Good news everyone. I had a dream last night that the football team went 8-4 in 2023 and got a Sun Bowl bid against Texas Tech. This is especially encouraging because all my dreams come true (which is why I have a Pulitzer Prize).
Forever Champion of the bald guy John Middlekauf reported on Tuesday’s Haberman and Middlekauf podcast that those Davis pics are most likely photoshopped and he actually hasn’t shaved the head…if true, the worst haircut in professional sports remains in play!! ;-)
They got really great draws in the playoffs: depleted Denver, inexperienced Memphis and subsequent Morant injury, then missing Phoenix in the conference finals. Hard to see that happening again.
I know…and I totally understand it from his perspective - he’ll do better with an open market given the drastically overpaid nature of even merely mediocre QB play.
Raiders, who have only one quarterback under contract, Chase Garbers, are searching for a full-time starter at QB for the first time since Carr won the job as a rookie in 2014.
Bendini, Lambert and Locke really did a number on recent Harvard law grad Mitch McDeere down that way awhile back. Lawyers for that firm sure run into a lot of trouble. And man, poor Avery Tolar…
Wife and I stayed on Grand Cayman in 2000. We rented a scooter and had a blast going all around. We actually managed to find some pockets with nobody else around, including a seaside graveyard.
I am gonna eventually have to get down that way to hit the Virgin Islands National Park…that and Samoa figure to be doozies, plus the 47 or however many there are in rural Alaska.
Because of the remote, undeveloped nature of this hike, Parks Canada requires all Long Range backpackers to complete an extensive preparatory ritual that includes a safety video, an interview with a ranger, and a navigation exam.
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this new national park in Canada looks sufficient remote as well
When I lived in Anchorage, I once flew down to Seward for the day for work. There was no co-pilot so the pilot asked if I wanted to sit up front. Great view flying down then circling over the bay before landing.
Seward is a great little town. well known as a jumping off point to lots of great Alaskan stuff nearby. Homer, AK, was similar but more of a fishing village.
you can takes seaplanes to remote little islands where you can see bears pretty up close. it is not cheap, but supposed to be super cool. on our list of things to do ..
We were supposed to do an Alaskan cruise as a family in June 2020, leaving out of Seward...was gonna bang out Kenai Fjords National Park as well...it got COVID'd...Seward is still very much on my list.
Alaska a visual paradise. so much stunning stuff you dont see normally and it is such a BIG state.
also, if you get a chance, it is well worth going inland to Denali NP.
the best thing we did was take a small plane out of Talkeetna that took you above the clouds and you saw Mt Denali and the snow and mountains from 17k-20k ft. also, weather permitting, they land on a glacier and you walk around for a bit.
this first dozen or so photos are from the flight/glacier landing.
So now that Newellbany and I have banged out all the MLB parks, visiting all 63 of the US National Parks is on the bucket list…I’ve done Glacier Bay, but to hit the 7-8 other Alaska ones, I’m gonna have to spend some time up there!! Can’t wait.
We did an Alaskan cruise in 2017 and had a great time. We flew into Anchorage and spent some time there before heading up to Denali for 3 days. Came back to Anchorage and took the train from Anchorage to Seward, the train ride was beautiful. Hopped on the cruise ship the next day but got to spend about two days in Seward and did a boat tour of Resurrection Bay, went to the Seward aquarium and spent sometime at their brewery.
I did a weeklong Inside Passage cruise to Juneau/Skagway/Ketchikan in ‘14 with the terriblehorriblenogoodverybad ex…our first big vacation. And much like Italy, a solo return trip is on my list to fully enjoy these places. ;-)
When I’m a 1-dog house, the pup and I may drive up to Alaska and spend 6 months….
Yes, actually due North of Lake Powell. We did Coyote Gulch in 2018 and will go somewhere else this trip, to be determined. Probably a 2-3 night backpacking trip with some day hiking and overland touring for a few days. There is so much to explore out there, 9 days of Spring Break is never enough when you factor in the 12 hour drive each way, without stopping. I highly recommend this over the NPs for Spring Break as it is far less crowded.
That time that George Santos - the first violinist for the Boston Philharmonic - came up on 99% short of his goal in raising money for a Trump Rally. It is unclear on whether he pocketed the funds.
White House says 3 other balloons shot down were "likely benign"... so probably some kid's science project, ambassadors from Planet X'Lixidor, and a Victorian house with an old man, a cub scout, and a dog in it.
