I had a college instructor, who was in his 40s at the time, tell a story of visiting his parents in some type of nursing facility. He said it dawned on him, “oh, they’re old.” And then he realized “I guess, in that case, I must be old too.”
Same.
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Have y’all tried having a major illness? Because while I can’t say I feel mature or experienced, I’ve found taking multiple sets of pills every day works wonders for not feeling like a kid. 
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Another weird age thingy:
I was in 5th grade when I first got into baseball. I thought of the then-current players as very grown up humans [despite having read Jim Bouton’s Ball Four when I was 10].
Once I got into my 20s & 30s, it seemed like I was the same age as most players for only about 10 minutes, and suddenly they were all much younger than I.
I haven’t thought of them as very grown up humans since my mid-30s.
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Bobby Jenks, White Sox closer and member of the World Series winning team, died yesterday.
He was a notably big guy. During the World Series on 2005 he was famously summoned to the mound with Ozzy Guillen’s hand gestures.
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Nip/Tuck was my early 00’s guilty pleasure.
Fucking cancer, figures.
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Nip/Tuck was so fun; though, like a lot of shows where they have you root for the villains, I got a little sick of it by the end. I don’t love feeling like writers are stringing me along with my empathy for awful people.
I love how McMahon used his good looks in such a seductive and manipulative way on the show.
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McMahon was so good at being a slimy yet sympathetic scumbag in that show. Those good looks and confidence hid a deeply damaged and flawed character underneath.
I remember really liking Nip/Tuck back when it was on before it jumped the shark around seasons 4 or 5. I also don’t think it’s a show that’s aged particularly well – especially some of the blatantly transphobic and ableist aspects of it.
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Far be it from me to say ‘good’ - what happened to him and his wife in the Brighton bomb, exploded by the IRA in an attempt to kill Thatcher, was truly awful - but the man was an odious right-wing Thatcherite fuckwit, so I will not mourn him.
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Again, probably only relevant to UKians of a certain age, but he was a proper, old-school reporter. A legend.
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I will not miss this transphobic piece of shit. I am tempted to put a stake though his heart to make sure he won’t come back.
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TBH he could go in the other death thread.
I’m not into killing people but I wouldn’t wish him to rest in peace he was happy to actively deny others.
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We’ve been binge watching The Practice in the evening, today’s episode had a judge played by Lynn Hamilton.
I wonder what ever happened to her.
Son of a gun…
She passed away a couple weeks ago.
“Her illustrious career, spanning over five decades, has left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment, motivating audiences across the globe through her work as a model, stage, film and television actress,”
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If I had found that thread before, I had totally forgotten about it. I would have put him there but I see @timd already has. Will try to place the dead fuckwits more appropriately in future.
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Ludwig VanTrikt did a lot of interviews for Cadence magazine, as well as online (e.g. for All About Jazz). But he may be a more familiar name in & around Philly, via radio & shows at Painted Bride.
Ludwig “Lud” VanTrikt
June 11, 1959 – July 7, 2025
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