concord hotel, kiamesha lake, new york, 1977

Thanasis Minutes. Thanasis Free Throws.

Winning player.

Ousmane just attempted an unfortunate drive that ended with an awkward attempt that was easily blocked. Hey, pobody's nerfect.

I finally get the Bucks game on, and the first play I see is Ousmane Dieng drive and kick to an unguarded Pete Nance corner 3 that's pure.

There are only two articles: “capitalists want to enslave you and I’m a little excited about that to be honest lol” and “capitalists want to enslave you and we need to stop them.”

The Forum, Highway 100 and Layton. May all your Fridays be graced with extra tartar and three gorgeous, golden-fried pieces of cod.

There is a breaking news banner about the tariffs across the top of the feed on LinkedIn (which I am forced to use daily at the moment). The money people are having a moment this morning.

Bizarre Bucks-related crime story from here in Whitefish Bay. Police searching for a burglar who stole a signed Eric Mobley card from an apartment. Eric Mobley?!

Every news story is now “State Senator Randy Pervert (R-Springfield) was indicted on 8 counts of lewd behavior with a child under 12 and has been put on paid leave from his two jobs as Border Patrol liaison and youth pastor at First Presbyterian (PCA) where parishioners say they were ‘blindsided.’”

Bizarre Bucks-related crime story from here in Whitefish Bay. Police searching for a burglar who stole a signed Eric Mobley card from an apartment. Eric Mobley?!

Pretty sure skimo and sicko are anagrams.

"What if we did one where we ski **up** the mountain?" Skimo. This is real sports innovation.

Robin Vos will retire as the only guy you’ll ever find in the munchies business that had a pretty powerful governmental position and wouldn’t even try to legalize pot.

A friend once referred to this place — and all like it — as Yogurt Hole. You make yourself a little frozen yogurt sundae. It's OK, it kind of delivers when you can't get frozen custard. But really it's just a hole that yogurt comes out of. It's the only food place where you get it from a hole.

Nobody wants my local political thoughts, and so many on here do vastly more advanced and insightful thinking about it anyway. BUT! What I don't get about Vos stepping down is Vos was the guy saying "No" to everything till the state GOP could get one of their own back in the governor's mansion.

I like watching hockey even though I don’t understand the strategy beyond “pass it and score somehow.” Anyway, what’s the reasoning behind 3 on 3 in OT? Just try to speed to an ending?

Robin Vos announces he won’t seek re-election and then minutes later the USA women tie the gold medal game with 2 minutes left. Patriotism thriving in Wisconsin.

Do politicians who have sought nothing but power for power’s sake, and sacrificed the good of everyone to hoard that power, step away from politics when they have the political winds behind them?

Curb Your Enthusiasm, S7:E7, The Black Swan. Richard Kind at his Cousin Andy best, Funkhouser deeply involved. A one-off that doesn't have to do any season-long story arc stuff so it digs in on the signature Curb conflicts around money and Larry's principles bringing him into conflict with society.

Loooong overdue. I love riding to games, but Canal from 6th Street up to the Palermo’s HQ is a wrist-rattling experience on that old, cracked and broken segment of the trail.

LRT: I am from Wisconsin, so I have complicated, and often unexplainable, relationship with alcohol. But even at my most ignorant, youthful worst, the concept of a cop bar with no rules around consumption and operation has always been insane.

"The cops can drink as much as they want there...The bartenders serve them till they're blackout drunk and let them leave." Quote from a woman who was hit by a drunk-driving cop *while sitting in her living room.* This story from the @inquirer.com is a hell of a thing. share.inquirer.com/yynTQX

Cuba may be experiencing the most profound moment of economic uncertainty that the island’s residents have endured in decades if not over their entire lives.

from the "great reporting and also duh" files

It's OK for us to lose some recipes.

I chugged one of these after every basketball practice in 5th grade because Dominique Wilkins drank one after playing basketball in the Minute Maid commercial. Every single time I got a tummy ache as my friend's dad drove us home but I was practicing the Dominique way. I had to do it.

Dare to be Stupid and Eat It. Like a Surgeon, I Lost on Jeopardy. Then there’s his original Star Wars twist on iconic rock and roll, using The Kinks for Yoda. “I met him in a swamp down on Dagobah …” This is only area I will stump for Gen X exceptionalism.

Dare to Be Stupid. Made Mark Mothersbaugh furious because he felt it was better than any actual Devo song.

B: “Mary Carrillo used to do the culture segments. Now it’s Tucci.” Me: “Look, nothing against Mary Carrillo, but this is the TOOCH!” Just a little slice of life for ya from a couple of real geniuses over here.

Wiping tears from my eyes watching the monobob, a word I had never heard until this morning.

Every Bucks fan of a certain age when they see where on the floor in Philadelphia Big Dog made this from.

I have nothing against you or your regional culture but there is an unbreakable spiritual bond between anyone who has ever had to scrape ice off a windshield while hungover

The 2026 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #BM100

This is a Sanford & Son insult.

My mom has invited me to lunch today at an Applebee's near her senior apartment. My only fear is that I won't be able to order the O-M Cheeseburger while keeping a straight face.

#ARSWIG aka rear merkin

Bit of a sloppy track at Grimsby.

Grimsby and Wolves playing on the kind of pitch you don’t see much anymore, vaguely green in spots, pockmarked and brown everywhere else, and a moat of rutted, gloopy mud in front of goal. The style of play is as attractive as that sounds.

The 2026 Barkley Marathons began with one of the strongest fields ever. The starting field came from 15 Counties as well as 15 States, and included ten women. The course seemed not to care. Over 70% of the field is done. #BM100

Liverpool. Better than you think.

Gakpo was clearly offside, but it’s striking how dependent the referee and linesmen are on VAR. To flag for offside after the player checks your flag, sees none, then starts celebrating is wild business.

Dom belongs in midfield, even with the injuries. LFG

Watching Burton Albion in extra time in the Cup because Brewers season starts now. They even have their own Barrel Man.

The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it

My Bucks group chats after 24 hours, two games, 59 minutes, 8-14 from three, 36 points, 14 boards, 6 assists, 4 blocks and two wins from Ousmane Dieng.

i understand not everyone has caught Ousmane fever but keep in mind: - The pick swap complicates things - There's already 6 teams with at least 8 more losses than you - All 6 of those teams are outwardly tanking At best you're looking at 7th highest lottery odds if you chose to just start losing