Mark Dziak

Mark Dziak

@markdziak.bsky.social

Cleveland native now living in Bremen, Germany. I used to swim and run. I still do, I used to too Be brave enough to be bad at something new

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What a shame and so many people should have made better decisions here. The most egregious - calling police on a 3yo Don't we normally hear stories about how Player X, as a kid, would dominate players 2, 3, 4 years older? And we've all seen where one player dominates. It's just a game people.

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This is what we heard as well, but it was fine. He got better as the show went on. The man is 85 and is still performing regularly, so all credit to him. Glad we got to see him. Also, I'm curious how many people saw both the Backstreet Boys and Dylan this month. There's at least two 😂

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Listen, I'm not gonna knock The Factory™️, I've had some good meals there during my time and have picked up cheesecake my wife has enjoyed

Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social

i'm just glad we're all talking about the Cheesecake Factory. you know i love to go there

Fuck this guy. I keep thinking about my mom's generation - women in the late 60s/early 70s fought for being something other than house wives and breaking the glass ceiling. Now we have people (men and women) who are actively working to go against this.

“Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp states ‘AI will undermine the influence of highly educated, often female voters and give it to working class men. We have feminine energy running our cities and our courts,’ he complained.”

7:24am and all clocks in the house have been changed. Hashtag DadSkills

Mark Dziak@markdziak.bsky.social

It's 11pm in Germany and I just realized that Germany changes clocks tonight. Guess we're staying up later 😂

Mina spitting the truth here. If there was any other QB, people would really be embracing this team. And any other QB would probably have them looking better

Mina Kimes@minakimes.bsky.social

The young Browns are all fun! This is a great landing spot for a new QB! I feel like I’m losing my mind hearing the extend Watson talk right now

The man has great speech writers and the man can speak and engage the audience. Always has.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory” — Obama

Daughter has an infection on her nose - hasn't improved since Wednesday. Went to the Apotheke for some lotion (until Monday when we can see the doc) and they referred us to the ER. In & out in less than 30 minutes. Only expense was €2 for parking. Yay for socialized medicine

Such a victory. Of course, the situation in Europe is a bit different. I've been to places that still allow smoking indoors bsky.app/profile/mark...

Robert Cruickshank@robertcruickshank.com

Indoor smoking bans. Those of you on the younger side have no idea how pervasive it was to go out to a restaurant, a bar, even a flight and be bombarded with second hand smoke. It was awful. So glad it is gone.

Every once in a while my wife is like "you're not having an affair, are you?" 1) I love you, we're gonna grow old together, and this has never crossed my mind 2) The logistics of an affair seem exhausting. Seriously. I ain't got time for that.

Robert Komaniecki@komaniecki.bsky.social

Reading that Ethan Klein cheated on his wife/mother of his children Hila, and my reaction is the same as it is when any parent has an affair: How do you people have the time? Even if I genuinely wanted to cheat on Anabel, I only have about 30 minutes of availability after getting the kids to bed

And now BMG takes the lead!

Mark Dziak@markdziak.bsky.social

I know Borussia Mönchengladbach is off to a rough start this season, but so is Stuttgart. I guess it's fitting that they are tied at half

I know Borussia Mönchengladbach is off to a rough start this season, but so is Stuttgart. I guess it's fitting that they are tied at half

Let's make it three for three. Dinner is pizza with the kids and a movie - The Nightmare Before Christmas

Mark Dziak@markdziak.bsky.social

Since I'm posting food today, here's lunch. I took some leftover chicken schnitzel and made a salad. Plus I recently procured some Ranch. Since we'll be in the US for the holidays, I don't have to ration it 😀

So U2 is planning a tour for 2027? While I checked out after ATYCLB, I'll be getting tickets - Zoo Station (or an AB track) in the Berlin Olympiastadion with 90,000 other people? C'mon now

Hey, Sky Germany has the Cavs game from last night. They're up 20 in the second! What a great start to the season, can't wait to see how this goes!

One of my regular bits with my wife is to comment "remember when we paid to not see commercials?" [with streaming] when we are watching something.

