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Rick Umali

@rickumali

High-tech husband and father. Author of Learn Git in a Month of Lunches and I Couldn't Keep It To A Tweet.

 Burlington, MA
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Joined August 2008
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BLOG: Clouds in a Blue Sky ☁️ blog.rickumali.com/2026/10/c…

Clouds in a Blue Sky

Clouds in a blue sky Are what I want to see Some days they're high Some days they're big But some days they're not there at all ...

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Milwaukee Brewers
@BrewersOct 29
THE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP BELONGS TO MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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BLOG: End of the Bag 😋 blog.rickumali.com/2026/09/e…
End of the Bag

End of the Bag

At the end of lunch, the big bag of potato chips was nearly emptied. When I got up to clear the table, I took the empty bag, lifted it a lit...

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BLOG: Coffee Stain ☕️ blog.rickumali.com/2026/08/c…

Coffee Stain

I was admiring myself in the mirror. Pressed clean white dress shirt. Newly knotted tie. I grabbed my Starbucks coffee cup and took a large ...

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BLOG: "Semiquincentennial" 🇺🇸 blog.rickumali.com/2026/07/s…
Semiquincentennial

Semiquincentennial

While listening to a Top 40 countdown of songs from 1981, the DJs introduced "America" by Neil Diamond . My ears perked up. I hadn...

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FOUND A WAY THROUGH! 🇺🇸
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BLOG: Hurray for the Knicks 🏀 blog.rickumali.com/2026/06/h…
Hurray for the Knicks

Hurray for the Knicks

The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Championship this past month. I said to my youngest brother that this was my n...

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Carolina Hurricanes
@CanesJun 15
DID THE DAMN THING
The Canes beat the Knights 3-0 in regulation

ALT The Canes beat the Knights 3-0 in regulation

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I think this is my favorite non-Boston sports championship 🏀😇☘️
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@nyknicksJun 14
job’s done ✅
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NBA
@NBAJun 14
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆 New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!
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Opening Statement. 🇺🇸
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Carolina Hurricanes
@CanesJun 12
THREE DOWN, ONE TO GO!!!
The Canes beat the Knights 4-2 in regulation

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NEW YORK KNICKS
@nyknicksJun 11
THE GREATEST COMEBACK IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY.
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Carolina Hurricanes
@CanesJun 10
ALL TIED UP
The Canes beat the Knights 5-3 in regulation

ALT The Canes beat the Knights 5-3 in regulation

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San Antonio Spurs
@spursJun 9
grabbed the first one in the Garden! 👏 @FrostBank | #ad
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VEGAS WINS IT IN DOUBLE OT
Final (2OT): VGK 5, CAR 4

ALT Final (2OT): VGK 5, CAR 4

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NEW YORK KNICKS
@nyknicksJun 6
Series 2-0.
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Carolina Hurricanes
@CanesJun 5
NO QUIT IN CAROLINA!!!
The Canes beat the Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime.

ALT The Canes beat the Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime.

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NEW YORK KNICKS
@nyknicksJun 4
series 1-0.
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THE VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS TOOK GAME 1 OF THE STANLEY CUP FINAL!!!!!!!!!!!
Final: VGK 5, CAR 4 VGK lead 1-0

ALT Final: VGK 5, CAR 4 VGK lead 1-0

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