[WaPo] Jared Kushner and Trump were in financial trouble after they left office. They needed a $1.2b bailout. Trump seemed to think that MBS "owed him" for something. Kushner gets $2.0b in funds and then restructured to hide the funds usage. Now Kushner/Trump are developing a $4b property for the Saudis.
I doubt Kushner ever filed proper disclosures, objectives, and bylaws of his fund, which is basically PE 101. If you had more than 1 limited partner it would have to be disclosed. He has, essentially one LP.
Other than MAYBE for the CBS Sports Network, I never thought CBS was or would be a factor. Turner I think wants back in CFB, but not for the price it will take to get in at the level they want.
Called cousin that we visited in Michigan for T-giving to check in on their daughter who goes to MSU. Friend of daughter killed by shooter, which was less than a block away from her. Daughter is understandably distraught.
I was thinking "I didn't have to put up with this type of shoot at Cal" and then like a pane of glass shattering, I remembered...
The Henry's shooting was less than a block away from me. I remember the sound of the pop-pop-pop of gunfire. I remember that it was my high school classmate a few years older than me that was killed by the gunman. I am the king of compartmentalizing. There is shit that I put into a box and tuck away into remote places.
I just finished Stay True, a memoir by Cal grad and professor and writer Hua Hsu - about his friendship with Ken Ishida who was kidnapped and murdered outside of the Rapa Nui Channing Apartments - Fulton and Channing in 1997 or 98.
No 1 gave me that book during Christmas. I need to read it. When I picked he and his GF up from SFO over Christmas, they wanted to go to Top Dog on the way back. They saw King Dong and told me about the book because the author used to go there. Said I would recognize lots of the places in the book.
Skimming the 2nd half play-by-play starting at 10:47 remaining -
Wisconsin lead 52-42 with 10:47 remaining.
Connor Essegian (Wisc.) made 9 free throws. Essegian scored 9 of Wisconsin's 12 points (all on FTs) in the final 10:47. Wiscy was 0-14 from the floor in the final 10:47.
Michigan wasn't very much better. Wolverines were 5-16 from the field in the same period and 6-10 from the charity stripe.
Connor Essegian is going to haunt Kobe Bufkin's dreams. Bufkin fouled Essegian three times in the *final 3:25* resulting in 6 points for Wisconsin. Michigan went from being 1 down at 3:25 remaining to losing by 5.
I dunno…while this alleged incident clearly came during the new HC’s tenure, it is hard to imagine this type of hazing wasn’t a part of the NMSU MBB culture prior to the ‘22-‘23 season in Las Cruces….kinda shines the light on former coach Chris Jans, who took over for Ben Howland at Mississippi State in the spring. Wonder what he’s got to say…
RIP Raquel Welch
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/15/entertainment/raquel-welch-death/index.html
“Lovely Raquel”
Ellis Redding
Shawshank Prison
CAL
Good news everyone. I had a dream last night that the football team went 8-4 in 2023 and got a Sun Bowl bid against Texas Tech. This is especially encouraging because all my dreams come true (which is why I have a Pulitzer Prize).
El Paso it is!
Yes Yes Yes Yes
I knew that wasn't cheap.
Go Bears!!!
I found an answer on how Knowlton can get himself back in my good graces…hire Chris Beard!
If you're busted dead to rights, maybe it IS a good time for a beer
https://nbc-2.com/news/crime/2023/02/10/cape-coral-man-cracks-a-beer-open-during-traffic-stop/
PRO
Hey A's fans. Don't despair because Frankie Montas was traded last season. He's out for the 2023 season.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35665579/shoulder-surgery-table-yankees-pitcher-frankie-montas
These unis are freaking FIRE
https://twitter.com/icebears/status/1625946179539243026
Storytime with Boomtho
https://twitter.com/boomtho/status/1625683225757761536
Rugless Mark Davis
https://twitter.com/sportsgossip/status/1625255578456174592
God, so much better.
Definitely less serial killer or child pedo vibes.
Forever Champion of the bald guy John Middlekauf reported on Tuesday’s Haberman and Middlekauf podcast that those Davis pics are most likely photoshopped and he actually hasn’t shaved the head…if true, the worst haircut in professional sports remains in play!! ;-)
I mean, it was a disastrous train wreck, but there was just something about Mark Davis' haircut...I'll certainly miss it.
