Middle-Aged Slacker
@midageslacker.bsky.social
Where Gen X Collides with the 21st Century?...sure!
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Fight Club!!...2025!
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Fight Club!!...2025!
It looks like the NWSL is following the Xerox example of how to face the future...
#WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame #woso #nwslpa
#WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame #woso #nwslpa
NWSL OK's 'Rodman rule' even as union objects
The NWSL on Tuesday announced the creation of what has been referred to internally as the "High Impact Player" rule (HIP), which would allow teams to spend up to $1 million outside of the salary cap o...
www.espn.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It looks like the NWSL is following the Xerox example of how to face the future...
#WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame #woso #nwslpa
#WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame #woso #nwslpa
In 2025, Mauricio Pochettino expanded the #USMNT player pool. This had two apparent benefits:
1. It changed the team's culture and attitude.
2. It prepared more substitutes for players who may be injured for the World Cup.
Let's wish Chris Richards and Tyler Adams a speedy recovery. 🙏
#WorldCup
1. It changed the team's culture and attitude.
2. It prepared more substitutes for players who may be injured for the World Cup.
Let's wish Chris Richards and Tyler Adams a speedy recovery. 🙏
#WorldCup
USMNT's Richards stretchered off in Carabao Cup
Crystal Palace and United States defender Chris Richards was taken from the field on a stretcher during his team's Carabao Cup game against Arsenal on Tuesday.
www.espn.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
According to 4-or-More, #AstonVilla, #ManCity, and #Arsenal are now way ahead of the rest of the #EPL, with at least a 7-point lead over the next class of teams. (See league tiers below).
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
December 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
According to 4-or-More, #AstonVilla, #ManCity, and #Arsenal are now way ahead of the rest of the #EPL, with at least a 7-point lead over the next class of teams. (See league tiers below).
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
It is remarkable how often daily life imitates the TV show "Silicon Valley". 😉
December 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It is remarkable how often daily life imitates the TV show "Silicon Valley". 😉
By the way, what is the best metaphor, or framing mechanism, for thinking about the NWSL's current challenge?...
#WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame
#WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame
For a great discussion about how Europe is challenging the NWSL's role in the global soccer market checkout this "Full Time" podcast episode.
Thank you @meglinehan.com, @paultenorio.bsky.social, @johnhollinger.bsky.social, and @theolloydhughes.bsky.social.
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Thank you @meglinehan.com, @paultenorio.bsky.social, @johnhollinger.bsky.social, and @theolloydhughes.bsky.social.
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NWSL at a crossroads: How Trinity Rodman's next contract could usher in a new era
Podcast Episode · Full Time: A show about women's soccer · 12/11/2025 · 55m
podcasts.apple.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
By the way, what is the best metaphor, or framing mechanism, for thinking about the NWSL's current challenge?...
#WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame
#WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame
For a great discussion about how Europe is challenging the NWSL's role in the global soccer market checkout this "Full Time" podcast episode.
Thank you @meglinehan.com, @paultenorio.bsky.social, @johnhollinger.bsky.social, and @theolloydhughes.bsky.social.
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Thank you @meglinehan.com, @paultenorio.bsky.social, @johnhollinger.bsky.social, and @theolloydhughes.bsky.social.
👍👍👍
NWSL at a crossroads: How Trinity Rodman's next contract could usher in a new era
Podcast Episode · Full Time: A show about women's soccer · 12/11/2025 · 55m
podcasts.apple.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
For a great discussion about how Europe is challenging the NWSL's role in the global soccer market checkout this "Full Time" podcast episode.
Thank you @meglinehan.com, @paultenorio.bsky.social, @johnhollinger.bsky.social, and @theolloydhughes.bsky.social.
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Thank you @meglinehan.com, @paultenorio.bsky.social, @johnhollinger.bsky.social, and @theolloydhughes.bsky.social.
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The ultimate question(s) here probably is: Can the U.S. sports market ever "allow" for there to be a soccer league that can consistently compete with the top-notch ones around the world? If so, is money the only answer?
#WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame
#WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame
Trinity Rodman: why US soccer could lose its most compelling star to Europe
The forward’s blocked contract and a growing talent drain to Europe have nudged the NWSL into crisis mode. Here’s what’s happening and why it matters
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The ultimate question(s) here probably is: Can the U.S. sports market ever "allow" for there to be a soccer league that can consistently compete with the top-notch ones around the world? If so, is money the only answer?
#WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame
#WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame
After match week 15, #AstonVilla (30 points) and #ManCity (31 pts) joined #Arsenal (33 pts) in the #EPL's top tier. #Wolves (2) are still alone in the third tier, while the rest the 16 teams are clumped in tier 2.
