I hit another deer last Sunday. Fuck. Coming home from Susie’s parents’ house. 6 point buck. Killed him real good. Had to drag him off the highway. Got the estimate earlier this week. $12,000

Big Woodys! Softball Champs! We did it! We went 6-4 on the regular season and won our first playoff game, and that led to 3 straight games this week, all of which we won. When we joined the team I figured we would be a rag-tag group since they were recruiting so close to the start of the season, but here we are, Big Woodys, Big Winners! I did well in the playoffs, but struggled a bit the first 2 games back from vacation. Overall I went 8 for 16 with 3 RBI and scored 2 runs. ...

So there’s a very distinct feeling, one I only get once per year. And today was that day. After spending the day at the beach there’s no feeling quite like having a beer buzz and that crispy, sun-burnt skin. That’s pure vacation mode for me. No greater feeling. It’s one of the best things in the world.

It’s been almost a month since I joined Big Woody’s and I wanted to put down some thoughts. First, my expectations were mostly met in the game aspect. However, I thought I would play 1st base and that happened for exactly 2 innings. After which I transitioned to pitcher and to my surprise I’ve done fairly well, having never pitched anything other than T-Ball and Little League Minors. Turns out, I’m not so shabby. Who knew? ...

So. We joined a softball team! I secretly always want to be on a softball team. It takes me back to my early teens when I would travel around with Tom’s (my Big Brother) team on Saturdays. We’re play for Big Woodys (hilarious) in a 4 team Y league. We had our first game on June 13 and we won 13-9. I played 1st and pitched, 2 innings of each. Susie caught the whole game. It was a blast! And surprisingly I wasn’t really sore. My right ankle a little from running in cleats, but that’s it. ...

Racist, murderous pig Derek Chauvin was stabbed 22 times in prison. On Black Friday. Fucking perfect! The hero of our story says the attack “was symbolic with the Black Lives Matter movement and the ‘Black Hand’ symbol associated with the Mexican Mafia criminal organizations.” Give him a Medal of Valor.

Mason has been benched since we came back from Myrtle Beach by his awesome Legion coach. He’s done that same bullshit all 3 years Mason has played Legion ball. Well, in a marathon game this afternoon that same coach ran out of pitchers and had to put Mason on the mound. Now, Mason ain’t no pitcher, but he pitched a three inning no-hitter, with 3 K’s and helped the team win to stay undefeated in the Regionals Tournament. At the end of the game I heard the coach say, and I quote, “Thank God Mason came back from the beach.” ...

Found a fun little game on HN you play over ssh ssh adventure.ert.pl Pick a theme and a chat prompt guides you through a quick and amusing text adventure! Here was mine: What should be the theme of your game❓ save the maiden from space pirates 👨‍🚀 Welcome to Space Pirates - a thrilling text adventure where you must save a young maiden from the clutches of evil space pirates. Are you ready to embark on this dangerous mission? Type “start” to begin. ⚔️ ...

So a few months ago I saws this cool little thingy to sync your shell history across all your machines. It’s called Atuin. At first, I was like, “Oh, that’s cool. I’ll check it out.” And then I didn’t. Forgotten, sequestered in the realm of cool-shit-I-saw-once-and-promptly-forgot-about. Then it popped up on Hacker News and I remembered it and was like, “Oh yeah! I should try that again.” And then I didn’t. ...

Almost six years ago I started a new job. A maintenance tech with zero experience. I was resurfacing the factory floor and learning the scary machines. Today I got the call from my boss offering me the Mezzanine Maintenance Manager position. I’ve basically coveted that job since I started. Watching Andy do it, I was convinced I could be that guy. And now I am that guy. It hasn’t sunk in yet, I don’t think. I’m sure the job will be stressful and as annoying as any other job. But for today I’m so totally pumped. I got the promotion I’ve always wanted. ...