Amos Blackman
@amosblackman.bsky.social
Seattle, baseball, law. Not necessarily in that order.
Conversely, an artist that complains about the audience bringing “baggage” to their art almost certainly is *not* a great artist. (To be clear, Gilligan isn’t doing this to my knowledge, just the reply guy.)
December 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Conversely, an artist that complains about the audience bringing “baggage” to their art almost certainly is *not* a great artist. (To be clear, Gilligan isn’t doing this to my knowledge, just the reply guy.)
My ophthalmologist can use an imager instead, for $30. (No charge for dilation, at least with my insurance.)
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My ophthalmologist can use an imager instead, for $30. (No charge for dilation, at least with my insurance.)
On a very slightly related note, I wish my dad was alive to see what has become of his preferred brand of extremely uncool dad shoe.
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
On a very slightly related note, I wish my dad was alive to see what has become of his preferred brand of extremely uncool dad shoe.
The M’s need to re-sign Naylor, and then next year, he can be Big Grumper, and Cal the Sultan of Squat, because the other nickname is very much suffering from national exposure/overuse.
October 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The M’s need to re-sign Naylor, and then next year, he can be Big Grumper, and Cal the Sultan of Squat, because the other nickname is very much suffering from national exposure/overuse.
That’s fair, though the Rockies still draw remarkably well relative to the team’s success. Which may be part of the problem, honestly!
May 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
That’s fair, though the Rockies still draw remarkably well relative to the team’s success. Which may be part of the problem, honestly!
NeuroTribes is amazing, and Steve was an incredible ally himself, but if people want to be allies, they should start with We’re Not Broken, by @ericmgarcia.bsky.social. We’re Not Broken is conveniently also a “lighter” read (complimentary). They should then read NeuroTribes, too!
May 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
NeuroTribes is amazing, and Steve was an incredible ally himself, but if people want to be allies, they should start with We’re Not Broken, by @ericmgarcia.bsky.social. We’re Not Broken is conveniently also a “lighter” read (complimentary). They should then read NeuroTribes, too!
There are so many reasons to be critical of the Rockies, but a plurality of Yankees fans at games when the Yankees visit is really not one of them. It’s true at most non-AL east parks. There are a lot of Yankees fans everywhere and they show up for the one time of year they’re in town.
May 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
There are so many reasons to be critical of the Rockies, but a plurality of Yankees fans at games when the Yankees visit is really not one of them. It’s true at most non-AL east parks. There are a lot of Yankees fans everywhere and they show up for the one time of year they’re in town.
It is the Daniel Craig’s southern accent of the show. The worst and the best. Why I will watch anything Rian Johnson makes.
May 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
It is the Daniel Craig’s southern accent of the show. The worst and the best. Why I will watch anything Rian Johnson makes.
They’re still defending it. Ludicrous. I’m fine with a homer-ish booth, but this kind of thing is obnoxious. (Aaron and Hyphen are usually better than this.)
May 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
They’re still defending it. Ludicrous. I’m fine with a homer-ish booth, but this kind of thing is obnoxious. (Aaron and Hyphen are usually better than this.)
I don’t have access to enough of the article to see exactly how the Coop was using the crosswalk, and I’m sure it was ingenious, but I gotta say, this guy’s working harder than he needs to. Coops around here just use backyard bird feeders as buffets and live high in the hog, no need to be clever.
May 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I don’t have access to enough of the article to see exactly how the Coop was using the crosswalk, and I’m sure it was ingenious, but I gotta say, this guy’s working harder than he needs to. Coops around here just use backyard bird feeders as buffets and live high in the hog, no need to be clever.
When I started grad school (20 years ago, ack), the financial aid office had a mandatory presentation, a nontrivial portion of which was dedicated to warning us not to shop at Morton Williams.
May 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
When I started grad school (20 years ago, ack), the financial aid office had a mandatory presentation, a nontrivial portion of which was dedicated to warning us not to shop at Morton Williams.
Joshua, are you familiar with the Hawaiian tradition of families smothering their graduates in leis? amauiblog.com/graduation-o...
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May 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Joshua, are you familiar with the Hawaiian tradition of families smothering their graduates in leis? amauiblog.com/graduation-o...
The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how hard I try, I'll never be as good as a wall.
May 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how hard I try, I'll never be as good as a wall.
Presumably, shortly after this photo was taken, the ball was propelled at approximately 90mph, which should be impossible both as a matter of anatomy and of physics.
May 23, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Presumably, shortly after this photo was taken, the ball was propelled at approximately 90mph, which should be impossible both as a matter of anatomy and of physics.
This is a good joke because it works both for locals and the core BlueSky demographic of elder millennials born of yuppie NPR listeners.
May 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This is a good joke because it works both for locals and the core BlueSky demographic of elder millennials born of yuppie NPR listeners.
Find yourself someone who loves you as much as Dan Wilson loves the platoon “advantage.”
May 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Find yourself someone who loves you as much as Dan Wilson loves the platoon “advantage.”
Has anyone explained Randy’s habit of preemptively bailing on pitches in competitive counts? I mostly love the guy but he consistently gets himself into worse counts than he needs to.
May 21, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Has anyone explained Randy’s habit of preemptively bailing on pitches in competitive counts? I mostly love the guy but he consistently gets himself into worse counts than he needs to.
Many things make this good(ish) girl a bit nervous, but if a yard has a corrugated plastic sign on two wire legs near the sidewalk, she will fully plant her legs and refuse to move. If there's a breeze and it waves a bit, she will try to bolt. I have to cross the street to continue our walk.
May 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Many things make this good(ish) girl a bit nervous, but if a yard has a corrugated plastic sign on two wire legs near the sidewalk, she will fully plant her legs and refuse to move. If there's a breeze and it waves a bit, she will try to bolt. I have to cross the street to continue our walk.
That’s a crock, madam.
May 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
That’s a crock, madam.
Unlike the much-anticipated Pope-talk, I originally thought I would skip the Rose talk (as Ben predicted), but I got distracted, didn't skip it, and was so glad. As I should have expected, your and Ben's perspectives thoughtful and thought-provoking instead of just "discourse." EW remains the best.
May 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Unlike the much-anticipated Pope-talk, I originally thought I would skip the Rose talk (as Ben predicted), but I got distracted, didn't skip it, and was so glad. As I should have expected, your and Ben's perspectives thoughtful and thought-provoking instead of just "discourse." EW remains the best.
Brandon Lowe (like “now”); Josh Lowe (like “low”); Nathaniel Lowe (like “owie”); Nick Lowe (like “cruel”).
May 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Brandon Lowe (like “now”); Josh Lowe (like “low”); Nathaniel Lowe (like “owie”); Nick Lowe (like “cruel”).
The thing that bums me out about the Bananas is that they’re made out to be a more “entertaining” version of minor league baseball, when they’re the antithesis why going to minor league baseball is so great: Intimate crowds, close to the action, guys working their butts off to be good at baseball.
May 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The thing that bums me out about the Bananas is that they’re made out to be a more “entertaining” version of minor league baseball, when they’re the antithesis why going to minor league baseball is so great: Intimate crowds, close to the action, guys working their butts off to be good at baseball.
There is an extreme irony in defining “corruption” in the narrowest legal sense at the same time his paper is using “deportation” to describe sending people to prison in countries they’re not from.
May 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There is an extreme irony in defining “corruption” in the narrowest legal sense at the same time his paper is using “deportation” to describe sending people to prison in countries they’re not from.