Joey Votto has a real case as being the best former player working in media right now because of how simply and easily he’s able to explain hitting concepts in modern baseball to wide audiences.

Nobody tells you this: the single most transformative habit isn't meditation, exercise, or journaling. It's catching yourself mid-pattern and choosing differently. In real time. Not in reflection. Not in hindsight. In the actual moment. That micro-interruption is worth more than any morning routine.

Didn’t have ‘storm chasers’ and ‘extreme meteorologists’ on my World Cup accounts to follow bingo card. But here we are.

Some places in Japan are made for big memories, even when they are very small. Real Daily Life in Japan #16 A small neighborhood park in Japan. A bench. A few trees. A simple playground. A dirt ground. Houses nearby. Not a famous park. Not a tourist spot. Just a small place where children play, neighbors rest, and daily life quietly passes by. For many Japanese people, this kind of park feels very normal. But small parks like this are also part of ordinary Japan. Kōen（公園） = park 🌸

I can tolerate pretty much anything musically in service of the vibes but holy shit I hate The Doors man Instant buzz kill. I’m not trying to hear 5 minute keyboard solos.

He’s going to the post office. Add 10 people in line who have never mailed anything in their entire life

It is time for the United States Postal Service to ban junk mail. Unsolicited spam calls are already prohibited by the FCC. Emails are heavily regulated by the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Junk mail is the majority of mail, 100 million trees per year. Enough!