DC is not on the 100% path but it will be visible. Saw a woman I know today and she gave me a pair of glasses. She knows someone who works at the National Science Foundation and he gave her a bunch of glasses to share so now I’m set.
all my local friends were more competitively better at sports and video games. the only thing i could consistently win was Big Boggle and taped episodes of Jeopardy!
I'm encouraged that there was backlash from the public talent within NBC and MSNBC towards the McDaniel hiring. What ticks me off more is that network execs don't have a moral compass that would allow them to rule out someone like Ronna McDaniel, Corey Lewandowski, Jeffrey Lord, or any other number of people who enabled the Orange Turd.
Which is as good as saying, "I have no moral compass".
The "equal time" crap is just that: crap. And it gums up the machinery of a functioning democracy. Which makes people want to give up. And that's what the insurrectionists and the guys who would light the world afire want decent people to do: give up.
If 10,000 words or more, please tell us how much OAN you watch, what brand of tin foil you use for your hat, and whether you're okay with sending in a monthly sum directly into Donald Trump's Keep Dirty Immigrants Out Except the Hot European Ones PAC
Erin Hawley brought a case to ban the abortion pill to SCOTUS. Amy Coney Barrett seemed to dislike Hawley's arguments. Hawley is the wife of Josh Hawley (R-MO, Stanfurd '02)
Montana’s highest court on Wednesday struck down four laws that the state’s Republican-led legislature passed in 2021 to restrict voting.
The Montana Supreme Court declared the laws unconstitutional, siding with a district court judge who ruled against them in 2022. The laws “violate the fundamental right to vote provided to all citizens by the Montana Constitution,” according to a summary of the majority opinion that was signed by four of the seven justices.
The laws ended same-day voter registration in most cases, eliminated student ID cards as a permitted form of voter ID and sought to curtail paid ballot-collection efforts. They also outlawed absentee ballots for people who would be 18 years old by Election Day.
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and Ted Leonsis, owner of the Wizards and Capitals, said Wednesday they were finalizing a deal that — if approved by the D.C. Council — would keep the teams in downtown D.C. until 2050, ending the owner’s planned move to Virginia.
An announcement is planned for late Wednesday afternoon at Capital One Arena downtown.
Under the terms of the deal, D.C. would spend $515 million over three years to help Leonsis modernize the arena and the owner would sign a new lease keeping the teams in D.C. for 25 more years.
COMMENT: Just three months ago, Leonsis had announced the Cap and Wizards would move to a new arena in Alexandria pending approval by the Virginia legislature. What Leonsis didn't expect was that the new Democratic majority would put the brakes on the plan and some members of the GOP would also express skepticism about the deal and its impact on the budget. Also unexpected: Alexandria's City Council and mayoral hopefuls started lining up against it after being seen as in support. Maybe reality caught up with them and bit them in the posterior.
Good. Hoping it's a harbinger of sorts for John Fisher's play at making a real estate deal by using the Oakland A's as leverage.
I suddenly realize that major sports franchise ownerships in the DC/Maryland area has been terrible the past 2 to 3 decades. My condolences. I feel like we're getting into it in the Bay Area. John Fisher is hot garbage, Charles Johnson isn't much better, and Jed York has no compassion for the 49ers host community (Santa Clara) as he wants to capture City Council and run the city as well as the team.
At last Joe Lacob actually wants to create a franchise the community can be proud of and isn't trying to get outlandish deals favoring his bank account as well.
I go to Wisconsin several times every year. Usually fly into Chicago or Minneapolis and drive to Wisconsin, but sometimes fly into Madison. I used to tell people that I went to school with Aaron Rodgers and they would think it's crazy. In reality, I don't even know Aaron Rodgers personally lol.
I hate to take any position that appears to be in support of Emmert, but I wonder: why is Emmert responsible for how NIL turned out? Isn't this what the athletes wanted?
I have posted lists of trivia on my blog several times in the past. I've been using those and others I've thought of since I started posting here. The supply will run out in a month or so. (When I say "thought of" I mean diligently researched.)
SHE BLINDED ME WITH...
Reminder: Cool full solar eclipse will happen in a few weeks on a stripe from Texas to the Maine. It will be best viewed from Fire Starkey's pool.
https://apnews.com/article/total-solar-eclipse-eye-damage-eclipse-glasses-cb70dd4fc9caebfee4d61064bc5176b6
DC is not on the 100% path but it will be visible. Saw a woman I know today and she gave me a pair of glasses. She knows someone who works at the National Science Foundation and he gave her a bunch of glasses to share so now I’m set.
