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My Dad died last night. He was 86, 21 days from hitting 87. He'd been going downhill for four months now. The past three or so weeks, he was practically in a coma. He was a golfing cowboy who lived a big life for about 75 of those 86 years. My brother and I are meeting with the funeral home...

Just 68. https://nypost.com/2025/02/24/sports/al-trautwig-longtime-voice-of-msg-network-dead-at-68/

Twenty staff members were laid off last week. Only one full-time print editor and three online editors remain - along with a bunch of part-time or contract "content creators." https://www.adventure-journal.com/2025/02/outside-owner-lays-off-large-percentage-of-magazine-staff/ This is a damn...

Surgeon general says alcohol plays a role in causing cancer, wants warning labels like on cigarettes. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/health/alcohol-surgeon-general-warning.html No word if a triple IPA causes a more bespoke, locally-sourced craft cancer.

I didn’t see this elsewhere, but he collapsed Saturday going back to the press box at Mizzou after the postgame interviews. He’s not doing very well. I get the impression he’s not going to make it. Edit: Bob died Wednesday night.

Listening to SiriusXM’s Holiday Traditions, they played Bing Crosby singing “Happy Holiday.” Bing is awesome. But I don’t want to hear him sing that song. That’s Andy Williams’ song. Also, I only want to hear Bing sing “White Christmas” - nobody else. What are your favorite versions of holiday...

So everything with moving Dad to assisted living was going well. He liked the facility and the apartment. All good. Then the manager came in and said that they didn't have a form signed by his doctor and without that he couldn't stay there due to state regulations We'd been in contact with the...

You’re damn right he gets his own thread. Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead founding member, dies at 84

Per the Dodgers.

Arguably the greatest fly fishing writer ever reportedly died yesterday (based on posts I'm seeing from people in the fly fishing world). He was 78. Even non-anglers would appreciate his work, I think. "Trout Bum" is your starting point. John Gierach

I've seen a few folks who were covering high school sports for SBLive posting they were let go this week. Given the recent partnership with Sports Illustrated, I was kind of shocked. Does anybody know how many folks were laid off?

Thanks to Brian Moritz's newsletter/substack, I was alerted to these and thought y'all might enjoy them. It's from 2022, but I figure most people didn't see it then.

Colorado - A Florida man is left behind by his co-workers on a hike during a corporate retreat. He got lost and had to be rescued after spending the night in a storm with temps in the 30s. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/colorado-hiker-found-corporate-retreat.html Arizona - A woman...

The longtime landscape contractor has died. https://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh-cast-crew/111435/remembering-roger-cook

An athlete competing today drowned during the open water swim. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/crossfit-games-drowning-report-fort-worth-texas-marine-creek-lake/287-f8b4bf82-813f-40ae-ac23-9c102471b7a3

The 2024 writers' room is cramming way too much stuff into this season. VIDEO: Biscuit Basin geyser explodes, sending Yellowstone tourists packing What's next the New Madrid Fault ripping a major quake?

As always, fork cancer. She was 53. https://people.com/tv/shannen-doherty-dead/

A phallus-shaped iceberg has appeared in duffle, Canada. https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/giant-phallus-shaped-iceberg-floating-in-conception-bay-surprises-residents-of-duffle-canada

I’m sure this will be wildly successful. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-office-spinoff-peacock-plot-details-1235996108/

So they're launching a throuple sports streaming service. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/warner-fox-espn-streaming-spots-joint-venture-1235900161/