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
Woohoo!!👍👍👍
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
Woohoo!!👍👍👍
4-or-More: A Slacker’s Unexpectedly Simple and Effective Guide to Soccer
It’s like the soccer’s version of the Ginsu knife and Moore’s Law all rolled into one!
www.middleagedslacker.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
After match week 15, #AstonVilla (30 points) and #ManCity (31 pts) joined #Arsenal (33 pts) in the #EPL's top tier. #Wolves (2) are still alone in the third tier, while the rest the 16 teams are clumped in tier 2.
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
Woohoo!!👍👍👍
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
Woohoo!!👍👍👍
Talk about parity! With a third of the season over, the #EPL still has only three classes of teams. #Arsenal's at the top with 33 points. #Wolves (2) are at the bottom. And everyone else in clumped in the middle.
Woohoo!! 😀😀😀
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
Woohoo!! 😀😀😀
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
4-or-More: A Slacker’s Unexpectedly Simple and Effective Guide to Soccer
It’s like the soccer’s version of the Ginsu knife and Moore’s Law all rolled into one!
www.middleagedslacker.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Talk about parity! With a third of the season over, the #EPL still has only three classes of teams. #Arsenal's at the top with 33 points. #Wolves (2) are at the bottom. And everyone else in clumped in the middle.
Woohoo!! 😀😀😀
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
Woohoo!! 😀😀😀
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
While tomorrow’s World Cup draw may be the biggest story in sports...
2026 World Cup draw: Drama, diplomacy, celebrities — and a USMNT anxiously awaiting its fate
Friday's World Cup draw, part-circus, part-ceremony, will blend celebrity-filled spectacle and political theater with the high-stakes reveal of the USMNT's group and tournament path.
sports.yahoo.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
While tomorrow’s World Cup draw may be the biggest story in sports...
The Spirit are hands down the best team in the #DMV!! They're the most well-run club; they have the best players; they strive to win by playing entertaining, high-quality soccer; and they seem to care about their fans.
#dc #washingtondc #WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame
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#dc #washingtondc #WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame
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November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Spirit are hands down the best team in the #DMV!! They're the most well-run club; they have the best players; they strive to win by playing entertaining, high-quality soccer; and they seem to care about their fans.
#dc #washingtondc #WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame
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#dc #washingtondc #WashingtonSpirit #NWSL #HeySpirits #TheWomensGame
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Here's a no brainer. Vlatko should win Coach of the Year. He achieved Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp levels of success. If it happened in the #EPL, there'd be lots of flattering, think-piece articles and podcasts.
"What's the Vlatko Way?" "Is this the Vlatko Era?" etc.
#TheWomensGame #Soccer #NWSL
"What's the Vlatko Way?" "Is this the Vlatko Era?" etc.
#TheWomensGame #Soccer #NWSL
Architects of plays and players. Leaders on and off the pitch. ⭐️
The nominees for 2025 Coach of the Year.
Vote now: bit.ly/4oZJwqm
The nominees for 2025 Coach of the Year.
Vote now: bit.ly/4oZJwqm
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Here's a no brainer. Vlatko should win Coach of the Year. He achieved Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp levels of success. If it happened in the #EPL, there'd be lots of flattering, think-piece articles and podcasts.
"What's the Vlatko Way?" "Is this the Vlatko Era?" etc.
#TheWomensGame #Soccer #NWSL
"What's the Vlatko Way?" "Is this the Vlatko Era?" etc.
#TheWomensGame #Soccer #NWSL
Who needs salary caps?! After 11 weeks, the #EPL season is Grand Canyon wide, with Arsenal on top, Wolves at the bottom, & everyone else in the middle.
4-or-More Tiers:
1. #Arsenal (26 pts)
2. #ManchesterCity (22) ... #NottinghamForest (9)
3. #Wolves (2)
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
4-or-More Tiers:
1. #Arsenal (26 pts)
2. #ManchesterCity (22) ... #NottinghamForest (9)
3. #Wolves (2)
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Who needs salary caps?! After 11 weeks, the #EPL season is Grand Canyon wide, with Arsenal on top, Wolves at the bottom, & everyone else in the middle.
4-or-More Tiers:
1. #Arsenal (26 pts)
2. #ManchesterCity (22) ... #NottinghamForest (9)
3. #Wolves (2)
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
4-or-More Tiers:
1. #Arsenal (26 pts)
2. #ManchesterCity (22) ... #NottinghamForest (9)
3. #Wolves (2)
#PremierLeague #MeninBlazers #FootballFans
"It is an excellent movie in every way and, yet, despite the ear-splitting level of critical buzz, it just doesn’t work. The reason for this appears to be that the movie did not pass the verisimilitude test."