👑King George 👑
https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1624486043537006592
🥶💙
https://twitter.com/TeamJuJu/status/1625590293306445824
https://twitter.com/1kalwaysopen_/status/1625604922388492290?s=46&t=DM57cGXd501-iZBXcIi85A
A real-estate professional beat the former #8 tennis player Jack Sock. JACK SOCK. Could he not go by Jimmy, Jay, or his middle name?
https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/35663725/part-pecotic-beats-exno-8-sock-had-leave-work-early
Jack Sock is nothing. My father's HS principal was Fr. Jack Zoph.
😳
if Fr means Friar, then what else is the guy gonna do?
and the Giants pitching coach during the Humm Baby days was Dick Pole...I mean, c'mon. just pick one. don't be greedy.
Our HS bball coach was named Mr Siemen, yes pronounced the same way. Everyone called him Coach Cum.
Oomph…that’s a tough one to be saddled with.
Dubs fall to 0.500 after losing to Clips 134-124. Draymond criticizes team for defensive effort
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35663032/draymond-green-warriors-lacking-collective-effort-defense
I think the team just doesn't have it this year.
Though granted, I also thought so last year.
it would be a minor miracle to make it thru the playoffs this year.
last year seemed like there was an outside chance of it all coming together nicely.
They got really great draws in the playoffs: depleted Denver, inexperienced Memphis and subsequent Morant injury, then missing Phoenix in the conference finals. Hard to see that happening again.
True, tho that title does certainly lessen the sting of completely whiffing on Wiseman…and maybe Moody?
Big men take time and the Warriors don't have that luxury when they still have three hall of famers cooking
As expected, Raiders release Carr
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35659897/source-raiders-release-qb-derek-carr-contract-deadline
Bummer they couldn’t at least get something for him, whatever that may have been.
He had a no-trade clause he wouldn't waive. So he in turn was waived.
I know…and I totally understand it from his perspective - he’ll do better with an open market given the drastically overpaid nature of even merely mediocre QB play.
Still, it’s a waste for the Raiders.
It's not as if the Raiders have been a model for effective personnel management in recent times.
Fact, Andy!! You are so right.
Hope Chase gets a shot at starting...
i did not realize this >>
Raiders, who have only one quarterback under contract, Chase Garbers, are searching for a full-time starter at QB for the first time since Carr won the job as a rookie in 2014.
Where’s a place that you’d like to spend a week for a remote getaway
I could use some sun, sand, and solitude @ Cayman Islands.
Bendini, Lambert and Locke really did a number on recent Harvard law grad Mitch McDeere down that way awhile back. Lawyers for that firm sure run into a lot of trouble. And man, poor Avery Tolar…
Here's your Abby, one day walking to the mailbox,
Anticipating the arrival of her Redbook
Or Sharper Image catalog.
What does she find instead?
She finds heartache, Mitch
So tough seeing Pop Fisher be the bad guy…
My boss has a fantastic house on Grand Cayman that he rents out if anyone else has the urge. https://www.grandcaymanvillas.net/vrp/unit/fischers-reef
Wow, that is a nice place and probably a bit beyond my budget.
Wife and I stayed on Grand Cayman in 2000. We rented a scooter and had a blast going all around. We actually managed to find some pockets with nobody else around, including a seaside graveyard.
TIL where Cayman Islands actually is. i didnt expect it to be directly under Cuba.
does anyone go to the smaller islands to the east? they seem a little remote.
once we did a family vacation in US Virgin Is. we flew to St Thomas, but then had to spend a bit of time getting to St John which was well worth it.
I find the Caribbean doesn't come to mind as much for West Coasters? Or maybe its me.
I love the US VI and I probably prefer St. Croix to the other islands.
I am gonna eventually have to get down that way to hit the Virgin Islands National Park…that and Samoa figure to be doozies, plus the 47 or however many there are in rural Alaska.
Kauai. Best Hawaiian island.
I leave on March 3rd. 🕶🌴🌺🧉
Tahiti
this is the definition of remote!
backpacking in Newfoundland backcountry of Gros Morne National Park
(or backpacking almost anywhere away from people)
https://www.outdoorproject.com/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/long-range-traverse
Because of the remote, undeveloped nature of this hike, Parks Canada requires all Long Range backpackers to complete an extensive preparatory ritual that includes a safety video, an interview with a ranger, and a navigation exam.
