Michael Aars

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[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

I drew this while doing time in Azkaban.
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[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

USA. A backyard. One man guarding a grill for four hours.

He never left it once.

Everyone else drifted and drank and laughed. But one man stood alone before the flames, turning meat with a long fork, immovable. I knew him at once. The keeper of the sacred fire.

I took my place beside him and said nothing. After a while, he spoke.

"Low and slow," he said, eyes on the coals. "You can't rush it. Rush it, you ruin it."

I bowed my head. A blade, a tea, a life. None can be rushed. I had crossed four thousand miles to hear my grandfather's words from a man in a "KISS THE COOK" apron.

"Everything worth doing is slow," I agreed.

He glanced at me. Something passed between us.

"My wife says just use the oven." He shook his head at the fire. "She doesn't get it."

"They never do," I said.

And this is where it turned.

For the first time in years, this man had been understood. And he rose to meet it. His back straightened. His voice dropped low. A teenager reached for the grill and the man lifted one hand without even looking. "Not yet." The boy retreated. He was becoming what I already believed him to be.

A woman asked when the food would be done. "It's ready when it's ready," he told the flames.

Three people approached. Three were turned away with a single word. By the fourth hour, no one questioned him. The whole party had arranged itself around the man and his fire, the way a village arranges itself around a shrine.

Then he handed me the fork.

"Watch it a sec. I gotta pee."

I have been trusted with castles.

I have never been more honored.

He served everyone before himself, and ate last, standing, still watching the coals. We never traded names. We did not need to.

He believed he had finally met a man who took his cooking seriously.

I believed I had finally met America's last samurai.

Neither of us will ever correct the other.

So tell me, America.

Who is the man at your gathering who will not leave the grill?

Have you ever once asked him why?

I think he is still standing there.

Guarding the fire.

Waiting for one person to understand.

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@_TomHoward @pmarca What’s wrong with proper—distinguished even—punctuation?

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@Heartland_CS Brady next said always have guys like Danny, (humble, hardworking, under appreciated, belittled, winners) around. Surround yourself with Dannys, he says. Any Red Raider is intelligent enough to realize this compliment. Other grads will be challenged with this complex thought.

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@0xDr_Leo @Polymarket If they are actually using it, we are not talking about it, and the media doesn’t have it. I want @Polymarket odds on “Ghost Murmur” being the fake thing they fed us as the real thing is more record-scratching. Like heartbeats are easy; quantum wavelength filters of pilot brains?

[Dr Manhattva @Manhattva]

Yesterday, my friend‘s mom, Pat Johnson casually took a shot in Zion National Park.

I think it’s a banger.

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Crocheting just for the halibut!

Unwind (and hook some fun) with these crochet patterns. No strings attached…well, maybe a few yarn ones. Whether you're crafting a keepsake, ocean-inspired decor, or just fishin' for a new project, these easy-to-medium projects are perfect for beginners and wildlife fans alike.

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@GR_comics I’d save the celebratory gymnastics until it’s done. Stunning start, though.

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@JimMusilPainter Just beautiful, Jim.

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@WhiteHouse @MariaCorinaYA If anyone sees Nick Cage about with two leather tubes, we know what went down.

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@RCMB323 We’re kinda hoping the defense scores?

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@RCMB323 I think refusing is the optimal verb. 🤦‍♂️

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@BYUbluThru 🤣 Truth. Maybe we should have run some drills in December?

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@gunsupnation There are a lot more points between that 6-0 than the score tells. Yeesh.

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@BYUbluThru Yes. But we’re about to double our yardage. With a single completion. For six yards. #WreckEm

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@barstoolttu Let’s not think about the first half. 🌵

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@Big12Conference If we had tortillas, we would be 100,000 points ahead. Thanks, @Big12Conference

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

TECH! This is no way to set my 2026 stress baseline. #WreckEm 🌵

[Scarlet & Black Nation @gunsupnation]

🔮 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗧 𝗜𝗧: Give us your score predictions in the comments! ⤵️

[Irena Buzarewicz @IrenaBuzarewicz]

Good morning

[Michael Aars @michael_aars]

@SandyBoynton They rock, and rock, and rock, to sleep still works on my 14 year old.