Darin Gantt
@daringantt.bsky.social
Putting the senior in senior writer and managing editor, Panthers.com. Founding member, William Herschel Society.
You're not allowed.
February 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
You're not allowed.
Postscript, he’s every bit of 5-6 and shops in the husky department, his screen saver is a dog and an American flag, and he started looking at gun advertisements when he turned on his phone.
We’re having drinks later, obviously.
We’re having drinks later, obviously.
February 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Postscript, he’s every bit of 5-6 and shops in the husky department, his screen saver is a dog and an American flag, and he started looking at gun advertisements when he turned on his phone.
We’re having drinks later, obviously.
We’re having drinks later, obviously.
This is, ... good.
I don't know how to react.
I don't know how to react.
Just in: The Chicago Bulls are trading Coby White and Mike Conley Jr. to the Charlotte Hornets for Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This is, ... good.
I don't know how to react.
I don't know how to react.
Oh, that's too bad, my wife needed something out of my bag under the seat, and it's really hard to reach without yamming on the seat in front of me.
This is so unfortunate.
If only there was a way to avoid this.
This is so unfortunate.
If only there was a way to avoid this.
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Oh, that's too bad, my wife needed something out of my bag under the seat, and it's really hard to reach without yamming on the seat in front of me.
This is so unfortunate.
If only there was a way to avoid this.
This is so unfortunate.
If only there was a way to avoid this.
When there's no one behind you, or when it's 1965 again. Otherwise, you're taking a 0.02 percent increase in comfort at the expense of a 98.5 percent decrease for the person behind you.
Reminds me it's time for another bathroom break. this restless leg syndrome is tough.
Reminds me it's time for another bathroom break. this restless leg syndrome is tough.
February 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM
When there's no one behind you, or when it's 1965 again. Otherwise, you're taking a 0.02 percent increase in comfort at the expense of a 98.5 percent decrease for the person behind you.
Reminds me it's time for another bathroom break. this restless leg syndrome is tough.
Reminds me it's time for another bathroom break. this restless leg syndrome is tough.
Looks like it's time to go to the lav. Better unbuckle and stow all my personal items. Oh, sorry, did I bump into your seat? Your glare suggests you noticed.
How clumsy of me. Be right back.
How clumsy of me. Be right back.
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Looks like it's time to go to the lav. Better unbuckle and stow all my personal items. Oh, sorry, did I bump into your seat? Your glare suggests you noticed.
How clumsy of me. Be right back.
How clumsy of me. Be right back.
Personal update: The butthole in 17C, who reclined his seat immediately upon takeoff, is apparently unaware of my stamina in holding a grudge, or my willingness to afflict the comfortable.
Could be a bumpy ride. For him.
Could be a bumpy ride. For him.
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Personal update: The butthole in 17C, who reclined his seat immediately upon takeoff, is apparently unaware of my stamina in holding a grudge, or my willingness to afflict the comfortable.
Could be a bumpy ride. For him.
Could be a bumpy ride. For him.
Read this thread and understand why newspapers are already dead. Some just continue to wheeze.
Context on the Post absurdity:
I learned this first-hand after NC State went to the Final Four. Newspaper execs can no longer process what actually generates revenue/readers/clicks/subscriptions. They only see what things cost.
Sports is expensive … even if investment in sports pays back tenfold.
I learned this first-hand after NC State went to the Final Four. Newspaper execs can no longer process what actually generates revenue/readers/clicks/subscriptions. They only see what things cost.
Sports is expensive … even if investment in sports pays back tenfold.
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Read this thread and understand why newspapers are already dead. Some just continue to wheeze.
Povich wept.
The paper of Kornheiser and Feinstein and Boswell and Jenkins and Svrluga and Culpepper is eliminating the section because it wasn’t deemed as worthy an expense as a bribe documentary.
The paper of Kornheiser and Feinstein and Boswell and Jenkins and Svrluga and Culpepper is eliminating the section because it wasn’t deemed as worthy an expense as a bribe documentary.
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Povich wept.
The paper of Kornheiser and Feinstein and Boswell and Jenkins and Svrluga and Culpepper is eliminating the section because it wasn’t deemed as worthy an expense as a bribe documentary.
The paper of Kornheiser and Feinstein and Boswell and Jenkins and Svrluga and Culpepper is eliminating the section because it wasn’t deemed as worthy an expense as a bribe documentary.
Doberman as Best in Show?
a man with a mustache is wearing a baseball cap and saying `` magnum does not approve `` .
ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a baseball cap and saying `` magnum does not approve `` .
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Doberman as Best in Show?
