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I like an athlete who’s comfortable in his own skin. Self-awareness is the new wave, and we’re seeing it more and more. Take Dirk, for example. He clearly gets it. If he’s humming a Hasselhoff banger in his head while he shoots free throws, then you bet your ass he’s going to be transparent about it. Is he creating a post on Instagram to tell the world he’s not going to post on Instagram for a while like some people? Nah. Not his style. It’s not Steph’s either, because Steph has gone full dad and he wants us all to know about it.
He recently told GQ “One of my favorite pastimes is organizing the garage. That’s when I get in my zone. Just doing the shelves, putting shoeboxes here, moving athletic equipment over there, everything in its place. That’s my zone. That’s my arena.” You know who else does that? My dad. Also your dad. Pretty much all of the dads.
Because that thing isn’t going to clean itself. There are few better feelings than pulling into your garage after a long day at the office and parking your midsize SUV into a meticulously sorted garage. And the peace of mind that comes with knowing where the Christmas decorations are? You can’t quantify that type of edge. Knowing exactly where the rake is when Fall rolls around? That’s how you bounce back from blowing a 3-1 lead. That stack of Nintendo Powers you never threw away because you had the foresight to realize that one day you’d probably want to play Donkey Kong Country again? That’s what I’m talking about. Routinely cleaning your garage is a full system reboot. It’s ayahuasca for dads who wanna go hard, but not like real hard because they get drug tested.
Dad strength is as much mental as it is physical, and this league is in big, big trouble.
The Warriors play tonight. I bet Steph put on an old pair of brown topsiders and went out into the front yard and pulled some weeds. This was probably after he skimmed the pool a few times while listening to Dave Ramsey on a portable radio. And I’m guessing he woke up early and took the dog for a quick walk around the block while holding a 7-iron in case he ran into any dangerous strays. Dad life is real, and Steph is living it. Clean garage, full heart, can’t lose. .
[h/t SB Nation]
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I find cleaning my garage to be soothing as well. I often do it before dinner. I’m about to clean my garage and have some fried chicken, buiscits, mashed potaters and gravy. Not that anyone is asking though…
I already miss What’s For Dinner?
I know man, I went to write a haiku today and then I remembered I didn’t have any place to post it. My whole life is a lie right now.
Those haikus were magical, but I guess all good things must come to an end at some point.
Dave, you’re welcome to come over and organize my garage while my girlfriend tells you all about all the ridiculously expensive storage options she’s researched on pinterest while I drink beer in peace.
Toss in a cold Michy Mantle and I’m in.
I wouldn’t let Jimmy (my corner store guy) catch me dead buying that shit, but I’ll give you a couple 20 spots and you can fill the cooler with whatever the hell you want.
Clean it yourself then, butthead.
And I thought we were friends.
what is this michy mantle you speak of ?
I doubt he put on a pair of brown topsiders. He is most likely wearing those all white dad shoes he plays ball in.
If only organizing my garage would fix my broke jumper…
But what’s for dinner?
Cleaning the garage is cool, but does anybody have grill cleaning tips? Tougher than I thought
Get shawty hot then apply elbow grease. Ain’t easy but if ya keep it regular then you can do it as much as possible.
What kinda grill you working with, stainless steel?
Fixing to graduate and my dad already signed me up for a Dave Ramsey course for this summer…
I do it by going to Autozone.