A spine tingling rendition of Flower of Scotland being belted out by The Tartan Army, before their first World Cup Finals game in 28 years.
A moment that many have waited a lifetime for. 🥹🏴❤️
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.
LOCK IN ⚽️🏆
🥇Winner: France 🇫🇷
📉 Flop: Argentina 🇦🇷
👀 Dark Horse: Ecuador 🇪🇨 (and USA 🇺🇸 )
🏆 Golden Boot: Mbappe 🇫🇷
🌟 Breakout Star: Taha Ali (🇸🇪) Antonio Nusa (🇳🇴)
👶🏻 Best u23: Pedri
👴🏻 Best o32: Virgil Van Dijk
💭 Random shout: Ecuador won’t concede a goal until R16.
If you vote against foreign aid to Israel and call out AIPAC, then the Jewish lobby will spend $20 million to primary you, get the President to endorse your opponent, and destroy your reputation with a phony scandal.
If Massie loses tomorrow, you know Israel still owns Congress.
EXCLUSIVE: Step inside Cherie DeVaux’s historic Kentucky Derby day with never-before-seen footage. 🌹🎥
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@reredevaux
@stoolpresidente So much early speed. Pace will be lightning quick. Your girl will sit back and when the race falls apart she rolls and picks up everyone late. All the talk about her never having ran on dirt, sure but who’s to say she won’t love the dirt and run her best race to date? #LovelyGrey
@kaitlinebenson@KentuckyDerby@TwinSpires Similar concerns for me, that’s all the confirmation to jump off 😄 Hard not to get swept up by the story behind him though!
Hope everybody is enjoying an outstanding sports night. Guess what? It’s only going to get better. The first Saturday in May is approaching. Can’t wait to be at the Kentucky Derby for the first time.
THE SABRES TAKE THE LEAD! THE CROWD IS ELECTRIC RIGHT NOW! #STANLEYCUP PLAYOFFS HOCKEY IS SO BACK IN BUFFALO! 🤩
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