That Which Is Dead Can No Longer Die

Before he became a Senior Writer for the actual New York Times, my friend Aaron Gleeman had a blog feature called the Link-O-Rama. He’d just share stuff he found enjoyable or interesting with his audience, and local shock jock Dana and I would compete to see if we got mentioned in “The Rama” for producing a good-ass tweet, amusing content, etc. Dana had homefield advantage, as he and Aaron would spend all day, every day at Stella’s, but I punched above my weight despite living in St. Cloud.

Anyway, since he’s busy covering the biggest tire fire in local sports, I’m using my platform to introduce the Link-O-Rama 2.0 to my readers. These are things I found interesting and/or entertaining this week:

*Since I stole his concept wholesale, please read Aaron’s piece on the departure of Derek Falvey and the Pohlads stepping on every rake in the yard. (gift link)

*Speaking of Aaron, he and John Bonnes spent the first five minutes of their baseball podcast talking about me and a unique set of unmarketable skills I have. (Patreon subscription required, but it's cheap and it's the best baseball podcast on earth)

*The trailer for Adam Scott's Hokum is spooky. I know even less about what this film is after viewing, but I'm in.

*You might have seen that corrupt human thumb Tom Homan came to town to say they were reducing ICE's footprint in Minnesota. You wouldn't know it from the way they continue to harass my friends, stalk our daycares, schools, and churches, and enforce the President's vendetta against a 5-year-old. Get these Nazi bums out of my state and back where they belong (owing child support, being the worst mall employee in their hometown, getting thrown out of sports bars, etc.)

*They're talking about group chats. The Fox News Cinematic Universe is a wild place.

*The Winter Olympics are here, and people are asking the tough questions:

You don't want thing flopping around like a dog's ear out the car window. I get it.

*My wife is going to an Opening Ceremonies party. Me? I'm going to watch the hell out of skimo. It sounds made up and literally like torture, but it's real.

*Also this weekend: Super Bowl Sunday. This buffalo chicken dip recipe (from 2007!) remains the clubhouse leader for buffalo chicken dips (buffalo chickens dip?). Get the pre-shredded rotisserie chicken from your local grocery store to save time, and make sure your dip delivery vehicle is sturdy, not thin.

*My thoughts on the alternative Super Bowl halftime show is that it's nice there's a halftime show for guys at the party who want to talk about the declining white birth rate during a critical third down, but Dave's joke is better:

*Super Bowl Prediction: Seattle 27, New England 16. Sam Darnold MVP. JJ McCarthy will get so upset he'll throw his remote 10 feet over the head of an open receiver.

*If you ever wanted to see a drunk Australian get pegged in the head with a chair, brother, you subscribed to the right newsletter. Can't embed the video but it's worth the click, I promise.

*This happened one week ago today, and these two songs in particular rank among the best live musical performances I've ever seen. I can't believe I was in the room for it and I wish it never had to happen.

Have a great weekend. See you Monday.