Been working my way through this nasty chest cold I've had since last Thurs. In the coughing up phlegm/post nasal drip stage. So my appetite hasn't been great since end of last week. Probably a roast beef sandwich on Ciabatta with leftover roast beef from French Dip we made over the weekend. With lettuce, tomato, avocado, mayo, and provolone. Dinner will probably be the leftover El Farolito burrito I bought 2 nights ago after dropping No 3 off at SFO for a red-eye.
Speaking of congee, I've always called it jook, which is what my mother always called it in Cantonese. According to wikipedia, congee derives from Tamil. I suppose the Tamil version (never tried it) is different from the Canto version.
Mrs Slug has been battling a bug for about 1 week and is now in a similar stage. Not a cold though, in that she's been running a mild fever. and hasn't had the usual runny nose and/or congestion.
Weird. Someone said that I might have the flu, but I haven't really had the body aches. More just weary. I don't think I've had a fever, but if I did it was really low. Not sure what it is but it's lingering whatever it is.
No 3 left to visit his GF on Tues night so when I was in the car with him or at the Cal game on Sat night I wore my mask. Wasn't coughing over the weekend so I didn't wear it when I wasn't near him in the house.
Trying to think of the biggest Cal FB massacre I've been witness to. Thinking against good teams, not someone like UOP 91. Maybe Citrus Bowl against Clemson. Maybe USC 91.
In terms of the "biggest" (and leaving out games against FCS patsies), it was probably Washington in '08, when Jahvid Best broke the single-game Cal rushing record. The Huskies never stood a chance in that one.
ICE Barbie has been fired. Apparently, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) will be nominated to succeed her. Mullin may be an improvement. He still comes off as a f**kwit.
Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum is expected to make his 2025-26 NBA season debut against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night at TD Garden, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Thursday.
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, was issued a citation for speeding after he was clocked going 94 mph in a 70 mph zone on the interstate in Northeast Ohio last month, according to court records.
It is Garrett's ninth speeding ticket since entering the league in 2017.
It seems that Ohio has a rolling two-year period in which your record could land you in hot water. If an Ohio driver accumulates 12 points in a 2-year period, their license could be suspended for up to 6 months.
Point Values for Common Violations
2 Points: Minor speeding (over 10 MPH on roads ≥55 MPH or over 5 MPH on roads <55 MPH) and other minor moving violations.
4 Points: Major moving violations such as speeding 30 MPH or more over the limit.
6 Points: Severe offenses including driving without consent, driving with a suspended license, evading police, causing injury or death, and OVI/DUI convictions.
Based on espn.com's reporting, I think he has accumulated at most 6 points in two years. So, he gets a warning letter, but he can continue to drive. Nonetheless, I'll expect to read about another speeding violation about 1 year from now.
Included in the Dodgers’ 7-5 win over Mexico in Wednesday’s exhibition at Camelback Ranch were a few performances that can’t help but be viewed with an eye toward the regular season.
Each of Andy Pages’ seven previous starts this spring were in center field, so he got to stay off his feet a bit on Wednesday as the designated hitter. Pages followed the assignment to a tee with a home run and double in his first two at-bats.
The California women's basketball team (19-13, 9-9 ACC) is coming off a decisive 75-52 win over Wake Forest and now faces seventh-seeded Syracuse in the second round of the ACC Tournament at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia on Thursday at 2 p.m. PT.
BERKELEY— The bats came out to play for the California baseball team on Wednesday as the Golden Bears routed CSU Bakersfield 15-6 at Stu Gordon Stadium in Berkeley. Eight of the Bears' starters collected a hit and seven notched multi-hit efforts in the Bears' highest scoring effort of the season.
Great showing by the Bears at the plate, and good starting pitching. Horrible TV coverage. The young announcer was cool, though relatively inexperienced. But the lack of replay, the reliance on one single, occasionally wobbly behind the plate camera and no others, makes Cal’s home telecasts one of the worst, visually, of any collegiate program’s video coverage. This is the second year in a row that this is the case. Why??
ATLANTA -- The California men's basketball team changed gears in the second half to fight back and beat host Georgia Tech 76-65 tonight in Atlanta. John Camden had a double-double and Lee Dort scored a career-high 16 points, but it was Dai Dai Ames scoring all 18 of his team-high points in the second half that anchored the road win for the Golden Bears. Cal is now 21-9 overall and 9-8 in ACC play, while the Yellow Jackets go to 11-19, 2-15.
Madsen must have lit into them at halftime. They started defending and not settling for 3s. Got inside for buckets and also drove and dished to the open 3s later in the second half.
