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Jacob
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Soccer and birds. A lot of my posts will just be trivia dumps to save my loved ones from having to listen to them in person.
I had assumed the US women just laying waste to every team they faced was in part due to the level of competition.

Then this Canada game. I know Canada doesn't suck at hockey, so this US team is just insane.
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Jake Paul watching Leerdam in 1000m final really ruined the experience for me. Seeing him in the stands with his personal videographer making sure to get him sobbing on camera felt super performative and insincere and made it feel like her reaction was for the camera from her association with him.
February 10, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I absolutely love short track speed skating.

Combining talent, skill and absolute chaos is a recipe for success.
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I really wish Spurs had finished their season's matchups again Man United before Carrick took over.

When's the last time Man U was scary?
February 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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It's in the Bible!
February 6, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Must suck to be Odobert, Tel, and Sarr and start on the bench when 8 of your starters (and the main backup for the centerbacks) are out injured.
February 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
It's so cold that my double-coated dog who usually seems to value outside time over physical safety actually doesn't ask to go outside every 15 minutes.
January 31, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Had to take the day off to get work done on the house. Never know when they'll actually show up or how long it would take so half day wouldn't cut it.

Guy came an hour early and was finished less than 30 minutes after the start of their 10am-1pm window so I just get most of the day off.

Sweet.
January 23, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I know it's been a few years, but I still haven't gotten used to Alabama being good at basketball.

Dang, Vandy beat Bama? Vandy must be the real deal.

Seems so weird to say that.
January 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
My sports hot take is that scoring shouldn't be easy. I like basketball, but I'll never like it as much as soccer or hockey because they score too much. Most baskets just aren't exciting until the very end of the game and then only if the game is close.

Thought bright to you by Min 138-142 Den.
December 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If I were Liverpool, I'd be happy they beat Spurs, but I'd be really worried how an underperforming Spurs that was a man down since the 33rd minute had basically twice the XG you had.
December 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New One Punch Man season is annoying. I got into it because I liked the satire of hierarchy and ambition. I also liked the comedy of a guy experiencing ennui because being a superhero was too easy.

This season is all just very sincere ambitious climbers fighting random monsters with bad animation.
December 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Them: You're not staying for the work party?

Me: Not unless they're paying me to stay.
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ok, Igor Jesus. I know that "I. Jesus" is just your first initial and last name on your shirt, but you also play in England* and I don't think there are any other Jesuses on your team so including that initial feels a little narcissistic.

*England only matters because of language.
December 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I think if Mohammed Kudus had been American instead of Ghanaian, he'd be in the NFL right now. With that strength and balance there's no way he wouldn't have been one of those running backs you see take a hit without even stumbling.

Or he'd have been one of the all-time great USMNT players.
December 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I'll never claim to be a great soccer player because I'm not and I don't like to lie.

I will say that my indoor soccer team gives up 5 fewer goals per game on average in the games I play compared to the ones I miss.

Could be they didn't have had enough players though. I don't know. I wasn't there.
December 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I have no idea why UGA's Gunner Stockton was #7 in Heisman voting. Don't get me wrong. He's not back. Really accurate. Very few interceptions, but he wasn't asked to do much. 36th on attempts but only 48th on yards. Almost no rushing. He was a slightly less effective passer than Haynes King.
December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
And speaking of backing into herringbone parking spots, I pulled into the parking lot as this dummy was trying to back in, I parked, grabbed by bag and coffee cup, got out of my car, locked it and was already waking away before this person managed to get into the space (almost).
December 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I'm pretty sure I have nothing in common with people who reverse park into herringbone parking spaces. Normal spots, sure. As long as you're not holding up traffic, but the herringbone ones, you're now facing the wrong direction to leave, especially in one way parking lots.
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I'm starting to realize most adults don't have a clue why they do what they do.

It's the only way to explain lots of things. Like why you would go into a library where all the books are on walls & think putting something out of the way is shoving it against the walls, blocking access to the books.
December 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Team handball is an underrated sport.

Like I've enjoyed it every time I've ever seen it on TV, but I can't even find a place to play it in metro Atlanta, at least not on the south or east side.

I know of multiple curling leagues.
December 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I don't think I have ever seen Javier Mascherano without thinking about that time he tore his anus in the World Cup.

From torn anus to managing Inter Miami.
December 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Warning to geography nerds: Do NOT pay for the extra features on GeoGuessr. I was really enjoying it last year and got the paid subscription but got bored with it after a few weeks and cancelled. Got an email this year telling me it would renew unless I canceled. I canceled AGAIN. Still charged.
December 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If you ever buy or read books for young children, @dansantat.bsky.social on the cover is a great clue that the book is good. As an illustrator, the art is beautiful (think Adventure Time crossed with Calvin and Hobbes Sunday strips). His taste in collabs is excellent and his own writing is great.
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM