distract you from Victoria’s gorgeous public toilet…

REI bails after trashing our city and making excuses that were politically convenient.

Next Adventure stays, expands, wants to be all about "community engagement."

This is what Portland is all about: Screw big corporations. Bring on great local businesses!

Pirate Victory Caps Weirdest of Games Sportswritese as It Used to Be

James R. Harrison wrote an account of the 1925 World Series finale that is, for my tastes, a model of its kind. I offer it as an antidote to the stat-laden reports that are too often produced today, derived from play-by-plays and, for some outlets, A.I. medium.com/@thorn_john_...

I was shooting straight up while a female Pileated Woodpecker headed to another tree.

When i moved to my beloved Pacific Northwest in 1996, a truck brought my stuff and the Pioneer brought myself.

Sunsets, Cigarettes, and Hendrix Highlight Seattle's Very First Baseball Cards Sunsets, Cigarettes, and Hendrix Highlight Seattle's Very First Baseball Cards

A lighthearted look at Seattle’s first baseball cards. #CardSky

"Sports News Without Access, Favor or Discretion" ended up winning out as Deadspin's founding slogan, but we were THIS close to going with "The punches will be pulled, but the reading pleasure will not be sacrificed."

I'm glad our second-place finisher will at last be getting some use.

Very interesting read.

The analytical argument in the NFL for going for 2 after a touchdown cuts the lead from 14 to 8 seems solid. But the actual reality of the results says otherwise.

Kate Siegel & Harvey Guillen in Damned If You Do: A group of friends who sold their souls to the devil years ago must reunite before their 25th high school reunion to try to escape Hell's grasp before the contract's deadline expires.

DAMNED IF YOU DO is premiering TONIGHT at Screamfest LA! Written by @ericgilde.bsky.social & I, directed by Jake Rubin & Evan Metzold, and starring Kate Siegel, Harvey Guillen, Paulo Costanzo, Ginger Gonzaga, Beth Dover, Ed Weeks, Molly Bernard, & other heroes! If you're in LA, come through!

Thanks. For me it’s *mostly* about the movement, not the spin. But obviously (I think) those are closely related.

For all you night owls who care about forking forkballs
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Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped. Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.

In 2023, a program connecting Utah farmers and ranchers to free therapy vouchers was so successful, the federal money ran out in four months.

“I want you to know,” the program director recalled one recipient telling him, “that this saved my life.”

(Published April with @sltrib.com)