Jay Hulme@jayhulmepoet.bsky.social

I've always been disproportionately annoyed by adverts and after streaming got ad-riddled I decided enough was enough and got a personal jellyfin server set up by a friend, and have now set up a custom launcher for my Chromecast, as part of my mission to strip out every single advert from my TV.

Since I'm posting food today, here's lunch. I took some leftover chicken schnitzel and made a salad. Plus I recently procured some Ranch. Since we'll be in the US for the holidays, I don't have to ration it 😀

Mark Dziak@markdziak.bsky.social

Made myself a breakfast sandwich this morning with a leftover baguette.i wrapped it in foil and put it in the oven. Then it did that thing where the cheese attaches to the foil as it is unwrapped.

There are three classic Conan bits that stay with me: - Old Timey Baseball - Richard Lewis and Shaq - Triumph at the Star Was premier

Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social

Folks my age grew up with Conan O'Brien writing for The Simpsons and hosting his first late night show. Older millennials were his first fanbase when older viewers nearly got his show cancelled for being "unfunny." We take full credit for him. If you're under 30, you are welcome.

Made myself a breakfast sandwich this morning with a leftover baguette.i wrapped it in foil and put it in the oven. Then it did that thing where the cheese attaches to the foil as it is unwrapped.

I'm a big fan of the Lakewood lanes

City of Lakewood, Ohio@lakewoodoh.gov

Did you know Lakewood has 3 marked pedestrian-only lanes? Chase Ln. & Rose Ln. connect Clifton Blvd. to Lake Rd., and Edwards Ln. connects Lake Rd. to Edgewater Dr. Next time you are walking on the north side of the city, be sure to visit these "secret passageways"! #NationalPedestrianSafetyMonth

Hey ho, way to go Ohio (Negative)

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Really remarkable to field an attack ad *after* its claims have been thoroughly debunked and roundly denounced even by your own party.

Hey ho, way to go Ohio (Positive)

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

No, Freedom Summer volunteers didn't take selfies or post tweets -- because that technology hadn't been invented yet. But when they were getting trained in Ohio before going down, they were *all over* the media of their day. Here's a paragraph on it (since cut from my book for space constraints)

Me trying to convince the 6&7yo kids I work with in soccer - the boring stuff makes you better. In my swimming days, I'd call these "meat and potatoes workouts." It may not be "sexy" but it's what gets the job done.

Steve Magness@stevemagness.bsky.social

The best advice for financial investments: Do the boring basics for a long time The best advice for fitness, health & longevity: Do the boring basics for a long time The best advice for mastering a craft: Do the boring basics for a long time Stop chasing hacks & shiny objects!

My DMs are blowing up as a token Ohioan among the German BS crew. Wanting my take on the political state of the state. And by blow-up, I haven't had a DM in months, so it's all relative.

Hmmm, now this has my swimming mind thinking. At Masters Nationals this summer, the last place finisher for his age group was 2:20. Now these are people that swim regularly. Given his fitness level, I'm gonna go with the over.

southpaw@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social

If he publicly swims 100m in less than say 3.5 minutes, with the full press corps in attendance, I’m open to it.

Another way to look at it is that 100m in the pool is about 400m on the track. What do we think? Can he run one lap in under 3.5 minutes? Again, I say no.

Cleveland sports teams: Cavs: owner wants to win, invests, team is successful Browns: owner couldn't care about winning, invests, they're the Cleveland Browns Guardians: owner couldn't care about winning, doesn't invest, team is somehow successful

Mark Dziak@markdziak.bsky.social

Reading all the comments from Cleveland fans complaining about the Dolans. Just spend some money on bats to let us know you're trying

Sometimes (like today) it seems like he could be capable of physically going after someone if pushed hard enough. Would that finally be the thing that would get him removed? (Probably not)

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Reading all the comments from Cleveland fans complaining about the Dolans. Just spend some money on bats to let us know you're trying

I just had an interaction with a random German and they used "du" with me. - I did not take offense - I did not correct them to use "Sie" - I carried on like nothing happened See, it can be done

Why was green and yellow harder to figure out today? Connections Puzzle #1226 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩

Idea for movie: French exchange student goes to a "protest" at an American high school. They are unimpressed and teach the students how to really protest, bringing the community together. You call that a protest? I'll show you a protest