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Finding Peace in a Messed Up World

on November 13, 2016

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Tired Of Hearing This Debate: Look At The Stats and Championships

Every basketball argument eventually lands here. Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James each get called the greatest of all time by somebody, and the debate usually turns into a shouting match about championships, "clutch gene," or which era was tougher. So let's set the vibes aside and just look at the numbers. Here are each player's six individually best scoring regular seasons, averaged out, side by side. The Numbers Across each player's six strongest scoring seasons, here's how the per-game averages stack up: So Who Wins? If you want a single verdict: Jordan's peak was the most dominant in the traditional sense (he scored more than anyone and defended at an elite level), while LeBron's peak was the most complete in the modern, do-everything sense. Kobe's peak, meanwhile, is a reminder that being excellent across the board, without needing to lead in any one category, is still an incredibly rare thing to pull off. The honest answer is ...

The Lights On The Hyundai Santa Fe: To Me They Are Dog Bones

The headlights and tail lights on the 2024 and 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe are not your typical shape. At first glance what do you see? That's what I want to know. The first thing I thought of when I first pulled up behind a Santa Fe was that it looked like a bone. Yes, it reminded me of a dog bone. But, why would a vehicle have the shape of a bone? Was it some kind of reference to a dog? Then I thought to myself, maybe it's a Tie Fighter. So maybe a cool Star Wars style vehicle? Once I got back home I was going to Google it to find out more and it hit me. The vehicle was a Hyundai. So maybe it was an "H" for Hyundai? But why would a car have it's initial as it's light? Here's what I found: The 2024 and 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe features distinctive H-shaped projector LED headlights standard on all trims, providing bright illumination for both low and high beams, though some drivers find the brightness adequate but not exceptional, occasionally causing oncomin...

How to Make Fruity Pebble Tres Leches Cake

Looking for a new recipe to try? My daughter made her first YouTube cooking video and I wanted to share the recipe with you. I think a future baker in the making! INGREDIENTS FOR THE CAKE: 1 box Betty Crocker French Vanilla Cake Mix 3 Large eggs 1 cup Water 1/3 cup Vegetable oil 1/2 cup Fruity Pebbles cereal (crushed) FOR THE TRES LECHES SOAK: 1 can Evaporated milk 1 can Sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup Almond milk 2 tablespoons Fruity Pebbles cereal (crushed) FOR THE WHIPPED TOPPING & GARNISH: Whipped Frosting (already purchased and made) Extra Fruity Pebbles (for topping) DIRECTIONS BAKE THE CAKE BASE: Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. In a large bowl, mix together the vanilla cake mix, eggs, water, and oil until completely smooth. Gently fold in the 1/2 cup of crushed Fruity Pebbles. Pour into the pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let it cool completely for 20-30 minutes. MIX THE MILKS: W...

The Exact Moment You Realize Someone Saw You Singing in the Car

There's a very specific kind of joy that only exists inside a car with the windows up. Nobody can hear you. Nobody's judging your range, your rhythm, or the fact that you've decided, for reasons unknown even to yourself, to add your own harmony to a song that does not need one. A car is a judgment free sound booth on wheels, and I take full advantage of it every single time. Which is exactly why it's so devastating when you find out it wasn't judgment free at all. The Setup It always starts the same way. A song comes on, and it's not just any song, it's The Song. The one that demands full commitment. Maybe it's something from a decade you're mildly embarrassed to still love. Maybe it's a power ballad with a key change built specifically to humble you. Doesn't matter. The moment that opening riff hits, something takes over, and suddenly you are not just driving to the grocery store, you are performing. Full chest voice. Hand gestures. A little...

The Sidewalk Standoff: A Field Guide to Walking Next to a Stranger at the Exact Same Pace

You know the moment. You're walking along, minding your own business, maybe thinking about what to make for dinner or replaying an argument from 2019, and then someone turns onto your path from a side street or driveway. Fine. No big deal. Except then you notice, they're going the same direction as you. At the same speed as you. Roughly three feet away from you. And now you are, against your will, walking companions with a total stranger. Neither of you asked for this. Neither of you wants this. And yet here you both are, locked into an invisible pace matched formation like two ships that got assigned the same shipping lane. Why This Feels So Deeply Uncomfortable I've thought about this way more than a reasonable person should, and I think it comes down to the fact that walking next to someone implies a relationship. Friends walk next to each other. Couples walk next to each other. Coworkers walk next to each other on the way to a meeting they're both dreading. Stranger...

Things Nobody Warns You About Turning 48: This Is My Life

48 is a strange number. It's not a "big" birthday like 40 or 50, so nobody throws you a party, buys you a joke gift about adult diapers, or writes "over the hill" on a cake. You just quietly slide into it on a random Sunday, and somewhere between the candles and the leftover cake, your body issues a series of small, deeply confusing memos. Here are a few of them. Your Back Now Has Opinions You used to bend down to pick something up off the floor without a second thought. Now your back has developed a personality, and that personality is "petty." It doesn't hurt when you do something reasonable, like lifting a couch. It hurts when you reach for a sock. It waits. It's patient. It wants you to know it's still there. You Start Narrating Your Own Grunts Somewhere around 48, you begin making a small, involuntary noise every time you sit down or stand up. Not a big noise. Just a quiet "hff" or "ooph," like your body is quietly ...

Games You Can Play with a Deck of Cards When You're on Your Own

It's amazing how much entertainment can come from something as simple as a deck of cards. Most people think of card games as something you play with family or friends, but I've found that a single deck can keep me entertained for hours even when I'm by myself. Whenever I'm looking for a break from screens or just want to relax with something simple, I grab a deck of cards. There are so many solo games that are fun, challenging, and surprisingly addictive. Here are some of my favorites. 1. Classic Solitaire This is the game almost everyone knows. Before computers included Solitaire, people were playing it at kitchen tables for generations. It's easy to learn but never gets old. Every shuffled deck presents a brand-new challenge, and finally turning over that last card is always satisfying. Click here to learn to play. 2. Spider Solitaire If I want something a little more difficult, Spider Solitaire is my choice. It requires more planning than classic Solitaire, and I...

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