The NYC hotel worker to me after he packed all 10 of my in-laws’ suitcases onto a cart after I only managed to get three on the damn thing.

I loved this conversation with DJ and Jordan about my book, The Simpsons, and Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge.

Fun NYC afternoon includes sweeting to death in a Russian bathhouse on Brighton Beach and then taking in the Brooklyn Cyclones at Coney Island.

Doesn't come out until early next year but excited for Klosterman's new book.

Me after going to the park and lifting up a random 4-year-old kid to an eight-foot hoop and having him dunk a soccer ball: “This kid is better than LeBron.”

Lot of Twins fans upset at this news about the Pohlads keeping the team. Apparently forgetting this ownership has won not one, but two World Series.

Even though he's only the second-most famous person from Graettinger (first is my old music teacher Becky Borneke), John is a Minnesota treasure and just all-around nice guy whose work will be deeply missed. Congrats on great career in the newspaper and new-media world.

Melrose legend Mark Olberding makes the list a few times here. His teams didn’t fare well against the Lakers.

Went to my first St. John's football kickoff luncheon. Saw old friends and met some new folks at a fun ceremony nimbly handled by Mark Lewandowski. After listening to players and coaches I'm predicting, for a 31st straight year, an unbeaten season and national title for my Johnnies.

Assuming the 30-year-old review from the New York Times did not actually say Homicide was “ahead of [it is] time.”

Feel like when I was a kid the Little League World Series was on for two days. ESPN has had games on from this year’s edition every day since early March.

Had great time yesterday at US Open (including seeing my friend’s son do solid ball boy work) and tonight ready for night action at Louis Armstrong. Ben Shelton in action later. Hoping for one of those crazy late NYC Open nights.

Watching Ben Shelton and his 135 mph serves and I can’t help but be reminded, to some extent anyway, of my own deliveries back in the day on the Waseca County circuit.

Two nights ago I was in a town of 8 million watching US Open. Tonight in a town of about 600, Brownton, watching Chaska in the MN state amateur baseball tourney. Slightly different atmosphere but also great event.

May God, Magic Johnson and 12-year-old me forgive me but I’m getting the Larry Bird sandwich outside Fenway. To make up for it I’m going to go outside TD Garden and watch Game 4 of the 87 Finals on a loop and force pedestrians to do the same.

My first game at Fenway. Unfortunately have to cut it short as a stat/hallucination just appeared on the scoreboard about some Archibald Graham and I’m now driving to Chisholm with a reclusive author to find Moonlight and perhaps shoot hoops with Paul McDonald and Mike McDonald.

Picked a good game. Bomb after bomb after bomb over the Monster and it’s 7-7 in the sixth.

Tagging along as Fenway hosts Fourth Wing night. Great night of baseball ahead and as always fun seeing Rebecca’s legion of fans.

Stumbled upon worst AI video ever, extolling the virtues of Pat Riley with clips of the, uh, “Bells,” “Laciers,” “Hollars” and “Crivails” and a shot of “Magic Johnson.” m.youtube.com/shorts/NU6D_hu…

The Oregon Duck the latest to enjoy the Fourth Wing phenomenon.