Kiley

[+/- Law Donicick ⁷⁷ | 📊 @TLaww22]

I’m being so real when I’m saying this, Caitlin taking Iowa to back to back final fours is 100x more impressive than you winning 4 championships with 12 WNBA players 😭😭😭

[megs @fasshionlover]

no one:

my head when it’s midnight:

31st of october 1st of november

[IDHSAA @IDHSAA]

Congratulations to the Idaho Falls High School Boys Cross Country Team on being the 2023 4A State Cross Country Champions!

[Boyd Myers @boydmyers]

Today in pickleball, a lady brought her 13 year old special needs son out with her.

She made it a point to let us know that he didn’t want to play, but it was pretty obvious that he was fascinated by the game. He stood right by the court, running back and forth, watching every shot.

He would congratulate us on good shots, and bump us up if he was close. I loved his energy.

After a few games, I asked him if he wanted to play and he said “I can’t. I am not good”.

I told him “Of course you’re good. And you’re my partner.”

We played a couple of younger guys and they weren’t taking it easy on him. I am sure he didn’t want them to, but they went after him with any shot they could.

So when I had the chance, I went after them. Hard.

My partner (Alex) was doing the best he could. He had said he had never played and a lot of his balls either went into the net or sailed way long.

I didn’t mind. I just wanted him to have fun and realize he COULD do anything he wanted.

Still, eventually some how we were tied at 9 (game to 11) and I was serving.

On the first serve, we volleyed for a few seconds, when one of the other guys popped a lob up to Alex.

He absolutely crushed it straight between them for his first point. We all kinda looked at each other like “Where tf did that come from???”

He celebrated as if he had just won the US Open. It literally gave me a chill, but we still had one more point to go.

I told him “Let’s get one more, buddy.”

I served again, very similar sequence, and then one of the guys hit a soft dink to his left. I honestly assumed it was going to be good and the serve would go back to their side.

Alex chased it down, and was able to hit the a backhand just hard enough to catch the top of the net and barely roll over for the game winning point.

He absolute exploded after the ball bounced and we had won. I was shocked. I walked over to tell him great shot, and this 13 year old kid hugged me like I had never been hugged, literally picking me up off the ground and holding me there for a couple of seconds.

To be honest, this was one game that I didn’t care if we won or lost, but I have zero doubt that Alex will never, ever forget how those few minutes felt.

I can be an absolute ruthless competitor. Hell, I can be a dick. I mean, I don’t let my 5 year old daughter win at Candyland. But this morning, I remembered why I fell in love with sports to begin with, and the sheer joy one can attain from competition.

I stick out like a sore thumb in our Saturday morning group. I look like a linebacker playing with a bunch of skinny college kids, retired teachers, dentists, and bankers.

But when his mother mouthed “Thank you” to me, I couldn’t hide the tears that poured out from under my sunglasses.

Truth be told, those few minutes did as much for me as they did for Alex.

Y’all have a great Saturday.

[Chase Thomason @ChaseThomason]

GREAT SALT LAKE UPDATE
Incredibly, the GSL has climbed 3' this winter season. Nov 2022 was our all-time low elevation level of 4188.7'. We are now at 4191.7' & about 10' away from normal lake levels. On average, the lake climbs 3-5' during spring runoff on very wet years. (1/2)

[💕💕💕 @TheeAnimeGuru_]

The way he was standing there so proud😭😭😭🥺

[TrumpsTaxes (@trumpstaxes.com on bsky) @TrumpsTaxes]

Holy cow this is good.

Jon Stewart easily lures a pro-gun/anti-drag queen Republican into a trap…and then blasts him over his blatant, shameless hypocrisy.

[Midwest vs. The Rest @midwestern_ope]

Classic

[AskAubry 🦋 🐆🦝 @ask_aubry]

Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.

Margaret Atwood

He thought he could stalk her straight.

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” — L. M. Montgomery

Photo @GrandTetonNPS by Adam Jewell

[maybe: clare @clur19]

Sorry I didn’t text you back, I was sobbing uncontrollably at the thought of having to plan, purchase, and prepare my meals every day until I die.

[Adi Sharma @adityas129]

how tf do people get 8 hr sleeps, are in phenomenal shape, kicking ass at their careers, maintaining their relationships all at the same time...

[Utah Volleyball @UtahVolleyball]

Hey @UtahWSoccer, whatcha think of KJ's fútbol skills? 😏

#GoUtes | @NCAAVolleyball

[NCAA Women's Volleyball @NCAAVolleyball]

MY GOODNESS @WhitLauenstein 😱😱😱

#NCAAWVB x 🎥 @Huskervball

[Fifty Shades of Whey @davenewworld_2]

WARNING: GRAPHIC ⚠️ Remastered footage of the most intense clips from 9/11

[s*d @06fordexplorer]

your honor it was not a HIPAA violation i was simply BeingReal

[Fuck You I Quit @fuckyouiquit]

Just a reminder, Estonia gets 86 weeks of paid maternity leave.

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Think it over! Also, think safety and act safely. Keep yourself and other visitors safe and wildlife wild by setting a good example! 🏃🦬

Wildlife tips: https://t.co/IoXAO5iykr

#RecreateResponsibly

[Utah Volleyball @UtahVolleyball]

Mark your calendars... our 2022 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 is 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄!! 👀 Utah Volleyball is coming 🔜

🗞️: https://t.co/aakQwxHpNo
📅: https://t.co/WuZKR9dNxu

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Classic kitten trick: send out the smallest, cutest one to sucker someone in and then… BAM reveal that they need to adopt all 12 of ya. Works every time.