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Mike Bannon
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Boomer who’s getting more liberal with age. I like baseball. I like advanced stats. I like dad jokes and intellect. Being kind is a superpower.
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🚨There is not a lot of good news right now. That’s why I HAD to share this. It’s just one man and his deli, but damnit, this man is making a difference in the world. The Oreos for Mother’s Day πŸ˜­πŸ’— 1/2
I think that maybe they know that something’s going to happen.
Looks as though it’s in great shape.
Reposted by Mike Bannon
"Speaker Johnson, it looks as though the president is currently stabbing you with a knife. Do you have any comment?"

"Well, look, this is the first I'm hearing about it. As you know, I've been really busy not doing my job, so I just don't know enough about this alleged stabbing to make a comment."
The symmetry escaped me until now. It’s purty.
I solved the 11/03/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 2:27!
Monday
Strands #610
β€œWee wee wee!”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
Monday
Connections
Puzzle #876
🟨🟩🟨πŸŸͺ
🟩🟦🟩🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Monday

None of them made sense - until they did.
Wordle 1,598 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Monday
Reposted by Mike Bannon
How can you not be romantic about baseball?

You couldn’t make this stuff up. And fortunately, because baseball is awesome, you don't have to.
Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #405
🟑🟑🟑🟑
🟒🟒🟒🟒
🟣🟣🟣🟣
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
Play the puzzle: www.theathletic.com/connections
Sunday
Play Connections: Sports Edition, our newest word game
Group sports terms that share a common thread. A new puzzle is available each day.
www.theathletic.com
I solved the 11/02/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:45!
Sunday
Strands #609
β€œGo the distance”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅
Sunday
Connections
Puzzle #875
πŸŸͺ🟨🟩🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦πŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Sunday

Cap tip to the Editor. Got me.
Wordle 1,597 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Sunday
I solved the 11/01/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 4:04!

Yikes!
Strands #608
β€œIt's not polite to lick your plate”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
Saturday
Connections
Puzzle #874
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Saturday
Wordle 1,596 4/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Saturday

It was a coin flip.
Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #403
🟑🟑🟑🟑
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
🟒🟣🟒🟒
🟒🟒🟣🟒
🟒🟒🟒🟒
🟣🟣🟣🟣
Play the puzzle: www.theathletic.com/connections
Friday
Play Connections: Sports Edition, our newest word game
Group sports terms that share a common thread. A new puzzle is available each day.
www.theathletic.com
I solved the 10/31/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:30!
Connections
Puzzle #873
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Friday
Strands #607
β€œGood bones”
🦴🦴🦴🦴
πŸ’€πŸ¦΄πŸ¦΄πŸ¦΄
Friday