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Rewatchables #TheBigPicture #Superman #Movies #Cinema
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Rewatchables #TheBigPicture #Superman #Movies #Cinema
“One Battle After Another” Does Everything Right EXCEPT Pass the “Superman” Verisimilitude Test
Remarkably, this timely and very well-made film shows how hard it is to conjure the key to movie magic
www.middleagedslacker.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"It is an excellent movie in every way and, yet, despite the ear-splitting level of critical buzz, it just doesn’t work. The reason for this appears to be that the movie did not pass the verisimilitude test."
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Rewatchables #TheBigPicture #Superman #Movies #Cinema
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Rewatchables #TheBigPicture #Superman #Movies #Cinema
"Creating verisimilitude is mysterious. There is no exact formula for it. It is a “know-it-when-you-see-it” kind of thing. But if there was a formula then “One Battle After Another” followed it as closely as possible."
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Superman #Movies #Cinema #ImStillHere #BetterCallSaul
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Superman #Movies #Cinema #ImStillHere #BetterCallSaul
“One Battle After Another” Does Everything Right EXCEPT Pass the “Superman” Verisimilitude Test
Remarkably, this timely and very well-made film shows how hard it is to conjure the key to movie magic
www.middleagedslacker.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"Creating verisimilitude is mysterious. There is no exact formula for it. It is a “know-it-when-you-see-it” kind of thing. But if there was a formula then “One Battle After Another” followed it as closely as possible."
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Superman #Movies #Cinema #ImStillHere #BetterCallSaul
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Superman #Movies #Cinema #ImStillHere #BetterCallSaul
"It is an excellent movie in every way and, yet, despite the ear-splitting level of critical buzz, it just doesn’t work. The reason for this appears to be that the movie did not pass the verisimilitude test."
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Superman #Movies #Cinema #ImStillHere #BetterCallSaul
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Superman #Movies #Cinema #ImStillHere #BetterCallSaul
“One Battle After Another” Does Everything Right EXCEPT Pass the “Superman” Verisimilitude Test
Remarkably, this timely and very well-made film shows how hard it is to conjure the key to movie magic
www.middleagedslacker.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"It is an excellent movie in every way and, yet, despite the ear-splitting level of critical buzz, it just doesn’t work. The reason for this appears to be that the movie did not pass the verisimilitude test."
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Superman #Movies #Cinema #ImStillHere #BetterCallSaul
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Superman #Movies #Cinema #ImStillHere #BetterCallSaul
Is it too much of a stretch to call the 2025 World Series "A Tale of Two Tinseltowns" and that the differences between the L.A. and Toronto film scenes are kind of playing out in the Dodger and Blue Jay ballparks?
#WorldSeries #Dodgers #Bluejays #MLB #LosAngeles #Toronto #Tinseltown
#WorldSeries #Dodgers #Bluejays #MLB #LosAngeles #Toronto #Tinseltown
October 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Is it too much of a stretch to call the 2025 World Series "A Tale of Two Tinseltowns" and that the differences between the L.A. and Toronto film scenes are kind of playing out in the Dodger and Blue Jay ballparks?
#WorldSeries #Dodgers #Bluejays #MLB #LosAngeles #Toronto #Tinseltown
#WorldSeries #Dodgers #Bluejays #MLB #LosAngeles #Toronto #Tinseltown
According to 4-or-More, the #PremierLeague is currently a classless society.
Tier 1 - Arsenal (16 pts), Liverpool (15)...Wolves (2).
Wolves have just as much a chance of winning the #EPL as Arsenal and Liverpool.
#Wolves #WolverhamptonWanderers #WWFC #Arsenal #LFC #Liverpool #MeninBlazers
Tier 1 - Arsenal (16 pts), Liverpool (15)...Wolves (2).
Wolves have just as much a chance of winning the #EPL as Arsenal and Liverpool.
#Wolves #WolverhamptonWanderers #WWFC #Arsenal #LFC #Liverpool #MeninBlazers
October 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
According to 4-or-More, the #PremierLeague is currently a classless society.
Tier 1 - Arsenal (16 pts), Liverpool (15)...Wolves (2).
Wolves have just as much a chance of winning the #EPL as Arsenal and Liverpool.
#Wolves #WolverhamptonWanderers #WWFC #Arsenal #LFC #Liverpool #MeninBlazers
Tier 1 - Arsenal (16 pts), Liverpool (15)...Wolves (2).
Wolves have just as much a chance of winning the #EPL as Arsenal and Liverpool.
#Wolves #WolverhamptonWanderers #WWFC #Arsenal #LFC #Liverpool #MeninBlazers
Last week, the #NWSL playoff race shrank. Tier 4 teams are out needing miracles.
