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One of my best friend's growing up (and to this day) was one of nine kids in his family. Nine kids in TEN years! Anyway, I was always included in dinner with the caveat that I take whatever I want on the first pass bc there was likely to not be a second pass. I would stop by and even if my friend was not there, I would be included in dinner.

Another friend's family always had spaghettis and meatballs on Wednesday (Prince spaghetti day!) and I would make it a point… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 11:42 AM on June 2, 2022

I try to channel jessamyn when I am working with older relatives on technology. My gf tries to get her 85 yo father to do complicated things on his phone, syncing between devices, casting, etc. He gets really frustrated with her. "I just want to watch this baseball game". I try to be gentle with gf when telling her to stop with the apps and whatnot. I just typed out some step by step directions on how to use his MLB app on his smart TV. 6 steps. From Turn On the TV to open a… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 10:37 AM on May 31, 2022

Needs Will Farrell movie send up.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 9:10 AM on May 27, 2022

I worked on a “ Crimes of the Century” doc about the Lufthansa heist, and we interviewed the real Henry Hill, and we all then went out to dinner with Ray Liotta who graciously picked up the tab.

That IS gracious of Ray Liotta. Seems to me that Henry Hill with all the stolen money should have picked up that tab. With small unmarked bills.

Loved this interview with Dan Patrick recorded last year.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 10:23 AM on May 26, 2022

I have a son who was stationed at Benning. Was in Columbus not too many months ago. I asked him yesterday about the suggested change. He said call it Ft Moore or whatever they want meaning he supports the change.

Hal Moore and his wife Julia Moore are very deserving. (pdf) The movie based on the book, We Were Soldiers Once and Young was partially filmed there. My son took me down the streets where Julia Moore took it upon herself to be the one who informed the… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 12:47 PM on May 25, 2022

If a cabal of monopolists has to kick you out for being too greedy, it’s safe to say you’re a fucker.

No love lost for Frank McCourt.

My dad, who was somewhat of an athlete used to say about running, "Why should I go for a run when I just end up in the same place I started? Why not play a sport and keep score?" He was partially dad joking and partially serious. Either way, he was right.… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 9:41 AM on May 23, 2022

She is an inspiration to not just young girls, but to all including this old man who used to dream of playing in the big leagues. She has that 80 plus attitude. There are a lot of people with a lot of talent that don't work hard. Very few like Kelsie Whitmore who work as hard as she does. I need to get a FerryHawks jersey with her number on it.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 11:56 AM on May 20, 2022

I happen to know Bebe Neuwirth's family (and her). She is doing well. That is, she is not dead.

I always wondered who the two people in the background of Subterranean Blues video were. I cannot belief I did not recognize Allan Ginsberg and Bob Neuwirth.

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posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 9:32 AM on May 20, 2022

Love this movie. It was playing on one of the cable services (showtime?) recently. The mini ensemble cast has something for everyone. Burt Reynolds, the literal poster boy and Playgirl pinup , a young Sally Field (although older than the Flying Nun Sally) and the Original "The Great One", Jackie Gleeson. (Gretzky is Great, but not The Great One in my book.) My favorite is Jackie Gleeson. I used to watch his variety show on I think Saturday nights with the June Taylor dancers. My… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 8:37 AM on May 19, 2022

Cannonball Run or Gumball Rally or Death Race 2000? Hey, the original Vanishing Point!
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 8:37 AM on May 19, 2022

Heart warming story. Yes, he will be ok. More than ok. He will thrive.

Go Yankees!
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 12:15 PM on May 17, 2022

Comfort...a pipeful of tobacco. Lol.

It is always either behind the couch or in the couch cushions.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 8:22 AM on May 10, 2022

The stone/paver work alone in my suburb of NYC would have cost $35,000.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 4:55 PM on May 8, 2022

I can't even stack two before the urge to eat them overtakes my patience at stacking. I can stack a bag full in my stomach.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 1:39 PM on May 6, 2022

It never occurred to me that there would be a Wikipedia article on a children's book about Grover. Full disclosure: My favorite Muppet is Grouch for obvious reasons that work.

Even more surprising is that I am now discussing the merits of this Wikipedia article and Wikipedia editing in general.

