Damn I love Duluth

HBO + Candyland

Did you know that China’s having a shortage of ninjas?

https://www.startribune.com/from-play-ball-to-play-bally-s-sinclair-betting-on-legal-gambling-to-boost-viewership/573452881/

I’m Mister White Christmas, I’m Mister Snow. I’m Mister Icicle, I’m Mister Ten Below…

With the whole fam too

My favorite pandemic time killers (alphabetical):

• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Fargo
• The Mandalorian
• Ozark
• The Queen’s Gambit
• Schitt’s Creek
• Ted Lasso

Any others I should start? Better Call Saul was good too…

Chris Rock, Timothy Olyphant, Jason Schwartzman (and so many other great actors)

Cue the outrage

From no coverage of the front nine to (perhaps) too much coverage?

…and The Child

It’s funny, but it’s also true

Ronnie, gentle reminder, the line has been changed to I want to KISS you like an animal…

Ferda, boys

Gossip is the devil’s telephone, best to just hang up…

Trust me, people aren’t thinking about you the way that you’re thinking about you…

Um, what the hell, Mickey?

Welcome to the real world, jackass!

Every human relationship can be adjusted with the right amount of money…

Everybody counts or nobody counts…

Baby Groot, do me a favor. Keep my name out of your little tree mouth, before I snap you like a twig…

Mood.

The boat no longer goes to Loserville!

Sweargen, you cock-sucka

https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Regina-Spektor-Youve-Got-Time-OITNB-Theme-Song-Video-46425999

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/tw2ltp/chappelle-s-show-wu-tang-financial—uncensored

So much is said in silence…

Now we just need a win over Oakland

It’s scotch whisky… Glenlivet, single malt. When you die, you’ll go to heaven, say hello to God; and when God says hello to you, this is what you’ll smell on his breath…

He’s just some angry old man who hates joy…

That was some good TV sportsball

What, you think I’m stupid? I’m not a part of your system. My dad’s not a phone, duh!

From the handshake line to the booing of Bettman and the handoff of the trophy

Spokane visit or Stranger Things audition?

These are sweet

The big woman still here?

People have said a lot of thing about the Masters over the years, but the ability to follow Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia for their entire first round in HD on my AppleTV with no commercials, announcers that don’t scream and silence the majority of the broadcast (aside from the birds chirping) is about as good as sports TV gets, in my opinion. Add in a work-from-home snow day blizzard outside (with wife and daughter safely inside) + hot pizza from across the street + new levels in Two Dots = my favorite day in weeks.

They were like little movies, which is what I was always trying to do: A little movie every week…

I really don’t know how to describe it. It was like the turkeys mounted a counter-attack. It was almost as if they were…organized!

Word on the street was bad for Disenchantment, but I really liked it (plus music by Mark Mothersbaugh!)

Come on, Tim, wow us

Have you turned it off and back on again?

Thanks a lot, Simpsons

Back in my high school days, I had the option to take more than your average amount of history classes: Ancient Civilizations, Western Civilizations, American Experience. St. Paul Central’s Quest program was an early precursor to AP and IB type coursework and Mr. Demers, the history teacher, was one of my all-time favorites. I also was a fan of geography, so when you mixed in the opportunity to travel that my mom’s work allowed, history literally came alive for me.

This past week I’ve been watching the Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ten-part documentary on the Vietnam War. It amazes me how much I didn’t know about this historical event that played out during my lifetime – especially since my father participated in it directly (and it’s the reason I’m not a native Minnesotan). Now I’m looking forward to lunch with him and having an opportunity to ask questions about a topic we’ve never really discussed much (something I wish I’d done with my grandfather and World War II).

I found it interesting to see so many similarities between then and now politically. We like to think that our current environment is the most divisive ever, but this has really been America for a long time. As Thomas Polgar, the Saigon station chief for the C.I.A. wrote in his last cable from the embassy: “Those who fail to learn from history are forced to repeat it. Let us hope that we will not have another Vietnam experience and that we have learned our lesson.”

Note to self: research how so many Midwest politicians rose to play such prominent roles during this period of history (Humphrey and McCarthy in Minnesota, McGovern in South Dakota).

Silence is one of the greatest gifts we have…

Garry was the Prince of comedy…

White people with beards, they ruined everything…

Bob Hope makes an appearance at the Minneapolis VA

https://www.today.com/video/this-year-s-super-bowl-stadium-flexes-its-high-tech-muscles-1153401411949

This made me laugh

The 2017 British Arrows Awards, Minneapolis

Games 15 through 21

This weather, though…

Stranger Things 2 marathon for kid one

Was this really a brand (and did Red Dwarf steal it)?

Everyone wants to be the pickle jar hero…

You think you’re fooling anyone with that topknot?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/entertainment/game-of-thrones/?hpid=hp_no-name_graphic-story-b%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Too hot, but had to get the T-shirt (not pictured)

We’re sinking down deep in the mud, and the fucks are at it again!

Taller windows; bigger TV

http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/david-letterman-in-conversation.html

Cleaning and packing can be fun

Who can turn the world on with her smile? Who can take a nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?

If said fridge is truly smart, it will be filled with Hot Pockets and bologna by the time I get there…

Okay, Google, show me a video of a kangaroo playing badminton with a pirate…

I guess people want to read about the things they want the most and experience the least…