Speaking of Cal, our son is doing stats for the Cal Poly men's team (fun scheme, 2nd fastest offense in the country) . Now a fan of both Cal's (the missus is an alum) the two Cals are having such parallel seasons (different level of ball of course, lots of shooting talent, lots of poor on-court decisions). After games, Coach Mike DeGeorge gives a short interview and the essence of every one is along the lines of 'if they'd only run the offense, we'd win those games'. Madsen must feel the same. A lot of 1 on 4 vs Pitt & in the 1st half vs GT. Perhaps he just reminded them at halftime of the hours spent learning the offense, why not put it to use. They executed much better in the 2nd half.
DULUTH, GA -- It was a tight game up until midway through the second quarter when the California women's basketball team ended the half on a 17-4 run to take control and not look back in a 75-52 win over Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC Tournament at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia on Wednesday afternoon. Golden Bears (19-13, 9-9 ACC) head coach Charmin Smith earned her 100th career victory as Cal outrebounded the Demon Deacons (14-17, 4-14) 41-28 and just 37.5% from the field. Cal is now 2-1 all-time at the ACC Tournament.
The No. 5 California women's swimming & diving team had 14 student-athletes selected to compete at the 2026 NCAA Championships on Wednesday, including five swimmers who will participate in three different events. The Golden Bears feature 15 top-10 seeds with 10 individuals and five relays.
The California softball team (8-14) opens conference play against Duke at Shea Stadium in Sacramento on Friday at 2 p.m. PT.
It will be the first all-time meeting between the teams in a series. The Blue Devils and Golden Bears have faced off once, with the Bears winning 1-0 on Feb. 22, 2019. Duke enters Friday's matchup on a three-game winning streak, while Cal looks to build off a dominant performance against East Texas A&M to close out the Judi Garman Classic.
California men's gymnastics' Matteo Bardana has been named the CGA Gymnast of the Week for his outstanding performance last Saturday at the Stanford International Collegiate, as announced by the CGA on Wednesday.
Competing in his first collegiate all-around, the native of Oakville, Ontario, put up a score of 78.050 that ranked tops of all gymnasts wearing a collegiate uniform that week. His standout scores included a personal-best 13.900 on parallel bars and a 13.700 on floor as well as a stuck dismount on high bar (13.350).
DBD Lunch
Been working my way through this nasty chest cold I've had since last Thurs. In the coughing up phlegm/post nasal drip stage. So my appetite hasn't been great since end of last week. Probably a roast beef sandwich on Ciabatta with leftover roast beef from French Dip we made over the weekend. With lettuce, tomato, avocado, mayo, and provolone. Dinner will probably be the leftover El Farolito burrito I bought 2 nights ago after dropping No 3 off at SFO for a red-eye.
What about chicken soup for that cold? Or maybe albondigas soup?
Maybe earlier. tbb suggested congee. I guess I could've over the weekend or earlier in the week but now I think I'm pretty close to being over it.
Speaking of congee, I've always called it jook, which is what my mother always called it in Cantonese. According to wikipedia, congee derives from Tamil. I suppose the Tamil version (never tried it) is different from the Canto version.
I know my mom always called it xǐ fàn (literally "diluted rice"). I know restaurants use congee but I don't think it's mandarin either.
Mrs Slug has been battling a bug for about 1 week and is now in a similar stage. Not a cold though, in that she's been running a mild fever. and hasn't had the usual runny nose and/or congestion.
Weird. Someone said that I might have the flu, but I haven't really had the body aches. More just weary. I don't think I've had a fever, but if I did it was really low. Not sure what it is but it's lingering whatever it is.
Strangely, I haven't contracted whatever she has from her. Probably because I spend most of my days away from the house at work.
No 3 left to visit his GF on Tues night so when I was in the car with him or at the Cal game on Sat night I wore my mask. Wasn't coughing over the weekend so I didn't wear it when I wasn't near him in the house.
That's very considerate of you to protect others.
I've been taking to wearing my mask on BART so I don't pick up anything and pass it along to Mrs Slug.
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Massacre
Trying to think of the biggest Cal FB massacre I've been witness to. Thinking against good teams, not someone like UOP 91. Maybe Citrus Bowl against Clemson. Maybe USC 91.
BIg Game 1975, 48-15. Could easily have cracked 50 but White put the backups in.
Would have liked to see that one. That was during my time in New Jersey.
It was awesome! My favorite memory is when Chuck Muncie threw a halfback pass to Wesley Walker.
I would have especially liked to see that. Especially that.
U$C '91 was the most satisfying of my time. WSU '17 also comes to mind (the smoke game).
Unfortunately I missed most of the games between 04 and 18 when I moved back.
In terms of the "biggest" (and leaving out games against FCS patsies), it was probably Washington in '08, when Jahvid Best broke the single-game Cal rushing record. The Huskies never stood a chance in that one.
