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.

Bob Odenkirk brings Saul Goodman back for PSA celebrating America 250

Cycloneer fans!! These Iowa State fans have been chanting “Let’s Go Mountaineers!” as loud as anyone over the last inning or so. Love the Cycloneer baseball/softball alliance! #WVU x @GoldAndBlueNtn

Hey friends, this has been a very fun day. @WVUBaseball is an absolutely elite fan base. We've heard Neil Diamond and John Denver on repeat all damn day and we love it. $38854 raised to fight food insecurity and we are just getting started! #roadtoroccos

This is why the Spurs will win. Trash Hat

Ok, who did this?

I’d settle for 86ing “You Can’t Do That” but I also agree

If the Texas Tech coaches don’t like the read Brendan Sorsby makes on a pick 6 are they allowed to coach him on the sideline afterwards or will that have to go through mediation first?

Boom! The Jackrabbits nab another camp standout. Heller held an offer from USD. He was the 2a defensive player of the year in Iowa last season. #GoJacks

SMU had to shut down their program for 2 years because they paid some of their players $50,000 30 years later and a player who gambled $90,000 on HIS OWN TEAM is allowed to play all but 2 regular season games.

Hunter Dekkers 👿 • 366 bets • ~$2,800 wagered • One bet involving Iowa State football • Lost entire season, NCAA eligibility, career Brendan Sorsby 😇 • ~2,900 bets • ~$90,000 wagered • 40 bets involving Indiana football • Currently eligible after court injunction Sorsby placed ~8x more bets and wagered ~32x more money than Dekkers…

Imagine being one of the Cyclones or Hawkeyes with far less egregious wagering who were never able to play NCAA football again.

2 things that havnt happened to me before this summer 1. Saw someone steal a bands tambourine at Ritz & confronted them. Done this several times before. This time it was actually the persons. They brought their own🤷‍♂️ 2. Security at Captians asked me to calm down. He was right🫡

Until Iowa State brings back baseball I can’t think of a better team for us to drink beside. What a special alliance 🍻⚾️

Few good options at student manager as well! Mike Martins, Mike Good, Matt Richter etc.

Halftime of Game 6! 6/16/26

😂😂😂

I took the ACT that morning… it did not go well

If you have any benefit to an athlete because of a coaching change, you will have dudes trying to get their coaches fired and it will be a biblical mess