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Dad, husband, runner, snowboarder. Proud NJ resident.

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Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 4h

The tots are properly deep fried, and I am a HUGE fan of pepper jack on steak sammies, so I’ll tolerate the bacon.
Plus I’m looking at a 50-ish mile bike ride that would end nearby.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 5h

Hate crime or not, I’m considering the drive.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 16h

No, we need to lean into this. Idahoans, especially the ones who are near Mountain Home, aren't that up on geopolitics. We need to push the idea that Trump is giving the base to a gulf state.
Say goodbye to Idaho and say hello to Idaqatar!

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 1d

I cringed so hard. And my first words were “He had more than enough time to go to first. ALWAYS go to first!” And I’m not even rooting for the Phillies. (Love you Philadelphia, love to hate your teams.)

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 1d

Somewhere a whole bunch of TradCaths are starting to wonder if that Monkey’s Paw wish for an American Pope was really a good idea.
And I’m fucking cackling.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 1d

I appreciate that you didn't list who was responsible for this clue-free bullshit, because he probably doesn't deserve a pile-on. But he's denigrating Johnny Fucking Cash, so it's on him.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 1d

I use this line WAY more than you would think possible in normal conversation.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 1d

It's not our national anthem. It's just another bombastic song. It has about as much cultural relevance as fucking "Cotton-eyed Joe"

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 1d

We’re not French, so it doesn’t matter.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 1d

Newfound. Newfoundland.
Sheepshagging. Sheepshagging.

(I grew up in Idaho, I can make fun of other places rumored to engage in sheepshagging.)

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 2d

Did FS1 just go to commercial to Estimated Prophet by the Grateful Dead?

#mlb #baseball #Yankees #GratefulDead

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 2d

MOER SHOOTING BRAKES!

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 2d

Probably Springsteen, though there is a HUGE argument to be made for Jeff Tweedy.
(The real answer is The Beastie Boys, except for the damn Living part.)

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 2d

Best movie soundtrack?

The Harder They Come.

🏴‍☠️ Jollyrobber 🏴‍☠️ @jollyrobber.bsky.social · 8d

Best movie soundtrack?

Top Gun

Kellaweena 🎃 @kellalena.bsky.social · 20d

Best movie soundtrack?

Pulp Fiction

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, you guys gotta find something to do. Since you're not playing baseball anymore.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 3d

I always forget that Yellowstone preceded the National Park Service by like 44 years.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 3d

Not the UK, but the US. The rumor was that a high school friend’s parents ran an ETA (Basque separatist group) safe house. And that the jai alai players on the opening credits of Miami Vice were fugitives living there.
It’s possible, because Boise ID has a large Basque population, never confirmed.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 3d

Learning to re-lace baseball gloves is an absolutely worthwhile thing to do. Spending an hour to refresh a well broken-in glove is also very relaxing.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 3d

And somewhere a Cuomo advisor is getting excoriated because he couldn’t secure the Giuliani endorsement.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 3d

Would be a true tragedy if a recycling truck were to spill a load of glass right there.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 4d

Seems like the same event, here's an earlier report.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Deposed Syrian Dictator Poisoned Under Putin’s Nose: Watchdog

Deposed Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad was poisoned in Russia right under his pal Vladimir Putin’s nose, according to a human rights watchdog. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Thursday ...

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 4d

Ok, because I read something about it either Friday or Saturday. Probably some Ukrainian account.

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 4d

Is this from a couple days ago? And the Russians have said it wasn't Russia or Syria, it was someone else, trying to make the Russians look bad, right?

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 5d

Now the album name makes sense!

Arolpin @arolpin.bsky.social · 6d

He ran the girls down on their suburban street. Neighbors witnessed it. His daddy & uncle won’t be able to do shit, because the town might very well go after them next.