On this day in 1845, my ancestor Muhammad O'Halloran reached Ireland after fleeing a famine in India. He only had a chance to have a couple of potatoes before the Potato Famine hit. My bloodline has never had good luck.
+On this day in 1845, my ancestor Muhammad O'Halloran reached Ireland after fleeing a famine in India. He only had a chance to have a couple of potatoes before the Potato Famine hit. My bloodline has never had good luck. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/2014-04-30-my-heritage-pt-2.md b/_posts/2014-04-30-my-heritage-pt-2.md index dc6100a..41c2315 100644 --- a/_posts/2014-04-30-my-heritage-pt-2.md +++ b/_posts/2014-04-30-my-heritage-pt-2.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- date: 2014-04-30 -title: My Heritage Pt 2 +title: "My Heritage, Pt. 2" tags: thoughts --- diff --git a/_posts/2014-05-22-rich-people-conversations.md b/_posts/2014-05-22-rich-people-conversations.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5b4c249..0000000 --- a/_posts/2014-05-22-rich-people-conversations.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2014-05-22 -title: Rich People Conversations -tags: great-lines, sports ---- - - - - - - diff --git a/_posts/2014-12-29-the-tea-party-gets-its-just-desserts.md b/_posts/2014-12-29-the-tea-party-gets-its-just-desserts.md deleted file mode 100644 index e8981b8..0000000 --- a/_posts/2014-12-29-the-tea-party-gets-its-just-desserts.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2014-12-29 -title: The Tea Party Gets Its Just Desserts -tags: stories, current-events ---- - -At my old job, I’d talk to Tea Party idiots all the time. Since we had to take calls from people if they followed up on stuff, I was able to see the deterioration of their lives in a very concrete way. - -The themes of the calls usually went as follows: - -**Call 1**: Obama is the worst and everyone besides me is leeching off the system! Why do I have to pay so much in taxes! - -**Call 2**: I just lost my job. Does my employer have to keep giving me health insurance? - -**Call 3**: I’m about to lose my house. Aren’t there any government programs that can help me? - -Few things brought me more joy than seeing these people stuck in a world where their situation was at direct odds with their Tea Party views. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/2015-11-22-black-friday.md b/_posts/2015-11-22-black-friday.md deleted file mode 100644 index ef14345..0000000 --- a/_posts/2015-11-22-black-friday.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2015-11-22 -title: Black Friday -tags: great-lines ---- - - -[Black Friday is a sad, apocalyptic wallet safari. You'll thank yourself for staying home](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/27/black-friday-at-home-sales-problem): - -> Those compelled to be at a factory outlet store hustling chinos, or even at Walmart, [on Black Friday] have to find excuses for feeling miserable. Everyone else there is there because it’s their job. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/2017-06-26-child-prodigy.md b/_posts/2017-06-26-child-prodigy.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2b406e2..0000000 --- a/_posts/2017-06-26-child-prodigy.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,9 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2017-06-26 -title: Child Prodigy -tags: sports ---- - -If I was Oladipo, my sole mission in personal after would have been to destroy everything this child held dear. Such insolence cannot be tolerated: - -\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/2017-07-09-use-your-brain.md b/_posts/2017-07-09-use-your-brain.md deleted file mode 100644 index ba90085..0000000 --- a/_posts/2017-07-09-use-your-brain.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2017-07-09 -title: Use Your Brain -tags: great-lines ---- - - -A co-worker told me he says the following to his kids when they just come to him to solve their problems: - -> Use your brain before you try to use mine. - diff --git a/_posts/2018-06-27-leftist-optimism.md b/_posts/2018-06-27-leftist-optimism.md index 47ab1be..6400541 100644 --- a/_posts/2018-06-27-leftist-optimism.md +++ b/_posts/2018-06-27-leftist-optimism.md @@ -7,47 +7,47 @@ date: 2018-06-27 I really needed to read [this post on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156414314761192&id=659246191&mibextid=WC7FNe&rdid=ibUhwv6cunLWeOo2) from