Day: April 10, 2026

I think….

We’d be much better off in some senses had we elected Harris. We’d be far more visibly divided, because the half that controls the media is the half that pushes the divisiveness the most. Of course, that just kicks this exploding can down the road. Now we are in the space where the can exploded, as did our modern reality. Gaslighting is only partially working and while the world sees us for who we actually are based on this minority, the majority still is not powerful enough to shange the tide. At least now we see how hard the minority is working against majority rule.

I think…

The upcoming football season is going to be a hot mess at every single level. This is partially a result of political involvement and partially a result of the hyper-fascination and media scrutiny of everything at every level. I’m no better. I love the sport and I tend to dig my heels in at every opportunity to get more data.

I think….

I miss Madden. I miss using Madden and college as an educational tool to keep up with the game and how it is played. I want to make my time playing omre meaningful and become a more intelligent gamer.

I think….

I talk and think about sports a lot. It makes sense, because this is the entirety of how my kids operate in this lovely world. I should’ve been a sports writer. That would at least give me free access to PFF… wait… I am a sportswriter! Imma go get that again.

I think…

I love this thoughts setup. It reminds me of the old school ten things I think I think and it’s lovely cofeenerdness. I miss that.

I think…

I screwed up numbering horribly over the past week or more. Somehow the numbering slipped back into iteration 3… That is not how it should be and I am going to fix it. Now, actually.

Some Thoughts:

1. Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “‘I am thinking about it,’ Kamala Harris says of 2028 presidential bid” Girl, no.

One of the hardest aspects of being a father is letting go. I mean letting go of expectations and letting go of the belief that your kids are going to do for you as you’ve done for them. It isn’t real. It happens at times, but it is not a thing to expect or demand. This recently came up as my youngest is about to go to prom. Here’s some background: He’s the result of the first marriage and spends half the year with his birth mom. Now he wants to get ready for prom there as he always does with these type events. I told him it would me a lot if he got ready here with us. He said it made him feel guilty and I ultimately left it to him to decide.

I already know the decision. He’s not doing it here. So, as a dad I can force the issue or I can let it go. I’m going to choose the latter, because I don’t want to have something that is false. I don’t want to force someone to be somewhere they don’t want to be and make a thing what it is certainly not. It’s fine… in the sense of meme fine.

There are degrees of fine. This is the kind of fine that hurts and you don’t forget–the kind that helps you to reevaluate a relationship. I’m still the dad. I’m still the grown up. Yet now I have a clear sense of where things are at. That helps to put my mind at ease. Nice to know where you stand with people. Even if it is at the back of the line.

Some Thoughts:

1. Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “Melania Trump holds extraordinary White House event to deny ties to Epstein, knowledge of his crimes” Well, that was… unprompted. Also, the word extraordinary is doing a lot of work there.
2. Also this: “Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, AP source says” Spoiler: it is about who gets the broadcast games…