@bendawson.bsky.social
Dad, accountant, Minnesotan, stupidly competitive.
What a Loinsing.
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
What a Loinsing.
A bountiful feast of Loins this week, including an extra serving today.
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A bountiful feast of Loins this week, including an extra serving today.
On the plus side, I’ve been informed that Paul Allen is despondent. If there’s any joy to be had in the Vikings getting walloped by the Packers, it’s that thing considering a toaster bath.
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
On the plus side, I’ve been informed that Paul Allen is despondent. If there’s any joy to be had in the Vikings getting walloped by the Packers, it’s that thing considering a toaster bath.
Toddlers running haphazardly through a busy Costco have better spatial awareness than McCarthy.
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Toddlers running haphazardly through a busy Costco have better spatial awareness than McCarthy.
Best result for Haiti since Jean-Jacques Dessalines vs. France.
HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
November 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Best result for Haiti since Jean-Jacques Dessalines vs. France.
And Saint Paul has somehow still not qualified for a World Cup yet.
CURAÇAO BECOME THE SMALLEST NATION TO EVER QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP 🫡🇨🇼
THE ISLAND NATION ONLY HAVE A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 160,000 🤯
THE ISLAND NATION ONLY HAVE A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 160,000 🤯
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
And Saint Paul has somehow still not qualified for a World Cup yet.
Congratulations to Luke Fickell on helping wisconsin football return to its historic level. You have to love a guy committed to restoring tradition.
November 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Congratulations to Luke Fickell on helping wisconsin football return to its historic level. You have to love a guy committed to restoring tradition.
This is Hall of Fame levels of wrong.
When I interviewed former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, he said that he didn't think Canada's avoidance of travel and alcohol purchases due to the ongoing trade war would be long-term, even though Global News reported Canadians were already cancelling trips to the US for 2027 in April.
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is Hall of Fame levels of wrong.
Kid2 just texted me a picture of a dachshund puppy available in the area, and now I need to convince the Ladyfriend that we need to get him. I even have a name picked out:
Weiner Herzog.
Weiner Herzog.
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Kid2 just texted me a picture of a dachshund puppy available in the area, and now I need to convince the Ladyfriend that we need to get him. I even have a name picked out:
Weiner Herzog.
Weiner Herzog.
Targeted advertising for people who think we need to be in the office more than once a week.
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Targeted advertising for people who think we need to be in the office more than once a week.
B1G Games. B1G Life. B1G Recipes.
Honey what’s wrong you barely touched your ham fruit salad
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
B1G Games. B1G Life. B1G Recipes.
The children long for the mines.
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The children long for the mines.
As an aside for absolute no reason tonight, I’ve always thought Jedd Fisch was an absolute idiot who should have stuck to tennis.
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
As an aside for absolute no reason tonight, I’ve always thought Jedd Fisch was an absolute idiot who should have stuck to tennis.
Give Luke Fickell a 5 year contract extension!
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Give Luke Fickell a 5 year contract extension!
Go Loons, donchaknow.
November 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Go Loons, donchaknow.
I got up this morning, seared a pork roast, put a glaze on it, tossed it in a crock pot with potatoes, carrots, and an onion, and watched as the boy tried a bite and launched his plate across the dining room.
Maybe he could have a future as a QB after all?
Maybe he could have a future as a QB after all?
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I got up this morning, seared a pork roast, put a glaze on it, tossed it in a crock pot with potatoes, carrots, and an onion, and watched as the boy tried a bite and launched his plate across the dining room.
Maybe he could have a future as a QB after all?
Maybe he could have a future as a QB after all?
I think we need to start recognizing that Chris McIntosh is, in my opinion, the best wisconsin AD since Elroy Hirsch.
Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell to return in 2026, AD says
Translated: "This coaching market already has too many teams who will be overpaying, so let's just use this money elsewhere for now."
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Translated: "This coaching market already has too many teams who will be overpaying, so let's just use this money elsewhere for now."
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Wisconsin's Fickell to return in 2026, AD says
Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell will return to coach the Badgers in 2026, athletic director Chris McIntosh told ESPN on Thursday.
www.espn.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I think we need to start recognizing that Chris McIntosh is, in my opinion, the best wisconsin AD since Elroy Hirsch.
Want to know how to finally make the Dakotas useful?
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Want to know how to finally make the Dakotas useful?
He’d like to talk to you about your expense report.
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
He’d like to talk to you about your expense report.
Top 5 Minnesota, but without people pissing in sinks or garbage cans like #1.
okay the kids are off to school so
I filed dozens of FOIAs to learn what programs were selling the most booze
the answer is obviously Wisconsin (by a LOT lmao) but here's who else cracked the top of the list. raw sales data and per capita data here:
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/who-is-sel...
I filed dozens of FOIAs to learn what programs were selling the most booze
the answer is obviously Wisconsin (by a LOT lmao) but here's who else cracked the top of the list. raw sales data and per capita data here:
www.extrapointsmb.com/p/who-is-sel...
Who is selling the most booze at football games this year? We FOIA'd to find out.
SURPRISE! Wisconsin football fans enjoy adult beverages, film at 11.
www.extrapointsmb.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Top 5 Minnesota, but without people pissing in sinks or garbage cans like #1.
Cats can feel ennui?
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Cats can feel ennui?
It would be a better world if the OL and TEs received more special treatment.
enumclaw’s offensive line comes out in a hog trailer (not a horse trailer, never a horse trailer)
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It would be a better world if the OL and TEs received more special treatment.
Vikings-Loins games are fun, and I hate it.
November 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Vikings-Loins games are fun, and I hate it.
That banner is actually a warning to students about watching Nebraska football.
A new “Welcome to your worst nightmare” banner flies in the Nebraska student section.
November 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
That banner is actually a warning to students about watching Nebraska football.
The boy just ran into a closed door and popped it open, providing even more proof that he's tougher than anyone on either line for USC or Nebraska.
November 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The boy just ran into a closed door and popped it open, providing even more proof that he's tougher than anyone on either line for USC or Nebraska.