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Victors Valiant and Champions of the West.
He/him/his
Victors Valiant and Champions of the West.
Literally that whole thing is on my wall of quotes at the back of my classroom.
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Literally that whole thing is on my wall of quotes at the back of my classroom.
OK, it worked out, but still, my point remains.
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
OK, it worked out, but still, my point remains.
They could just, not do that? But that's just my untrained legal analysis.
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
They could just, not do that? But that's just my untrained legal analysis.
Congratulations Ollie!
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Congratulations Ollie!
Indeed. One of my favorites is he asked me if I knew of a tech guy named Jack Dorsey, I said "yes, he helped found Twitter," and he says "Oh yeah, his dad is my mass spectrometer guy." Which is hilarious because I did not know my dad had a mass spectrometer guy.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Indeed. One of my favorites is he asked me if I knew of a tech guy named Jack Dorsey, I said "yes, he helped found Twitter," and he says "Oh yeah, his dad is my mass spectrometer guy." Which is hilarious because I did not know my dad had a mass spectrometer guy.
It's the 50th anniversary, we'll move on to something else tomorrow.
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It's the 50th anniversary, we'll move on to something else tomorrow.
OK, but to be fair, I did not know who made this shot even if I had a clear view. Dennis Jenkins?
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
OK, but to be fair, I did not know who made this shot even if I had a clear view. Dennis Jenkins?
And that the Coast Guard had said that you didn't need as much freeboard as you did even two years earlier, and every ton of taconite was more money in the bank.
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
And that the Coast Guard had said that you didn't need as much freeboard as you did even two years earlier, and every ton of taconite was more money in the bank.
Yes! OAGAAG!
(It's why I have been pressing @homefield.bsky.social for years to add Pitt State shirts.)
(It's why I have been pressing @homefield.bsky.social for years to add Pitt State shirts.)
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Yes! OAGAAG!
(It's why I have been pressing @homefield.bsky.social for years to add Pitt State shirts.)
(It's why I have been pressing @homefield.bsky.social for years to add Pitt State shirts.)
My dad started working in the furnace itself (and has the burn scars on his arms to prove it) worked his way up to supervisor, and for the last 25 years of his career, was basically the spreadsheet guy/troubleshooter until he retired at 72 in 2023.
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
My dad started working in the furnace itself (and has the burn scars on his arms to prove it) worked his way up to supervisor, and for the last 25 years of his career, was basically the spreadsheet guy/troubleshooter until he retired at 72 in 2023.
22, right after he graduated from Pittsburg State (KS). When he started, it was Ford, then it was spun off to be Rouge Steel, then it was bought by Severstal, the Russian steel maker, then was bought by AK Steel (of Ohio), which was bought by Cleveland Cliffs in 2020.
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
22, right after he graduated from Pittsburg State (KS). When he started, it was Ford, then it was spun off to be Rouge Steel, then it was bought by Severstal, the Russian steel maker, then was bought by AK Steel (of Ohio), which was bought by Cleveland Cliffs in 2020.
On a day where, when they left Superior on Nov. 8, it was 72 degrees, and a pair of storms, including an Alberta Clipper, converged on Lake Superior simultaneously without the level of weather radars we have now. They got hit with a storm of the century right in the teeth.
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
On a day where, when they left Superior on Nov. 8, it was 72 degrees, and a pair of storms, including an Alberta Clipper, converged on Lake Superior simultaneously without the level of weather radars we have now. They got hit with a storm of the century right in the teeth.
I love it when people can expound upon their niches :)
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I love it when people can expound upon their niches :)
No worries, I just realized that this is an info dump that I've been built to deliver since I was like six years old.
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
No worries, I just realized that this is an info dump that I've been built to deliver since I was like six years old.
And she was slated to be overhauled for the 1976 season to extend her to 1000 feet, which is why it was the last scheduled run for so many members of the crew, including Captain McSorely.
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
And she was slated to be overhauled for the 1976 season to extend her to 1000 feet, which is why it was the last scheduled run for so many members of the crew, including Captain McSorely.
That's...that's fantastic. My spreadsheet would be broken on game 1!
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
That's...that's fantastic. My spreadsheet would be broken on game 1!
(Sorry, I come by this naturally; my father worked at the blast furnace at the Rouge Steel Plant in Dearborn from 1973 to 2023. I've known about iron ore, blast furnaces, and lakers since I was a little kid.)
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
(Sorry, I come by this naturally; my father worked at the blast furnace at the Rouge Steel Plant in Dearborn from 1973 to 2023. I've known about iron ore, blast furnaces, and lakers since I was a little kid.)
Now imagine that if that taconite gets wet, it can gain hold another third of that weight.
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Now imagine that if that taconite gets wet, it can gain hold another third of that weight.
Printed Mapquest directions...navigated with a Triptik.
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Printed Mapquest directions...navigated with a Triptik.