Ridiculous ish. Fisher is driving the A's franchise into the ground. He should be kicked out of the club that is The Lords of Baseball because he is clearly NOT a steward of the game. He's the steward of his bank account.
Personally, I blame Bud Selig. Selig DOES NOT belong in the Hall of Fame.
That's the entirety of professional sports, though. Billionaires double dipping on their fans: obvious fan revenue of tickets, jersey sales, etc., but then also utilizing taxpayer revenue to build stadiums. They "invest" in the team by buying them for billions, but that is just money that gets transferred between the rich and never touches the fans.
Exactly, Fisher's profit is just evidence that he's not a steward of the game. But it's not just the profit. It's also crying poor mouth when, in fact, that's not the case. The A's can afford to build the stadium without Oakland's financial help on infrastructure. Fisher just doesn't want to and Kaval is his accomplice.
He’s mooching off the other teams and harming MLB’s brand. If he owned a Marriott or Hyatt franchise, they’d probably boot him from their reservation system and pull their flag from his hotel. MLB should do something similar. He is basically committing waste with a MLB franchise
Most time, the leagues protect owners like him though because it's within their rights to not give a shit about their teams. Look at the Clippers until Sterling outed himself as a racist. They were just a farm team for the rest of the league while he took home the profits. Also, Seattle. A lot of rumors going around that a lot of the reason Stern was against an expansion back into Seattle was because owners didn't want there to be too much precedence of stadiums/arenas being built without fan support -- it would put a chink in the argument that they "just can't afford it".
The SF Bay Area market is very definitely large enough to sustain two MLB franchises. Fisher wants out because he can't get Oakland to cough up enough dollars to build the stadium he wants to build. Fisher's not a partner; he's an extortionist.
Small market. Not. Isn't there a potential audience amongst the 7 million souls in the greater bay area who might want experience American League baseball?
Oh I forgot most A's fans have been driven away by the misdeeds of the franchise owner. Athletics investment group LLC indeed.
The struggling Oakland A’s, losers of five straight games and their Ace Kyle Muller looked to turn things around in Baltimore against the Orioles and right-handed pitcher Grayson Rodriguez . The A’s were 2-8 coming in and struggling in almost every facet of the game. They fell to Baltimore 5-1 in the first game of the series on Monday night and were desperately in need of positive outing Tuesday at Camden Yards.
In the top of the first inning, Brent Rooker got the A’s on the board early with line drive to left field that scored Tony Kemp. With one out in the bottom of the first inning, Ryan Mountcastle hit a sacrifice fly to center field, that scored Austin Hays tying the game at 1-1.
In the sixth inning of the San Francisco Giants game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, a familiar scene occurred.
First there was a leadoff single. Then there was a bloop single — the type of hit that looked more like soft approach shot you would have seen at the Masters this weekend than a muscular baseball player trying to hit a ball hard. And then a catcher’s interference loaded the bases with no outs.
You’d seen this happen twice in the past three games, and countless times last year. The bases get loaded with no outs. There’s no big hit. There’s not even a sacrifice fly to score a run. The greatest opportunity in baseball is squandered.
Dave Roberts sitting Max Muncy v. the LH Alex Wood, after what he’s done at the park, not to mention the heater he was on last night, is emblematic of this strictly analytics-based lunacy. All so Chris Taylor could pull an 0-fer with 3 K’s…tough to see the Doyers winning a legitimate title with this guy…
Also letting CT3 bat with the bases loaded with the righty pitching. Though Scott Alexander was in the pen so I guess Roberts thought that CT3 vs the righty was better than Muncy vs Alexander.
The Dodgers' offense continued its early season trend of feast or famine when it comes to run production either coming in bunches or not at all, as the Giants took this one 5-0 on Tuesday night at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
Both starters struggled with command, walking a combined seven batters, but only the Giants managed to capitalize on those opportunities. When the bullpens came in, it was Evan Phillips who got bit by the long ball, allowing back-to-back homers to David Villar and Brandon Crawford in the eighth, to completely put this game out of the reach.
going to the 100p game today. should be sunny and 75-80 deg. looking forward to a couple cold beers and some sun.
yesterday in the afternoon there were reasonably priced tix all over the place. and as the day went on the prices all sort of doubled! luckily i only needed one seat so was able to still get something on the field level. but i wouldnt think there would be so much demand for early season midweek day games!
