Toward Morning

I have mastered the art of knowing enough about shows from this app and a couple sports message boards to politely converse with irl friends, and I just watch YouTube all the time

Oh they annoy me to no end, but I know change starts with building community, and that’s seemingly at the bottom of everybody’s list. It’s exactly backwards.

This gets into a whole thing, but on this app, using that vernacular can be and often is used as a stand-in for doing the work, to borrow a phrase. It’s gatekeeping slacktivism, and makes this a not fun place to hang out. “Don’t use in group language to win over the out group” is just common sense.

My overall point is you have to meet people where they’re at linguistically, and nobody who earnestly uses these terms needs convincing. If you use different terms for the same concepts, there are votes up for grabs if you can make the abstract concrete.

Basically code switching. We all do it in all other aspects of life, why not this as well

Strong “listen up assholes, I found a diner that has biscuits and gravy” energy

Buford is basically a private school. My HS built its own stadium (and rubberized the track) through community fundraising years before Gwinnett County created and funded minimum facilities standards.

This gonna come with a Butch Walker produced SR-71 theme song?

georgia students who would rather hang out in Buckhead than Athens

I let out an audible “Uh. Huh.”

The lads are ladding

Number five set off an audible celebration half a block down the street that I heard inside my house over our own hollering and dogs barking, and I saw number three in person. We. Are. Back.

Scottie Scheffler wins 2025 BMW Championship in absurd finish, claims bonus before FedEx Cup Playoffs finale Scheffler won his fifth tournament of the 2025 season and claimed a major bonus to go along with it

Scottie Scheffler's latest win further cemented him as the best golfer in the world. In it, he authored one of his best moments with the chip on 17. In very Scottie fashion, he did so by executing the basics to perfection to create something incredible

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I was talking with one of my women friends today and had to send her a picture of my moisturizer setup because she didn’t believe me, and she sent back “ok that’s ridiculous you’re a girl” lmao

They wouldn’t be the Mets then

I was annoyed to find my round kicky ball team was only available on cable this morning, but after getting match updates from the Sports app and seeing it ended 0-0, NBC actually did me a favor

Twitter had first mover advantage as the blog era crumbled, and that just vomited preformed communities onto the nearest platform. That’s splintering now, too, but the strongest communities (newer and older) survive platform changes.

Catching up on OG On Business with @joeovies.bsky.social and @ravanos.bsky.social, and their SiriusXM discussion nailed why I continue to have SiriusXM in the car. I like radio, and Lithium/Alt Nation are reminiscent of 99X. Madison’s personality in particular. Also, great for live sports.

A screenshot of the YouTube live stream of 680 The Fan in Atlanta, featuring a host who bears more than a passing resemblance to Joe Ovies.

Who knew @joeovies.bsky.social had a younger brother in Atlanta sports radio?

Atlanta, NYC, Chicago, Florence, Paris

Legendary Atlanta morning TV programming

Get paid in cash, and give ‘em a receipt. Look out for number one, because nobody else will.

This looks like a “if I get caught, and I probably will, I’m not going down alone” type deal

While I have a soft spot for the O’s, it doesn’t surprise me that a team who would trade an esteemed Brookwood HS alumnus to the Mets also has poor golf etiquette

YouTube video by Locked On Hawks TRADE REACTION: Atlanta Hawks land Kristaps Porzingis in 3-team trade with Celtics, Nets

This is a pretty comprehensive, easy to understand breakdown of the Porzingis deal, but the real art is the warp speed ad reads from @btrowland.bsky.social

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Indiana had a much better plan, just didn’t make anything

Chet Holmgren is going to be the key cog for an NBA championship team and I am furious

Yep. He was chatting up a blonde woman in the upper deck. Pulled out his phone at one point.

Can’t believe that 1) I let you take my picture four times and 2) I managed to wear the same sunglasses in two of them smh

Definitely gonna toss Billy Ho a beer at the championship parade.