A full solar eclipse in Maine was a featured event in the Stephen King novella, Dolores Claiborne. Also featured in the movie by the same name, too.
weather permitting, the plan is to ski in VT during the weekend and see the eclipse from friend's house in Burlington VT.
my wife is traveling to Austin w/ a friend for eclipse viewing.
More like 12 days. Barely a little more than a Scaramucci from now.
Pole
Position...loved that video game. At the time, it was a very realistic racecar simulator game.
i was never good at it. i liked it though.
all my local friends were more competitively better at sports and video games. the only thing i could consistently win was Big Boggle and taped episodes of Jeopardy!
vault ..
always seems like the most complicated of sporting events. i have never tried although my high jump technique was not terrible ..
ICYMI: Amari Turner broke the Cal women's pole vault record fewer than two weeks ago
https://twitter.com/caltfxc/status/1768849393523011730?s=46&t=GQgGzEvm18uQQTwlNk7fFw
Allison Stokke appreciation post….
Isn't she married to a golfer, or some other pro athlete?
Yes, to Rickie Fowler. They have kids.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Ronna McDaniel only lasts 0.36 Scaramuccis at NBC News - or 36 centimuccis
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/nbc-drops-former-rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-as-paid-contributor-less-than-a-week-after-role-was-announced/ar-BB1kzNkT
So, about 96 hours? Seems about right.
I'm encouraged that there was backlash from the public talent within NBC and MSNBC towards the McDaniel hiring. What ticks me off more is that network execs don't have a moral compass that would allow them to rule out someone like Ronna McDaniel, Corey Lewandowski, Jeffrey Lord, or any other number of people who enabled the Orange Turd.
"equal time for insurrectionists" or some such nonsense
Which is as good as saying, "I have no moral compass".
The "equal time" crap is just that: crap. And it gums up the machinery of a functioning democracy. Which makes people want to give up. And that's what the insurrectionists and the guys who would light the world afire want decent people to do: give up.
Dear Job Applicant:
If 10,000 words or more, please tell us how much OAN you watch, what brand of tin foil you use for your hat, and whether you're okay with sending in a monthly sum directly into Donald Trump's Keep Dirty Immigrants Out Except the Hot European Ones PAC
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/lara-trumps-rnc-is-asking-job-applicants-if-the-2020-election-was-stolen-per-report/
Iowa AG delays audit so rape victims can't get financial support for emergency contraception and STI treatment
https://apnews.com/article/brenna-bird-emergency-contraception-sexual-assault-victims-f1b84b7e351c10381a622b112723e9fa
Come Taliban, tally me banana...
Oops, wrong country.
Oh, sweet irony
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4557605-trump-god-bless-usa-bibles/
Don Jr: ...I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's passing, why, ordering this here bible must have been the last thing he did before he died...
Bonus points for Paper Moon reference.
"I should have my criminal trial indefinitely delayed because I committed crimes where I lived"
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/cannot-get-a-fair-trial-trump-again-demands-indefinite-delay-in-hush-money-case-this-time-until-the-prejudicial-media-coverage-subsides/
How Trump cheats at golf
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-reilly-trump-golf-cheat_n_6603bd13e4b07b8c86dfbc4e
Shameless, really.
Erin Hawley brought a case to ban the abortion pill to SCOTUS. Amy Coney Barrett seemed to dislike Hawley's arguments. Hawley is the wife of Josh Hawley (R-MO, Stanfurd '02)
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-abortion-mifepristone-telemedicine-4406d53e8af90f6a523264f535f5adf8
Well, knock me over with a feather -
Montana Supreme Court strikes down voting restrictions
The court said four laws were unconstitutional, including one that ended same-day voter registration in most cases.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/27/montana-supreme-court-voting-laws/
Montana’s highest court on Wednesday struck down four laws that the state’s Republican-led legislature passed in 2021 to restrict voting.
The Montana Supreme Court declared the laws unconstitutional, siding with a district court judge who ruled against them in 2022. The laws “violate the fundamental right to vote provided to all citizens by the Montana Constitution,” according to a summary of the majority opinion that was signed by four of the seven justices.
The laws ended same-day voter registration in most cases, eliminated student ID cards as a permitted form of voter ID and sought to curtail paid ballot-collection efforts. They also outlawed absentee ballots for people who would be 18 years old by Election Day.
