Patrick Reilly
@reillykp.bsky.social
Dad, husband, diplomat, outdoorsmen, runner.
Arsenal, Bruins, Sox, UVa Hoops, CU football.
Arsenal, Bruins, Sox, UVa Hoops, CU football.
Heard a great story last night:
A friend was working in the European Parliament and was sitting with Otto von Hapsburg at the bar. Someone came up, and thinking they were clever said “Austria-Hungry football is tomorrow. Who will you be rooting for?” Otto responded, “well who are they playing?”
A friend was working in the European Parliament and was sitting with Otto von Hapsburg at the bar. Someone came up, and thinking they were clever said “Austria-Hungry football is tomorrow. Who will you be rooting for?” Otto responded, “well who are they playing?”
February 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Heard a great story last night:
A friend was working in the European Parliament and was sitting with Otto von Hapsburg at the bar. Someone came up, and thinking they were clever said “Austria-Hungry football is tomorrow. Who will you be rooting for?” Otto responded, “well who are they playing?”
A friend was working in the European Parliament and was sitting with Otto von Hapsburg at the bar. Someone came up, and thinking they were clever said “Austria-Hungry football is tomorrow. Who will you be rooting for?” Otto responded, “well who are they playing?”
This is going to be great! Bunch of Saints fans roving the streets of Paris, correcting peoples pronunciation of things, boiling shellfish on the sidewalks, and generally getting revenge for them selling out NOLA 220 years ago.
The NFL has made it official, announcing the New Orleans Saints will host a game in Paris during the 2026 season at France's largest stadium.
saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...
saintswire.usatoday.com/story/sports...
NFL makes it official, announces 2026 Saints game in Paris
The NFL has made it official, announcing the New Orleans Saints will host a game in Paris during the 2026 season at France's largest stadium.
saintswire.usatoday.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This is going to be great! Bunch of Saints fans roving the streets of Paris, correcting peoples pronunciation of things, boiling shellfish on the sidewalks, and generally getting revenge for them selling out NOLA 220 years ago.
February 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
February 2, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Disappointed they don’t get to play with Brest, just because Brest is out of their league.
February 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Disappointed they don’t get to play with Brest, just because Brest is out of their league.
For all the handwringing ADs, coaches & columnists are doing over the new era of college sports “ruining it” all they have to do is classify athletes as employees & collectively bargain! It didn’t “ruin college sports” when coaches became the highest paid state employees. I wonder why that is???
January 21, 2026 at 3:50 PM
For all the handwringing ADs, coaches & columnists are doing over the new era of college sports “ruining it” all they have to do is classify athletes as employees & collectively bargain! It didn’t “ruin college sports” when coaches became the highest paid state employees. I wonder why that is???
Cris Collinsworth: I like seeing Caleb Williams so cool.
Chris, it’s 2 degrees in Chicago. They’re ALL cool.
Chris, it’s 2 degrees in Chicago. They’re ALL cool.
January 19, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Cris Collinsworth: I like seeing Caleb Williams so cool.
Chris, it’s 2 degrees in Chicago. They’re ALL cool.
Chris, it’s 2 degrees in Chicago. They’re ALL cool.
It took 2 years, but finally have my bluesky feed all set up
January 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
It took 2 years, but finally have my bluesky feed all set up
What are his thoughts on the enforcement of Coach and AD contracts?
January 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
What are his thoughts on the enforcement of Coach and AD contracts?
Should have gone with “butt time.”
January 1, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Should have gone with “butt time.”
Also, if my in-laws are any indication, it would make ND fans the maddest.
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Also, if my in-laws are any indication, it would make ND fans the maddest.
That would have been so much better if his shirt said “I Believe in Jesus”
December 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
That would have been so much better if his shirt said “I Believe in Jesus”
Did not expect to cry to @paulscheer.com, usually I laugh, but damn, nice work!
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
December 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Did not expect to cry to @paulscheer.com, usually I laugh, but damn, nice work!
Saw one in the wild today. Behind the counter a liquor store.
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Saw one in the wild today. Behind the counter a liquor store.
Last night
6 yr old: Santa isn’t real because he uses magic and magic isn’t real and so he’s not real.
Me: Well, we’ll see how many presents the guy you think isn’t real leaves under the tree for you on Christmas.
6 yr old: Oh, I like Santa, I just don’t believe in him.
