Matthew Tomko

Proud ND alum and fan of Philly sports.

[Matthew Tomko @tomko13]

@japan_nobunaga A - NC

[Matthew Tomko @tomko13]

@MoneyPuckdotcom And the Canes beat those top 3.

[NHL @NHL]

A truly historic run for the @canes 🌀 #StanleyCup

[Carolina Hurricanes @Canes]

THE CUP RUNS THROUGH CAROLINA

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

USA. A Mexican restaurant. We had not yet ordered anything, and the food was already arriving.

Chips. Salsa. Unrequested. Free.

I stopped the waiter. "We have not earned these."

"They just come with the table, man."

They come with the TABLE. In my land, hospitality is a debt. Every gift creates an obligation, weighed carefully, returned in the proper season with interest of feeling. Here, the gift arrives before you have even proven you can pay for dinner.

This is not an appetizer. This is a declaration: we trust you. Eat.

I ate with the gravity the moment deserved. And then — I must report this calmly — the basket emptied, and a new one appeared.

"Did we…?"

"Refill," the waiter said. "It's bottomless."

Bottomless. They have wells of salsa. The supply lines of this nation are beyond anything my ancestors imagined.

My friend warned me. "Don't fill up on chips, dude."

Too late. I had accepted three baskets. Honor demanded each one be finished — an unfinished gift is an insult. By the time my actual food arrived, I was a ruined man.

I was not hungry. I was not comfortable. I had been defeated by a courtesy.

Generosity that arrives before the request cannot be repaid. It can only be survived.

I know the rule now. I have made my peace with the basket. One basket. Two at the most.

Who am I deceiving. There is no number of baskets I would refuse. The trust of a nation is in that salsa, and I intend to honor all of it.

[Matthew Tomko @tomko13]

@ErlingHaaland @NHL

[Walt Ruff @WaltRuff]

Hysterical.

Rod Brind'Amour said he didn't really have any input on the team not touching the trophy.

Then, he told on himself. 😅

"I had a couple of guys ask me what I thought, and I said, 'You do what you want.. but don't touch it.'"

[Matthew Tomko @tomko13]

@Canes Go get the cup Key! Love this.

[Carolina Hurricanes @Canes]

Key soaking it all in with his son ❤️

[Matthew Tomko @tomko13]

@yfaitfrette @WaltRuff How about Martinook’s “slash” on Hutson? I think the refs called it because his Dad was yelling from the stands.

[Matthew Tomko @tomko13]

@TuckerT37853047 @rbarkleyhockey 😆

[Matthew Tomko @tomko13]

@rbarkleyhockey Canes beat the Habs and the refs tonight

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@JoeyJoJo1131 @Canes ?

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@Canes

[Matthew Tomko @tomko13]

@SpotterBrett Wow. Just a gut punch. Prayers for KB and his family.

[Carolina Hurricanes @Canes]

WHO WANTS A BEER SKATE?!

RT for your chance to win the hottest drinking device in sports.

[Matthew Tomko @tomko13]

@MillerLite @clymer_mc @stilleatinbread our annual pilgrimages to watch the beautiful game across the pond should qualify us for an MVP ball!

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@RealGlenMacnow That’s amazing.

[Matthew Tomko @tomko13]

@Coach_Gattis @AmericanAir Dealt with the same flight, was just one bit of ineptitude after another. Seems to be a common occurrence with @AmericanAir these days. Maybe @united should take them over.

[Matthew Tomko @tomko13]

@AmericanAir @HamHammy4321 News flash…the bot will give you the same responses over DM. @AmericanAir doesn’t care.