Mike

Not your average ballpark. Floyd Central High School in Kentucky, home of the Highlanders. 😳 (via wbkr)

Dear Kentucky, You are a wonderful state, blessed by God Almighty with some of the prettiest scenery around. A state full of wonderful people. A state that I’ve spent more time in than any other state besides Tennessee (which is saying something for a rambler like me.) From Pikeville, to Pendleton, and on to Paducah… the Bluegrass state is an entire category unto its own. Parts of it are pure Appalachia. Parts of it are plateau. Parts of it are basically the Midwest. All of that is wonderful and fine and great, use whatever adjective you want to. I love and respect all of those things, but the one thing Kentucky is not is Southern, geographically or culturally.

Hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty. Yet, disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few. It is an unjust scenario, in the face of which we cannot fail to question ourselves and commit to change things. There is no lack of resources at the root of disparities, but the need to address solvable problems related to a more equitable distribution of wealth, to be achieved with moral sense and honesty.

Tuscany, Italy

Dollar Generals are a parasite on small town America

Pete Hegseth is urging Americans to pray for military victory “in the name of Jesus Christ,” framing the war in explicitly religious terms. Pope Leo XIV is rejecting that idea, saying this kind of thinking is “entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.” The pope argues Christianity has often been “distorted by a desire for domination,” warning that people mistake power for righteousness — “we consider ourselves powerful when we dominate… victorious when we destroy.” Instead, he says God’s example is “not how to dominate… but how to give life,” and adds that Jesus “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.”

Spent my life savings on Final Four tickets and I’m up here sitting with Greg Gumbel. Some huge loud drunk fat fuck is sitting next to me and taking up half my seat. I bet Michigan moneyline and I might jump from here if they lose because I won’t have the money to get home