i didnt realize that the Wizards were SOOO bad until i looked at their record just now.
Poole got benched recently too, no? now that i check, i see that he scored 31 pts off the bench in his last game. maybe he and Klay will be guarding each other!!
Our house in Louisville didn't have one so I put one in. Turns out when the previous owner had the kitchen moved into a covered porch converted into a kitchen, his contractors didn't glue the drain pipes. The washer drain was put in between the kitchen sink and the rest of the house main drain. I found out it wasn't glued when a Y section plugged up and I snaked it (did it a few times and I had a snake I connected to my drill to clear it). It cleared but I was seeing some weird water coming out from the siding by the crawl space. Turns out the pipe came out at a junction and the dishwasher and kitchen sink was draining into the crawl space. The plumbers that came to fix the pipe told me they just press fitted the pipes and didn't glue it. Not something a home inspector usually looks for.
Do not want. Here's why - (1) most, if not all, of what you put in a garbage disposal can be composted. (2) There is a list of foods that shouldn't go into a garbage disposal: fats, starchy foods, sauces, fibrous foods (like carrots, celery, etc.), no bones, or fruit stone (pits). (3) garbage disposals suck up electricity, (4) fixing one can be pricey if they can be fixed and often result in a unit replacement.
I haven't had use of a garbage disposal since 1980 excepting the times I've visited the in-laws. I don't miss it.
Northern Exposure. Watching it on Amazon Prime. The missus had enjoyed its initial run but I hadn't been interested. We're watching it together anow nd I'm head over heels in love with the show.
It always pissed me off how CBS deliberately sabotaged Northern Exposure. I really ought to get back to watching it. Mrs Slug and I got into it about season 3 or 4 and didn't see the earlier seasons.
these 2 are one of my favorite performers that you can currently see. a Mexican guitar rock duo that has a unique style. Gabriela bangs on the guitar rhythmically to mimic a set of drums.
Nice. Their cover of Orion is pretty sweet - faithful to Metallica's version yet done in their style. Something very easy to put on and just groove to. RIP Cliff Burton, who wrote Orion.
March 1 and 8th shutdown deadlines look increasingly perilous. I wonder if Jesus told Mike Johnson that he picked him to bring down the GOP in the General Election
the only way a shutdown knobbles the House majority would be if you started seeing things like airports shutting down, no social security payments, military and law enforcement furloughs. They pass just enough to claim they're only affecting the federal agencies that nobody cares about.
I voted in the primaries. I am disappointed that the ballot is now peppered with bad-faith candidates. For example, there is someone who has the exact same name as the current Lt. Governor running for Lt. Governor.
In Sf, there were non-asian people running for office that would have fake Chinese names made up that were things that were phrases that would make a chinese person want to vote for them. Like a white judge using "high" and "justice" in his chinese name. Now non-chinese people basically get transliterated names based on the pronounciation.
On the back of Duke's center getting injured during a court-storming by students after Wake upset the Blue Devils, Alabama's AD is calling for home teams to forfeit if they do.
The call for the home team forfeiting is easily the most over-the-top reaction from this injury or any other court storming. This is only slightly less offensive than the sensitivity that Texas Longhorns fans and alums have about the Horns Down gesture.
There is no real solution to this. Having said that, athletes shouldn't be suffering injuries due to court storming. But there are idiots who won't exercise even a modicum of caution and restraint.
EDIT: The genie was out of the bottle when court-storming became an accepted celebration of a big upset victory. How does one put the genie back in the bottle? You can't short of widespread acceptance that court storming is a no-no.
The amount of pearl clutching and No Fun Allowed going on over this! Court storming is a vital part of the student fan experience and should absolutely be preserved. We can and should make it safer but outright banning it is insane.
Short of putting the players and the court back in a literal cage, as was tried very early in the sport (with more negative results than wanted or expected, than positive ones), or playing without fans (Covid bubbles, no one wants that) I don't know how to completely stop it. If/when thousands of people rush, it would take nearly as many security personnel to stop all of them. Have to find other better ways to manage crowds.
