Mike Purtill

Scrappier middle class surf haven.

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

“He enjoyed trespassing on local tracks to do mediocre workouts and pleading ignorance when asked to leave. He never got the chance to yell ‘I’ve been kicked off of nicer tracks than this!’, a fact that pained him in later years.” — my obituary

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

@BillHalldin This is great Twitter content.

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

@BillHalldin Kamala Harris gave lucid and coherent answers on a variety of topics over 18 minutes. That alone sets the bar for the 2024 election.

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

@BillHalldin @Acyn I don't know about you, but I agree with this: "You know there's something wrong with people when they talk about freedom: freedom to be in your bedroom, freedom to be in your exam room, freedom to tell your kids what they can read. That stuff is weird."

[Korked Bats @korkedbats]

Vin Scully meeting Willie Mays for the first time in 2016 is one of the most pure conversations you’ll ever watch.

[SupportHBPL @SupportHBPL]

Here's just the clip of the John Oliver episode about the idiotic nature of our city council's book banning effort--and he was unable to even get to the non-librarian review board that has final approval!

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

@sportsjunky8 Yes.

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

In the last 3 years I’ve lost 16 32 oz. Mason jars.

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

@BillHalldin @RepJeffries @HouseDemocrats @SpeakerMcCarthy Yikes.

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

That new Blink-182 song is going to prompt terrible text exchanges among the absolute worst dudes you attended college with in the early 00s.

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

They should teach the 1991 World Series in schools.

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

scoreless starts of 7+ IP, Twins/Senators postseason history:

Today Pablo López
2004 ALDS G1 Johan Santana (7 IP)
1991 WS G7 Jack Morris (10 IP SHO)
1933 WS G3 Earl Whitehill (SHO)
1925 WS G4 Walter Johnson (SHO)

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

scoreless starts of 7+ IP, Twins/Senators postseason history:

Today Pablo López
2004 ALDS G1 Johan Santana (7 IP)
1991 WS G7 Jack Morris (10 IP SHO)
1933 WS G3 Earl Whitehill (SHO)
1925 WS G4 Walter Johnson (SHO)

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

I have a new favorite non-Laker.

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

One of the most ridiculous games ever, everything about it was terrible, I had a great time.

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

For as bad as this all is, the Trump campaign plane ride to Iowa has to be hilarious.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Donald Trump has not visited Iowa since opening his latest White House bid nearly four months ago. Now, he is set to return on Monday, aiming in part to slow any momentum from Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who visited just three days ago. https://t.co/yaWt3oL6Jr

[Corinne Purtill @corinnepurtill]

You can VASTLY reduce the chances of being killed in your home by alligators by not bringing alligators into your home. So many threats in this world we can't control or avoid. This one we absolutely can. Give yourself the easy win.

[Matt Szabo @mjszabo]

A group of 11 former Huntington Beach City Council members, including 10 former mayors, is asking the current Council not to adopt the ordinance that would effectively stop the flying of LGBTQ+ rainbow Pride flag during Pride month each June. MORE:

https://t.co/TjY5YmXIHs

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

I’ve got it above the Dwight Howard era but below the Smush Parker era.

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

The LeBron-AD-Russell Westbrook era is officially over 💔

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

@thegessnerest “AAAAAAGHGHGHGHGHHHHH!!!! IT’S FINE!!!!!!!” - my son, literally any time he’s asked to put on anything heavier than a t-shirt.

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

People delude themselves into thinking it will work with Kyrie...but maybe it will work for us.

[myles brown @mdotbrown]

(Lakers gotta offer both of their picks. Who cares if Kyrie will be an Ayahuasca All Star in Joshua Tree next year they’ve got a shot at a real championship here.)

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

@cottondelo We both know Libby is too much of a renegade to ever play by the rules of a Peep diorama competition.

[Mike Purtill @mikepurtill]

When I was in law school one of my classmates entered a Peep diorama competition with an entry titled "A Jury of My Peeps." She later emailed the whole school announcing that she had withdrawn due to voting irregularities. I tell this story all the time but it never quite lands.