ICE Barbie has been fired. Apparently, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) will be nominated to succeed her. Mullin may be an improvement. He still comes off as a f**kwit.
All the puppies near her need to watch out.
Part of his bio is as a MMA fighter. Just what we need.
But she still has a job as the special envoy for some new initiative for security in the western hemisphere.
Dumb and dumber.
A listing of some games I've witnessed in person -
Oct. 12, 1991 - California 45, Oregon 7
Oct. 3, 1992 - California 42, Oregon State 0
Oct. 31, 1992 - California 48, UCLA 12
Oct. 1, 1994 - California 55, San Jose State 0
Sep. 30, 1995 - California 40, San Jose State 7
Aug. 31, 2002 - California 70, Baylor 22 (first game under HC Jeff Tedford)
Nov. 23, 2002 - California 30, Stanf*rd 7
Aug. 30, 2002 - California 34, Southern Mississippi 2
Sep. 11, 2004 - California 41, New Mexico State 14
Nov. 20, 2004 - California 41, Stanf*rd 6
Nov. 19, 2005 - California 27, Stanf*rd 3
Sep. 27, 2008 - California 42, Colorado State 7
Dec. 6, 2008 - California 48, Washington 7
Sep. 5, 2009 - California 52, Maryland 13
Oct. 24, 2009 - California 49, Wazzu 17
Sep. 11, 2010 - California 52, Colorado 7
Oct. 13, 2017 - California 37, Wazzu 3 (Smoke Bowl)
Notice the criminal lack of blowouts under Dykes and Wilcox.
PRO
Sources - Celtics' Jayson Tatum expected to make season debut
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48112945/sources-celtics-jayson-tatum-expected-return-vs-mavericks
Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum is expected to make his 2025-26 NBA season debut against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night at TD Garden, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Thursday.
I wonder if he's coming back way too early. Granted he's got the best team getting him ready.
Any non-famous person would've already lost their license.
Browns' Myles Garrett gets ninth speeding ticket since 2017
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48105101/browns-myles-garrett-gets-ninth-speeding-ticket-2017
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, was issued a citation for speeding after he was clocked going 94 mph in a 70 mph zone on the interstate in Northeast Ohio last month, according to court records.
It is Garrett's ninth speeding ticket since entering the league in 2017.
It seems that Ohio has a rolling two-year period in which your record could land you in hot water. If an Ohio driver accumulates 12 points in a 2-year period, their license could be suspended for up to 6 months.
Point Values for Common Violations
2 Points: Minor speeding (over 10 MPH on roads ≥55 MPH or over 5 MPH on roads <55 MPH) and other minor moving violations.
4 Points: Major moving violations such as speeding 30 MPH or more over the limit.
6 Points: Severe offenses including driving without consent, driving with a suspended license, evading police, causing injury or death, and OVI/DUI convictions.
Based on espn.com's reporting, I think he has accumulated at most 6 points in two years. So, he gets a warning letter, but he can continue to drive. Nonetheless, I'll expect to read about another speeding violation about 1 year from now.
Off-day for MLB teams
I take it back. Dodgers played Mexico.
Andy Pages, Dalton Rushing shine, Dodgers top Mexico
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/110752/andy-pages-dalton-rushing-mexico
Included in the Dodgers’ 7-5 win over Mexico in Wednesday’s exhibition at Camelback Ranch were a few performances that can’t help but be viewed with an eye toward the regular season.
Each of Andy Pages’ seven previous starts this spring were in center field, so he got to stay off his feet a bit on Wednesday as the designated hitter. Pages followed the assignment to a tee with a home run and double in his first two at-bats.
CAL
[WBB] Cal Faces Syracuse In ACC Tournament Second Round
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/5/womens-basketball-cal-faces-syracuse-in-acc-tournament-second-round.aspx
The California women's basketball team (19-13, 9-9 ACC) is coming off a decisive 75-52 win over Wake Forest and now faces seventh-seeded Syracuse in the second round of the ACC Tournament at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia on Thursday at 2 p.m. PT.
TIL that there's a place called Duluth, Georgia and it has something called a Gas South Arena.
[BASE] Bears Rout Roadrunners, Win 7th Straight
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/4/baseball-bears-rout-roadrunners-win-7th-straight.aspx
BERKELEY— The bats came out to play for the California baseball team on Wednesday as the Golden Bears routed CSU Bakersfield 15-6 at Stu Gordon Stadium in Berkeley. Eight of the Bears' starters collected a hit and seven notched multi-hit efforts in the Bears' highest scoring effort of the season.
