At the age of 42, I never thought my wife and I would be dipping our toes into the possibility of leaving the U.S. Sorry. I've got a 15yo son. I'm not going to be caught unprepared if something unthinkable happens, like a draft gets reinstated to send American kids to fight in another stupid war.

“If we don’t center the voices of marginalized people, we’re doing the wrong work.” —Tarana Burke To be an ally is not to wear a pin on one’s jacket. It’s time to stand up between our trans friends and those that would seek to harm them. We don’t give them a fucking inch.

Words can save the world.

Just hanging out, thinking about my Animal Crossing Island, like a normal 43yo dude…

I literally can’t wait to not vote for John Fetterman.

The chairman of the company that is buying the #Pittsburgh Penguins says he's in early talks to buy the city's newspaper, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

David Hoffmann, chairman of the Hoffmann Family of Companies- the prospective new owner of the #Pittsburgh Penguins, told a panel during an event in St. Louis today that his company is exploring buying the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

When I was 5 or 6, my dad took me to Mickey Lolitch’s donut shop in Lake Orion. I vaguely remember him as being a giant man in every sense. But I vividly remember how kind he was and how special he made me feel to be a #Detroit Tigers fan. He was all class and he will be missed.

It’s that time when the Fort Pitt Bridge is at a standstill because, for some reason, if you grew up in Pittsburgh, and lived here you’re whole life, you are physically unable to operate a motor vehicle if the ground is wet.

I wish I could talk to this guy. I wish I could get him to see that the years between 4-10 are magic. Magic that you can never recapture. My son is 15 now. He's a smart and capable young man and I am so proud of him. I wouldn't trade the time I got to spend with him as a little guy for anything.

It bothers me that there’s a generation of people who don’t know the joy of an ice-cold Ecto Cooler.

Pittsburgh Public School football is a vibe.

Any reporter who doesn’t voluntarily surrender their credentials is a shill.

All they do is lie anyway. It’s obviously harder, but you can report accurately and not be in the room.

My 15yo son, who's played soccer for years, decided he wanted to go out for his high school's football team as a place kicker. We bought this football a month ago...

Let’s fix the broken world we’ve created. And once all the real problems are fixed, we can focus on the pretend problems that exist only to scare boomers, like trans kids playing sports.

I am not exaggerating when I say that it has rained probably 47 or 48 of the last 50 days in #Pittsburgh….

“When’s the last time it wasn’t raining in #Pittsburgh?”

My son is nearly 15 years old. And every day I wonder if this will be the day That he chooses not to give me a hug And tell me he loves me. Tonight I will go to bed, Tired. Overworked. Beat down. But happy In the knowledge, that today will not be that day.

So…I almost ran over Lisa Loeb near Penn Ave. trying to find parking for Three Rivers Arts Fest in #Pittsburgh…

Full transparency: I only have one job, which is to parse through lots of information so I can make educated and informed decisions that will benefit the people that elected me, and I'm too lazy to do it.

In places like Pittsburgh- which is a topographical nightmare for auto travel- people just didn't move. There's a joke amongst oldtimer Yinzers that if you have to cross a bridge, it's too far away (there are like 400 bridges in Pittsburgh). People stayed in their neighborhoods.

Elite thread.

You know who I want to read more stories about trans issues from? Trans people. If you aren’t dealing with the struggle, I’m not sure your opinion matters much. Lift trans voices and listen to them.

I've basically reached the age where I've become an NPC that spends most its time in and around travel soccer events and desperately trying to keep up with chores.

To do list is starting to become unmanageable...

The tiny dick energy of being mad about people different than you celebrating what makes them unique.

People always wince a little when we tell them that our son goes to a Pittsburgh Public School. They act like we're sending him to a gulag. But my son is getting a good education. He's seeing and making friends with kids of all races, backgrounds and identities. It's not perfect, but it's working.

My almost 15 yo son's take on the "trans kids playing sports" debate: "I don't know what the perfect answer is. But I don't think it's banning trans kids from playing."

It's tough to make a defensible stance if you are uninformed. This is important stuff and it's happening right before our eyes. Read Skrmetti. Familiarize yourself. Call your representatives. Trans rights are human rights.

LinkedIn is so weird. It's like, "someone's been peepin' on you, but you've got to pay a few dollars to see who..."

I don't normally drink coffee, but when I do, I drink, like, three cups in an hour and start buzzing around like a malfunctioning riding lawnmower.

Best buds.

It’s been raining in Pittsburgh for the last 106 days in a row. Maybe that’s an exaggeration. But it’s what it feels like.

Top 5 Pistons cannon event.

We could save a lot of money and instead honor our veterans by not cutting their VA benefits...

The "local artisan."

Back to the Future is the best movie trilogy. Full stop.

Calling chatbots "artificial intelligence" was the first mistake. It assumes that it has intelligence. It doesn't. It has a data set and is programmed in a way that it must answer questions asked of it. If it doesn't have a big enough data set to glean factual information, it will just make shit up.

AI and journalism should not mix.

My 14yo son, who was previously was kind of indifferent about music, has been asking me a lot of questions about Pink Floyd and Dark Side of the Moon….

I think it's similar to how Americans get caught up in any major to-do with the Royal Family. It doesn't happen every day, and I don't think it's as much a genuine interest as a bit of escapism. As a Catholic, I herby extend an invitation to anyone to feel whatever you want about the Pope.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a fucking shitshow right now. They are doing everything wrong. That said, what a freaking baller move to fire your manager moments before a new pope is elected. That's some masterful PR.

Corey O’Connor seems nice. Ed Gainey is cool. But I think we all know who is the mayor #Pittsburgh deserves.

No one is telling boys they are bad for being boys. They are telling them they are bad for being misogynistic. The root of the problem is believing that is the same thing.

Um…I had no idea this was how they service bridges in #Pittsburgh…

Ted Lasso. Pedro Pascal. Patrick Stewart. Kevin Love. Ian McKellan. Tom Hanks. Terry Crews. If you can’t find good male role models in media, you aren’t really trying.

Elite tier sibling pettiness is calling your mom the Sunday before to wish her a Happy Mother’s Day and ensure you beat your older sister to it…

They have him a Sith lightsaber. Even AI knows he’s evil…

If there’s a true “crisis of masculinity,” this is it. When boys see the men in their lives showing empathy, thoughtfully regulating their emotions and calmly talking through problems- they learn. Being young is hard. We owe it to our boys to set them on a productive path and hold them accountable.