Tier 1 - Current (62 pts)
Tier 2 - Spirit (44)
Tier 3 - Pride (36), Gotham (35), Reign (35), Wave (34), Thorns (34), Racing (33)
Tier 4 - Courage (29), ACFC (27), Dash (27)
Tier 5 - Royals (22), Bay (20), Stars (17)
Tier 1 - Current (62 pts)
Tier 2 - Spirit (44)
Tier 3 - Pride (36), Gotham (35), Reign (35), Wave (34), Thorns (34), Racing (33)
Tier 4 - Courage (29), ACFC (27), Dash (27)
Tier 5 - Royals (22), Bay (20), Stars (17)
October 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Last week, the #NWSL playoff race shrank. Tier 4 teams are out needing miracles.
Tier 1 - Current (62 pts)
Tier 2 - Spirit (44)
Tier 3 - Pride (36), Gotham (35), Reign (35), Wave (34), Thorns (34), Racing (33)
Tier 4 - Courage (29), ACFC (27), Dash (27)
Tier 5 - Royals (22), Bay (20), Stars (17)
Tier 1 - Current (62 pts)
Tier 2 - Spirit (44)
Tier 3 - Pride (36), Gotham (35), Reign (35), Wave (34), Thorns (34), Racing (33)
Tier 4 - Courage (29), ACFC (27), Dash (27)
Tier 5 - Royals (22), Bay (20), Stars (17)
The #USMNT are starting to look almost as good as they were under BJ Callahan.
Can they look as good against Australia?
#MeninBlazers #soccer #ussoccer
Can they look as good against Australia?
#MeninBlazers #soccer #ussoccer
October 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The #USMNT are starting to look almost as good as they were under BJ Callahan.
Can they look as good against Australia?
#MeninBlazers #soccer #ussoccer
Can they look as good against Australia?
#MeninBlazers #soccer #ussoccer
The width of the #NWSL playoff race may hinge greatly on this Saturday's (10/11/25) match between #SanDiegoWave and #UtahRoyals.
If Utah wins, then the race stays wide open. But if the Wave wins, then it could narrow greatly.
#Soccer #TheWomensGame
If Utah wins, then the race stays wide open. But if the Wave wins, then it could narrow greatly.
#Soccer #TheWomensGame
Asking the hard questions we all want to know, will Utah be able to make a last push for a playoff spot 🤔
@carmax.com | #RoadToTheShield
@carmax.com | #RoadToTheShield
October 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The width of the #NWSL playoff race may hinge greatly on this Saturday's (10/11/25) match between #SanDiegoWave and #UtahRoyals.
If Utah wins, then the race stays wide open. But if the Wave wins, then it could narrow greatly.
#Soccer #TheWomensGame
If Utah wins, then the race stays wide open. But if the Wave wins, then it could narrow greatly.
#Soccer #TheWomensGame
"The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) may have a problem. The league-leading Kansas City Current are giants. Week after week, they fell team after team like Paul Bunyon lumbering through the woods."
#Soccer #TheWomensGame #NWSL
#Soccer #TheWomensGame #NWSL
With Four Games Left in the Season 2025 Does the NWSL have a Giant Problem?
Is the season over or is there a team that can beat the mighty Kansas City Current in the playoffs?
www.middleagedslacker.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) may have a problem. The league-leading Kansas City Current are giants. Week after week, they fell team after team like Paul Bunyon lumbering through the woods."
#Soccer #TheWomensGame #NWSL
#Soccer #TheWomensGame #NWSL
"In short, the Current’s 2025 season is something any fan should admire, like standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon for the first time.
But this also poses a problem. Like any giant, their might casts a gloomy shadow."
#Soccer #TheWomensGame #NWSL
But this also poses a problem. Like any giant, their might casts a gloomy shadow."
#Soccer #TheWomensGame #NWSL
NWSL 2025: Kansas City Current's Goliath Season Sparks Playoff Drama
Is the season over or is there a team that can beat the mighty Kansas City Current in the playoffs?
www.middleagedslacker.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"In short, the Current’s 2025 season is something any fan should admire, like standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon for the first time.
But this also poses a problem. Like any giant, their might casts a gloomy shadow."
#Soccer #TheWomensGame #NWSL
But this also poses a problem. Like any giant, their might casts a gloomy shadow."
#Soccer #TheWomensGame #NWSL
"The name's Monday but (she) scores on Sunday." - play-by-play announcer Dave Johnson calling #WashigntonSpirit v #HoustonDash, 9/28/2025
#NWSL #TheWomensGame #HeySpirits
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#NWSL #TheWomensGame #HeySpirits
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A gift from Gift Monday ✨
In the 36th minute, she completed the FASTEST hat trick in NWSL history from start of a match!
In the 36th minute, she completed the FASTEST hat trick in NWSL history from start of a match!
October 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"The name's Monday but (she) scores on Sunday." - play-by-play announcer Dave Johnson calling #WashigntonSpirit v #HoustonDash, 9/28/2025
#NWSL #TheWomensGame #HeySpirits
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#NWSL #TheWomensGame #HeySpirits
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