Empress, please tell Des Devlin that I love his sense of humor and his wiki edits. And his inclusion of the word "fungo". When I was a much… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 10:05 AM on May 4, 2022

I get the 40% off coupon every week although it stopped for a while in January, February and March. They're back. I use them for big ticket items or to try out one of those "As Seen on TV" items. Getting that $20 item for $12 seems like an even better deal. The one that cooks 4 eggs in the microwave that is shaped like a big egg, totally worth it.

What kills me about CVS is that their pharmacy shuts down from 1:30 to 2:00 for lunch. I do not begrudge… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 10:49 AM on May 2, 2022

And if there are 30 minutes worth of people in line at 1:30, then what?

Point well taken. My solution would be to tell the last person in line say at 1:15 or some time based on the number of people on line, that they are they last person before the break. So, if I showed up at 1:20 thinking I beat the deadline, I might be told THEN, not after waiting 10 more minutes that based on the number of customers and the average time of transaction, I will… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 11:48 AM on May 2, 2022

Another good point.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 12:19 PM on May 2, 2022

A little off topic but Dave Matthews doing Sledgehammer live is a great version.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 2:48 PM on April 30, 2022

My son got an ROTC scholarship and is serving now. It was great. For me. Before he signed, and we were so proud, I told him that I get the benefit (did not have to pay for college) and he got the obligation (4 years). He said that no, he got what he wanted which was to join the Army as an officer. He has a pretty typical college experience except getting up at 5am to run and having to piss in a bottle every few weeks. Drug tests smooth out the college experience. A lot less highs and lows… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 12:29 PM on April 29, 2022

I saw a Tweet that Jack Dorsey pockets $974 million if/when this closes.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 12:21 PM on April 25, 2022

Twitter CEO to address employees at 2pm pst. He will be accepting resignations at 2:15pst.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 12:22 PM on April 25, 2022

They don't make too many like him anymore; a pragmatic partisan. Now, they're all just partisans.
A gentleman conservative ideologue is still a conservative ideologue.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 10:46 AM on April 24, 2022

I knew a guy a few decades ago who spent a cup of coffee in the NHL. One, maybe two seasons. I asked him what his highlight of his career was. Without hesitation he had two. One, was the only goal he scored on Chico Resch of the Islanders. The other was meeting Guy LaFleur.

Losing Bossy and Lafleur in the same few weeks is a huge blow to hockey fans everywhere.

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posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 9:18 AM on April 22, 2022

Netflix is like standing in front of the open refrigerator door with the fridge full and saying, "There's nothing to eat."
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 1:33 PM on April 21, 2022

They want to be like the Babylon Bee?
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 12:14 PM on April 21, 2022

Should have ended the speech with, "Sen. Theis, bless your little heart."

Great speech. Sounds like she had a terrific mom and that she is/will be a terrific mom to her child.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 12:02 PM on April 20, 2022

Maybe add a Welcome to Flavortown sign too?
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 12:48 PM on April 19, 2022

I am tubing down the Delaware River circa 1980 when I float up next to a friend. Mind you we had been drinking and smoking most of the day. I asked him if he knew what time it was. He responded, "No man. You want to reach a point where time does not matter. I am there. You need to get there." He was right you know. Still seeking time enlightenment.

As for the last time I was sitting in my chair trying to stay awake to the Three Stooges, it has been 2 days and 20 hours.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 9:49 AM on April 19, 2022

None of the tragedies or accidents seemed to deter him. Not sure if that is perseverance or necessity. Either way (or both), great story. Exciting life.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 9:36 AM on April 18, 2022

Interestingly, TWTR hired Goldman Sachs to advise why this bid of $54.20 is too low when GS has a sell rating on the stock and a $30 price target. If this is about shareholder value which is what a public company is about, then they should take the money and run.

As for financing it, what is the difference if he actually sells some TSLA stock or borrows against it? Almost every founder/CEO type borrows against their stock or options. Two reasons. One it still gives… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 9:36 AM on April 14, 2022

I am somewhat of a free speech absolutist, but I concede that the biggest problem is not censorship itself on a private platform, it is who decides what should be censored or not is the issue. There are certain things that I think almost everyone would agree should be censored such as some QAnon stuff, some Antifa stuff, Obama is an alien type stuff, the pizza parlor story, etc. Look at the Hunter Biden laptop story. Censored because it was supposedly false and Russian plant. Turns out that… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 10:18 AM on April 14, 2022

tell me you're a free speech absolutist and I know enough

you're either a teenager (you will grow out of it), or you're deluded, or you are of the wealth class who benefits from this absolute bullshit

all things are not equal.. who owns the media, who decides what speech gets amplified? these are things any discerning 17-year-old can figure out very quickly.