Despite being the first model to be released commercially, the original system was branded as the Kaypro II (at a time when one of the most popular microcomputers was the Apple II). The Kaypro II was designed to be portable like the Osborne, contained in a single enclosure with a handle for carrying.[1] Set in an aluminum case, with a keyboard that snapped onto the front, covering the 9" CRT display and drives, it weighed 29 pounds (13 kg) and was equipped with a Zilog Z80 microprocessor, 64 kilobytes of RAM, and two 5¼-inch double-density single-sided floppy disk drives. It ran Digital Research, Inc.'s CP/M operating system, the industry standard for 8-bit computers with 8080 or Z80 CPUs, and sold for about US$1,795 (equivalent to $5,000 in 2021).
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Anna Reimers threw a shutout in the circle and the California softball team got to Sacramento State ace Marissa Bartuccio in a 7-0 win on Tuesday at Shea Stadium.
The Golden Bears (25-12-1) were led by Reimers who recorded a season-best seven strikeouts and two hits apiece from Acacia Anders, Makena Smith and Kacey Zobac.
It was a pitcher's duel through three as both Reimers and Bertuccio, the reigning Big West Pitcher of the Year, had each allowed just one hit and no runs.
MORAGA – The Cal baseball team brought the lumber in their midweek match-up against Saint Mary's, clubbing five extra-base hits, as the Golden Bears defeated host Saint Mary's 9-3 Tuesday afternoon at Louis Guisto Field.
Cal (14-15) got plenty of production from the top of the order. The Golden Bears' 1-4 hitters went a combined 9-for-18 with eight runs scored and nine runs driven in. Cal also had a strong day with two outs going 6-for-15 with five runs driven in.
BERKELEY –The road to the national championship begins Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas for the No. 4 California women's gymnastics team. The Golden Bears are set to compete in the afternoon session of the NCAA Championship semifinal round alongside No. 3 Florida, No. 6 LSU, and No. 8 Denver at Dickies Arena, with first rotation scheduled for 12 p.m. PT.
The top two teams of the session will advance to the final round on Saturday at 1 p.m. PT and will be joined by the top two teams from the evening semifinal that features No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Utah, No. 5 UCLA, and No. 7 Kentucky.
SANTA CRUZ – Sampson Zheng and Aaron Du maintained top-10 individual positions after 36 holes played despite the California men's golf team dropping back three spots to fourth place on the leaderboard at the Western Intercollegiate on Tuesday.
Cal, which led the field with a 16-under par 334 on Monday, shot a second-round 362 on Tuesday while No. 9 Pepperdine (-27) stormed into first place with a 22-under 328. No. 22 Oregon (-13) and No. 43 BYU (-8) are in second and third place with 18 holes to play at Pasatiempo Golf Club.
STOCKTON – The 30th-ranked California women's tennis team won in commanding fashion for the fourth time in five matches in a 7-0 victory over Pacific on Tuesday. Valentina Ivanov clinched the win, and Jessica Alsola won her 16th straight singles match.
Cal improved to 9-7 after the nonconference result, while Pacific fell to 6-9.
The Bears were dominant in doubles, starting with Ivanov and Haley Giavara, who shut out Megan Carmichael and Tomi Main, 6-0, on court two. Hannah Viller Moeller and Berta Passola Folch clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 triumph over Danielle Zamora and Alexis Sam on court three.
BERKELEY – California men's tennis star Yuta Kikuchi was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week on Tuesday, the conference office announced. The Pac-12 lauded the Golden Bear graduate student after he led the then-No. 43 Cal to conference victories over No. 28 UCLA and No. 10 USC in the last regular-season home matches of his career.
This is the second Pac-12 Player of the Week accolade for Kikuchi, who first garnered the honor in the spring of 2022. Including his last two wins, the Yahaba, Japan, native is ranked 29th in the latest ITA singles poll.
BERKELEY – In surpassing his own expectations with a throw of 68.39m (224-4) at last weekend's Brutus Hamilton Invitational, California track & field sophomore Mykolas Alekna was rewarded with both the M-F Athletic Division I Men's Athlete of the Week and Pac-12 Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors on Tuesday.
"I didn't expect much from my first competition this season," Alekna said. "My goal was to open up with 66 meters."
I just finished the year's 37th book, Surrender by Bono. It was surprisingly extremely interesting. Not ghostwritten, and he's very self aware of his irritants and failings. It's not a traditional memoir in that it's non-linear and doesn't go through his whole life (though it touches on incidents from every era), but it's well worth a read.
I have also recently enjoyed The Match by Harlan Coben and The Lemon by S.E. Boyd, which is a well-done satire of the celebrity chef industry.