BERKELEY – The California men's basketball team will face Colorado in Boulder on Wednesday night in the first of three consecutive road games to conclude the regular season. Tipoff inside the CU Events Center is slated for 5 p.m. PST/6 p.m. MST and the Pac-12 Network will televise the contest.
Would have to sweep the last 3 games, or win 2 & 2 games in the Conference tournament to even be eligible for the post season. Currently 115 in the Net rankings. Zero chance of getting into the NCAA Tournament unless the Bears win the Conference tournament, and the auto bid.
BERKELEY –Fresh off a 4-0 week that included a weekend sweep of visiting UConn, the California baseball team will wrap up a five-game homestand on Tuesday against Sacramento State. Tuesday's contest at Stu Gordon Stadium is scheduled to begin at 6:05 p.m. and will be live streamed.
The surging No. 7 California women's swimming & diving team will be eyeing a conference title this week when it travels to Federal Way, Washington, for the 2024 Pac-12 Women's Swimming & Diving Championships at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
The Golden Bears are coming off an impressive dual meet victory over No. 5 Stanford that closed out the regular season earlier this month. Cal set four pool records at Spieker Aquatics Complex during the 155.5-144.5 victory and had several student-athletes establish marks that were among the top 10 all-time best in program history.
I had the standard car mats for my now 8 year-old car. I got the rubber mat option. I don't know why I was keeping the standard mats - it's not like I'm going to suddenly switch them out.
we have had to keep our original mats w/ our leased cars even though we paid for upgraded all weather mats. sort of an annoying waste of space in the garage
I bought Weatertech mats for my Acura when I bought it because winter in Louisville gets messy with water and snow on shoes. I still have my original mats somewhere in the garage.
Similarly, I bought all weather mats for the Miata and kept the original ones. They're tan to match the tan interiors that are only available on special edition cars so I use them when I go to the annual Miata club car show and the Miata reunion. I want to keep them in good condition because I can't find authentic replacements.
PRO
Dubs in town for a game tonight. I should go hang out by the Four Seasons where they usually stay.
at least it starts at a good normal time - 700p ET - for me to watch w/o staying up till 100a
i didnt realize that the Wizards were SOOO bad until i looked at their record just now.
Poole got benched recently too, no? now that i check, i see that he scored 31 pts off the bench in his last game. maybe he and Klay will be guarding each other!!
Worst contract in the NBA.
Sink disposal
I put this poll on the DBD because I just thought it was normal to have one and then time and time again went to a house that didn't have one.
Our house in Louisville didn't have one so I put one in. Turns out when the previous owner had the kitchen moved into a covered porch converted into a kitchen, his contractors didn't glue the drain pipes. The washer drain was put in between the kitchen sink and the rest of the house main drain. I found out it wasn't glued when a Y section plugged up and I snaked it (did it a few times and I had a snake I connected to my drill to clear it). It cleared but I was seeing some weird water coming out from the siding by the crawl space. Turns out the pipe came out at a junction and the dishwasher and kitchen sink was draining into the crawl space. The plumbers that came to fix the pipe told me they just press fitted the pipes and didn't glue it. Not something a home inspector usually looks for.
i find that i miss them the most at a rental house on vacation.
Do not want. Here's why - (1) most, if not all, of what you put in a garbage disposal can be composted. (2) There is a list of foods that shouldn't go into a garbage disposal: fats, starchy foods, sauces, fibrous foods (like carrots, celery, etc.), no bones, or fruit stone (pits). (3) garbage disposals suck up electricity, (4) fixing one can be pricey if they can be fixed and often result in a unit replacement.
I haven't had use of a garbage disposal since 1980 excepting the times I've visited the in-laws. I don't miss it.
SHE BLINDED ME WITH...
Vitamin B-3 (Niacin), previously thought to fight heart disease, may be linked to heart disease.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/surprising-link-found-between-niacin-and-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke/
Well that’s a kick in the pants
DBD AV CLUB
Northern Exposure. Watching it on Amazon Prime. The missus had enjoyed its initial run but I hadn't been interested. We're watching it together anow nd I'm head over heels in love with the show.
