My name's rob, and I'm an addict.
I can't quit cute animal videos. At first it was the occasional thing that people emailed me, or stuff I saw on Rex Chapman's Twitter feed, because I didn't spend much time on Facebook and I didn't have an Instagram account. Then, my kids went to college and I got the 'gram to keep up with them. And it all went to hell.
I watched one video from The Dodo, and then another. From there, it was a matter of time before the algorithm got me. Now they throw fuzzy creatures in my path wherever I go. Puppies bonding with ducks. Deer and cats frolicking. Pit bulls and kittens snuggling. Gimme all of it.
\As I thought about looking for a 12-step program (and where would I even go?), I learned that my addiction may not be a problem. In fact, according to researchers, cute animal videos may contribute to wellness. Science!
“Positive emotions have this adaptive ability to help us explore, think about the bigger picture and be creative,” says Acacia Parks, chief scientist at Happify Health. “When you experience positive emotion, it lets you do things you can’t do as well in a negative mood state.”
I'm not overdosing on cuddly cuteness. I'm flexing my adaptive ability! I'm avoiding a negative mood state!
Maybe more of you should get addicted.
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I guess this explains why you're able to handle following Tribe athletics so intently.
Oh my
Happy Birthday KQ
Most of you know I'm a Pit Bull enthusiast. They are AWESOME fucking dogs. We had two. Both passed within months of each other. My daughter has a portrait of one in her room. Our cat (now gone too) hated everyone. Except for the elder Pit, Tinsley (shout out to Jamal), they'd snuggle on the couch together. We later got (and still have) and English Bulldog. The cat fucking hated her.
Unrelated: Rob once uttered very wise words..."the worst thing about youth sports is the parents". I received a great reminder of that during our just concluded basketball season. I sent Rob proof of it last night. Happy to share the crazy with anyone else who wants a chuckle.
celebrate kq!
and get some of mark's story. he's out here mentally destroying fools.
text me the story, Mark
Is it a requirement that men who have office jobs have to wear those Cole Haans with the shitty brown leather upper and the ridiculous white outsole?
Z, you have a link?
Whitney needs some for a friend;)
Hi Gheorghies!
Nice, Marls
tribe v elon in the opening round of the caa tournament in 30 minutes. dust off your flo sports subscription and get some!
Just learned Rootsy’s name is Scott. Hi Scott.
Spending wkd at annual short course age group champs, otherwise known as FLAGS in Clermont, FL. Officiating some, spectating as some. Swim parents within the youth sports realm are by and large a great group once the child has a few years under their belt and becomes a “swimmer”. Different story prior to…the loudest, most rude, inconsiderate parents are those in summer swim, with kids new to the sport, who hang on their kids’ success or lack thereof in each event. They are the quickest to berate their kid who naturally gets upset, also the ones who recommend (demand) which events their kid should swim. Because they know best. Lots of awfulness
Tribe!
men win. ladies win and clinch a double-bye in the tournament. men get hofstra tomorrow at noon. be there or be square.
Oh, Leicester. You suck.
Things I’ve heard before.
they were brutal today. bru. tal.
Speaking of futbol, my daughters are at the Barcelona v Valencia match today. Living well.
barthalona v valenthia! exthellent.
there are a lot of nerdy tribe fans at the hoops game today. seems odd.
Tribe being decimated
that’s too kind to the tribe
I just saw it at 86-38. Lordy.
94-46 final. Wowsers.
it only really felt like a 44-point loss.
to add injury to insult, i had unc ashville -4.5 in the big south final over campbell. bulldogs were down 11 in the second half but came all the way back to lead by three with their best player, drew pember - an 83% free throw shooter - on the line in the final seconds. missed one. made one. 77-73 final. cool, cool, cool.
Apologies for using the comments section for correspondence, but Dave, did you receive the email I sent a couple weeks ago about writer Percival Everett? If so, carry on. If not, maybe check your spam file, since it came from an unfamiliar address. I think you'd be interested in the gent, if you haven't already read him.
holy shit! why haven't i been rooting for tottenham hotspur? he's one of my favorite shakespeare characters!
In yet another episode of “The Worst Thing About Youth Sports is Parents”, we played our cross town rival in soccer this evening. 0-0 draw. Good, competitive game. Marred by parents chirping at each other about fouls/flopping (depending on your rooting interest) and a side judge kinda/sorta trying to fight one of our parents which was followed by another one of our parents (a friend of mine) threatening to fight said side judge. I need a break. And a drink.
i will check my email, dave-- which i am not the best at, and see . . .
ok-- found it! i will get ahold of "erasure" and check it out.
my kid just texted me a picture of the early-days beastie boys and said, 'this is my gender'. i love that little loon.
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