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this new national park in Canada looks sufficient remote as well
https://www.outdoorproject.com/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/long-range-traverse
This Spectacular Canadian Wildlife Reserve Is So Remote, You Can Only Get There Five Weeks a Year
Among serious adventure seekers, word is spreading about Torngat Mountains National Park—an Inuit-run reserve in Labrador, Northeastern Canada
That's amazing, getting an exam from a ranger before you can set out on the trail. Never heard of this.
To play golf in Germany requires a license and shooting 106 with an official witness watching you.
Seward, AK
Come on, you know it's El Paso at the end of Dec...
True, that remains my dream vacation…remember, it gets cold AF so if that magical day somehow ever happens, we’re gonna have to bundle up.
Seward is a great town, Resurrection Bay is beautiful.
When I lived in Anchorage, I once flew down to Seward for the day for work. There was no co-pilot so the pilot asked if I wanted to sit up front. Great view flying down then circling over the bay before landing.
Seward is a great little town. well known as a jumping off point to lots of great Alaskan stuff nearby. Homer, AK, was similar but more of a fishing village.
you can takes seaplanes to remote little islands where you can see bears pretty up close. it is not cheap, but supposed to be super cool. on our list of things to do ..
We were supposed to do an Alaskan cruise as a family in June 2020, leaving out of Seward...was gonna bang out Kenai Fjords National Park as well...it got COVID'd...Seward is still very much on my list.
Alaska a visual paradise. so much stunning stuff you dont see normally and it is such a BIG state.
also, if you get a chance, it is well worth going inland to Denali NP.
the best thing we did was take a small plane out of Talkeetna that took you above the clouds and you saw Mt Denali and the snow and mountains from 17k-20k ft. also, weather permitting, they land on a glacier and you walk around for a bit.
this first dozen or so photos are from the flight/glacier landing.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HJWVZAaGYan1Qw839
So now that Newellbany and I have banged out all the MLB parks, visiting all 63 of the US National Parks is on the bucket list…I’ve done Glacier Bay, but to hit the 7-8 other Alaska ones, I’m gonna have to spend some time up there!! Can’t wait.
We did an Alaskan cruise in 2017 and had a great time. We flew into Anchorage and spent some time there before heading up to Denali for 3 days. Came back to Anchorage and took the train from Anchorage to Seward, the train ride was beautiful. Hopped on the cruise ship the next day but got to spend about two days in Seward and did a boat tour of Resurrection Bay, went to the Seward aquarium and spent sometime at their brewery.
I did a weeklong Inside Passage cruise to Juneau/Skagway/Ketchikan in ‘14 with the terriblehorriblenogoodverybad ex…our first big vacation. And much like Italy, a solo return trip is on my list to fully enjoy these places. ;-)
When I’m a 1-dog house, the pup and I may drive up to Alaska and spend 6 months….
Pitcairn Island
😬
I read this last year. What a totally fucked up place. https://www.amazon.com/Far-Land-Murder-Mutiny-Pacific/dp/1541758579/ref=asc_df_1541758579/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=532827134322&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12089502412829621498&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031955&hvtargid=pla-1431665553065&psc=1
One of my obsessions.
USVI, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Hawaii or Barbados. These are some of my favorite islands.
Returning to Escalante area for Spring Break.
north of Grand Canyon? Grand Staircase area right?
those layers and layers of rocks are very impressive
Yes, actually due North of Lake Powell. We did Coyote Gulch in 2018 and will go somewhere else this trip, to be determined. Probably a 2-3 night backpacking trip with some day hiking and overland touring for a few days. There is so much to explore out there, 9 days of Spring Break is never enough when you factor in the 12 hour drive each way, without stopping. I highly recommend this over the NPs for Spring Break as it is far less crowded.
Remote
Oregon. There is actually a place in the SW Oregon coast range that is officially "remote".
Now THAT is remote working.
