- BoyGeeding is now officially a teenager. He had two of his friends stay the night on his birthday over the weekend. I’m thankful he’s surrounded by some well-mannered boys full of respect and potential.
- I had most of the house carpet steamed cleaned for my son’s overnight 13th birthday party. A very friendly 80-year-old man who owned the company came over. Sure, he had a middle-aged man as a helper, but I just had a feeling an octogenarian isn’t helping to steam clean carpets on a Saturday morning if he did have to. When I made the appointment on the phone, he even gave me a discount as a first-time customer. The total bill was $89, and I agreed I’d pay cash. I knew the wad of cash I had was either $110 or $120. I didn’t care to count it; I just felt he needed it more than me, even if that day was my first day of officially being unemployed. He asked that I sign a receipt and handed me a pen. After I signed, I tried to hand it back to him, but he told me to keep it because it’s one way he advertises.
- It feels weird being unemployed. There’s so much uncertainty in my industry because of DOGE, something that didn’t even exist a month ago. I received an email from my congressman yesterday updating his constituents about how he is fighting the liberals who all are overreacting at DOGE, eliminating government waste, and how our lives are going to be better.
- Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, has two children with his stepdaughter.
- AMC has been playing a marathon of Mad Men, which is great to have on in the background as I job hunt.
- Charlie Chaplin died in 1977 at the ripe old age of 88. His youngest son is a musician and is now 62; he was born when his father was 73.
- Made me laugh.
- I enjoyed watching the SNL 50th Anniversary Special on NBC last night. Seeing cast members from different eras perform in a skit together was great. But then again, I had a sense of melancholy thinking of the possibility of seeing Chris Farley working with John Belushi or John Mulvaney work
- Seeing Jack Nicolson introduce a musical segment was a nice surprise, and I think everyone was delighted that he looked pretty good
- Loyal friends. She died on a Saturday. Here’s how the show honored her that night.
- I’m going to start cooling it on the Luka trade, but I saw this recently and it really stood out.
Kobe Bryant shares the time he tried to recruit Dirk Nowitzki to the Lakers.
Dirk’s response: “Dude, I would love to play with you, but Dallas is my home, this is my team, I’m not leaving here.”
pic.twitter.com/rzlGB5RyAx— Kobe Bryant Stories & Motivation (@kobehighlight) February 12, 2025
- This is a work of beauty.
The league said that this video by the Dallas Mavericks, is the most-viewed video EVER across NBA social media platforms. It is hard to believe that this was just last season.
– DJJ gone
– Luka Doncic goneOnly Kyrie Irving remains.
— HeroOfTheDay (@Hero_OfThe_Day) February 14, 2025