I Missed the Last Time the Toronto Blue Jays Won the World Series

We all know the story. It has been 32 long years since the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series. But Friday night (or Saturday), that could all come to an end. The Jays are one win away from completing one of the most improbable feats I can remember. They are this close to pulling off the last-to-first miracle, and all that stands between them is an LA Dodgers team that looks shell-shocked. But enough about that. What I want to share with you is my memories of the last time the Jays won it all and Joe Carter became a living legend in the process.

From 67 to Rizz: A Parent’s Totally Wrong Guide to TikTok Slang

Earlier this year, I accidentally became an internet linguistics professor when my post about the mysterious “67” on TikTok took off. Suddenly, I was the guy people trusted to decode teen slang, despite my main qualifications being:

  1. I’m ancient according to my kids.
  2. I once owned a yellow Sony sports Walkman.
  3. I had to Google what “finsta” meant, twice.

But since web traffic has spoken, I am clearly the definitive authority on all things Gen Z (and Gen Alpha). So let’s dive into some of the latest TikTok sayings. Spoiler: I don’t really understand them, but that’s never stopped me before. Let the cringe begin.

This Blog Post Is AI Slop (And Yes, I Know That Makes Me Part of the Problem)

Let’s not beat around the bush — you, dear reader, are currently elbow-deep in AI slop. This post? Slop.
The words you’re reading? Generated in part by a Large Language Model (LLM), trained on the internet, and now pumping out thoughts about how horrible it is that the internet is filled with AI-generated thoughts. That’s the joke. This entire thing is a slopception. And I’m the hypocrite who greenlit it.