My Cox cable remote is tough as hell…it survived a number of tosses during this past Cal football season.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Judge denies Trump's attempt to stall in the Jean E. Carroll rape case. See ya in April, Numbnuts
https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-denies-trump-dna-offer-e-jean-carroll-case-2023-2
That time that George Santos - the first violinist for the Boston Philharmonic - came up on 99% short of his goal in raising money for a Trump Rally. It is unclear on whether he pocketed the funds.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/15/george-santos-trump-spending-00082880
Witness says DOJ says they're not going to prosecute Gaetz on sex trafficking case.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/15/doj-wont-charge-gaetz-00083041
White House says 3 other balloons shot down were "likely benign"... so probably some kid's science project, ambassadors from Planet X'Lixidor, and a Victorian house with an old man, a cub scout, and a dog in it.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/14/objects-shot-down-arent-from-china-likely-benign-kirby-says-00082876
They should look for the postcards and send them back to the kids, telling them it's courtesy of the USAF.
[WaPo] Jared Kushner and Trump were in financial trouble after they left office. They needed a $1.2b bailout. Trump seemed to think that MBS "owed him" for something. Kushner gets $2.0b in funds and then restructured to hide the funds usage. Now Kushner/Trump are developing a $4b property for the Saudis.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/12/after-helping-princes-rise-trump-kushner-benefit-saudi-funds/
I doubt Kushner ever filed proper disclosures, objectives, and bylaws of his fund, which is basically PE 101. If you had more than 1 limited partner it would have to be disclosed. He has, essentially one LP.
The Party of Small Government signs law requiring what you should do to your kid's bodies.
https://news.yahoo.com/south-dakota-passes-first-law-200000769.html
The time George Santos tried to raise crazy money to host a simple rally for Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/15/george-santos-trump-spending-00082880
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
CBS and Turner drop out of negotiations for Pac-12 Networks
https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1625910438352281600
Other than MAYBE for the CBS Sports Network, I never thought CBS was or would be a factor. Turner I think wants back in CFB, but not for the price it will take to get in at the level they want.
Called cousin that we visited in Michigan for T-giving to check in on their daughter who goes to MSU. Friend of daughter killed by shooter, which was less than a block away from her. Daughter is understandably distraught.
I was thinking "I didn't have to put up with this type of shoot at Cal" and then like a pane of glass shattering, I remembered...
The Henry's shooting was less than a block away from me. I remember the sound of the pop-pop-pop of gunfire. I remember that it was my high school classmate a few years older than me that was killed by the gunman. I am the king of compartmentalizing. There is shit that I put into a box and tuck away into remote places.
I just finished Stay True, a memoir by Cal grad and professor and writer Hua Hsu - about his friendship with Ken Ishida who was kidnapped and murdered outside of the Rapa Nui Channing Apartments - Fulton and Channing in 1997 or 98.
No 1 gave me that book during Christmas. I need to read it. When I picked he and his GF up from SFO over Christmas, they wanted to go to Top Dog on the way back. They saw King Dong and told me about the book because the author used to go there. Said I would recognize lots of the places in the book.
...but it is much rarer here, you don't have to say anything that does not acknowledge that.
Oh man, so sorry to hear SGB. That’s awful.
[MBB] Michigan holds Wiscy to zero field goals in the final 10:47, still loses.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/playbyplay/_/gameId/401484953
Skimming the 2nd half play-by-play starting at 10:47 remaining -
Wisconsin lead 52-42 with 10:47 remaining.
Connor Essegian (Wisc.) made 9 free throws. Essegian scored 9 of Wisconsin's 12 points (all on FTs) in the final 10:47. Wiscy was 0-14 from the floor in the final 10:47.
Michigan wasn't very much better. Wolverines were 5-16 from the field in the same period and 6-10 from the charity stripe.
Connor Essegian is going to haunt Kobe Bufkin's dreams. Bufkin fouled Essegian three times in the *final 3:25* resulting in 6 points for Wisconsin. Michigan went from being 1 down at 3:25 remaining to losing by 5.
[MBB] NMSU fires HC in wake of hazing issue
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35660932/new-mexico-state-fires-men-basketball-coach-greg-heiar
I dunno…while this alleged incident clearly came during the new HC’s tenure, it is hard to imagine this type of hazing wasn’t a part of the NMSU MBB culture prior to the ‘22-‘23 season in Las Cruces….kinda shines the light on former coach Chris Jans, who took over for Ben Howland at Mississippi State in the spring. Wonder what he’s got to say…
A sensory deprivation chamber like Aaron Rodgers over many days so I can figure out what I should do next. This time without Ayahuasca.
Aaron Rodgers is an idiot. It sounds like he is becoming a useful idiot for the right.