I recall that he used to post regularly on ye olde Golden Blogs. Was introduced to him once at a tailgate, gave me half a glance and moved on to talk to someone else. That's all I know about him. No idea what the Punch Twist thing is all about.
1. Fried chicken. KFC, Chinatown are both my faves. Popeye's also good.
2. My late Popo's Chinese chicken salad with shredded chicken, shredded lettuce, hot mustard, sesame. With I had the recipe. My recreations are similar but not the same.
3. Mom had a garlic soy version. Again, wish I'd gotten the recipe.
there was the fantastic end to the game at Texas where they came back from down 21 only to miss the final extra point. not sure if we blocked it or they just missed it outright.
Still pisses me off everytime I think about it. The angle was bad to begin with because the spot was on the left hash. Plus, Stanford overloaded the right side of the line and Cal did not counter. Le came in unabated to the spot.
Yogi was such a nice dude. I remember chatting with him at the team hotel in Syracuse after the ‘97 S16 loss to Carolina. Also chatted with Kasser…man, I’d punch a baby seal to have John Kasser back…or Gladstone….or Sandy Barbour.
[Some guy] We've reached the endemic phase of Covid. It's everywhere and it's recombining with itself to weaken itself - but with the long-tail risk that it gets lucky and evolves into something awful
that's really interesting actually, especially the bit about the metformin. As one of the relatively small percentage of people who haven't had the 'vid yet, I'm all for stories about good and inexpensive options for reducing the impact of symptoms.
[Re-posting from the "no access for non-subscribers" vacation day on Monday]
Watched the first ep of Poker Face. (Can't see more unless I pony up for Peacock.)
It was interesting, but I think I need to quit. For the same reason that I quit two eps into S2 of Russian Doll.
Which is Natasha Lyonne doing something insanely stupid for the forward-movement of the plot.
In RD, it was leaving the bag of $$ unattended on the subway – I mean, who would do that? especially a New Yorker! – and in PF, it was telling Adrien Brody stuff that she was discovering. Knowing that his dad is bad. Just Dumb!
T-Mobile offers free MLB.TV again this year. I was worried when they offered free MLS that they were pivoting. Their previous MLB agreement ended last season.
TN House of Reps passes bill that allows local clerks to not solemnize marriage licenses if they object for person reasons - which pretty much means gay, inter-racial, trans. What if I become a clerk and object for personal reason on allowing ultra-conservative born-again hypocrites to get married?
I think this would let you not do the ceremony but would not let you block the actual marriage from happening. So you actually could tell the right wingers to pull Jesus from his pickup game to do it.
Twist should always be punched as strongly and vigorously as possible.
I agree, but it's been so long, I don't remember why. Twist is the same as TwistNHook, right?
Abbreviation. Same thing.
I recall that he used to post regularly on ye olde Golden Blogs. Was introduced to him once at a tailgate, gave me half a glance and moved on to talk to someone else. That's all I know about him. No idea what the Punch Twist thing is all about.
nor I
I don't either. Didn't find CGB til Sonny's time I think. Too busy working.
Too busy for posting about Cal sports? To quote Groucho Marx, "that's the most unheard of thing I ever heard of."
Calories aside, what's your top 3 chicken?
1. Fried
2. Fried
3. Fried
1. Chicken Kyiv
2. Chicken Marsala
3. Chicken Parmesan
1. Fried chicken. KFC, Chinatown are both my faves. Popeye's also good.
2. My late Popo's Chinese chicken salad with shredded chicken, shredded lettuce, hot mustard, sesame. With I had the recipe. My recreations are similar but not the same.
3. Mom had a garlic soy version. Again, wish I'd gotten the recipe.
1. Hainan Chicken Rice - but specifically Thai style (khao man gai)
2. Korean fried chicken
3. Southern fried chicken
Korean fried chicken absolutely slaps
swap southern fried and hainan and this is my list.
1. Nashville Hot Chicken
2. BBQ chicken
3. Chicken wings, drums only
this is a tough call between fast food and fine dining ..
1. a perfectly cooked roast chicken w/ crispy skin. i have managed to make a few, but a good French restaurant is hard to beat.