Midway through the terrier group, Chris Myers adopts the same defeated tone as when he called a dozen 2023 Panthers games.
February 4, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Midway through the terrier group, Chris Myers adopts the same defeated tone as when he called a dozen 2023 Panthers games.
In my alt-cast WKC commentary, I’ll often say things like “________ is never happier than when mauling an innocent bystander.”
Wife: “You never hear about a St. Bernard losing it.”
Me: “Your parents didn’t let you watch Cujo did they?”
Wife: “You never hear about a St. Bernard losing it.”
Me: “Your parents didn’t let you watch Cujo did they?”
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
In my alt-cast WKC commentary, I’ll often say things like “________ is never happier than when mauling an innocent bystander.”
Wife: “You never hear about a St. Bernard losing it.”
Me: “Your parents didn’t let you watch Cujo did they?”
Wife: “You never hear about a St. Bernard losing it.”
Me: “Your parents didn’t let you watch Cujo did they?”
Westminster dog show announcer Mike LaFave retiring and hold on I’ll be right back updating my resume.
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Westminster dog show announcer Mike LaFave retiring and hold on I’ll be right back updating my resume.
Reposted by Darin Gantt
If you’re watching the Westminster Dog Show tonight and thinking “I’d read a book about this” … well, we live to serve.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Doglan...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Doglan...
Dogland
“Delightful.” —Town & Country • “Extraordinary...Tomlinson’s book is a gem.” —Star Tribune (Minneapolis) • “Moving...Really broke me.” —The Was...
www.simonandschuster.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
If you’re watching the Westminster Dog Show tonight and thinking “I’d read a book about this” … well, we live to serve.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Doglan...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Doglan...
Only if she was concealed carrying.
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Only if she was concealed carrying.
Can you state with 100 percent certainty what day of the week it is right now?
February 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Can you state with 100 percent certainty what day of the week it is right now?
Excellent work by Mike here, explaining a complicated thing in a clear way.
February 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Excellent work by Mike here, explaining a complicated thing in a clear way.
I'm not telling you if I voted for him either.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft reportedly was not selected for entry into this year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft reportedly not selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame - The Boston Globe
The news comes just one week after reports surfaced that Bill Belichick fell short of being a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
trib.al
February 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I'm not telling you if I voted for him either.
A fine example of the specieses.
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
A fine example of the specieses.
Westminster being the same week as the Super Bowl has jacked up my entire sports calendar.
As always, the greatest dog is the beagle, regardless the prejudices of others. Because you’re not judging him, he’s judging you.
As always, the greatest dog is the beagle, regardless the prejudices of others. Because you’re not judging him, he’s judging you.
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Westminster being the same week as the Super Bowl has jacked up my entire sports calendar.
As always, the greatest dog is the beagle, regardless the prejudices of others. Because you’re not judging him, he’s judging you.
As always, the greatest dog is the beagle, regardless the prejudices of others. Because you’re not judging him, he’s judging you.
Something in the slow cooker? Meatloaf? Potpourri?
February 3, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Something in the slow cooker? Meatloaf? Potpourri?
Still perfectly good. That's just a suggestion.
Don't be a pawn of Big Grocery.
Don't be a pawn of Big Grocery.
February 3, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Still perfectly good. That's just a suggestion.
Don't be a pawn of Big Grocery.
Don't be a pawn of Big Grocery.
Who's gonna tell them?
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Who's gonna tell them?
(Ten days into blizzard cooking, and Wheel of Leftovers.)
Wife: "I can't do what I was going to do with you standing in the kitchen."
Me: "You were going to throw out perfectly good food, weren't you?"
Wife: "Go away."
That meatloaf won't kill you. Remember friends, don't be a pawn of Big Grocery.
Wife: "I can't do what I was going to do with you standing in the kitchen."
Me: "You were going to throw out perfectly good food, weren't you?"
Wife: "Go away."
That meatloaf won't kill you. Remember friends, don't be a pawn of Big Grocery.
February 2, 2026 at 10:55 PM
(Ten days into blizzard cooking, and Wheel of Leftovers.)
Wife: "I can't do what I was going to do with you standing in the kitchen."
Me: "You were going to throw out perfectly good food, weren't you?"
Wife: "Go away."
That meatloaf won't kill you. Remember friends, don't be a pawn of Big Grocery.
Wife: "I can't do what I was going to do with you standing in the kitchen."
Me: "You were going to throw out perfectly good food, weren't you?"
Wife: "Go away."
That meatloaf won't kill you. Remember friends, don't be a pawn of Big Grocery.