I agree and go a little further on the writing. Writing forces you to make decisions in your thinking. Forces you to decide between competing ideas in your mind.

How I arrived on Bluesky

Gardens of Stone

“One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” There was a two month period where I was reading this out loud 3-4 times a day.

What’s everyone reading now?

Brooklyn blizzard.

Suprematism, by Nikolai Suetin, 1920-21, 📸 by @tiltoncreative

No chewing gum in line either.

The Agony in the Garden, by Eugène Delacroix, 1827, 📸 by @ElsaGarrison

La Retraite de Hugues de Payens, by Georges Mathieu, 1958 (rotated), 📸 by @tiltoncreative

Come on Blue Sky, help America out

USA!

If the Swedes had Bobby Nystrom, they win that game in OT

This is exactly right.

None of us would last a day on “The Creek” m.youtube.com/watch?v=w0tX...

Age verification. I’ve sat in the smoking section of an airplane.

I’d like to see this on parents at youth sports events.

That’s gold Jerry. Gold.

I’m a huge fan of punts Loving this game

You non-sports fans have to understand that for people who are really into pro football, today is basically their Super Bowl

Junior Tennis Tournament First Match: 7:30 AM Second Match 6 PM

At some point other nations need to be competitive with USA n Canada. This hockey is, not at all good.

When “The Mall” opened on Ramstein circa 2010, there were 45-60 minute waits to be seated at the Macaroni Grill

You won 6 Stanley Cups. Have some dignity

So here’s a good war story. Iraq, late 2007. Our BN CSM is going on mid-tour leave the next day. It’s SOP for those departing to drop their duffel bag in the TOC the night before, then grab gear for the convoy to BIAP early the next morning 1/3

1) History of football and war/politcs 2) History of hockey and war/politcs 3) Strategy and Strategic Planning 4) Literature and Philosophy of Erich Marie Remarque 5) Filmography and Philosophy of Mel Brooks

What’s everyone reading now? cc @davidmaraniss.bsky.social

The Patriots making the Super Bowl this year settles the Brady vs Belichick debate. It was Kraft all along.

What I'm doing noon (Pacific) on Friday. If you'd like to join! #OnObedience #Profession #MilitaryEthics

Championship Weekend. But what’s the relationship between popularity and morality? cc: @queenofthinair.bsky.social

Combining football and philosophy. What’s everyone reading today?

Game of inches

When I think about it, Ted DiBiase was right about everything. “Everybody’s got a price”

“Then it all crashes down And you break your crown And you point your finger But there’s no one around Just want one thing Just to play the king But the castle’s crumbled And you’re left with just a name Where’s your crown, King Nothing?” -James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett

Sports Phone 976-1313

Mini series starting with Marshall testing Ike in War Plans through VE Day

The updated version of course

@mtmcgurk.bsky.social 7-2 lead is the most dangerous lead in hockey

Bender

Nachos is a Christmas movie

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains

Domino’s Theory “Whatever the rival pizza chain comes up with, we will develop something that kills you faster” Your stuffed crust has nothing on tour Oreo Pizza.

Before Kevin McCallister, there was Kevin Kubusheskie IYKYK

A master class on how to analyze hockey. Phenomenal book on not only the series, but a dive into international hockey history

Washington inoculated the Army at Yorktown. You cannot make war if all your soldiers have smallpox.

Is Phillip Rivers the first starting QB to also be a grandfather?

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9