@dicknixon.bsky.social sir: This WSJ article might generate a "Jesus" from you. www.wsj.com/politics/ric...

Even Nancy has been affected by the hot weather.

Welcome to the most important job you'll ever have @andyburnham.bsky.social Cartoon brilliance by @bjennings90.bsky.social for @theguardian.com

Yeah, I know it's The Onion, but this is actually true! One of the many reasons I retired the moment I could.

Some good news in today's Sharon Herald that is dominated by tales of carnage and destruction in the construction zone on I-80.

This story gets it right about disposing of a late parent's stuff. I did not have the heart to throw out my Mother's accordion. wapo.st/4ym5CJi

The European Broadcast Union has published guidelines on how to photograph woman athletes with dignity and respect. I think these guidelines are very sensible and I will try to follow them when photographing women. petapixel.com/2026/07/14/o...

Confused by the NFL salary cap and all its loopholes? Want a good definition of "dead money?" This article will help. www.wsj.com/sports/footb...

Spaceballs: The New One: The Teaser Poster. In theaters April 2027.

Excellent article about Pitt's new summer concert band. The concert will be held 7 p.m. July 25 at Bellefield Hall. triblive.com/local/region...

A Norway fan has gone viral for not taking part in their Row celebration after matches and won't do it if they win the World Cup "It’s factually wrong; they didn’t row, they sailed over the Atlantic”

With a name like "Green Bay Mike and Key Club" they must not care much for FT8. gopresstimes.com/stories/gree...

Offside xkcd.com/3268/

So surprised to read an article about my Aspinwall neighborhood coffee shop! When I saw a news story about them in the Trib I feared for a second they had been indicted for something. 😀 triblive.com/local/fox-ch...

Sopranos in Youngstown??? Wonder if this was an inspiration for David Chase. From a 25 years ago news story.

@wychstreet.bsky.social I know you're a fan of Scorsese and De Niro. The Washington Post admitted an error and reprinted their review of "Raging Bull" from 1980 which their critic didn't appreciate. wapo.st/4vInUTi

This half-hour show from PBS about the newly-opened "Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music" at Monmouth University is excellent. www.pbs.org/newshour/art...

Gail Wise bought the first Ford Mustang sold in the US. God bless her, rather than sell it for a small fortune, she regularly still drives it and refuses to sell it. supercarblondie.com/first-ford-m...

I get that some are offended by the expense of the Swift-Kelsey wedding. But: - They earned their money honestly through hard work and applying their physical and musical gifts. - Unlike other wealthy people they pose no threat to democracy or humanity. - The wedding generated lots of jobs.

It takes a Ferengi to show us what we're all about.

This could be used as a course in sports photography. Note that there's no digital manipulation of any images. Everything is done in camera or with minimal adjustment in a wet darkroom (remember those?). www.espn.com/espn/feature...

Spoiler alert: #1 Larry Fitzgerald, #33 Tony Dorsett, #97 Aaron Donald, and #99 Hugh Green made the list. www.espn.com/college-foot...

According to Kroger, the purchase price for Giant Eagle was $1.65 billion. Giant Eagle owns 197 supermarkets and 11 pharmacies across western Pennsylvania, northern Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana.

Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98!

The new owners of the Pens must have money to throw around. They just bought the major newspaper in St. Louis and also have plans to buy many radio stations there. www.stlpr.org/news-briefs/...

Nugs has finally released the recording of Springsteen's show in Pittsburgh back in May. I will not be available for the next three hours as I listen to this. www.nugs.net/live-downloa...

Who knew??? 😀

Went to the Simply Slavic festival in Youngstown and ate this plate of Eastern European delicacies. Belch!

Mel Brooks is one of my heroes and a role model. What a genius! All definitions of comedy are terrible, but his [Brooks'] is the least bad: “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into a sewer and die.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The parents of a couple of friends of mine lost everything in a fire the other night out in West Mifflin. Anna (the organizer) is a Pitt Band alum, and the whole family was active in the WM band community. Anything helps. www.gofundme.com/f/help-tom-r...

Bad news for Desmond Reid. www.cbssports.com/fantasy/foot...

A new book titled "You've Been Pooping All Wrong: How to Make Your Bowel Movements a Joy" sounds like a good addition to the stack of reading material in the bathroom. www.npr.org/2026/04/11/n...

It's not looking good for the hospital in Sharon. They have $3.3M in unpaid taxes, owe some doctors $145K, and have yet to pay $78K for snow plowing. They're also behind on loans from various groups in the Shenango Valley. From today's Sharon Herald.

@wychstreet.bsky.social Thought you'd find this story about Mamdani vs. Dolan at the Knicks parade entertaining. awfulannouncing.com/nba/mamdani-...

Remember when Spın̈al Tap built a 18 inch model of Stonehenge instead of one that was 18 feet? I just learned this is based upon a real error in constructing a Stonehenge model for Black Sabbath. www.classical-music.com/rock/infamou...

So happy to learn that Mason Heintschel turned down a huge NIL offer from Miami to stay at Pitt. I am very much looking forward to photographing him next season.

An article in Collider about the 10 best Bob Dylan lyrics contains an ad for a concert by Kid Rock. I kid you not.

This is a real shock. The sandwiches my Father took to work every day in his lunch bucket were made with Schwebel's Jewish rye bread. www.wkbn.com/news/local-n...

@dicknixon.bsky.social sir: As a lawyer, you might find this story about legal battle over Texas Tech's Brendan Sorsby interesting, particularly how Texas AG Paxton's bluster was turned against him. www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...

Pitt purchases shuttered Hemingway's Cafe property in Oakland

But...I have so many Star Trek models I may need to build a starbase to hold all of them!

The Knicks and their coaching staff are getting free cheesecake for life. That's better than that big gaudy trophy. www.instagram.com/p/DZkxb4dBop...

Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

The Knicks' Jalen Brunson has a Jewish wife and their wedding ceremony contained many traditional Jewish elements. Mazel Tov! www.kveller.com/the-knicks-j...

I wish this woman had named her children "Radio" and "Shake." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/u...

Apparently the American Revolution was fueled by lots of heavy drinking. This sounds like an interesting new history of our origins that we weren't taught in school. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/b...

Gotta love trombone players.

💥 In Donetsk region, birds are building nests from drone fiber optics.

The Vision of Saint Anthony the Abbot, artist unknown, 19th c, 📸 by Gregory Shamus