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\n\nIt still feels like a cheat code (rather than simply an artifact of aging) that our first born is old enough that Valerie and I can just leave them at home with food while we go out to dinner alone.
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\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mpobdmvyrn2e","date_published":"2026-07-02T14:43:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 14:43","date_timestamp":1783003381,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93276762","content_html":"I clearly don’t know enough about soccer, but I feel like the Senegalese player got a raw deal when it looked like he was clearly making a play for the ball and wasn’t even looking at the player that he accidentally tripped.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://ploafmaster.com/2026/07/01/so-uhyeah-like-i-saiduh.html","date_published":"2026-07-01T21:51:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Warshaw","url":"https://www.ploafmaster.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F08%2F3405.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ploafmaster"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-01 21:51","date_timestamp":1782942716,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@ploafmaster/116846934296717572","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cn7npjjcqyqnef74wanxqeye/post/3mpmituxpgj2z"]}},{"id":"93275047","content_html":"A lot can happen in 7 minutes (plus extra time), but I’m kinda thrilled that Senegal is about to send Belgium back across the Atlantic.
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\n2) I do think he’s a little heavy-handed on “people should know how it works”; I don’t believe everybody should know how to use stick-shift just to drive either. However:
\n3) MUCH easier/cheaper to keep riding if you can fix basics AND stay as mechanical as possible :-P
@ploafmaster.com I will only ever claim dumb luck that I didn’t myself 🤪
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