"I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did'." --Kurt Vonnegut #KurtVonnegut #Timequake #SlaughterhouseFive

September 25, 1961 The cover of Sports Illustrated Bart Starr of the #Packers "Year of the Quarterback"

The Oakland A’s were killed by greed. Do not allow the people responsible for this to spin it any other way. John Fisher did not have to move this team. Major League Baseball and its owners did not need to be complicit in it. This was a choice. A wrong one. History will sneer.

#INDIGENOUS #TAIRP

Can we now do the right thing and put Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame? #RIPPete #RIPMutumbo

Pete should go into the Hall of Fame. As a great baseball person reminded me, he was given a lifetime suspension. So he has satisfied the terms of his ban.

Some people are going to leave a mark on this world, while others will leave a stain. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Leave 👏 the 👏 leaves 👏 It’s that time of year when you’re itching to grab your rake and start making piles. But there’s good evidence to leave the leaves. Not only do they release nutrients into the grass as they break down, but they’re also a wildlife habitat and buffet.

By the way, Fernando Valenzuela belongs in the Hall of Fame, and I will never be convinced otherwise. There is a clear "before" and "after" Fernando Valenzuela in baseball history and his real-world impact is deeper and more profound and enduring than any stat could ever capture.

The last time the Dodgers won the World Series, Donald Trump lost the presidency one week later.

Go Dodgers, peace and love. 👏👏😎✌️🌟❤️🎶🥦🌈🍒🍎🌻☮️

Congrats to the Los Angeles Dodgers for bringing home The Commissioner's Trophy! 🏆 #worldseries Now get out there and #vote!

“I used to hang out with him. He’s a crazy motherfucker. Limited mentally – a megalomaniac, narcissistic. I can’t stand him.” - Quincy Jones, on Donald Trump, in 2018

ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ “Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich That's how it goes Everybody knows…” -Leonard Cohen

One second. One minute. One hour. One day. One week. One month. One year. It doesn't matter HOW much time passes, it will NEVER seem normal to me that America elected an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon as President.

Headlines: "MSNBC Ratings Crater As Viewers Tune Out Trump Victory Coverage" Even lower ratings for CNN. I'm not watching either one of them and looks like I have company. They sanewashed Trump for ratings and money hurting the Democratic Candidate Harris. Let them eat cake..

Larson: The plan is to enhance social security, not to cut it so that people who are currently struggling, people now, today, not waiting for a study but as we speak, are getting below poverty level checks. And you stand there and tell me we're throwing money at them? They didn't

That is the problem with this rich and anguished generation. Somewhere a long time ago they fell in love with the idea that politicians - even the slickest and brightest presidential candidates - were real heroes and truly exciting people. That is wrong on its face. They are