Apologies for the digression, but this post made me wistful for the days when the bolded was oh, so true.Also I subscribed to Sports Illustrated the actual print magazine for 35-40 years and for a long time, it was a highlight of many of my weeks. But now they have no credibility anymore, a la Newsweek, that piece above is also not worth clicking on with so many of the same pieces out there that are way better done.
I’ll never forget the day I was reading SI in the dentist’s office and I found one of the promotional inserts with an insane trial offer for new subscribers. (Offer was $.08 a week for 52 weeks. I shit you not.) My 12 year old self ripped it out, mailed it in and several weeks later I received my first edition as a subscriber:
As you said, it was the highlight of my week for many decades.
Anyway, thanks for tolerating the digression and please sign X if you are reading, John Henry.
Carry on.