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Fatalities - 2026

I stumbled across this list from the first half of 2026 and was surprised how many we had missed, including some really notable names. The list itself is "over-complete" as it names a couple of people twice. (I mean sure, EW isn't exactly the epitome of journalism, but don't they have some interns they could charge with at least reading through the names to be sure they aren't double-counted?)

Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

I had a two gallon hudson type sprayer that I tried to use today. It had sat idle for too many years. The o-ring that seals the piston so that you can pump pressure in the container so it will spray was rubber and hard and failed to pressurize the vessel. It was a cheap sprayer so I tossed it and went to a farm and garden sort of store near here and bought another. I struggled to get it to spray in fanned fashion... just a stream. I finally found a sweet spot that sort of had a decent spray and started treating my lawn. I managed my way through the front yard and was in the back when the trigger mechanism broke. I've never seen a more poorly designed waste of plastic in my life. It's not my nature but I took it back to get my twenty one bucks back. I told the little gal that I felt sorry for her because they had a whole shelf of the sprayers and nobody would be happy with them.

E-Bikes

Today was a miserable weather day. It was hot, windy, and humid. I spent the day working in the yard. I then cooked out and ate dinner. I wasn't going to ride but I decided I would be sorry if I didn't. I geared up and did battle with the wind and humidity. My station said it felt like 103° and the max gust was 28.9mph. Even riding an e-bike struggled to make the ride fun tonight. I saw nobody out during my ride.
It was that crummy. I logged 42 miles and I hope the heat dries out the humidity in a couple of days.

Movies You *Won't* Watch Again ...

We recently watched the movie "Margaret" starring Anna Pacquin and featuring Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno and Matt Damon (and a few other recognizable faces).
My wife and I kept wondering why so many talented people joined this thing. The script had to give away how bad it was. The biggest problem with it is a lack of direction, and by that I mean the story wanders all over the place and tries to tell too many stories at the same time. Tarantino does this well ("Pulp Fiction" being a prime example) but it certainly takes a deft hand to pull it off.
"Margaret" is certainly a film we regret watching and certainly won't watch again.

MLB 2026

I don't know how it's possible but the Royals lost tonight 1-22 to the White Sox. I saw the last out of the 9th which was all I needed to see of that game. Fortunately, I missed the rest of what had to be a miserable game to watch no matter who you were rooting for.

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