Jordan Press

Proud #GirlDad & pup parent, 2019 & 2023 @GargsLargs MVP. Former bringer of schmozzles. Most comfortable in a Randy Savage T-shirt.

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A bit of personal news.
Today is the start of my last week with @CdnPressNews, and in journalism, before moving on to a new professional challenge.

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OTD 28 years ago "The Strike" aired, and the world learned about "Festivus." We spoke with Dan O'Keefe whose father created Festivus. Dan was Not a fan of the episode, did Not want the episode to air, and to him, Festivus brings back deep rooted trauma.

Dan explains:
The way people adopted it, I didn’t see that coming. You gotta understand, I’ve been saying this for a while, yeah, that was my father, he was mentally ill and a drunk, but extremely brilliant. For whatever reason he invented this weird fucking extra holiday that was celebrated at random times. It did not have a set date. It was extremely upsetting. It was like borderline child endangerment, and it was not fun. So my brothers and I had this deal: you do not talk about it outside of the house, and we just try to pretend it’s not happening.

But I didn’t pitch it, I didn’t want it to go in. I hoped it would fail and be edited out, and nevertheless, the damn thing survived.

The reality is far weirder. I have the CDs that were remastered from the cassette tapes my dad used to make during the annual recording of this insanity, which is mostly him screaming about internal Reader’s Digest politics in a deep slur while my brothers are crying and my mom is telling him to simmer down.

That was not something I agitated for, quite the reverse. So how do I feel about it taking off? I try to block it out.

This holiday was basically an encapsulation of alcoholism and mental illness into one neat little wrapper.

I was as surprised as anyone. I was not a booster of this. I was surprised it got on the air. I am beyond surprised that it seems to be something that has, to some extent, legs. There are still a few people who celebrate it. Good for them. I do not personally. I did my time on that in the ’70s and ’80s.

Jerry Stiller made it fun. The real thing was terrifying, obviously, and you understood why George was not in favor of it. But he made it fun, and it was Jeff Schaffer’s joke—the idea to give it a pole. That was not the case. The real symbology of it was more peculiar and not as wholesome as an aluminum pole with a good strength-to-weight ratio.

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When you're writing your out-of-office message, AP Stylebook Online's Ask the Editor says to hyphenate out-of-office as a compound modifier.

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Absolutely, Rance Was Awesome!! he was a HUGE part of our success!!

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@denisebatters And I now realize I forgot a great one: Sprague against Atlanta!

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Alomar against the A’s.
Carter against the Phillies.
Bautista against the Rangers.
Edwin against the Orioles.
And now, Springer against the Mariners.

This moment, man.
This moment.

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THE ATMOSPHERE IN TORONTO DURING GEORGE SPRINGER’S 3-RUN SHOT WAS UNREAL 🔥

(via @BlueJays)

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Don Mattingly is going to his first World Series!

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The Blue Jays Win The Pennant!

The Blue Jays Win The Pennant!

The Blue Jays Win The Pennant!

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Let’s fucking goooo!!!!!!!! World Series!!!!!!

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How it started How it’s going

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Another INSANE view of George Springer's go-ahead homer 😱

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Oh, heck ya.

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For the first time in 32 years...

We're going back to the World Series 🍾 #WANTITALL

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When you think you’ve seen it all, there’s baseball.

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WINFIELD WANTED

✅ NOISE

✅ A WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

He got both :)

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Oct. 24, 1992: For the first time in HISTORY, the World Championship banner will fly north of the border! 🇨🇦 🏆

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What always strikes me about this video is how quickly and how much the cameras shake. Such a jolt of electricity.

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10/14/2015: Jose Bautista gave us one of the most memorable bat flips ever in probably one of the craziest innings in #BlueJays history.

#ToTheCore (via MLB) @bluebirdbanter @JaysJournal

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Today In 1948: "The Babe Bows Out" ~ Nat Fein takes one of the most famous photographs in baseball history as an ailing Babe Ruth has his legendary No. 3 retired at Yankee Stadium. #MLB #Yankees #History

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Jon Stewart remembers his best boy, Dipper.

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That sounds you hear is the collective productivity of Canada grinding nearly to a halt as Jays fans look to verify if they can officially sing, “OK, Sho-hei. Let’s. Play. Ball.”

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Shohei Ohtani's choice is in.

This is not a drill.

🔗: https://t.co/7xWU2Rv6fp

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Happy 30th anniversary to @JoeCarter_29 never having to pay for beer in this country ever again.

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30 Years Ago Today:

JOE CARTER TOUCHED ‘EM ALL!

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Friday, July 7, marks 100 days since @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully detained by Russia. Join WSJ and Dow Jones in amplifying Evan and activate your social networks for a social storm tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. ET. #IStandWithEvan https://t.co/Mz6GRKjW9Y