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  • A Recipe for a Zesty Life

    Oct 21, 2026

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    by

    Luke
    in Interesting Links, Journal, On Writing, Unsolicited Advice

    (Harry Bliss cover of the New Yorker, published a year ago today.) Published by Joshua Allen, 31 years ago this Halloween: Every day I should create a little and destroy a little. The NBA is back, baby. Please direct all reasonable basketball discussion elsewhere. Detroit vs. Everybody.

  • Detroit, July 25th, 2026

    Aug 13, 2026

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    by

    Luke
    in Journal

  • 82-0

    Jun 2, 2026

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    by

    Luke
    in Interesting Links

    I’ve had about a dozen people mention this to me. Didn’t take me long to get to an 82-0 team, but I think I’d take this 69-13 team over them all day. You can’t help off Curry, which means Jordan gets endless single coverage. That’s basically illegal basketball.

  • The Last Time Tiger Won a Major

    Apr 15, 2019

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    by

    Luke
    in Journal

    I had just returned from a long weekend in my hometown. My buddy Frush had picked me up on his way from Detroit. Our friend Annabelle came with. We didn’t go for any other reason than to be young and dumb. The trip was a success. We crashed with our friend Rob. Annabelle was supposed…