6 yr old: Santa isn’t real because he uses magic and magic isn’t real and so he’s not real.
Me: Well, we’ll see how many presents the guy you think isn’t real leaves under the tree for you on Christmas.
6 yr old: Oh, I like Santa, I just don’t believe in him.
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Last night
6 yr old: Santa isn’t real because he uses magic and magic isn’t real and so he’s not real.
Me: Well, we’ll see how many presents the guy you think isn’t real leaves under the tree for you on Christmas.
6 yr old: Oh, I like Santa, I just don’t believe in him.
6 yr old: Santa isn’t real because he uses magic and magic isn’t real and so he’s not real.
Me: Well, we’ll see how many presents the guy you think isn’t real leaves under the tree for you on Christmas.
6 yr old: Oh, I like Santa, I just don’t believe in him.
A+ transfer announcement.
No notes.
No notes.
Eric Dick is back in Indy!
After winning the finals MVP and championship with Pittsburgh, Dick returns to the Circle City for 2026!
He last played for the Boys in Blue in 2021 where he appeared in 4 matches. Welcome back!
After winning the finals MVP and championship with Pittsburgh, Dick returns to the Circle City for 2026!
He last played for the Boys in Blue in 2021 where he appeared in 4 matches. Welcome back!
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A+ transfer announcement.
No notes.
No notes.
Passing along, because same.
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Passing along, because same.
ND would have been in if they had won the ACC championship. Maybe being an independent doesn’t pay?
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
ND would have been in if they had won the ACC championship. Maybe being an independent doesn’t pay?
It’s also crap, because no conference is going to give up the millions of dollars they make from a conference championship game.
December 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
It’s also crap, because no conference is going to give up the millions of dollars they make from a conference championship game.
Outstanding work.
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Outstanding work.
Reposted by Patrick Reilly
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
For your daily nightmare fuel, the trees around Cherynobl are not decaying b/c the microbes, fungi, & bacteria that help them decay are not there. So it’s greatly increasing the fire risk in the no-go zone, which is its own kind of terrible b/c the forest is radioactive.
(I know it’s from 2014).
(I know it’s from 2014).
Chernobyl’s trees are not decaying normally, increasing the risk of a nuclear wildfire – Wildfire Today
wildfiretoday.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For your daily nightmare fuel, the trees around Cherynobl are not decaying b/c the microbes, fungi, & bacteria that help them decay are not there. So it’s greatly increasing the fire risk in the no-go zone, which is its own kind of terrible b/c the forest is radioactive.
(I know it’s from 2014).
(I know it’s from 2014).
The articles are starting to catch-up
"In just the last three months, Georgia Power has removed 6 gigawatts of projected demand from its 2030s forecasts.. according to a filing Friday with the Georgia Public Service Commission. The cause: canceled or postponed data center developments."
"In just the last three months, Georgia Power has removed 6 gigawatts of projected demand from its 2030s forecasts.. according to a filing Friday with the Georgia Public Service Commission. The cause: canceled or postponed data center developments."
Georgia Power’s large load pipeline shrinks by 6 GW
Georgia Public Service Commission staff testimony noted data centers are “underperforming expectations” due to lower materialization rates, project cancellations and delays.
www.utilitydive.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The articles are starting to catch-up
"In just the last three months, Georgia Power has removed 6 gigawatts of projected demand from its 2030s forecasts.. according to a filing Friday with the Georgia Public Service Commission. The cause: canceled or postponed data center developments."
"In just the last three months, Georgia Power has removed 6 gigawatts of projected demand from its 2030s forecasts.. according to a filing Friday with the Georgia Public Service Commission. The cause: canceled or postponed data center developments."
Symbolism too on the nose.
'I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield,' North Carolina driver tells 911
It’s not clear if the feline slipped from the eagle’s talons near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park or was discarded simply because the big bird didn’t have a taste for it.
www.nbcnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Symbolism too on the nose.
In symbolism a little too on the nose, the venue hosting the UNFCC climate change negotiations in Brazil caught on fire yesterday.
Fire prompts evacuations at U.N. climate talks in Brazil; 13 suffer smoke inhalation
Officials say a fire that spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil has prompted evacuations on the next-to-last day of the conference.
www.npr.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In symbolism a little too on the nose, the venue hosting the UNFCC climate change negotiations in Brazil caught on fire yesterday.