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It's Better to See People's Faces
Due to a fridge / freezer incident / mishap at the Oasis (name of our apartment), I found myself needing to stay up until about 12:30 to...

Michael Tringali
Sep 22, 20214 min read


Seabiscuit
I was sitting there waiting for something bad to happen. The movie was moving along at a nice rhythm – and perhaps it was the hardships...

Michael Tringali
Sep 1, 20213 min read


It's Time to Live with Our Head Up
I saw a guy almost get hit by a car today. Near 50th and 3rd. I was walking parallel to 50th in the crosswalk with 7 seconds left on the...

Michael Tringali
Apr 19, 20214 min read


Inside the Studio
Let's throw it all out. And appreciate the studio. Watching the old clips, it's sad the first thought that comes to mind is "why are they...

Michael Tringali
Mar 5, 20212 min read


I Guess there really is no Rodgers Rate
Writing wasn’t going to happen yesterday (Sunday) evening. I started typing a status as is tradition, but as we know, the weekly...

Michael Tringali
Jan 26, 20213 min read


State of the Union
For months, I’ve been requesting a state of the union. I’ve been mentioning it on work calls, I’ve dropped it in a few in-person work...

Michael Tringali
Jan 13, 20213 min read


Short Stories
1. I Had Covid Something was going through my body the night of February 29th in the 4th floor room at the Holiday Inn, 20 minutes away...

Michael Tringali
Dec 10, 20204 min read


Pulse Check
I don't know, don't you just feel like we need one? When you're at the poker table, and deciding to fold, call or raise, you read the...

Michael Tringali
Nov 15, 20203 min read


3 Down, 1 To Go
Through everything that we've all been through these past eightish months, somehow, against all odds, we have wrapped up the season for...

Michael Tringali
Oct 28, 20203 min read


Thursday Night Debate
10.22.20 You know, it felt fitting that on the first day of creating the blog to write a little something. Blog or not, tonight was...

Michael Tringali
Oct 22, 20203 min read


Monday Morning Conversation
4.6.2020 It's probably the most beautiful day in the tri-state area over the past few weeks, so haven't spent much time inside (have the...

Michael Tringali
Oct 22, 20202 min read


Kudos to the Spurs and the Raptors (and Cheers to the Commercials)
3.2.2019 First, it’s pretty impressive the that red and white traditional Raptors court in Toronto transformed into a black and gold...

Michael Tringali
Oct 22, 20203 min read


The Dog Days of August
8.1.2018 If I asked you what the dog days of August meant, what would you answer be? Google would tell you “the sultry part of...

Michael Tringali
Oct 22, 20203 min read

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