Yesterday, I read On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi. It's very much in my wheelhouse, with romance and a daughter-of-immigrants protagonist. OH ALSO Jeni's ice cream gets a shoutout :D
Meant to ask you this the other day- On Rotation is in my Libby queue. Any other romance recs you can pass along? Just finished Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld which I really enjoyed. The 2 book series by Amy Lea (Set On You the first) were also good recent reads (w/ an immigrant parent/bi-racial sisters).
recent reads .. as i have been reading more than average. already 11 books this year. my stated goal each year is 24. i usually start strong, have a summer lull, and maybe read more in the fall.
The Maid by Nita Prose - the main character is infuriating and likable all at once. at first i thought it was a "dumb book" but as i read more and more i am appreciating that the world is made up of so many people that all are seeing it through very different lenses and emotions. what seems "completely normal and logical" to me is probably "infuriating" for someone else.
Whereabouts - latest by Jhumpa Lahiri which is about middle age despair and loneliness which we can all relate to as this age. not as good as her other stuff, but much better than average.
I watched Annihilation recently- pretty good! Though so weird that Natalie Portman is in so many disturbing films (eg this movie and Black Swan). It seems to contrast a bit with her appearance and personality, but maybe that is why it is a good fit? I’d say 17/19
“Running With Our Eyes Closed” - a documentary on Jason Isbell, a Nashville, TN-based Americana singer/songwriter. If you like Jason, his wife Amanda Shires, and his band the 400 Unit, as I do, it’s a good watch.
It goes to Gov. Lee's webpage, but the guy took over the domain after Lee failed to renew it. So it calls him out about his racist, homophobic, and other policy stances. It also has links to some pretty awful groups, so that's probably what sets off your anti-virus software.
Seems to be...
Gaaaaaah
https://www.advnture.com/news/they-dont-mark-cliffs-in-europe-american-skier-accidentally-plunges-50ft
PRO
Homer Hose!!!!! God Bless America!!!!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/the-baltimore-orioles-are-celebrating-home-runs-with-a-beer-bong-but-swear-it-s-called-the-homer-hose/ar-AA19JVQ8?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=8aab612b542a4cb7aaf17d2124e1b216&ei=21
Joe Kelly lands on the IL after he hurt his groin running to a bench clearing
https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/1645538467882110976
Good. My least favorite player.
https://twitter.com/joshdubowap/status/1645972230323736576?s=42&t=cT8I6_YFoKyVKs6NC01_vQ
Ridiculous ish. Fisher is driving the A's franchise into the ground. He should be kicked out of the club that is The Lords of Baseball because he is clearly NOT a steward of the game. He's the steward of his bank account.
Personally, I blame Bud Selig. Selig DOES NOT belong in the Hall of Fame.
That's the entirety of professional sports, though. Billionaires double dipping on their fans: obvious fan revenue of tickets, jersey sales, etc., but then also utilizing taxpayer revenue to build stadiums. They "invest" in the team by buying them for billions, but that is just money that gets transferred between the rich and never touches the fans.
Considering the A's made 88 million last year and he's spending so little on salary, he should be forced to sell.
Exactly, Fisher's profit is just evidence that he's not a steward of the game. But it's not just the profit. It's also crying poor mouth when, in fact, that's not the case. The A's can afford to build the stadium without Oakland's financial help on infrastructure. Fisher just doesn't want to and Kaval is his accomplice.
He’s mooching off the other teams and harming MLB’s brand. If he owned a Marriott or Hyatt franchise, they’d probably boot him from their reservation system and pull their flag from his hotel. MLB should do something similar. He is basically committing waste with a MLB franchise
Most time, the leagues protect owners like him though because it's within their rights to not give a shit about their teams. Look at the Clippers until Sterling outed himself as a racist. They were just a farm team for the rest of the league while he took home the profits. Also, Seattle. A lot of rumors going around that a lot of the reason Stern was against an expansion back into Seattle was because owners didn't want there to be too much precedence of stadiums/arenas being built without fan support -- it would put a chink in the argument that they "just can't afford it".
Fisher should be forced to sell, for the good of mlb. If the team moves and he is still the owner, nothing is fixed!
The SF Bay Area market is very definitely large enough to sustain two MLB franchises. Fisher wants out because he can't get Oakland to cough up enough dollars to build the stadium he wants to build. Fisher's not a partner; he's an extortionist.
Small market. Not. Isn't there a potential audience amongst the 7 million souls in the greater bay area who might want experience American League baseball?
