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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Apparently I'm the FCY magnet for Petit. Every time I flip it on, there's an incident.

Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Helped a friend repair his mailbox. Pretty straightforward job of removing some rotted wood, cutting a couple new pieces to size, and screwing everything back together. I am NOT used to being the DIY guy in a friendship!

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Woohoo! It's COVID and flu shot day at work! (Not sarcasm.)

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

All these years after his disastrous term as manager of the Tigers, I still get annoyed when I see Brad Ausmus coaching in an MLB dugout.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

2026 monthly running distance update with September totals. Goal for the year already met and passed! 1040/1000.

Photo of a white board tracking my running mileage.

2026 Mileage
Jan 100.47
Feb 91.57
Mar 103.56
Apr 105.65
May 105.35
Jun 100.78
Jul 130.85
Aug 155.79
Sep 146.9

2024 402.6 mi
2025 825.11 mi
2026 1040.92 mi

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Brock Not a Bot Bolton @brockbolton77.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Live view of me getting a Teams cold call

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

RIP Gordon Johncock. Pretty cool that a two time Indy 500 winner hailed from Hastings, of all places. Neat personal side story, Gordon drove for Pat Patrick's team most of his career, and my grandpa frequently saw Pat around town in Jackson back in the day. sports.yahoo.com/articles/gor...

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Gordon Johncock, two-time Indy 500 winner, has died at 90

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Gordon Johncock died Monday at the age of 90 his family announced

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Good job, person going door-to-door stumping for a GOP congressional candidate who isn't even on our ballot because we're not in his district.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Looks like the Indy Mini is the only racing event happening at IMS from now on.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's a shame we didn't get to see him pitch all summer, however I'm glad JV is going to get a proper send-off tomorrow.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

www.wxyz.com/news/2-24-bi... Ren Center demo from 2027 to 2031, and the rest of the redevelopment lasting until 2038. I'm a little anxious when trying to think about what happens with the Detroit Grand Prix after next year's event.

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$2.24 billion Renaissance Center redevelopment project won't be complete until 2038, documents show

The massive plan to redevelop Detroit's Renaissance Center and the Detroit Riverfront surrounding it won't be complete until 2038.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Imagine Within Weeks's surprise when they answer the phone and it's Esteban Ocan on the other end.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Why purchase an out-of-box online event registration solution when instead you can have your dev team attempt to build one from scratch, only to have second thoughts a few months into the project because the dev team is reporting that things aren't going well. 🤦‍♂️

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Now this has me remembering how while dating in the mid '00s, my wife and I plotted the route for a vacation to take us thru two towns which still had a Rax. Employees at the first one were so confused when they saw us out of the car, taking pics of the drive-thru menu hours before they opened. 🤣

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raxdflipnote @raxdflipnote.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

fall weather be like

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julia @naomishambles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

what in the Marriott Bonvoy is happening at McLaren

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This type of stuff has been the bright spot of the second half of the Detroit Tigers season.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Goodbye Comerica Park, hello Fifth Third Park. I should check to see how many other ballparks still have similar names.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

YES! Beat my goal by even more than I thought was possible. An incredibly invigorating morning!

Screenshot of my results from this morning's 5k race.

Matt Philpott
5K Run/Walk (9/20)
Male Age 42 Allendale, MI

Certificate
Set Notifications

Bib2917
Award Winner

Male 40 - 44
2 of 62

View Awards

Chip Time
19:32.31

Gun Time
19:40.44

Pace
6:17

Overall
23 of 1344

Results provided by Classic Race Management. Questions About Results?

Male 40 - 44
2 of 62

Gender Place
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Selfie photo of me, a middle aged white man wearing a sweaty reddish running shirt with a clip-on Bluetooth speaker on the neck, and a blue/white/orange finisher's medal hanging around my neck.

Behind me are many runners and volunteers and a large blue "Finish!" banner marking the finish line for the race I just completed.

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Brent Terhune @brentterhune.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

MAGA finding out

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Gear is ready. Playlist is set. Locked in for tomorrow. Here's to hopefully getting my first sub-21 minute 5k!

Photo of my gear for a 5k race. Red short sleeve shirt with a clip-on Bluetooth speaker at the neck, and a white rectangular paper with my race number in red numbers. Grey running shorts. Orange and teal running shocks. Bright green and purple running shoes.

Next to the gear is a navy blue poster for the race. "25 years running. LMCU 2026 Bridge Run. September 20. Grand Rapids, MI."

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Storms cleared out before things were scheduled to begin, but we had a heavy soaking rain all morning. Felt bad doing it, but I decided to sit out the soccer tourney. The fields are sloppy and I really don't need to tweak my knee or ankle ahead of tomorrow's race.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Really wouldn't mind a good batch of thunderstorms on Saturday morning/afternoon. I'm supposed to play three matches in my soccer league tourney, but am really hoping to PR in a 5k race Sunday morning. Weather postponing soccer would be great.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

42 year old me doesn't give a shit what stupid 20 year old me thinks.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Whoa, where'd this Hauger deal come from?! I wonder if this is any sort of play by Foyt in an effort to get to sign Pearson. "Look, we just signed a recent NXT champ, now may we PLEASE sign the kid who has a truckload of money?"

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

First 2027 race scheduled! Excited to be doing the Riverbank Run 10k in early May. It'll be my first time participating with any of the races with this event, and will be cool being part of its 50th anniversary!

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Don't do it, Bobby. You're going to get gout.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Fun little visit to the zoo this afternoon. Many of the animals were much more active than usual!

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Just ordered stuff for my Thnikkaman costume for Halloween. 😁

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I fear for this woman's health if Kevin ever has a long slump at the plate.

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John Morrissey @usltactics.com · 12/09/2026

We don’t talk enough about Knoxville having the game ball delivered in a lil car

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Junior in high school. In AP US History when the teacher from across the hall races into our room, telling my teacher to turn on the TV. "Those bastards got the other tower," I heard him mutter as the screen flips on. Rest of the day was a haze. It was eeriely quiet outside with flights grounded.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I don't actively follow NASCAR, but I am exposed to enough of it to generally know what's going on and who the players are. Is anybody currently in the top-level series more polarizing than Carson Hocevar? Truly feels like half the posts I see about him are positive, and half negative.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Big in-person department meeting for work today. Multiple presentations on AI, including one from the org's big IT boss. By the end of the day I was exhausted from speakers insinuating that anybody who isn't passionately excited about AI is "scared" of it.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's button-up and has a collar. Counts as business casual, right?

Photo of me, an early 40s white man with brown/grey hair and a brown/grey beard sitting at a table with a cup of coffee, wearing a vintage red PacWest Racing Team shirt.

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Matt Philpott @mattphilpott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

So that's a wrap on IndyCar for 2026. Appreciate being able to witness the greatness of Palou. Happy that Pato seemed to rebound a bit late. This was an odd year. At times I was so angry with the series. Others, like when I watched Fro win the 500 in-person, I was in awe.

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