Caps, Wizards would stay in D.C. under deal announced by Bowser, Leonsis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/27/dc-capitals-wizards-capital-one-arena-alexandria-bowser-leonsis/
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and Ted Leonsis, owner of the Wizards and Capitals, said Wednesday they were finalizing a deal that — if approved by the D.C. Council — would keep the teams in downtown D.C. until 2050, ending the owner’s planned move to Virginia.
An announcement is planned for late Wednesday afternoon at Capital One Arena downtown.
Under the terms of the deal, D.C. would spend $515 million over three years to help Leonsis modernize the arena and the owner would sign a new lease keeping the teams in D.C. for 25 more years.
COMMENT: Just three months ago, Leonsis had announced the Cap and Wizards would move to a new arena in Alexandria pending approval by the Virginia legislature. What Leonsis didn't expect was that the new Democratic majority would put the brakes on the plan and some members of the GOP would also express skepticism about the deal and its impact on the budget. Also unexpected: Alexandria's City Council and mayoral hopefuls started lining up against it after being seen as in support. Maybe reality caught up with them and bit them in the posterior.
Good. Hoping it's a harbinger of sorts for John Fisher's play at making a real estate deal by using the Oakland A's as leverage.
Leonsis reputation around here has taken a nosedive. He’s not in Daniel Snyder land but he’s not vey popular when he once was. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/03/26/peter-angelos-daniel-snyder-orioles-commanders/
I suddenly realize that major sports franchise ownerships in the DC/Maryland area has been terrible the past 2 to 3 decades. My condolences. I feel like we're getting into it in the Bay Area. John Fisher is hot garbage, Charles Johnson isn't much better, and Jed York has no compassion for the 49ers host community (Santa Clara) as he wants to capture City Council and run the city as well as the team.
At last Joe Lacob actually wants to create a franchise the community can be proud of and isn't trying to get outlandish deals favoring his bank account as well.
DBD AV CLUB
Shogun.
Love it
same same
PRO
NFL bans hip-drop tackles
Lakers come from behind late to tie the Bucks. The Lakers then win in 2OT on Reaves' performance 128-124.
https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401585673
Warriors win on the road as the Heat falter in the second half 113-92
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401585672
CAL
Go Bears!!!
WISCONSIN
Madison is Wisconsin's second largest city with just over a quarter million souls. It would be 16th if it was in California.
there used to be a law until recently .. if you serve pie at a restaurant, you must offer the option of melted cheddar cheese on top.
a think slice of cheddar cheese melted on top of apple pie is an amazing thing! all the creaminess of ice cream without the sugar.
The sharper the cheddar, the better. I was introduced to cheddar cheese on top of apple pie roughly 47 years ago...in New Jersey.
I go to Wisconsin several times every year. Usually fly into Chicago or Minneapolis and drive to Wisconsin, but sometimes fly into Madison. I used to tell people that I went to school with Aaron Rodgers and they would think it's crazy. In reality, I don't even know Aaron Rodgers personally lol.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
[MBB] Pepperdine's Ajayi is off to Gonzaga. Welcome to the free-agency that is college sports. A pox on you, Mark Emmert.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39818109/michael-ajayi-transferring-pepperdine-gonzaga
I hate to take any position that appears to be in support of Emmert, but I wonder: why is Emmert responsible for how NIL turned out? Isn't this what the athletes wanted?
It’s an absolute farce.
NCAA pushing states to ban prop bets. What's this? NCAA... doing something?
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4559420-ncaa-push-states-ban-prop-bets-college-athletes/
That's a futile gesture/position/stance if I ever heard one.
OSKI DISCIPLE’S TRIVA FUN, A DAILY DBD FEATURE
Robert Burns originally wrote that the best laid "pans” of mice and men often go awry after having trouble putting a skillet away.
(All trivia verified by the International Trivia Foundation.)
People here are really hard to please.
i liked it. just didnt have anything funny or witty to say today since all my plans for the day went awry.
do you personally select a good one every day? some random picker choses for you? or just come up w/ something funny to entertain us all?
I have posted lists of trivia on my blog several times in the past. I've been using those and others I've thought of since I started posting here. The supply will run out in a month or so. (When I say "thought of" I mean diligently researched.)
Hey, Joe Lieberman is dead! Happy Wednesday to all.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4560613-joe-lieberman-vice-presidential-nominee-dies/