Archive for the 'Pop Culture' Category


Tony Hawk On Skateboarding In The Olympics

Hi Bob, Seeing skateboarding’s rocky road to being in the Olympics first-hand, I respectfully disagree with your take that it will “put a dent” in our beloved sport / lifestyle / art. The competition format was exactly the same as we’ve had for years (decades), and the rawness and diversity of the skaters were highlighted […]

Skateboarding In The Olympics

The Olympics killed freestyle skiing. And have put a huge dent in snowboarding too. Now they’re gonna put a dent in skateboarding as well. I mean who wants to be associated with prepubescent gold medal skaters? That’s athleticism, not culture, that’s sport, not lifestyle, THERE’S NOTHING TO BELIEVE IN! And belief is everything. There was […]

Aella

“America’s Sex Recession”  Apple: https://apple.co/3A6nDMH Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3xoqxuq First I listened to the Daily.  Turns out that when you’re vaccinated few antibodies populate your nose, and it’s from your proboscis that most Covid droplets emanate. Therefore, if you get a breakthrough infection, you’re just as contagious as the unvaccinated. So you may not have a bad […]

Data

Maybe the pendulum has swung too far. Data is ruining baseball. Turns out it’s best to only let starting pitchers go five or six innings. And have fielders adjust position based on the batter’s entire history of plate appearances. And since the pitchers are speeding the ball at 100 MPH consistently, the batters are employing […]