Thinking about this JP Morgan analyst tonight

As sporting events become more and more expensive, pricing out normal people, watch parties have grown in size and importance as some salvaging of the ability to still participate as a fan. Taking that away, at a moment like this (both for the Knicks and the country), is, uh, certainly a choice.

Watch out, the boomers are assuming their final form

Bummer of a finish to UCSB’s season. Had their chances, made too many mistakes, couldn’t take advantage when they needed to in the end. Shame they don’t get to play tomorrow.

I did not consent to watching that Minions trailer

I know it’s probably his worst surface. I know he’s not really done much this year to suggest any leap forward. I know he needed 5 sets to get out of the 2nd round. But…can we talk about the opportunity that the draw collapsing has given Francis Tiafoe at the French Open?

You stop watching baseball every day and suddenly there are dudes named Yohendrick Piñango hitting in the middle of a big league lineup

Anyone else in D.C. — have you been hearing sirens, like, non-stop for the past 15 minutes?

Folks

Creepy commute along the Potomac this morning

I well recall the online debates where the majority of debaters opined that zero traffic deaths is an utopian goal and would require methods that would kill Helsinki, if not bring about totalitarian communism

Jayson Werth could never

My toddler told her first unintentional (?) joke this weekend. We always joke about how leisurely she eats dinner, and were telling her she was being very European, and she snapped back “no, you’re a peein’”

Incredible

And these efficiencies will only continue to grow as solar/wind technology improves

Sean Trende’s piece on his son’s last day of school is full of joy and sadness and love and is well worth your time. www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/202...

I knew basically nothing about Andrew Giuliani, but just learned so much from the Golf section of his Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_...

As with many things, you get what you pay for

My toddler has suddenly started to add an “H” to the end of yes (but only that word) so now every time she agrees with something enthusiastically she sounds like she’s doing a Sean Connery impression

Just witnessed a school bus driver road raging out on an old lady. Be safe out there.

How long do we think this lasts before the backlash forces them to change back? I’ll say two months.

I’ve never once watched the Pat McAfee Show, but it’s on behind the bar at the restaurant I’m at (with the sound off, blessedly). Does he stand awkwardly like this the entire time? Who thinks this is good TV?

Want to know why this is extremely dumb? My wife wrote about it the last time this stupid bill made its way through Congress pretty-good.ghost.io/understandin...

It was always inevitable that some publisher would do this. Given what’s happened to SI over the last few years, I can’t say it’s a surprise it was them. Really bleak to see what’s happened to what used to be the crown jewel of sportswriting.

I took this upcoming week off work to do nothing but ride my bike and work on my book and it has not really set in how nice that will be

Might be a good time to mention I saw a pickup truck down helping them set up the fencing on the Mall this week with a Support ICE window sticker right next to their thin blue line window sticker

The weekly haul

Has anyone else noticed a major uptick in spam emails, calls and texts the last couple weeks? Feels like it’s gotten worse on all fronts

Good morning from our nation’s capital

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy

I’m sharing the video that my friends and I have been laughing about all week, because you really need to watch it if you haven’t already. Happy Friday. www.instagram.com/reel/DXp3g5Y...

Currently working on editing copy for something published by a third party organization that does not use the Oxford comma and every sentence makes me want to dive head first into an empty pool

Trying something

A fun thing I learned upon stumbling upon her in person on a shoot for “Constantine” in 2003 is that Rachel Weisz is the hottest person alive, which makes it hard to be cast as anyone not hot

Good to see Pittsburgh finally loading up on veterans for a playoff push

Grocery prices jumped more in April than they did in nearly four years Fresh vegetables are over 44% more expensive today than they were three months ago, on an annualized basis. www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

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Oh is that all

Hey, this feels fitting (for me, personally) to drop the same day as the story about Colorado River water rationing www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

slightly increase a band 312

It’s in his first reply, but I really think it’s “Mr. Brightside.” It’s the song I see the most that people will join in singing at a wedding or a bar the way they do for jams like “Don’t Stop Believin’” or “Livin’ on a Prayer”

Full piece here: www.ms.now/opinion/medi...

It kills me when people say they can’t/won’t cook. This whole thing was less than $25 for four servings, took me 20 minutes to make (pitas not shown), looks great and tastes delicious

It’s Friday in America, so I’m tapping the sign

As a writer and former journalist (who works around tech), I’ve been thinking about this for the past hour. I’m not sure how the NYT can keep this journalist on staff. The act is not simply in violation of their own code of conduct — it’s against everything a journalist is supposed to stand for

In the actual century we live in, two-thirds of Tennessee’s population lives in urban areas utextensionced.tennessee.edu/understandin...

I shorted it by $100

Excel for the win, always and forever

Ah, time to settle in and get absolutely furious first thing in the morning

I’m not saying that. I’m not saying it. I want to be clear that this is not what I am saying. But if one were to write such a note, in his voice and style…how would it be in any way different than this