Otto

Father. Educator. Nerd. Buffalo Fan.

[Otto @ottosmagic13]

@wzrdnx Caw Blade Standard FNM, I had a grand artificer deck built to take down Caw Blade. It ran 1 Tanglewire main and two board. Opponent argued that there was no opportunity after moving to combat to tap the creature before attacks were declared. Judge (store empl.) agreed. I left.

[Otto @ottosmagic13]

@BUFSportsTalk And then the hold/interference by Dobês preventing him from getting up

[Buffalo Sabres @BuffaloSabres]

To: Benny

Enjoy your first-ever cold one on us 🍻

Love: Admin

[Buffalo Origin Story @BuffOriginStory]

The announcer saying that Dahlin might be trying to opening up an old cut has my jaw on the floor

[Matthew Bové @Matt_Bove]

Well this is pretty cool.

Anthem singer’s mic stopped working and the fans just perfectly sang O Canada.

[OptaSTATS @OptaSTATS]

The @BuffaloSabres became the first team in NHL postseason history to win in regulation time after trailing by two or more goals to zero with eight minutes or fewer remaining in regulation.

[Buffalo Sabres @BuffaloSabres]

GAME 1 IS OURS! ⚔️

#LetsGoBuffalo | @SenecaBuffalo

[Otto @ottosmagic13]

@FernwoodFreddie @nicolefshirman Yeah - no. I'd argue that expensive equipment/facilities and more so that only the northern half (at best) of the US gets natural playing surfaces means youth involvement is less.

[Pete Guelli @PeteGuelli]

Might as well keep the celebration going. One more shot at a Tage autographed Team USA jersey. Who needs it?!?

[Otto @ottosmagic13]

@billwillcs @UberHansen Having the repertoire with Josh is not nothing either. I can't think of one bungled snap except the Denver game when McG was in concussion protocol.

[Otto @ottosmagic13]

Twice, fuck these refs. Flags up their asses all night but pull them out on the OT drive to save the Broncos.

[Otto @ottosmagic13]

How the fuck do you call that but not anything on the Broncos

[Dion Dawkins @DDawkins66]

Rushing Title Belongs to our Head Chef 👨🏾‍🍳@thegreat__4 congrats Brother #NFLRushingTitle #YouAlreadyShnow @NFL

[Otto @ottosmagic13]

@lids IN ALL CAPS

[Otto @ottosmagic13]

@danfetes @BuffaloPlus Don't do it a third time, instant flag!
Just ask Hingle McKringleberry...🟨

[Otto @ottosmagic13]

@PeteGuelli Would love to have Dion sign my "You already Shnow" Shirt! Vault it into signed "Tre White Goalie School" Shirt tier.

[Pete Guelli @PeteGuelli]

Saved a couple on the glass for Bills Night tomorrow. Who needs them? Expecting some special guests!! #BillsMafia #Sabrehood

[Otto @ottosmagic13]

@haus_dad Fetch, Untapped Shock... Thoughtsieze?

[Travis Akers 🇺🇸 @travisakers]

A message from a Kindergarten teacher:

After forty years in the classroom, my career ended with one small sentence from a six-year-old:

“My dad says people like you don’t matter anymore.”

No sneer. No malice. Just quiet honesty — the kind that cuts deeper because it’s innocent. He blinked, then added, “You don’t even have a TikTok.”

My name is Mrs. Clara Holt, and for four decades, I taught kindergarten in a small Denver suburb. Today, I stacked the last box on my desk and locked the door behind me.

When I started teaching in the early 1980s, it felt like a promise — a shared belief that what we did mattered. We weren’t rich, but we were valued. Parents brought warm cookies to parent nights. Kids gave you handmade cards with hearts that didn’t quite line up. Watching a child sound out their first sentence felt like magic.

But that world slowly slipped away. The job I once knew has been replaced by exhaustion, red tape, and a kind of loneliness I can’t quite describe.

My evenings used to be filled with construction paper, glitter, and glue sticks. Now they’re spent filling out digital reports to protect myself from angry emails or lawsuits. I’ve been yelled at by parents in front of twenty-five children — one filming me with his phone while I tried to calm another child mid-meltdown.

And the kids… they’ve changed too. Not by choice.

They arrive tired, anxious, overstimulated. Their tiny fingers know how to swipe a screen before they can hold a crayon. Some can’t make eye contact or wait in line. We’re expected to fix all of it — to patch the gaps, heal the trauma, teach the curriculum, and document every move — in six hours a day, with resources that barely fill a drawer.

The little reading corner I once built, full of soft beanbags and paper stars, was replaced by data charts and “learning metrics.” A young principal once told me, “Clara, maybe you’re too nurturing. The district wants measurable results.”

As if kindness were a weakness.

Still, I stayed. Because of the small, holy moments that no spreadsheet could measure —
a whisper of, “You remind me of my grandma.”
a shaky note that read, “I feel safe here.”
a quiet boy finally meeting my eyes and saying, “I read the whole page.”

Those tiny sparks were my reason to keep showing up.

But this last year broke something in me.

The aggression grew sharper. The laughter in the staff room turned to silence. The light went out of so many eyes. I watched brilliant teachers — my friends — vanish under the weight of burnout, their joy replaced by survival.

I felt myself fading too, like chalk on a board that’s been wiped one too many times.

So today, I began my goodbye. I pulled faded art off the walls and tucked thirty years of handmade cards into a single box. In the back of a drawer, I found a letter from a student from 1998:

“Thank you for loving me when I was hard to love.”

I sat on the floor and cried.

No party. No applause. Just a handshake from a young principal who called me “Ma’am” while checking his notifications.

I left my rocking chair behind, and my sticker box too. What I carried with me were the memories — the faces of hundreds of children who once trusted me enough to reach out their hands and learn. That can’t be uploaded. It can’t be measured. It can’t be replaced.

I miss when teachers were partners, not targets. When parents and educators worked side by side, not in opposition. When schools cared more about wonder than numbers.

So if you know a teacher — any teacher — thank them. Not with a mug or a gift card, but with your words. With your respect. With your understanding that behind every test score is a heart that cared enough to try.

Because in a world that often overlooks them, teachers are the ones who never forget our children.

[Otto @ottosmagic13]

@OldTakesExposed

[Slashtime @AndyAnd90768398]

@_MLFootball LOL, gimme a break, this isn't going to lose the game, the inability to stop the run will, it's 40-25 now, game has been over for a while.