Oh I forgot most A's fans have been driven away by the misdeeds of the franchise owner. Athletics investment group LLC indeed.
Lakers barely win in OT. I was shocked that it was even that close. Bad foul with .1 left by AD on Conley for the game tying 3.
that was a strange game. Minn just stopped playing offense in 4th Q and Lakers were only marginally better.
the back and forth at the end was fun to watch. made it worth staying up till 1230a or whatever it was
Minnesota gift wrapped that one for the Lakers
Lakers played so bad First QTR
Ryan Mountcastle’s career night dooms Oakland in 12-8 loss
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2023/4/11/23679705/athletics-vs-orioles-final-score
The struggling Oakland A’s, losers of five straight games and their Ace Kyle Muller looked to turn things around in Baltimore against the Orioles and right-handed pitcher Grayson Rodriguez . The A’s were 2-8 coming in and struggling in almost every facet of the game. They fell to Baltimore 5-1 in the first game of the series on Monday night and were desperately in need of positive outing Tuesday at Camden Yards.
In the top of the first inning, Brent Rooker got the A’s on the board early with line drive to left field that scored Tony Kemp. With one out in the bottom of the first inning, Ryan Mountcastle hit a sacrifice fly to center field, that scored Austin Hays tying the game at 1-1.
Giants make the Dodgers look like the Giants
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2023/4/11/23679758/giants-dodgers-scores-recaps-alex-wood-david-villar-brandon-crawford
In the sixth inning of the San Francisco Giants game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, a familiar scene occurred.
First there was a leadoff single. Then there was a bloop single — the type of hit that looked more like soft approach shot you would have seen at the Masters this weekend than a muscular baseball player trying to hit a ball hard. And then a catcher’s interference loaded the bases with no outs.
You’d seen this happen twice in the past three games, and countless times last year. The bases get loaded with no outs. There’s no big hit. There’s not even a sacrifice fly to score a run. The greatest opportunity in baseball is squandered.
Dave Roberts sitting Max Muncy v. the LH Alex Wood, after what he’s done at the park, not to mention the heater he was on last night, is emblematic of this strictly analytics-based lunacy. All so Chris Taylor could pull an 0-fer with 3 K’s…tough to see the Doyers winning a legitimate title with this guy…
Also letting CT3 bat with the bases loaded with the righty pitching. Though Scott Alexander was in the pen so I guess Roberts thought that CT3 vs the righty was better than Muncy vs Alexander.
It was FREEZING COLD last night. I ducked out after the 7th because my hands were frozen. It was like Candlestick out there.
Dodgers offense disappears again, as the Giants tie up the series
https://www.truebluela.com/2023/4/11/23679820/dodgers-offense-bad-shutout-giants-recap
The Dodgers' offense continued its early season trend of feast or famine when it comes to run production either coming in bunches or not at all, as the Giants took this one 5-0 on Tuesday night at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
Both starters struggled with command, walking a combined seven batters, but only the Giants managed to capitalize on those opportunities. When the bullpens came in, it was Evan Phillips who got bit by the long ball, allowing back-to-back homers to David Villar and Brandon Crawford in the eighth, to completely put this game out of the reach.
Haaland scores again, now has 45 goals - a new Premier League record
https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=667466
Also, this guy's comments aged like milk
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WGVWQhdmMe0
Mets vs Padres ..
going to the 100p game today. should be sunny and 75-80 deg. looking forward to a couple cold beers and some sun.
yesterday in the afternoon there were reasonably priced tix all over the place. and as the day went on the prices all sort of doubled! luckily i only needed one seat so was able to still get something on the field level. but i wouldnt think there would be so much demand for early season midweek day games!
ESPN publishes an interesting piece about long-shot promotional sports contests
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/36146138/million-dollar-shot-michael-jordan-chicago-bulls-1993
Long/lean Cal basketball player
Tom Schneiderjohn
Richard Solomon
Jim Beatty
Max Zhang, Saulius Kuzminskas
Yogi, Sean Marks, Francisco Elson
Unusually large non-anatomical thing
The Kaypro.