2. fried chicken sandwich - not picky .. even Burger King has a good one that HAG and I would always get on road trips
3. Asian shredded chicken in a peanut sauce .. i think there is a better word for this
#1. Katsu or other panko-coated fried chicken, #2 Teriyaki, #3 Nashville hot fried sandwich
TIL: panko crumbs are different because it doesn't use crusts and isn't baked with heat. Instead, it is electrocuted.
if we were talking about top 3 pork, i would have picked Katsu near the top.
Forget Cocaine Bear. Here's Cocaine Cat
https://www.wlwt.com/article/wild-african-serval-cat-captured-in-oakley-tests-positive-for-cocaine-transferred-to-cincinnati-zoo/43239515#
Blocks
there was the fantastic end to the game at Texas where they came back from down 21 only to miss the final extra point. not sure if we blocked it or they just missed it outright.
Jesus got game.
He could make it rain from beyond the arc….then he’d turn it to wine!
The two Big Games that Cal lost because it had kicks blocked
2020. The other one must have been before my time.
'88. Ended in a tie but because Furd had the Axe they kept it.
Tuan Van Le
His only collegiate moment despite being the #1 rated prep prospect. Naturally it came at our expense.
More Cal PTSD.
Still pisses me off everytime I think about it. The angle was bad to begin with because the spot was on the left hash. Plus, Stanford overloaded the right side of the line and Cal did not counter. Le came in unabated to the spot.
Without cheating, which woman holds Cal's single game record for blocked shots?
Michelle Oniyah or Jennifer Brandon.
*Gennifer
From decades ago, Sarah Thamer? Pretty sure she holds the career record.
Not sure, but I'd guess either Kristine Anigwe or Devanei Hampton
Without cheating, which man holds Cal's single game record for blocked shots. Hint: not only does he hold the record, he has done it three times.
Yogi Stewart
Harper Kamp
Richard Solomon?
Definitely Michael Chavez.
Unless it isn't.
Michael Stewart.
Yes. While Kingsley Okoroh also reached this mark, Yogi did it the most times.
Yogi
Yes. While Kingsley Okoroh also reached this mark, Yogi did it the most times.
Oh I think I was thinking of Yogi, even when I said Francisco Elson.
Also, Elson played 472 games over 9 years in the NBA. I think he was the one that really got better when Braun took over.
Yogi was such a nice dude. I remember chatting with him at the team hotel in Syracuse after the ‘97 S16 loss to Carolina. Also chatted with Kasser…man, I’d punch a baby seal to have John Kasser back…or Gladstone….or Sandy Barbour.
Francisco Elson?
wasnt there another really tall skinny guy that racked up blocks during our time there?
maybe? I remember Brian Hendricks but I don't know if he had a lot of blocks.
He and Bill Elleby were in my Subject A class the summer before freshman year.
Leon Powe?
Today in Covid
US to relax Covid test requirement for travelers from China
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/07/politics/us-covid-testing-restriction-china/index.html
[Some guy] We've reached the endemic phase of Covid. It's everywhere and it's recombining with itself to weaken itself - but with the long-tail risk that it gets lucky and evolves into something awful
https://erictopol.substack.com/p/a-break-from-covid-waves-and-a-breakthrough
that's really interesting actually, especially the bit about the metformin. As one of the relatively small percentage of people who haven't had the 'vid yet, I'm all for stories about good and inexpensive options for reducing the impact of symptoms.
Japanese government finally decided that masks are longer required and now a personal choice starting 3/13.
I imagine 80% of the population will continue to wear masks.
I think you're under-estimating! ;-)
That metformin bit is wild.
Happy International Women's Day. Or is it just 82% of a day?
DBD AV CLUB
[Re-posting from the "no access for non-subscribers" vacation day on Monday]
Watched the first ep of Poker Face. (Can't see more unless I pony up for Peacock.)
It was interesting, but I think I need to quit. For the same reason that I quit two eps into S2 of Russian Doll.
Which is Natasha Lyonne doing something insanely stupid for the forward-movement of the plot.
In RD, it was leaving the bag of $$ unattended on the subway – I mean, who would do that? especially a New Yorker! – and in PF, it was telling Adrien Brody stuff that she was discovering. Knowing that his dad is bad. Just Dumb!
Am I missing something?