Will Sternberg: > I hate “we’re fucked.” - +> > I mean, I don’t want to shame anyone who has said it, thought it, or posted it. I have too. But as a philosophy, as a statement of belief, I hate it. Because it means you’ve given up. - +> > We are absolutely NOT fucked. - +> > Things are so bad. This country has taken a turn that I could never have predicted. It is absolutely fascist, nativist, and extremist. It’s every bit as scary as it seems. - +> > But we are not fucked. - +> > I read a long-form article on the Russia hacks in the New Yorker not long ago. However much you think that influenced the outcome, it was an instructive piece of journalism. There is very little indication that there was a specific political agenda that was being wished for. The goal was simple: Sow chaos and undermine the faith of Westerners in their own institutions. - +> > This is really important to think about right now. - +> > I have a high regard for Mueller and I think his investigation will have some influence. But don’t wait on him to save us. He can’t. And don’t wait on impeachment. I would support it fervently, but it is nothing to bank on. And especially don't assume Trump can't win again. He absolutely can. Our best bet - better, even, than all of our protests and actions - is actually voting. - +> > It’s so square. It’s so old-fashioned. Many of us involved with the hard-left or anarchist scene have been trained to disregard it. - +> > Fucking don’t. NOT NOW, guys. It is the best tool at our disposal. Yeah, you can say that they will sabotage it, reject it, whatever. “Sufficient to the day is the evil thereof.” In other words, don’t create troubles before they exist. Anything seems possible to me right now, but it remains the case - despite hacked voting machines and gerrymandering - that there is no known mechanism by which our government can deny massive voter turnout. - +> > Take back the House in November. Then take back the Presidency in 2020. The worst thing we could do is pretend that these are givens. I never, ever, ever thought that this piece of shit could sit in the Oval Office. I was so humbled by my error. Therefore I assume he could take it again - I know he could - unless we accept the threat as real. - +> > When we say, “We’re fucked,” we roll over. We defeat ourselves. We do their job for them. Don’t do that. We are NOT fucked. We are in a fight. It sucks. It’s hard. People are suffering. The earth is suffering. It will get worse. - +> > You know, since everyone loves the Nazi comparisons, there were people during the HEYDAY of the Third Reich who NEVER said, “We’re fucked.” They said, “We’re in a fight.” And you know what’s interesting? Nazi Germany went from the worst regime in the world to a liberal democracy within a lifetime. - +> > Look at Japan. Take the historical view. Stop pretending that the worst of what’s happening now is what is going to always happen. This is what is happening RIGHT NOW. That’s all you know. If you think it’s going to be this way forever, read a book. - +> > Countries slide into fascism for long periods. It happens. Countries also have short-term extremist right-wing governments. Happens in Europe all the time. They get voted out. The threat remains. The threat of fascism will remain in America in a way it never has before. It’s a real movement. But we’re not fucked. Not even close. We can get off the ropes in the mid-terms and knock them out in 2020. But only if we stop saying that we’re fucked, and start seeing this as a fight. - +> > I’m no Pollyanna. Things are so unutterably bad that I walk around in a constant state of nausea and horror. But you have to take the historical view, and you can’t lie down and say we’re doomed, or else they have beaten you. - +> > Again, I don’t want to shame anyone who says, “We’re fucked” as an emotional reaction. I get it, I really do. But if you say that as a historical reality, then you SHOULD be ashamed. We are so far from being fucked. It's time for that warrior spirit, from everyone. - +> > Our best bet, actually our only realistic bet, is to mobilize the vote. There has always been a silver lining to this situation. I have always hesitated to state it, for fear of sounding like I am not taking the horror seriously. Fuck that; I do. But there has always been the possibility, there remains the possibility, that this is a time when our country faces