Isn't that the argument to hear all information? Anyone can figure it out for themselves what is right or wrong.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 10:20 AM on April 14, 2022

Maybe the answer is either to have Bezos commit his money to outbid Musk or for the Board of TWTR to just say "No".
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 10:26 AM on April 14, 2022

That a laptop of Hunter Biden's exists and has information on it.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 10:30 AM on April 14, 2022

It should show you the ones you follow
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 10:30 AM on April 14, 2022

I said somewhat of an absolutist not an absolute absolutist. Like I recognize that screaming "Fire" in a crowded theater is not acceptable under free speech.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 10:31 AM on April 14, 2022

I don't know what is on the laptop nor do I really care. I just know that TWTR blocked the NY Post from Tweeting about it and now a year+ later the NY TImes and the WAPO confirm that whatever the NYP said about the lapptop was accurate.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 10:40 AM on April 14, 2022

My kids drank a lot of Arizona Iced Tea when they lived at home. They would go to the local deli, get a huge sammie and wash it down with a 'Zona. I drink a lot if Diet Coke. I wait for sales and buy a lot. Anyway, on sale, Diet Coke and Arizona Iced Tea not on sale or always on sale depending on your point of view, is cheaper than water. I always marvel at that. Either bottled water like Poland Spring is way overpriced or the water used to make these other beverages which are like 99%… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 11:06 AM on April 13, 2022

On the one hand, I am glad this is a sort of low key ho-hum moment. On the other hand, why isn't a bigger deal made of this moment?

Sports and coaching has always been an "old boys network". Usually some old player or long time minor league coach is given the job because he goes drinking of golfing with the front office guys or the coaching staff. It seems as if now that analytics and lots of money are driving the changes in the game, teams are realizing that… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 9:15 AM on April 13, 2022

Very cool. Wanted to see the child's face on the way down, but still great.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 8:54 PM on April 7, 2022

Keep the game as is. Players adapt. The shift has been around for 100+ years. I am close to the average age fan mentioned above, but I would add that two of my three children are huge baseball fans including my daughter. I did have the pleasure of growing up a Yankees fan and going to Yankee Stadium then moving to Chicago and spending many an afternoon in the Wrigley bleachers as a 20 something yo. I have been to Fenway, but not often. I think it really depends on your home team and home… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 9:20 AM on April 6, 2022

The problem with all runners advance on a walk rule is that the umpiring of balls and strikes is still very subjective. The umpire can have an even greater impact on the outcome when the goal should be to eliminate the umpires influence on the outcome. That is not to say I favor the robo ump calling balls and strikes, I like that each umpire has their own strike zone, but blown calls should not change the outcome.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 12:08 PM on April 6, 2022

If you'll pay $100k for very old buried dungarees, I have a 100+ year old bridge to sell you.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 11:33 AM on April 6, 2022

There are several volunteer organizations for which belonging and participating became a third place for me. One, the local fire volunteer fire department. For medical/physical reasons, I was never an active firefighter, but my two sons were/are, and I was active in the administration of the organization. To voluntarily put your life on the line, and to risk physical harm sort of acts as a binding agent for people of varying social, economic, racial backgrounds to come together. Walk into… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 11:20 PM on April 5, 2022

Somewhere there is an intersection between potential and desire. Not everyone wants to maximize potential. What is maximizing potential and by whose definition? The other part of the equation is confidence. If you don't know or don't believe in your own abilities/potential, then reaching the max is near impossible.

What is Vaughn's potential? Seems pretty darn high. He knows so many languages. But, it seems that he get the most reward out of putting a smile on… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 11:23 AM on April 5, 2022

I switched to Diet Coke at some point for some reason that eludes me now, but let's face it, Pepsi schmepsi, coke broke, the real and the best cola is RC Cola.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 9:00 AM on April 5, 2022

Mini Prince. Skipper!!!
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 9:52 AM on April 4, 2022

I love that under the guise of trying to help, he is really just taunting the thief. Nobody who knows about cars or who watches the Motor Trend channel would attempt to steal that car.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 11:54 AM on April 1, 2022

My dad still has his 914 sitting in the garage, partially dismantled. He bought it new in 1969 and decided to rebuild the engine in 1980. And so it has been ever since.

Perfect for Garage Squad. They'll come and fix it up.
posted to MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 12:43 PM on April 1, 2022