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I’ve dipped my toe into blogging in PHP over the past year. It still feels magical — and I’m continuing to find new/old ways of making simple and effective...
My 18 y/o says that almost every guy at his school is into sports betting. I remember the NFL fantasy leagues of the 2010's — and it was a gateway drug...
This is my Now page. What's a Now page? The quick things one would tell a close friend not seen in awhile.
Re-visiting the Radiohead catalog and figuring out each guitarist's role and signature.
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Trying to watch TV again. A show I’ve liked, Slow Horses. But TV, set beside a novel, feels so hollow—lacking tangible substance. So abrupt and all over the place. You can’t dwell on TV. And it doesn’t grab the soul.
The Times put together a chart and accompanying summary of how a person in particular has twisted the concept of “weaponization” into a one sided prop that applies only to a few important friends — and also somehow by proxy to a legion of dispossessed. This substitutionary transaction that the country has witnessed repeatedly since 2016 still seems like a magic trick to me. The sleight of hand in it. The abrasive and blatant power grab the 1.8B fund represented. Is disgusting too strong a word? No.
NYT:
Many of the people Mr. Trump has said are victims of weaponization faced enough evidence against them that they were convicted at trial or pleaded guilty. His defenses of them, by contrast, have often relied on conspiracy theories, and some Republican officials have balked at his efforts to excuse or reward them.
Brunson is a gorgeous player to watch. Flowing gracefully through the lane, avoiding the contact, adjusting his angle to the rim, switching hands, to bounce the ball HIGH off the glass. Exciting Finals ahead, for 2026.
Students can sense the loss of power and prestige of “the instructor” — the ones who’ve held the keys have misplaced them — or have willingly left them on their bedside tables.
First day of an extended summer swimming session outdoors with the kids. Always a draining experience. Sitting with other parents in the heat. Overloaded on food.