up to its worst reflection, sees it truly, and breaks the fucking mirror. A time when the last bastion of white power and male supremacy and oligarchy attempts to enact fascism, but the antibodies of the American system and American multi-culturalism kick in to reject it. - +> > Where do you want to stand in that equation? As someone who rolled over because we’ve have had two awful years of shit that much of the world has already experienced many, many, many times over, so you decided that we’re finished and done for? Come on. Look at Europe, look at Africa, look at Asia. Back and forth with this shit, and much worse. - +> > I have your back. Get up. Here’s my hand. Let’s fight. - +> > It can’t become hip to give up. It can’t become hip to say we are fucked. Look at history. People have been so much more fucked than us, and won. If you truly believe we are finished, I’m sorry, but you were the first to fall. Stick a fork in you, turn you over, you’re done. I don’t want to see you do that, if only for the selfish reason that we need you. - +> > Do all the protests, do all the direct action, make all the phone calls, then mobilize in October and November. That’s when we can get off the ropes and start punching again. Take the long view, my sisters and brothers. Don’t let them take you out of the fight. - +> > And if you need me for anything, I am here. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/2018-10-20-great-job-advice.md b/_posts/2018-10-20-great-job-advice.md deleted file mode 100644 index fc2a0eb..0000000 --- a/_posts/2018-10-20-great-job-advice.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,7 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2018-10-20 -title: Great Job Advice -tags: thoughts ---- - -A wise man once told me that if you're consistently working more than 40 hours per week, you're bad at your job or the company is taking advantage of you. Either way, you need to make a change. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/2020-03-19-great-lines-the-unsettling-edition.md b/_posts/2020-03-19-great-lines-the-unsettling-edition.md index 7b511a4..36c605b 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-03-19-great-lines-the-unsettling-edition.md +++ b/_posts/2020-03-19-great-lines-the-unsettling-edition.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tags: newsletter [On an enigmatic baseball player](https://vault.si.com/vault/2006/09/25/arod-agonistes): -> …in December 2003, when the Red Sox were frantically trying to acquire Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers, several Boston executives called on Rodriguez in his New York hotel suite after 1 a.m. Rodriguez answered the door in a perfectly pressed suit, tie knotted tight to his stiff collar. The Red Sox officials found such polished attire at such a late hour odd, even unsettling. +> ... in December 2003, when the Red Sox were frantically trying to acquire Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers, several Boston executives called on Rodriguez in his New York hotel suite after 1 a.m. Rodriguez answered the door in a perfectly pressed suit, tie knotted tight to his stiff collar. The Red Sox officials found such polished attire at such a late hour odd, even unsettling. --- diff --git a/_posts/2021-01-12-almond-milk.md b/_posts/2021-01-12-almond-milk.md deleted file mode 100644 index 288ec01..0000000 --- a/_posts/2021-01-12-almond-milk.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,7 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2021-01-12 -title: Almond Milk -tags: funny ---- - - diff --git a/_posts/2021-01-13-covid-warning-sign.md b/_posts/2021-01-13-covid-warning-sign.md index 3a1c31c..2efff55 100644 --- a/_posts/2021-01-13-covid-warning-sign.md +++ b/_posts/2021-01-13-covid-warning-sign.md @@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ title: Covid Warning Sign tags: funny --- - + diff --git a/_posts/2021-01-15-drakes-house.md b/_posts/2021-01-15-drakes-house.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0ce7db4..0000000 --- a/_posts/2021-01-15-drakes-house.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,6 +0,0 @@ ---- -tags: funny -title: Drake's House ---- - - diff --git a/_posts/2021-01-23-isle-of-it.md b/_posts/2021-01-23-isle-of-it.md deleted file mode 100644 index f5c596f..0000000 --- a/_posts/2021-01-23-isle-of-it.