A slow writer, a so-so typer, but I been with it since I was an infant in diapers. My newsletter: https://dannyoneil.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3llovzhb64k2zAny #Mariners fans out there interested in testing Playback, which bills itself as a "Twitch for sports." I'm going to experiment with this for Wednesday's matinee vs. Detroit. https://www.playback.tv/dannyoneil?s=8faaa6be31 Mar 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3llovzhb64k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3lk22ojqzw22wImagined the complete and total fit John Clayton would have thrown over today's Twitter outages is enough to bring a smile and the hint of a tear. That man had NO patience for technical difficulties on a day as monumental as the NFL's legal tampering period. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Mar 2025 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk22ojqzw22whttps://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3leuaejpaqs2vMy perspective on Steve Sarkisian changed dramatically not because he quit drinking, but because I did. Back in 2017 when I was still a talk-radio host, we were discussing Sark -- the former UW coach -- who was rebuilding his career after drinking had led USC to fire him three years earlier.03 Jan 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3leuaejpaqs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3lazfyov7s22sThe Seattle #Mariners have made the playoffs five times. Coincidentally, five is also the number of ruptured testicles their players have suffered in the franchise’s 47 years of existence.15 Nov 2024 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazfyov7s22shttps://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3lazcu2o4xc2zI don’t know about you, but I think like the man behind the register.15 Nov 2024 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazcu2o4xc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3laxcxrj7w227Went to State College for the first time last week .. Just incredible.15 Nov 2024 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxcxrj7w227https://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3l57yeyvdwg2lFor the second time in 30 years, there is a top-level NCAA quarterback who shares my name. This time, I can buy a T-shirt with our name on it!28 Sep 2024 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3l57yeyvdwg2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3kfdojv7uem2u"Enjoying what you're writing is usually proof that you're writing the right thing." -- Courtney Maum, "Before and After the Book Deal"29 Nov 2023 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfdojv7uem2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3kfdmho6luj2uSeeing the toads in charge of Sports Illustrated working to strip mine that great publication is one of the more depressing and dispiriting things I've seen in sports media and that's saying something. https://dannyoneil.substack.com/p/a-deep-sigh-over-si-using-ai29 Nov 2023 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfdmho6luj2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3kfbsbi72eb22For years I heard tech people scoff at how badly media businesses had mismanaged the transition to a digital future. If nothing else, Elon Musk has shown that tech folks might be even worse at it.28 Nov 2023 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfbsbi72eb22https://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3k77kj7deoc2kThe decision to write about my family felt like a turning point in my life. Turns out that it was just the first step: https://dannyoneil.substack.com/p/there-must-be-a-point-beyond-the #memoir #writinglife12 Sep 2023 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k77kj7deoc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3k5aiy45jm22zThe only problem I have talking about my mental is finding the right verb. Saying, "I have depression" or "I am depressed" fails to capture the reality of what is more like a tendency that I must be aware of. https://seattlemag.com/love-and-wisdom/clarity-defeating-depression/18 Aug 2023 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k5aiy45jm22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3k4hmk3q3ke2gCat pictures not the WSJ’s usual M.O.08 Aug 2023 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k4hmk3q3ke2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3k4fxwoztln25I am a sucker for hokey names. Or in those case: Hokie Poke.08 Aug 2023 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k4fxwoztln25https://bsky.app/profile/dannyoneil.bsky.social/post/3k4fbbu2skh27New account, who’s this?07 Aug 2023 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:tht3376cvsshxptvcoiobnmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k4fbbu2skh27