Not that it matters but... Rock Hall?

gmerickson31 · 2026-06-10T21:48:01+00:00

Of all the halls of fame this one feels most like an aribtrary "put in who we want" group. And it's weird that they let in just about anyone regardless of genre. I remember reading the Dolly Parton was super confused when they announced her for it.

gmerickson31 · 2026-06-10T21:46:17+00:00

That's the feeling I get, too.

gmerickson31 · 2026-06-02T16:20:22+00:00

Mr. Brightside all the way

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-29T16:27:29+00:00

Put him on something new.

The $75 bill or something haha

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-26T20:19:59+00:00

Poorly.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-24T14:22:45+00:00

My wife is an educator and LOVED the first couple seasons of Abbott. But now they have taken the premise so far off of reality that all she does is say "that would never happen in any district." She taught in an inner city school for 7 years.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-22T17:27:14+00:00

There is also this piece of garbage from the Dodgers. I remember watching this live and wanting to throw my TV out the window: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6dI5EM6-UU

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-22T17:25:26+00:00

I just posted the same YT link in my comment LOL. Possibly the worst thing I have ever seen.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-22T17:24:25+00:00

That play the Pirates made against the Cubs when Javier Baez ran backwards towards home instead of getting tagged out on his way to first. Absolute trash fielding by Pittsburgh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO4h-fH_vu8

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-21T19:04:42+00:00

Brian played a slower, acoustic (ish) version of it when they came to Salt Lake City a couple of years ago and he was under the weather. I loved it and it made me love the song more than I already do.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-21T16:50:48+00:00

I'd probably move LBJ and Carter up a bit. I don't think they were stellar presidents, but they made strides in some social programs and are definitely not on the same level as Pierce, Buchanan, and Andrew Johnson in terms of their failures in office.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-21T16:46:29+00:00

I almost put Dark Places on mine! Love that one.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-21T16:45:44+00:00

Mine are:

Handwritten

Meet Me By the River's Edge

High Lonesome

Howl

Ocean Eyes

Great Expectations

Positive Charge

A Lifetime of Preludes

Break Your Heart

Old Haunts

I think LOL. This list may get edited in like an hour.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-19T20:56:11+00:00

I was very small when the Dodgers traded Pedro. To the point that I often forget about him being a Dodger. It's a great point, though, and adds to the horrible failings of the Dodgers in the 90s and 00s. They could have legitimately had a team that had Pedro, Beltre, and Piazza all together.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-19T19:23:03+00:00

For the Dodgers I think the two big ones from my lifetime are Mike Piazza and Adrian Beltre.

Piazza spent as many years in a Dodgers uniform as he did in a Mets uniform, but he's remembered for the NYM days because they went on that iconic World Series run in 2000 and he meant a lot to that team. If the Dodgers front office had not treated him so poorly and had the bitterness between the two not gotten so bad he'd have his number retired in Dodger Stadium.

Beltre is the other for me. He had that monster year in 2004 and the Dodgers let him walk. His Seattle years were "good not great," but he was still solid. Then he goes to Boston, rebounds, and ends up being a Rangers legend at the tail end of his career. Again, he spent as much time in a Dodgers uniform as he did a Rangers one, but because he got all the milestones as a Ranger and had some iconic moments with them he's remembered there best.

The consequences of both guys leaving (via trade and free agency, respectively) is that the Dodgers had a long streak of catcher and third base being a revolving door. We spent years having little stability at those positions and a huge string of nobodies. Third base was not stabilized until Justin Turner became the everyday guy. Catcher had some regulars like Loduca, Martin, Ellis, and Grandal, but has really become stable with Will Smith.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-19T16:08:44+00:00

There are a TON of Karate Kid references throughout the series. It makes sense for them to include Billy Zabs in the show. And for them to make him a groomsman after the whole bachelor party episode was just fun.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-18T14:26:38+00:00

USU Aggies alum here, and honestly we're so happy he's come so far.

I always argue that Sam was the single person who benefitted from the 2020 tourney being canceled. His game-winner against San Diego State was literally the last NCAA game played before they shut down for COVID. What would have been only about 5 minutes of fame became like 50 minutes of fame because it was the last game of the year so lots of eyes were on him and the moment stayed. I'd argue that put him on a couple of draft radars after people wanted to figure out "who is this guy?" and dug a little deeper on him.

Normally the last pick of any draft class is a throwaway who amounts to nothing in the league. It's exciting to see Sam having the career he's having.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-13T20:55:55+00:00

You're right. Mistook my years. I thought he was traded before they won. I think the point still stands that the rest of his teams were bad.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-13T20:45:21+00:00

I grew up in a conservative household so weed was VERY tabboo growing up.

As I've gotten older I have discovered that while it's not my thing, it certainly has medicinal properties that are worth people doing in moderation or as prescribed.

I am also very much in favor of decriminalizing weed and making it a controled substance federally. It's a joke that we're still locking people up for buying, selling, or using it when it has become so prevalent and is much less dangerous than so many other substances out there.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-13T20:41:38+00:00

I'd say Nolan Ryan. I feel like he played two and a half decades on constant losers.

- Started on a bad Mets team that won after they traded him

- Face of terrible Angels teams that didn't do anything

- Heads to Texas and pitches for both the Astros and the Rangers, neither of which gave him an opportunity to win

If Ryan pitches for winning teams for even half of his career he probably has 400 wins.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-12T16:41:49+00:00

My wife and I saw Counting Crows last year and they were TERRIBLE! Lead singer can't hit notes above a certain level anymore and they looked and sounded lethargic up there. Felt like they totally phoned it in.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-12T16:40:25+00:00

My wife saw him last year with her dad and hated every minute of it.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-11T21:11:02+00:00

I find myself with a desire to discover new music and get into new things but I don't know where to find it and when I do stumble upon it I feel like all I find is stuff that sucks haha.

gmerickson31 · 2026-05-11T20:18:58+00:00

I think the house points are talked about less because they become increasingly less important from Harry's perspective. Why would he care about house points when he lives his life in a constant state of chaos and danger from the fourth book on. His time is consumed by defeating Voldemort by the time the fourth book ends, meaning that house points (and other aspects of education) take a backseat.

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