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,7 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2021-01-23 -title: Isle Of It -tags: funny, entertainment ---- - - diff --git a/_posts/2021-01-27-loyalty.md b/_posts/2021-01-27-loyalty.md deleted file mode 100644 index 55a717e..0000000 --- a/_posts/2021-01-27-loyalty.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,7 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2021-01-27 -title: Loyalty -tags: work ---- - - diff --git a/_posts/2021-02-02-independent-contractor.md b/_posts/2021-02-02-independent-contractor.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9dd00c6..0000000 --- a/_posts/2021-02-02-independent-contractor.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,7 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2021-02-02 -title: Independent Contractor -tags: work ---- - - diff --git a/_posts/2021-02-05-pasta.md b/_posts/2021-02-05-olive-garden.md similarity index 75% rename from _posts/2021-02-05-pasta.md rename to _posts/2021-02-05-olive-garden.md index ab60a45..90537ef 100644 --- a/_posts/2021-02-05-pasta.md +++ b/_posts/2021-02-05-olive-garden.md @@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ title: Olive Garden tags: absurdist --- - + diff --git a/_posts/2021-02-23-xkcd-puppets.md b/_posts/2021-02-23-xkcd-puppets.md deleted file mode 100644 index f2d4b03..0000000 --- a/_posts/2021-02-23-xkcd-puppets.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,7 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2021-02-23 -title: Puppets -tags: absurdist ---- - - diff --git a/_posts/2021-05-05-my-heritage-pt-3.md b/_posts/2021-05-05-my-heritage-pt-3.md index 3d9d830..5634f95 100644 --- a/_posts/2021-05-05-my-heritage-pt-3.md +++ b/_posts/2021-05-05-my-heritage-pt-3.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- date: 2021-05-05 -title: My Heritage Pt 3 +title: "My Heritage, Pt. 3" tags: thoughts --- diff --git a/_posts/2021-05-09-jalen-roses-touching-tribute-to-his-mom.md b/_posts/2021-05-09-jalen-roses-touching-tribute-to-his-mom.md deleted file mode 100644 index dd4c20e..0000000 --- a/_posts/2021-05-09-jalen-roses-touching-tribute-to-his-mom.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,9 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2021-05-09 -title: Jalen Rose's Touching Tribute To His Mom -tags: uplifting, sports ---- - -Oladipo got got (via ej_windham/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/SYFO2qly8G
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 26, 2017
- -This made me feel things. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/2022-03-07-great-lines-the-anxiety-cost-edition.md b/_posts/2022-03-07-great-lines-the-anxiety-cost-edition.md index 5fb1972..f52d9de 100644 --- a/_posts/2022-03-07-great-lines-the-anxiety-cost-edition.md +++ b/_posts/2022-03-07-great-lines-the-anxiety-cost-edition.md @@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ This has been an issue for me all my life: A co-worker told me he says the following to his kids when they just come to him to solve their problems: -> Use your brain before you try to use mine. +> Use your own brain before you try to use mine. diff --git a/_posts/2022-03-25-deli-ham.md b/_posts/2022-03-25-deli-ham.md deleted file mode 100644 index 06be172..0000000 --- a/_posts/2022-03-25-deli-ham.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,8 +0,0 @@ ---- -tags: great lines ---- - - - - - diff --git a/_posts/2022-04-04-great-lines-the-weird-situations-edition.md b/_posts/2022-04-04-great-lines-the-weird-situations-edition.md index d0194a0..8914898 100644 --- a/_posts/2022-04-04-great-lines-the-weird-situations-edition.md +++ b/_posts/2022-04-04-great-lines-the-weird-situations-edition.md @@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ This quote by Andy Warhol has always resonated with me as a way to explain my yo I spent way too much time making this mistake. There's no need to engage toxic trolls to understand their beliefs: - + --- This quote endeared Carlos Gomez to me for the remainder of his career: - + diff --git a/images/olivegarden.png b/images/olivegarden.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1b8e305 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/olivegarden.png differAn incredibly touching and emotional moment as @JalenRose pays tribute to his late mother on NBA Countdown ❤️ pic.twitter.com/cL7d0I2UkX
— ESPN (@espn) May 9, 2021