It always pissed me off how CBS deliberately sabotaged Northern Exposure. I really ought to get back to watching it. Mrs Slug and I got into it about season 3 or 4 and didn't see the earlier seasons.
It was definitely a better than average offering.
this was a very funny show.
Reservation Dogs
anyone heard of this? supposed to be good and funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POkrsNVkGNk
Yes, it's great.
Fantastic show, mixes joy and humor with serious topics like suicide and crime against Native Americans.
The Crocodile album - Rodrigo y Gabriela
this mornings listening on my new LPs
these 2 are one of my favorite performers that you can currently see. a Mexican guitar rock duo that has a unique style. Gabriela bangs on the guitar rhythmically to mimic a set of drums.
seeing them again in Tarrytown NY in May
https://shop.rodgab.com/en/rodrigo-y-gabriela/rodrigo-y-gabriela-st-crocodile-green-vinyl---2xlp/880882566012.html
Nice. Their cover of Orion is pretty sweet - faithful to Metallica's version yet done in their style. Something very easy to put on and just groove to. RIP Cliff Burton, who wrote Orion.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=LtRHUMGTXi4&list=OLAK5uy_mnXcnz739r-YxHlUAzf4GqJfIYpQHfAUc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJCfrqawxkw&t=96s
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
March 1 and 8th shutdown deadlines look increasingly perilous. I wonder if Jesus told Mike Johnson that he picked him to bring down the GOP in the General Election
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4490424-senate-gop-fears-speaker-johnson-headed-toward-shutdown-wreck/
the only way a shutdown knobbles the House majority would be if you started seeing things like airports shutting down, no social security payments, military and law enforcement furloughs. They pass just enough to claim they're only affecting the federal agencies that nobody cares about.
Mike Johnson is looking for the leverage that Newt Gingrich thought he had in '96.
It's still not there, Mr. Speaker.
I object, Your Honor, on the ground that it would be devastating to my defense
https://thehill.com/homenews/4490109-trump-block-stormy-daniels-michael-cohen-ny-hush-money-trial/
I voted in the primaries. I am disappointed that the ballot is now peppered with bad-faith candidates. For example, there is someone who has the exact same name as the current Lt. Governor running for Lt. Governor.
In Sf, there were non-asian people running for office that would have fake Chinese names made up that were things that were phrases that would make a chinese person want to vote for them. Like a white judge using "high" and "justice" in his chinese name. Now non-chinese people basically get transliterated names based on the pronounciation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/us/chinese-ballot-names-san-francisco.html
Eddie Murphy got elected in The Distinguished Gentleman because of this….
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
UMass getting in on the MACtion next season. Better get your Meijer's loyalty cards now, Minutemen.
https://twitter.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/1762197354407510473
Effective for the 25-26 academic year, not next season. But still a good fit for UMass I think.
On the back of Duke's center getting injured during a court-storming by students after Wake upset the Blue Devils, Alabama's AD is calling for home teams to forfeit if they do.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/alabama-ad-suggests-highly-punitive-penalty-for-court-storming/ar-BB1iVCAS
The call for the home team forfeiting is easily the most over-the-top reaction from this injury or any other court storming. This is only slightly less offensive than the sensitivity that Texas Longhorns fans and alums have about the Horns Down gesture.
There is no real solution to this. Having said that, athletes shouldn't be suffering injuries due to court storming. But there are idiots who won't exercise even a modicum of caution and restraint.
EDIT: The genie was out of the bottle when court-storming became an accepted celebration of a big upset victory. How does one put the genie back in the bottle? You can't short of widespread acceptance that court storming is a no-no.
Even some of the talking heads at ESPN say it's accepted for an upset victory. It's what the students want and what "we" want.
The amount of pearl clutching and No Fun Allowed going on over this! Court storming is a vital part of the student fan experience and should absolutely be preserved. We can and should make it safer but outright banning it is insane.