Great showing by the Bears at the plate, and good starting pitching. Horrible TV coverage. The young announcer was cool, though relatively inexperienced. But the lack of replay, the reliance on one single, occasionally wobbly behind the plate camera and no others, makes Cal’s home telecasts one of the worst, visually, of any collegiate program’s video coverage. This is the second year in a row that this is the case. Why??
[MBB] Cal Pushes Past Georgia Tech 76-65 In Atlanta
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/4/mens-basketball-cal-pushes-past-georgia-tech-76-65-in-atlanta.aspx
ATLANTA -- The California men's basketball team changed gears in the second half to fight back and beat host Georgia Tech 76-65 tonight in Atlanta. John Camden had a double-double and Lee Dort scored a career-high 16 points, but it was Dai Dai Ames scoring all 18 of his team-high points in the second half that anchored the road win for the Golden Bears. Cal is now 21-9 overall and 9-8 in ACC play, while the Yellow Jackets go to 11-19, 2-15.
Madsen must have lit into them at halftime. They started defending and not settling for 3s. Got inside for buckets and also drove and dished to the open 3s later in the second half.
Or just made effective adjustments.
Maybe. But some of the defensive issues looked like effort. Man, Bell is such a bad defender for someone as quick as he is.
Speaking of Cal, our son is doing stats for the Cal Poly men's team (fun scheme, 2nd fastest offense in the country) . Now a fan of both Cal's (the missus is an alum) the two Cals are having such parallel seasons (different level of ball of course, lots of shooting talent, lots of poor on-court decisions). After games, Coach Mike DeGeorge gives a short interview and the essence of every one is along the lines of 'if they'd only run the offense, we'd win those games'. Madsen must feel the same. A lot of 1 on 4 vs Pitt & in the 1st half vs GT. Perhaps he just reminded them at halftime of the hours spent learning the offense, why not put it to use. They executed much better in the 2nd half.
Nobody wants a coach from the Lou Campinelli school of halftime locker room yelling, but agree with HAG that coaches have to call out poor effort.
Madsen does make adjustments, which is high on my list of signs of good coaching.
[WBB] Cal Handles Wake Forest To Advance In ACC Tournament
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/4/womens-basketball-cal-handles-wake-forest-to-advance-in-acc-tournament.aspx
DULUTH, GA -- It was a tight game up until midway through the second quarter when the California women's basketball team ended the half on a 17-4 run to take control and not look back in a 75-52 win over Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC Tournament at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia on Wednesday afternoon. Golden Bears (19-13, 9-9 ACC) head coach Charmin Smith earned her 100th career victory as Cal outrebounded the Demon Deacons (14-17, 4-14) 41-28 and just 37.5% from the field. Cal is now 2-1 all-time at the ACC Tournament.
[MTEN] Men's Tennis Hosts No. 3 Virginia and Virginia Tech
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/4/mens-tennis-to-open-acc-home-campaign.aspx
Who: No. 48 California (8-6) vs. No. 3 Virginia (10-2) & Virginia Tech (4-6)
Where: Hellman Tennis Complex
When:
Friday, Mar. 6 - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 8 - 11:00 a.m.
[WSWIM] Cal Qualifies 14 Individuals, All Relays For NCAAs
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/4/womens-swimming-diving-cal-qualifies-14-individuals-all-relays-for-ncaas.aspx
The No. 5 California women's swimming & diving team had 14 student-athletes selected to compete at the 2026 NCAA Championships on Wednesday, including five swimmers who will participate in three different events. The Golden Bears feature 15 top-10 seeds with 10 individuals and five relays.
[SB] Cal Hosts Duke To Kick Off ACC Play
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/4/softball-cal-hosts-duke-to-kick-off-acc-play.aspx
The California softball team (8-14) opens conference play against Duke at Shea Stadium in Sacramento on Friday at 2 p.m. PT.
It will be the first all-time meeting between the teams in a series. The Blue Devils and Golden Bears have faced off once, with the Bears winning 1-0 on Feb. 22, 2019. Duke enters Friday's matchup on a three-game winning streak, while Cal looks to build off a dominant performance against East Texas A&M to close out the Judi Garman Classic.
[MGYM] Bardana Named CGA Gymnast Of The Week
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/4/mens-gymnastics-bardana-named-cga-gymnast-of-the-week.aspx
California men's gymnastics' Matteo Bardana has been named the CGA Gymnast of the Week for his outstanding performance last Saturday at the Stanford International Collegiate, as announced by the CGA on Wednesday.
Competing in his first collegiate all-around, the native of Oakville, Ontario, put up a score of 78.050 that ranked tops of all gymnasts wearing a collegiate uniform that week. His standout scores included a personal-best 13.900 on parallel bars and a 13.700 on floor as well as a stuck dismount on high bar (13.350).
New phone who dis