Ryan Kennel 🐶

Father, Husband, Engineer and Fan. Opinions expressed are my own; occasionally they are thoughtful

[Ryan Kennel 🐶 @rkennela2]

@ubig1 @GAGEmusicx Do better? I got there at 7!

[Cheyenne Corin ✨ @CheyenneCorin]

THOUSANDS of people are stuck in line outside of the Jay-Z concert at @yankeestadium The show started an hour & a half ago and now the gates to all entrances are closed. They have been for over 30 minutes. So far have heard 2 people ask for medics.

[Ryan Kennel 🐶 @rkennela2]

@dirtyurt No

[Ryan Kennel 🐶 @rkennela2]

Been waiting in line 30+ minutes for jayz concert. Line not moving through security do better @Yankees

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

Happy Independence Day!

There’s a story from the end of the Revolutionary War I want to tell as we celebrate America’s 250th Birthday, and it’s one everyone in the world can learn from.

George Washington, at that moment, after commanding the American forces to victory, was the most powerful man in the new country. Many people talked about making him King of America.

Across the ocean, King George was sitting with an American painter, and asked what he thought Washington would do now that the war was ending. The painter said he believed he would go back to his farm.

The King said, “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.”

As the war officially ended, Washington came to speak to Congress and said, “Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theater of Action.” He returned his commission they’d given him in 1775 - after more than 8 years of leading the Americans to victory without pay, and he was home at Mount Vernon for Christmas.

Of course, he was elected as our first President a few years later, and after two terms, showed the same selflessness again when he willingly gave up his power and went back to Mount Vernon again.

That’s true greatness. He had all the power in the world. But power, alone, does not make you great.

Washington’s greatness came from being a true servant - to a cause much bigger than himself. His greatness was his complete lack of selfishness.

The whole story of American Independence is a story of selflessness. It’s a story of people who set their self-interest aside and worked for each other.

We’ve all heard the line about “We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”

Apparently, Ben Franklin might have actually never said that.

But that’s fine, because the same mentality is right there in the last line of the Declaration of Independence, published on this day 250 years ago:

“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”

We mutually pledge to each other.

No one was in this alone. No one was in it for themselves. This was a group of people with different backgrounds who were in it for each other.

Today is a reminder: greatness comes from what we do for each other, never what we do for ourselves.

That’s a lesson that applies no matter what country you call home.

It’s a lesson that doesn’t require any law passed by a politician, because, let’s be honest, if you’re waiting for selfless politicians, I really hope you are not holding your breath.

All of us have the power to be there for the people around us. For our families and friends. For our neighbors. For everyone.

All of us can reach for greatness.

It’s as simple as looking beyond yourself, seeing past the mirror, picking your eyes up from your phone, and pledging to be there for each other.

Happy Fourth. May you all find your own version of greatness today by lifting each other up.

Lift up your neighborhood. Lift up America. Lift up the World.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

Impeach and convict.

[Mark Duplass @MarkDuplass]

This is me 20 years ago. I am filming (and sleeping) in this rental house with friends. The Puffy Chair has recently premiered at Sundance. I am in a healthy relationship with the love of my life. After years of relentlessly pushing myself through the struggle, everything is finally working. I look so happy. Everyone can see it and is commenting on it.

Not long after this picture is taken is when I have a nervous breakdown. I don't see it coming. It brings me to my knees. Thankfully, the story ends well. I'm able to build myself back up with therapy, medication, exercise, consistent sleep, etc. In some ways, that breakdown was a gift to help me become the person I am now. It certainly made me a kinder, gentler father/husband/friend/collaborator/mentor. But it almost broke me.

Today is the last day of Men's Mental Health Month. Please remember that you can't always see what's going on from the outside. Sometimes it looks "happy." Check on your loved ones. Check in with yourself. And if you or someone you know is heading somewhere scary, @988Lifeline is a text/chat/call away.

[Bill Simmons @BillSimmons]

Covered on my pod… I think Cleve closes tonight / Pistons just too much of a mess offensively.

Fav bet: Cleve wins / Mobley 10+ pts and 6+ Rebs — that’s +100 plus the 25% PBT on @FDSportsbook

Longshot: Cle wins by 1-10 pts w/ Mobley hitting 15-8-4 — +816 + PBT

#fdpartner

[Ryan Kennel 🐶 @rkennela2]

Same problem (if not bigger) in soccer

[NBA Courtside @NBA__Courtside]

Steve Nash on the issues with basketball development in the USA

"Its pay to play in the states. Capitalism is wonderful, not great for player development. In Europe the playing is free. Theres no hidden motives and we have to win or the kid is leaving for the next club.... Here its just been totally commercialized"

[Jason Helmes @anymanfitness]

When I would go to the gym to "burn calories", I hated every second of it.

When I started going to the gym to "build muscle", I started loving every second of it.

[Ryan Kennel 🐶 @rkennela2]

@BiffPoggi @AKarsch_UM Thank you Coach!

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

As you start today with all the motivation in the world, remember this: it won’t last.

Build a routine. Do it no matter what. When you really can’t, don’t quit or beat yourself up, just do it the next day. Show up, over and over.

It is the only thing that works.

[Mike Matthews @muscleforlife]

A freaking pound of strawberries is just 140 calories. You're welcome.

[Ryan Kennel 🐶 @rkennela2]

2nd biggest rivalry.. 1st is Lions vs. injuries is the first.

[𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔦𝔱 𝔗𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔰 📰 @the_det_times]

The biggest rivalry in sports:

Detroit Lions vs The Refs.

[MLB @MLB]

A celebration about Ozzie

Repost and reply for a chance to win this autographed Ozzie Smith @Topps card!

[MLB @MLB]

Thinking of the legendary Rickey Henderson today.

The Hall of Famer was born OTD in 1958 💚💛

Repost and reply for a chance to win this autographed Rickey @Topps card.

[Will Clark @WillClark22]

One follower of mine who likes & retweets this tweet by 12/25 will win a Dugout Mug signed by me.

[Ryan Kennel 🐶 @rkennela2]

@KevinGarnett5KG We finally get @KevinGarnett5KG 30 years later

[Ryan Kennel 🐶 @rkennela2]

The silence from @Lane_Kiffin is DEAFENING. #SEC? #GOBLUE #BIG

[Ryan Kennel 🐶 @rkennela2]

@nuts_buckeye @JamesYoder