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Before We Get Lit, A Few Housekeeping Items (opens the original)
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A few months ago I was reading a magazine - yes, an actual magazine, glossy pages and all - and saw this: <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1941" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ooqe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https
Pharmacies Used To Serve Milkshakes. Now They Serve Despair (opens the original)
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Although some may call me a curmudgeon, I must say my optimism will still occasionally bite me in the ass. As was the case earlier this week when I “popped” into CVS to pick up a prescription. And, if you’re asking why I went inside and not through the drive-through, that means you’ve clearly not attempted doing so recently. Let’s just say their efficiency would be considered troublesome at Chick-fil-A.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hh4
Spam Sandwiches and the Women Behind Lombardi’s Packers (opens the original)
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SilentPunt Podcast 223 / September 10, 2026 The story of Vince Lombardi’s Packers usually arrives in the voice of John Facenda: frozen breath, muddy jerseys, and giants doing battle on the tundra. But after the cameras left, a group of young women was doing much of the work that made those football lives possible. This week, I’m joined by mother-daughter authors Laura Kostelnik Biskupic and Katherine Biskupic , authors of Lambeau Ladies: The Boundary-Breaking Women Behind Lombardi’s Packers . We
How To Ignore A Pulitzer (opens the original)
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There is way too much information out there these days, and unfortunately, much of it has the nasty habit of contradicting what I already believe.However, I’ve devised a foolproof concept for rejecting credible reporting before it can disturb my opinions. This six-step process works for all manner of uncomfortable thoughts: politics, medicine, neighborhood Facebook groups - and, most recently, professional sports.Step 1: Decide whether you like the reporter.Last fall, Pablo Torre’s independently
We Were Taught to Suck It Up. That Wasn’t Always Helpful. (opens the original)
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SilentPunt Podcast 222 / August 27, 2026 Joe Palumbo has been a national champion, an All-American, a lawyer, an NFL intern, a sports agent, a wealth manager for professional athletes, and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. Somehow, that’s only the setup. We talk about NIL money, why some athletes handle wealth better than others, the recurring dream that college football gives you one more year of eligibility, and the point in middle age when your body begins escalating the messages. Then the co
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