Short of putting the players and the court back in a literal cage, as was tried very early in the sport (with more negative results than wanted or expected, than positive ones), or playing without fans (Covid bubbles, no one wants that) I don't know how to completely stop it. If/when thousands of people rush, it would take nearly as many security personnel to stop all of them. Have to find other better ways to manage crowds.
CAL
[MBB] Cal Takes Win Streak To Colorado
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/26/mens-basketball-cal-takes-win-streak-to-colorado.aspx
BERKELEY – The California men's basketball team will face Colorado in Boulder on Wednesday night in the first of three consecutive road games to conclude the regular season. Tipoff inside the CU Events Center is slated for 5 p.m. PST/6 p.m. MST and the Pac-12 Network will televise the contest.
i am guessing there is little chance we make it to NCAA tourney. we seem to have a solid winning Pac12 record.
Would have to sweep the last 3 games, or win 2 & 2 games in the Conference tournament to even be eligible for the post season. Currently 115 in the Net rankings. Zero chance of getting into the NCAA Tournament unless the Bears win the Conference tournament, and the auto bid.
Wouldn't that be a turn-around story for the ages.
[BASE] Bears Wrap Up Homestand
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/26/baseball-bears-wrap-up-homestand.aspx
BERKELEY –Fresh off a 4-0 week that included a weekend sweep of visiting UConn, the California baseball team will wrap up a five-game homestand on Tuesday against Sacramento State. Tuesday's contest at Stu Gordon Stadium is scheduled to begin at 6:05 p.m. and will be live streamed.
[WSWIM] No. 7 Cal Rolls Into Pac-12 Championships
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/26/womens-swimming-diving-no-7-cal-rolls-into-pac-12-championships.aspx
The surging No. 7 California women's swimming & diving team will be eyeing a conference title this week when it travels to Federal Way, Washington, for the 2024 Pac-12 Women's Swimming & Diving Championships at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
The Golden Bears are coming off an impressive dual meet victory over No. 5 Stanford that closed out the regular season earlier this month. Cal set four pool records at Spieker Aquatics Complex during the 155.5-144.5 victory and had several student-athletes establish marks that were among the top 10 all-time best in program history.
Go Bears!!!
WALL BEAR
https://twitter.com/NCWildlife/status/1761077748733259831?s=20
Bois are looking beefy
https://www.instagram.com/p/C307Ov_S5qE/?igsh=ZWI2YzEzYmMxYg%3D%3D&img_index=1
OSKI DISCIPLE’S TRIVA FUN, A DAILY DBD FEATURE
Due to a clerical error, in 1889 a few lepers were accidentally sent to a leopard colony.
(All trivia verified by the International Trivia Foundation.)
I'm guessing at that time there were not yet any leotard colonies. Might be worth a fact check though.
Will look into it.
medical school
free medical school!
$1 Billion Donation Will Provide Free Tuition at a Bronx Medical School
Ruth Gottesman, a longtime professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is making free tuition available to all students going forward.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/nyregion/albert-einstein-college-medicine-bronx-donation.html
my bro in law (cardiologist) says > I think medical school has been free at NYU since 2018
Yes I believe this is true. I remember hearing that.
Something that you threw away after not using it for a long time
I had the standard car mats for my now 8 year-old car. I got the rubber mat option. I don't know why I was keeping the standard mats - it's not like I'm going to suddenly switch them out.
we have had to keep our original mats w/ our leased cars even though we paid for upgraded all weather mats. sort of an annoying waste of space in the garage
I bought Weatertech mats for my Acura when I bought it because winter in Louisville gets messy with water and snow on shoes. I still have my original mats somewhere in the garage.
Similarly, I bought all weather mats for the Miata and kept the original ones. They're tan to match the tan interiors that are only available on special edition cars so I use them when I go to the annual Miata club car show and the Miata reunion. I want to keep them in good condition because I can't find authentic replacements.
Red Hat Linux 7.3 boot floppies ... circa 2003
those were the last of my 3.5 in floppy disks.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Eu9ibx5JEGcDGeJT8
I just tossed a yet-to-be used license for Windows XP