devin kharpertian

I don’t believe that and neither do you

My knees still remember the pickup games

It’s why people say “when you’re mad, write a letter to the person and wait a few days.” and you never give it to them. You don’t write it for them, you write it for you!

One thing I would add to this very true axiom is that writing is also *feeling* - it creates space to unpack your emotions, biases, preconceptions about a topic, and offloading that reduces your ability to properly process your own feelings.

It’s more than kids, too. My dad lives in Spartanburg County and had stem cell treatment for cancer this past year, which treated the cancer but wiped his immune system. He can’t get a measles vaccine safely until 2027, which means he relies on others doing so for protection. It’s terrifying.

The real answer is he would have sold it in 2008.

It’s Always Sunny meme: “Oh my god! That’s disgusting. Where?”

media folks today

Years ago I had an idea for a story on how Reggie Evans uniquely had a plan and secret method for grabbing rebounds. I asked him his strategy and he said “just go’n get it.”

Killed my story but damnit if I didn’t think that every time I saw him get one.

To be fair I don’t view you as either

ah yes we called it the Kris Humphries

(back at you)

I still believe

What up Beck it’s Kharpeteria

thus concludes my only earnestly thoughtful basketball post for this decade.

One basketball contradiction I absolutely believe is that guys with bad defensive reputations can accidentally be plus defenders because guys go outside of their comfort zone to try to embarrass them and end up taking low-percentage shots that end up as a net negative.

Wow what a way to find out that every poker game I’ve ever played has been run by Chauncey Billups.

My 6’5” knees thank you. (Also at least ask the person behind you!)

Relatedly, the first airline that offers complimentary legroom+ seating for passengers 6-2ish and up will be the only airline i ever fly again.

Calling it now: the Mets will not lose a playoff game this year

You think of the Rapture as a divine invitation to rise into the afterlife. I see it as a once-in-a-lifetime real estate acquisition opportunity for newly available property. We are not the same.

Dysendairy

I watched this on my phone with sound on and my wife asked who in the meeting was snoring

Turns out “Jordan Rules” was merely an exclamation from wide-eyed, grateful opponents

seven-time all star zero-time credit receiver

we can’t be sure if this is newsworthy until we look into his college application forms

For obvious reasons as an Armenian I hate how much I relate to this

Excited to see the direction Meta AI goes under the exciting vision of Shia Gilgeous-Alexander.

“Oh, so NOW a guy with facial hair is totally fine” -Bobby Valentine

Reading the first line of the Wiki entry for the last air bud film was the hardest i have laughed in a year. bsky.app/profile/uuor...

No

preseason overtime

they saw our game tape