Fast X trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUYRTzDK_wk
PRO
T-Mobile offers free MLB.TV again this year. I was worried when they offered free MLS that they were pivoting. Their previous MLB agreement ended last season.
https://www.phonearena.com/news/t-mobile-mlb-tv-popular-freebie-returning-soon_id146023
The Xfinity service, MLB extra innings, is $149 split into three easy payments. Pretty much all games.
Barca bribed officials
https://www.espn.com/soccer/barcelona-espbarcelona/story/4895807/barcelona-face-corruption-charges-over-referee-payments-scandal
Tony DeAngelo spears Corey Perry in the Timbits. He was ejected and faces a hearing today.
https://twitter.com/ryanquigz/status/1633296599391645701
Justin didn't Turner away fast enough
https://twitter.com/TomCaron/status/1632809746372730882
Six ex-Phillies from the Veteran's Stadium era have died of glioblastoma. Inquiring minds want to know WTF.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pfas-forever-chemicals-drinking-water-vet-astroturf-philadelphia-20230307.html
I doubt it's the field turf (compared to all the other environmental toxins they likely had more contact with) but glioblastoma absolutely sucks.
Bonesaw treatment not just for journalists
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cactus-live-150-years-cut-224215519.html
Ja Morant still under investigation.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35799370/colorado-police-investigating-ja-morant-ig-live-video
Draymond quiet quits?
https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors/status/1633288245265027072
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
TN House of Reps passes bill that allows local clerks to not solemnize marriage licenses if they object for person reasons - which pretty much means gay, inter-racial, trans. What if I become a clerk and object for personal reason on allowing ultra-conservative born-again hypocrites to get married?
https://twitter.com/AlliRaine22/status/1633118082875940864
I think this would let you not do the ceremony but would not let you block the actual marriage from happening. So you actually could tell the right wingers to pull Jesus from his pickup game to do it.
‘A surreal experience’: Former Biden ‘disinfo’ chief details harassment
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/08/former-biden-disinfo-chief-details-harassment-00085981
Dominion lawsuit has some great soundbites, including how Tucker hated/feared Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/08/media/fox-news-dominion-filings-reliable-sources/index.html
FL, MO, WV leave voter registration cooperative
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/06/1161374479/electronic-registration-information-center-eric-florida-missouri-west-virginia
Anti-Semite gives holiday well wishes/tongue-in-cheek BS
https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1632819073552711684
CPAC calls for elimination of transgenderism.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvjgnq/cpac-transgenderism-speaker-called-for-eradication
They're clearly a hate group.
[NYT] NY Asian-Americans shifts red - but it's not by ethnicity - it's a class thing
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/05/nyregion/election-asians-voting-republicans-nyc.html
Trump claims he Ukraine War would be a thing if he was president because he would have given in to Russia. Great negotiation skills, bub.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-edits-out-donald-trump-saying-he-mightve-let-russia-take-over-parts-of-ukraine
DeSantis was not a Navy fighter pilot like he claimed. He was a piss boy.
https://twitter.com/TommasinaResist/status/1633269888398548994
"and you look like a bucket of shit!"
The glamorous life of a JAG.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
ICYMI: NC State has a beer, which is licensed through a local brewer. It's an inoffensive light lager.
https://www.newbelgium.com/beer/old-tuffy/
UNT's spring hype video pays tribute to Mike Leach
https://twitter.com/MeanGreenFB/status/1633136361405284353
In other news, this is why you don't want to drop out of the P5
https://twitter.com/JimMWeber/status/1632883306076200960
CAL
Hopefully this is the final time we’ll see Mark Fox on Cal’s sideline.
This is one of the few times that I hope Cal loses in a boring yet convincing manner.
Would’ve had a better shot v. ASU…Wazzu is a tough matchup for them. Cal has no answers for Gueye and TJ “Para Bailar La” Bamba.
I wish the local media even cared enough about the Cal program to be outraged by 3-29…they don’t. That’s a problem.
When is Fox most likely to be sacked?
a) On the tarmac tonight
b) Tomorrow
c) Friday
d) Next week
e) Not this year, he's getting an extension
They should lose this afternoon. They should return home tomorrow. Knowlton and Fox should meet Friday.
If it's not C, the entire fanbase needs to revolt against Knowlton, though this already probably should have been done, if we're being honest..
Would it be possible for Fox and Knowlton to simultaneously fire eachother?
After thorough and careful consideration.
Go Bears!!!