We’ll be celebrating my mother-in-law’s 70th birthday this weekend.

Nico, Nico newwwwwws, I wanna hear some Nico news!

(to the tune of “Macho Man” by the Village People)

Okay, guys… we all know what today is. Let’s just keep that whole discussion off this blog.

In other news, last night my wife bought a brand new 2024 Volkswagen Atlas. Does anyone else have one?

I saw someone on Threads say they were watching Krull with their nine-year-old, and the kid eventually described it as “Star Wars crossed with Lord of the Rings and (the production value of) Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” and nothing has ever been more accurate.

So hey… it’s Friday.

Hey Gerrit Cole, how does it feel to abandon the Astros after the 2019 season, only to get knocked out of the playoffs four years in a row, watch the Astros win their second championship, then finally make it to the World Series with the Yankees and lose in five games?