Thoughts on #books #AmReading, #travel, #baseball #RedSox, #hockey #LetsGoCanes, #Disney, and more! “The finest competition of processed meats and condiments in all of baseball!”https://bsky.app/profile/timweston.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mrbnoe27t22eMeanwhile, literal chills watching this Liverpool / Barcelona video, per @kentremendous.bsky.social recommendation. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZrJALmlY2Qc [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbnoe27t22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mrb43dsfzs23#RedSox win!!! 15 consecutive wins!!! https://static.klipy.com/ii/c3a19a0b747a76e98651f2b9a3cca5ff/bd/50/PuKyQo5s.gif?hh=279&ww=498&mp4=R9PUUEoVGggS7hn&webm=1AtuRUBmuhc94n8VM2F122 Jul 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb43dsfzs23https://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mrasyjm72s23I just finished reading the chapter “A Most Improbable Love,” about baseball fans in England and one fan in particular who became a fan of Negro League great Hank Thompson. This reminded me of a story I think @joeposnanski.com and @kentremendous.bsky.social would appreciate. 1/x [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrasyjm72s23https://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mr4g7uk4ic2tDamn you, archaic MLB blackout rules, for keeping me from watching the #RedSox play the Orioles this week.20 Jul 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4g7uk4ic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqztixm3qk2a#AmReading “Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love,” by Michael Schur (@kentremendous.bsky.social) and Joe Posnanski (@joeposnanski.com). #BookSky https://bookshop.org/p/books/big-fan-two-friends-81-589-miles-and-the-wild-wonderful-sports-we-love-joe-posnanski/05d4cd9779eaa68219 Jul 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqztixm3qk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqzrvmni2c23Way to go Spain!! 🇪🇸 ⚽️🏟️19 Jul 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzrvmni2c23https://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqzk26ejgc2uWTF is wrong with Lou Merloni saying on the broadcast that he wants the #RedSox to have a “moneyball” 20-game win streak. I mean FFS dude19 Jul 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzk26ejgc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqtw7oit2s2iDecided to give up on Home Assistant and go back to Apple Home/HomeKit. Home Assistant was great, but I quickly tired of managing regular software updates; it became another chore that I had to manage instead of a smart home that "just works."17 Jul 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtw7oit2s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqovzpv5hc22Number one feature I wish existed on #Bluesky: a way to hide self-reposts. There are some people I follow whose posts I enjoy, but they engage in repeated self-reposting and it's so darn annoying. It's the worst kind of engagement farming I've seen on Bluesky.15 Jul 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqovzpv5hc22https://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqmv3k3iq22uThe biggest life lesson I've learned as an American is: don't ever get sick, and especially don't have a chronic illness. Dealing with insurance and mail order pharmacies and regular pharmacies monthly for life is a nightmare and a major time suck, even if you have good insurance.14 Jul 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmv3k3iq22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqkxg7hbec24Incredible first round by Willson Contreras. Equally impressive was the foul ball to the upper (?) left field deck.14 Jul 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkxg7hbec24https://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqkwjofxb22lAlso publishing a 7 p.m. ET start time (which, yeah, I should have known) and the derby not starting until nearly 8:30 is ridiculous. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkwjofxb22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqkwfmzyqk2mNetflix, you’re well on your way to a worse version of the MLB Home Run Derby than ESPN ever dreamed of. I’m so tired of streamers taking an event that has its own fans and trying to turn it into a thing for non-fans to watch and enjoy. Like, I get it, but you’re making it worse for existing fans.14 Jul 2026 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkwfmzyqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqhylnq7kc2vHoly cow! #RedSox12 Jul 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhylnq7kc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqhxgck6is2jInstead, Yoshi hit into a double play 😭 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jul 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhxgck6is2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqhxbnblw22wHoly crap, he didn’t!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jul 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhxbnblw22whttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqhxawzmpk2wDuran is gonna hit into a game-ending double play12 Jul 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhxawzmpk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqhwrffek22o@heatherw25.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jul 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhwrffek22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqfuegdr7224@auntie-beak.bsky.social here you go… [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jul 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfuegdr7224https://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqcyvlkte22hSo great to see Ceddanne Rafaela added to the all-star team, replacing the injured Aaron Judge. Very well deserved! #RedSox https://www.mlb.com/news/aroldis-chapman-ranger-suarez-represent-red-sox-in-all-star-game10 Jul 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcyvlkte22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mqcdhbzm4k27#AmReading “The Long Walk,” by Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman). #BookSky https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-long-walk-stephen-king/3aca9ab9e4c8a9d410 Jul 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcdhbzm4k27https://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mq6dq3xirk2q“A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat. It’s obviously famous and I learned a bit about it in my college art history class, but seeing the pointillist work up close at Art Institute of Chicago was something else. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sunday_Afternoon_on_the_Island_of_La_Grande_Jatte [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6dq3xirk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mq54oausxc27Nothing quite like getting to work and having none of your time-based one-time passwords work on your computer. And then you see your computer's clock is almost two minutes behind...08 Jul 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:zcusrtopqyoiaueko3srcdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq54oausxc27https://bsky.app/profile/timweston.com/post/3mpzacyzyjc2wThis is one of the most ridiculous baseball stats I’ve ever heard. A team scoring a run in every inning of a game seems like something that shouldn’t be rare. 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