Also, this is Gus, Panthers GM Dan Morgan's hairless cat. He said it "looks like ET," and it has frightened co-workers who come to his house. Read more about it, and their other cat guys here. www.panthers.com/news/cat-dad...

Pausa de hidratacion.

Pouring a proper glass of gin and putting on the Frank Turner shirt for England tonight.

And this seitan tastes better than it looks, which I understand, ain’t that much of an accomplishment. But it’s a big world, there’s room for us all.

‘Merica.

My much-healthier-than-me wife wanted to experiment with making seitan today and I support her. I’m also frying up a mess of hot dogs in butter in the cast iron while enjoying a canned domestic beer. Nature seeks balance.

Happy 250th anniversary of independence, for all off you latecomers who didn't jump on the Charlotte bandwagon 13 1/2 months earlier. parkroadbooks.com/book/9780306...

Happy early July 4th. The American story has always been Little vs. Big. Even when the analytics say you have no shot. Never forget.

Cool, whatever, your statue looks like this.

Pausa de hidratación.

That’s a wall, dumbass.

Another exceptional year. And you never know who is going to show up on a given night.

The scarf says “War Damn America” and I am here for the SEC-ification of soccer.

Hydration break.

Projecting winning today.

Let’s go.

Proper Spurs start to this match.

So when I asked the wife about the bathroom cheese, she replied, without further explanation: "Oh, I found it in the couch." How's your day going?

My guy Bussi out here looking like a young Lemmy Kilmister, that’s enough for me.

Jaelan Phillips, confirming that social media participation is not mandatory: "I don't have Twitter on my phone; I try not to look into too much about what people are saying." Too many people give malignant platforms and people the only power they have, and then worry about how to manage it.

Tetairoa McMillan back on the field and working which is a good sign.

You can’t spell precipitation without OTA.

When the NBC crew sings the song of Bismack Biyombo.

Wife’s generally vegan but here is today’s lunch order.

They apparently can’t sell you a beer in this corner of Anson County so some generous benefactors just decided to give us one.

Breakfast kolaches while you wait.

Current conditions: Raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock.

NC barbecue pilgrimage requires a fine local beer while you stand in line. I’m also at the end of my stash and need to make another Smokey and the Bandit run to Raleigh for more OG Lite.

Has a building ever contained as much overt handsomeness as the Lenovo Center with Luke Kuechly and this Henrik Lundqvist person (I'm new to hockey, sue me) in the same place? Just making it hard for the rest of us.