RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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Over the weekend, I had a conversation with a bartender whose boyfriend just got deployed.
"All I do is work and gym and sit around the apartment feeling sorry for myself because he's not here. I need a hobby," she said. "What do you do for fun?"
I told her maybe I'm not the right person to ask. Because all I do it work and gym as well. Throw in a Saturday trek through the woods here and there.
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And the hobbies I do have maybe aren't very exciting for a bartender in her early 20s. I'm in a book club, and I've recently become fixated on houseplants. I fear I'm just a couple of knitting needles away from the geriatric trifecta. And in my 30s, no less!
But then what do I run across this morning? A video of Wiz Khalifa absolutely giddy over his houseplants:
I mean, I knew he was pretty fond of at least one particular type of plant (the kind you're not allowed to grow in your house), but I was not expecting Bird of Paradise and Monstera.
So maybe I'm not so uncool after all. Or all of us Millennials are just following the exact same pipeline.
Speaking of, today we're checking in on Millennial Queen Hilary Duff , who is comparing herself to an NBA star. Plus, we've found another Sophie Cunningham ally (certainly not in the WNBA, though), and there's some weird stuff going on in France.
Like, really weird.
Pour yourself a cocktail, drop your work phone into a houseplant, and let's get rolling.
Hilary Duff feels just like LeBron James
I recruited that bartender to my book club, by the way. So there's a win.
Anyway, Hilary Duff went viral during a show on her Lucky Me Tour in Philadelphia Sunday night.
"We started in Florida, went to LA, we've ended up here," she said. "I'm starting to feel like LeBron!"
She had that one in the holster with the safety off. Could not wait to deploy it.
It was cute, though, I laughed. And besides, I'll tolerate no Hilary Duff slander in this column.
I will, however, tolerate LeBron James slander. Actually, as a Pacers fan who had to suffer through his "Big 3" Miami Heat era, I encourage LeBron slander.
Get a load of his agent, Rich Paul, blabbering on about how athletes have "the hardest job in the world."
The hardest job in the world.
Now, look, I get it. Athletes have a physically demanding job, and there's a lot of pressure on them.
There's also a lot of pressure on police officers, brain surgeons, air traffic controllers, school bus drivers... need me to go on?
But this dude (whose name is literally "Rich") thinks that the hardest job in the world is… getting paid millions of dollars to play sports. Just because their family and friends ask them for money. And because $100 million is "really $50 million after taxes."
Let me find my tiny violin.
It reminds me of a time when I worked for the Titans as a social media manager, and the team was going through a particularly tough camp workout. A high-profile player — whom I won't name — said to me on the sideline, "Can we trade jobs? You go do this and I just play with my phone?"
I said, "We trading salaries, too?"
Wide-eyed, he said, "NOPE!" then ran right back onto the field.
That's what I thought.
Hailey Ostrom shows her support for Sophie Cunningham
Sadly, I don't think I'd make it in the NFL. I wouldn't make it in the WNBA, either. The Lord has given me many blessings in life, but height isn't one of them. And I'm pretty sure the last time I played basketball was sometime around the fourth grade, so I'm probably a little rusty.
Look, I am so sick of talking about the WNBA. And I'd say you guys are probably sick of reading about it — but clearly you're not. I see those analytics. WNBA soap opera stories are CLICKERS.
Particularly the ones involving Sophie Cunningham.
And while (seemingly) the entire league is ganging up on Sophie, a new ally has emerged. Golfer Hailey Ostrom has entered the chat.
I am no expert on the hierarchy of golf influencers. You'd have to talk to my colleague Joe Kinsey about that. I am, however, comfortable saying Hailey is in the top 3. I think Paulina Gretzky is in there, too. But I don't think either have dethroned Paige Spiranac.
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Maybe one day.
Maybe when the WNBA assembles its task force to determine what a woman is, the commish can call in Hailey to testify. Or literally any human being with a brain — which seems to be extra hard to find in that league lately.
Who's signing up for France's annual pig-squealing championship?
Yes, friends, that is a thing. For 43 years running!
Which means that while France was wrestling with inflation, unemployment and political upheaval in the early 1980s, one visionary looked at the state of the nation and thought, "Enough of this. We need to know who does the best pig impression."
A dignified, time-honored and storied tradition was born.
Just look at those patriots making their country proud.
The 2026 installment of this contest took place over the weekend, and a fella named Noel Jamet won — claiming his 10th title. A record!
Some say he's the GOAT of pig squealing. An athlete on par with Michael Jordan, Tom Brady and Serena Williams.
But we'll never know until he takes on the true champion. And my fellow "South Park" fans know exactly who that is.
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