This is the 1 year anniversary of my heart attack. This was coming after COVID. Not only I had a heart attack, but had uncontrolled diabetes, blood clots, pneumonia, and elevated LP(a). I have recovered mostly, but now I have to deal with frozen shoulder. It seems Covid speeds up the aging process and somehow of all of that, I'm still alive. https://youtu.be/WFeAASEQ5j0
I’m likely not going to watch the #stateoftheunion because I know what Biden and his administration has done. Sadly, tonight will be a chock full of echo chambers. I do wish people get what the administration, but you know, FOMO/YOLO #SOTU
“Outside the Lines” was ESPN’s banner for serious longform journalism. But the changing sports landscape (especially the popularity of documentaries) and the network’s media rights deals effectively buried the brand.
Latest column for Barrett Sports Media:
https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2023/02/07/espn-respects-outside-the-lines-but-doesnt-value-brand/
I love watching (and sometimes) playing sports. It’s a thrill to watch. As a Nats fan, I can’t forget 2019 when they won the World Series. 5 years later, their total payroll is below $100 million. Fans want the Lerners to sell the team, but the MASN fiasco, the RSN mess, and their own situation is not likely a sale will happen this year. If people understand the business side of sports, they could understand. Then again, billionaires. #cososports
South Carolina: The State Where Judges Rule Themselves in Secret
This is worth trotting out again since I've not shared it here.
Do I vote to re-elect Judges? No, I haven't yet.
https://www.propublica.org/article/what-happens-when-judges-police-themselves-in-secret-not-much
I don’t blame Democrats of trying to yell out what the GOP are doing. I don’t blame the GOP because they’re telling us their game plan. I don’t blame independents because they’re aware (for better or worse) I do blame people who have an indifferent view who only care about their world and not the others. How do we change that?
Social Media Enshittification https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/
If you follow this MASN fiasco with the orioles, Nats, and the Angelos, it's a mess. However, MLB now has a bigger mess: Diamond Sports Group (holder of most MLB's RSNs) might be heading to bankruptcy https://www.nexttv.com/news/its-on-bally-sports-rsns-headed-for-bankruptcy
This means teams won't get paid by Diamond until it's resolved. Uh oh. #cososports
Why Texas runs your textbooks https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYRakNTh/
I read up on the Monterey Park shootings and I feel devastated for the people there who are celebrating the Lunar new year and got ruined by this.
Reading this through, i think they guy wanted the ballroom to burn, but the more interesting one is his last name is Tran (no relation) although he originated from China. I need to know more about his background because there is tension with Vietnam, China, and Taiwan still https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/23/us/huu-can-tran-monterey-park-shooting-what-we-know/index.html
Happy Tet New Year and Happy Year of the Cat. For those wondering why Vietnam is the Year of the Cat and the others is a rabbit, here’s my explainer: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYdgKR3H/#lunarnewyear
When I was at school, I knew about Martin Luther King and his contribution to American History. As I grew older, I learned a different thing about him, for better or worse. As I grew older and learning more about him, you get his struggle and his genius about what might happened if we don’t have things in check. While I’m grateful I learn more about MLK’s struggles, I hope the kids today get to learn more in depth instead of a generalization that some (mostly school systems and GOP) give us.
MLK: “My dream has turned into a nightmare” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNz8j5NOyew
Seeing Lisa Marie Presley and Waffler69 passed away from heart attacks just give me terrible memories of my heart attack last year. Nutrition plays a role, but genetics play a huge factor. I see people going after Waffler69 because he didn’t eat healthy. Sure, if he knew his family history and had health insurance, he might have that, but I’m not going to fault a guy living his life and fortunate to have an audience that he didn’t know he had one.
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