I had my 2nd shingles vaccine yesterday. Having some flu like symptoms like achy muscles. Similar to the 1st shot. Hopefully it's gone tomorrow since we're going skiing over the weekend.
Heavenly on Sat and Northstar on Sun since I bought the cheap pass and can't go to NStar on Sat. However, I want to show No 3 Heavenly. The views are 2nd to none from the top. Both over the lake and over the desert.
I had one of the most enjoyable cinema outings of my life when I saw “Stop Making Sense” at Ghirardelli in the eighties. Once in a Lifetime was in the setlist.
Former Alabama standout Charles Bediako, who entered the 2023 NBA draft and signed a two-way contract with the San Antonio Spurs that year, has been granted a temporary restraining order to return to the Crimson Tide and college basketball immediately, a judge ruled Wednesday.
It’s totally out of control. There’s this situation and the guy from Duke who has a contract he wants to ignore so he can transfer. It really colors big time college athletics for me.
Maybe this last game was the exception. I always hated when he posted up because his ball handling wasn't great so it would get stolen, or his moves weren't great so he'd miss.
The San Francisco 49ers had a wild saga with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk this offseason, voiding his guarantees as the wideout stayed away from the team for the entire 2025 season.
Aiyuk, who suffered a torn ACL and MCL in October of 2024, was expected to be a focal part of the 49ers offense upon his return to the team from rehab. That was initially anticipated to be between Week 5 and Week 10, head coach Kyle Shanahan said, but there was clear friction between the team and the wideout.
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday by Customs and Border Patrol at Los Angeles International Airport after he forgot travel documents in South Korea, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s office confirmed.
The star outfielder was traveling to California to take part in the second of four Giants’ FanFest stops, scheduled for Saturday in San Ramon.
we have the NY State Enhanced drivers license that is supposed to be good for border crossings by land. so theoretically if we are up in Burlington and want to go to Montreal for the weekend, we "should" be fine.
not sure if things are tighter or more strict these days w/ talk of annexing Canada and all the Somali agitators in Maine.
The last time we saw them, the Golden State Warriors suffered a painful blowout loss to the Toronto Raptors. But I want you, dear reader, to pause for a moment right now. Consider what that must have been like to come back into work the next day. These are back-to-back games, and you either went to bed with the news, or woke up to the fact that Jimmy Butler is done for the season, at a minimum. A tough night at the office.
California track & field heads down to Albuquerque, New Mexico, this weekend for the first two-day meet of its schedule: the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, which will be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center Friday and Saturday.
i am giving myself 1 day to learn regular fluid dynamics. 1 day to learn what the heck this thing is, and then the rest of the time how to apply a neural network to it. and learn quantum neural networks in parallel
I just got back from a walk around Roosevelt Island (the DC one) and we had some comparable colors in the sunset, but, alas, no pictures. I did see a dozen does along the way.
Drops off here tomorrow night before the snow comes on Saturday and the forecast for all of next week is below freezing so whatever we get isn’t going anywhere fast.
Sister in P'burg NJ on Monday sent me the forecast for this week. It showed a high of 46 for today, a high of 17 for tomorrow. Given all the snow in the last two weeks that means lots of melting today, and lots of ice on the roads tomorrow.
Fifty beautiful degrees this morning. But starting Saturday night into Sunday snow is expected. The consensus seems to be around eight to nine inches in the metro area and more if it doesn’t switch over to sleet/rain. Independent of the forecast I went shopping last evening and milk and eggs were scarce. Two trucks were making deliveries to Safeway this morning so hopefully it gets stocked up.
DBD Lunch
i somehow got distracted by the shingles talk and didnt realize this was the Lunch chat.
crispy pork belly in some sort of a pita wrap. very nicely done.
I had my 2nd shingles vaccine yesterday. Having some flu like symptoms like achy muscles. Similar to the 1st shot. Hopefully it's gone tomorrow since we're going skiing over the weekend.
skiing Northstar?
my doc gave me a knee brace and told me i could ski. i asked if i should take it easy or not. he said "or not"
Heavenly on Sat and Northstar on Sun since I bought the cheap pass and can't go to NStar on Sat. However, I want to show No 3 Heavenly. The views are 2nd to none from the top. Both over the lake and over the desert.
Thanks for reminding me – I’m due for my second. Very mild symptoms after the first one.
Politics
Trump has a framework for a plan for Greenland. Is that anything like his health plan?
The "framework" so far looks suspiciously like the agreements we already had for operating in Greenland.
Shotgun
You forgot ‘shack’.
See Talking Heads ‘Once in a Lifetime’
I did forget about that song. Loved the video when I was a teenager.
I had one of the most enjoyable cinema outings of my life when I saw “Stop Making Sense” at Ghirardelli in the eighties. Once in a Lifetime was in the setlist.
Other Colleges
So a player can leave early, get drafted, then come back to the NCAA?
Charles Bediako gets TRO for Alabama return in NCAA lawsuit
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/47682389/charles-bediako-gets-tro-alabama-return-ncaa-lawsuit
Former Alabama standout Charles Bediako, who entered the 2023 NBA draft and signed a two-way contract with the San Antonio Spurs that year, has been granted a temporary restraining order to return to the Crimson Tide and college basketball immediately, a judge ruled Wednesday.
I guess he never was picked and only played in G league games. So I guess Jaylon Tyson can't come back.
It’s totally out of control. There’s this situation and the guy from Duke who has a contract he wants to ignore so he can transfer. It really colors big time college athletics for me.
