@TheMopLady I hope he does well and never leaves. But if he ever wants to coach again, we can offer him the Brad Stevens deal. I'm sure Peegs message boards in two years will be dedicated to "It's gonna be May" memes.
USA. A Mexican restaurant. We had not yet ordered anything, and the food was already arriving.
Chips. Salsa. Unrequested. Free.
I stopped the waiter. "We have not earned these."
"They just come with the table, man."
They come with the TABLE. In my land, hospitality is a debt. Every gift creates an obligation, weighed carefully, returned in the proper season with interest of feeling. Here, the gift arrives before you have even proven you can pay for dinner.
This is not an appetizer. This is a declaration: we trust you. Eat.
I ate with the gravity the moment deserved. And then — I must report this calmly — the basket emptied, and a new one appeared.
"Did we…?"
"Refill," the waiter said. "It's bottomless."
Bottomless. They have wells of salsa. The supply lines of this nation are beyond anything my ancestors imagined.
My friend warned me. "Don't fill up on chips, dude."
Too late. I had accepted three baskets. Honor demanded each one be finished — an unfinished gift is an insult. By the time my actual food arrived, I was a ruined man.
I was not hungry. I was not comfortable. I had been defeated by a courtesy.
Generosity that arrives before the request cannot be repaid. It can only be survived.
I know the rule now. I have made my peace with the basket. One basket. Two at the most.
Who am I deceiving. There is no number of baskets I would refuse. The trust of a nation is in that salsa, and I intend to honor all of it.
@hoosiercommish Remember when it wasn't filled with bots and crypto scammers and AI summary bots rewriting tweets in their replies? This place used to be fun. Now its like most other things in this country, ripped apart, devoid of soul, and exploited for profit.
@ThomasGrayII@hoosiercommish The opposition was because he was firm on epstein and also would kow tow to Israeli lobbies. He questioned our involvement in things closely aligned with Israel and that's why all the AIPAC adjacent money came in on his opps side.
Pro Israel lobbies funded this.
@hoosiercommish@ThomasGrayII Saying trump is a spineless fuck is not criticism enough? Ok how about this.
He's a pedophile protecting, terminally narcissistic cuck boy. Hes exploiting the American citizens for his benefit and his pals.
Hes also a dumbass that's easily manipulated by the likes of Israel.
@ThomasGrayII@hoosiercommish Trump is a puppet, and a spineless fuck who will do what his donor class daddies tell him to. AIPAC and Yahoo def played a role and without them being involved, Massie never is in this spot.
@MattyChucks 10 to 1k bank builders man. Put it out fo free, then those that are serious about bankroll management have a reasonable roll to follow along with your plays, and the cost of a dub club membership makes sense.
If you're on a tighter roll, a few losses kill the vibe.