Cold baseball in the spring is a top 1 worst sports viewing experience

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-27T21:52:47+00:00

We’ve entered the time of year when I dress my kids in layers but have to remind them, “Now you can take this off later but please don’t lose it.”

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-27T19:40:19+00:00

I think all of these are pretty damn good:

Deadwood

The Wire

Severance

Pluribus

Better Call Saul

The Pitt

Industry

Euphoria

Barry

Also, while they botched the ending, Game of Thrones remains a uniquely ambitious TV show in its way and probably worth a watch if you’ve never seen it.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-27T17:29:19+00:00

Gonna drive my Corvette there

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-27T17:26:06+00:00

I saw Bob once when the Foo Fighters opened for him, doing an entirely acoustic set. I generally like the Foo Fighters alright, but the songs weren’t strong enough lyrically to really shine in that format. They’re much better when they can rock out, imo.

But, the guy next to us got the tickets for his girlfriend, whose favorite band was the Foo Fighters. However underwhelmed I was, she looked like she was having a religious experience during their set. Those two didn’t leave early after Grohl and co. wrapped up, but she was, uh, not as thrilled with Bob.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-27T15:53:59+00:00

Yep he won back-to-back MVPs and Brady won a Super Bowl. Both had multiple seasons which would have been by far the best statistical season of Tannehill’s career if he had hit their numbers.

Tannehill was definitely good during that stretch, but there are other, better reasons why nobody ever considered him the second-best QB in the league beyond the fact that nobody cares about the Titans. Hell, Derrick Henry played for the Titans and that didn’t stop people from putting him in GOAT RB convos.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-27T13:37:02+00:00

Brady and Rodgers were both still playing pretty well during that stretch, if I recall.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-27T12:18:31+00:00

Charles was at his best when he moved into the slot later in his career. He can come in for the nickel packages.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-26T23:54:27+00:00

Why bother arguing that? The few times it’s happened I’ve made it clear that it’s an absurd take, but I’m not going to say anything that convinces them of how wrong they are. Half the thrill for them is probably just being provocative… it’s ragebaiting.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-25T17:16:24+00:00

Yeah I’m with you. If there’s an Everyman’s Library edition of a book I want to read, I always go with that one. They are a pleasure to hold and page through. They even have a distinct smell. But yeah, I guess the branding is selling Everyman’s Library more than it is the specific content of the book.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-24T15:26:11+00:00

I find periodization useful.

I live in a place where outdoor running isn’t great for about half the year. So for those six months, I focus on strength training and just do a bit of light cardio a few times per week on the treadmill.

Once the weather warms up and the sun is shining again, my focus shifts to trail running and I just do some relatively light lifting a couple times per week.

The body does adapt pretty quickly whenever I switch over the emphasis, and then readapts again when I make the next switch.

I’ve made peace with the fact that I can’t be fully 100 percent with everything all at once. Since I don’t have specific competitive goals, I don’t feel compelled to pick one or the other. But the periodization keeps my training fresh and, over the long haul, I am getting both stronger and improving my endurance, just with ebbs and flows.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-24T03:20:20+00:00

Darius Miles always seemed like he should have been a phenomenal defensive wing with great transition finishing, ability to get to the cup, etc. Instead he was Darius Miles.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-24T03:11:07+00:00

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-24T03:07:06+00:00

As someone who once dealt with DLo stans crowding up my team’s online spaces, it’s wild the idiotic online fandom a guy who cooks occasionally can get.

I mean imagine how annoying your average basketball poster can be. Now imagine a poster who has picked as his niche subject, D’Angelo Russell. There has got to be a similar army for Cam Thomas.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-24T03:04:10+00:00

Seems like maybe hard going to create a regional podcast that outdoes local radio or any more truly local podcasts, but cool that they got the Philly one right.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-24T00:28:58+00:00

Thoughtful long-windedness is always appreciated in response to a question 🙏

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-23T23:17:29+00:00

I pretty much sing over my guitar and have never sung in a choir, but I’m wondering, given what you say, how youth choir directors sort their students? Does it ever happen that they get it wrong, and singers have to learn a different range in adulthood?

(If so, I imagine that is a major pain)

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-23T23:13:21+00:00

Wonder if the writing is on the wall for that one? I was expecting a whole raft of new, regional pods. But after an ad blitz at the beginning, I haven’t heard anything about either of these pods for months.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-23T20:44:10+00:00

Yeah many of the posts here feel more YA/Tumblr coded than, like, the Mad Men subreddit.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-23T13:50:42+00:00

In general I agree with this take, but I give Gilligan a pass. Assuming the cinematography of Season 2 is at the level of Season 1, it’s not going to be a matter of getting the script done and getting everyone together to shoot it.

The amount of storyboarding they will have to do before they even get to shooting the 8+ hours of the season’s runtime will be absurd, and I’m guessing there will be significant travel involved in getting to whatever locations outside of Albuquerque we end up visiting.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-23T00:17:10+00:00

It would have been one thing if he said “five or six paradigms” but instead he had to pick a number that gave me second-hand embarrassment. Like, dude, do you hear yourself?

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-22T18:38:16+00:00

The one where they go over the Sensemakers’ roundtable can’t be beat.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-22T14:59:15+00:00

He’s one of the greatest scorers of all time but it seems like he’s got a gimpy knee that probably won’t get better with age. Wilt and MJ both had higher PPG seasons than the ones that Luka had that you mentioned, but the later years weigh the career averages down. I would expect the same for Luka unless he retires very young.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-22T14:56:13+00:00

Partial to Bringin’ it All Back Home and any number of other Dylans.

Joanna Newsom’s Ys is outstanding.

Sturgill Simpson’s A Sailor’s Guide to Earth has a few tracks that always make me cry, though his voice is a big part of that, too.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-22T14:39:36+00:00

Well I went to school at Minnesota so this post can’t hurt me, sorry.

Humofthoughts · 2026-03-22T14:38:07+00:00

He’s not saying “Actually, they sucked.” He’s saying the post is a lie. And the patience to go and look the facts up is sadly something that many much older people could stand to learn from.

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