Reading the sports section while eating lunch I see that Andrej Stojakovic had 30 points and 9 boards as Illinois whipped Maryland.
I think both he and Jeremiah Wilkenson are playing well. I don't think Andrej does as much post up at Illinois as he did here.
I dunno. His stats look familiar. Very few assists, poor three percentage, bad TO to assist ratio, good blocks total..
Maybe this last game was the exception. I always hated when he posted up because his ball handling wasn't great so it would get stolen, or his moves weren't great so he'd miss.
PRO
John Lynch says ‘safe to say’ Brandon Aiyuk has played last snap for 49ers
https://www.ninersnation.com/san-francisco-49ers-news/155604/san-francisco-49ers-news-john-lynch-brandon-aiyuk-not-back-2026-kyle-shanahan
The San Francisco 49ers had a wild saga with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk this offseason, voiding his guarantees as the wideout stayed away from the team for the entire 2025 season.
Aiyuk, who suffered a torn ACL and MCL in October of 2024, was expected to be a focal part of the 49ers offense upon his return to the team from rehab. That was initially anticipated to be between Week 5 and Week 10, head coach Kyle Shanahan said, but there was clear friction between the team and the wideout.
Mets continue trying
https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/2014167429606261220?s=20
PSA: Don't forget your passport when travelling internationally
Giants star Jung Hoo Lee detained by CBP after forgetting documents
https://sfstandard.com/2026/01/21/giants-star-jung-hoo-lee-detained-cbp-forgetting-documents/
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday by Customs and Border Patrol at Los Angeles International Airport after he forgot travel documents in South Korea, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s office confirmed.
The star outfielder was traveling to California to take part in the second of four Giants’ FanFest stops, scheduled for Saturday in San Ramon.
we have the NY State Enhanced drivers license that is supposed to be good for border crossings by land. so theoretically if we are up in Burlington and want to go to Montreal for the weekend, we "should" be fine.
not sure if things are tighter or more strict these days w/ talk of annexing Canada and all the Somali agitators in Maine.
I think I'd bring a passport just in case.
That's messed up. That's also a sign of the times in which we live.
Things probably are more strict, though as far as I can tell, Lee's mistake was the kind of thing that would pretty much always get you detained.
Preview: Kuminga is back
https://dubnationhq.com/p/preview-kuminga-is-back
The last time we saw them, the Golden State Warriors suffered a painful blowout loss to the Toronto Raptors. But I want you, dear reader, to pause for a moment right now. Consider what that must have been like to come back into work the next day. These are back-to-back games, and you either went to bed with the news, or woke up to the fact that Jimmy Butler is done for the season, at a minimum. A tough night at the office.
@Moribear just for you!
And just like that, he’s gone (ish) :-/
Sorry, I’m a day behind
CAL
[T&F] Bears Travel To Albuquerque For 2-Day Meet
https://calbears.com/news/2026/1/21/track-field-bears-travel-to-albuquerque-for-2-day-meet.aspx
California track & field heads down to Albuquerque, New Mexico, this weekend for the first two-day meet of its schedule: the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, which will be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center Friday and Saturday.
[MTEN] Bears Host 3 Ranked Opponents For ITA Kickoff Weekend
https://calbears.com/news/2026/1/21/mens-tennis-bears-host-three-ranked-opponents-for-ita-kickoff-weekend.aspx
Who:
No. 12 UCF
No. 17 Oklahoma
No. 21 USC
Where:
Hellman Tennis Complex – Berkeley, Calif.
When:
Friday, Jan. 23 – 11 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24 – 11 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
Back to school
today i am learning Fluid Dynamics w/ Claude.
i am supposed to model this on a quantum computer using a quantum neural network as part of my interview technical project
https://streamline-numerics-inc-loci-stream-tutorials.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/general_fluid_dynamics/incompressible/2d_karman_vortex_tutorial/2d_karman_vortex_tutorial.html
i am giving myself 1 day to learn regular fluid dynamics. 1 day to learn what the heck this thing is, and then the rest of the time how to apply a neural network to it. and learn quantum neural networks in parallel
I have an ancient PhD on this topic. This looks impressive. Things have changed a lot in the past several decades.
Noticed that ChatGPT is happy to teach foreign languages. I tried it for a minute but was getting weirded out by how much it was learning about me.
i assume at some point Claude will run out of useful things to say. so far it has been ok
WEATHER
nice sky in NYC tonight
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PG8vLwMTakL75jmU6
I just got back from a walk around Roosevelt Island (the DC one) and we had some comparable colors in the sunset, but, alas, no pictures. I did see a dozen does along the way.
I saw NYC is like 40s but then like 18 over the weekend or next Mon.
yes. super nice today. big snow coming Sun-Mon.
Drops off here tomorrow night before the snow comes on Saturday and the forecast for all of next week is below freezing so whatever we get isn’t going anywhere fast.
Sister in P'burg NJ on Monday sent me the forecast for this week. It showed a high of 46 for today, a high of 17 for tomorrow. Given all the snow in the last two weeks that means lots of melting today, and lots of ice on the roads tomorrow.
Going to be brutal this weekend.
Fifty beautiful degrees this morning. But starting Saturday night into Sunday snow is expected. The consensus seems to be around eight to nine inches in the metro area and more if it doesn’t switch over to sleet/rain. Independent of the forecast I went shopping last evening and milk and eggs were scarce. Two trucks were making deliveries to Safeway this morning so hopefully it gets stocked up.