Despite being the first model to be released commercially, the original system was branded as the Kaypro II (at a time when one of the most popular microcomputers was the Apple II). The Kaypro II was designed to be portable like the Osborne, contained in a single enclosure with a handle for carrying.[1] Set in an aluminum case, with a keyboard that snapped onto the front, covering the 9" CRT display and drives, it weighed 29 pounds (13 kg) and was equipped with a Zilog Z80 microprocessor, 64 kilobytes of RAM, and two 5¼-inch double-density single-sided floppy disk drives. It ran Digital Research, Inc.'s CP/M operating system, the industry standard for 8-bit computers with 8080 or Z80 CPUs, and sold for about US$1,795 (equivalent to $5,000 in 2021).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaypro
Tracts of land
Borg Cube
(is this what you had in mind for large thing?)
Described as mighty and omnipotent, Borg cubes were considered one of the most destructive weapons ever known.
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Borg_cube
Resistance is futile!
BIG
CAL
[SB] Reimers’ Gem Leads Bears Past Hornets
https://calbears.com/news/2023/4/11/softball-reimers-gem-leads-bears-past-hornets.aspx
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Anna Reimers threw a shutout in the circle and the California softball team got to Sacramento State ace Marissa Bartuccio in a 7-0 win on Tuesday at Shea Stadium.
The Golden Bears (25-12-1) were led by Reimers who recorded a season-best seven strikeouts and two hits apiece from Acacia Anders, Makena Smith and Kacey Zobac.
It was a pitcher's duel through three as both Reimers and Bertuccio, the reigning Big West Pitcher of the Year, had each allowed just one hit and no runs.
[BASEB] Bears Outslug Gaels
https://calbears.com/news/2023/4/11/baseball-bears-outslug-gaels.aspx
MORAGA – The Cal baseball team brought the lumber in their midweek match-up against Saint Mary's, clubbing five extra-base hits, as the Golden Bears defeated host Saint Mary's 9-3 Tuesday afternoon at Louis Guisto Field.
Cal (14-15) got plenty of production from the top of the order. The Golden Bears' 1-4 hitters went a combined 9-for-18 with eight runs scored and nine runs driven in. Cal also had a strong day with two outs going 6-for-15 with five runs driven in.
[WGYM] No. 4 Cal Seeks First Four On The Floor Berth
https://calbears.com/news/2023/4/11/womens-gymnastics-no-4-cal-seeks-first-four-on-the-floor-berth.aspx
BERKELEY –The road to the national championship begins Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas for the No. 4 California women's gymnastics team. The Golden Bears are set to compete in the afternoon session of the NCAA Championship semifinal round alongside No. 3 Florida, No. 6 LSU, and No. 8 Denver at Dickies Arena, with first rotation scheduled for 12 p.m. PT.
The top two teams of the session will advance to the final round on Saturday at 1 p.m. PT and will be joined by the top two teams from the evening semifinal that features No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Utah, No. 5 UCLA, and No. 7 Kentucky.
three pac 12 teams in the final 8.
[MGOLF] Cal Drops Back On Day Two Of Western Intercollegiate
https://calbears.com/news/2023/4/11/mens-golf-cal-drops-back-on-second-day-of-western-intercollegiate.aspx
SANTA CRUZ – Sampson Zheng and Aaron Du maintained top-10 individual positions after 36 holes played despite the California men's golf team dropping back three spots to fourth place on the leaderboard at the Western Intercollegiate on Tuesday.
Cal, which led the field with a 16-under par 334 on Monday, shot a second-round 362 on Tuesday while No. 9 Pepperdine (-27) stormed into first place with a 22-under 328. No. 22 Oregon (-13) and No. 43 BYU (-8) are in second and third place with 18 holes to play at Pasatiempo Golf Club.
[WTEN] Cal Trounces Pacific 7-0
https://calbears.com/news/2023/4/11/womens-tennis-cal-trounces-pacific-7-0.aspx
STOCKTON – The 30th-ranked California women's tennis team won in commanding fashion for the fourth time in five matches in a 7-0 victory over Pacific on Tuesday. Valentina Ivanov clinched the win, and Jessica Alsola won her 16th straight singles match.
Cal improved to 9-7 after the nonconference result, while Pacific fell to 6-9.
The Bears were dominant in doubles, starting with Ivanov and Haley Giavara, who shut out Megan Carmichael and Tomi Main, 6-0, on court two. Hannah Viller Moeller and Berta Passola Folch clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 triumph over Danielle Zamora and Alexis Sam on court three.
[MTEN] Kikuchi Named Pac-12 Player Of The Week
https://calbears.com/news/2023/4/11/mens-tennis-kikuchi-named-pac-12-player-of-the-week.aspx
BERKELEY – California men's tennis star Yuta Kikuchi was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week on Tuesday, the conference office announced. The Pac-12 lauded the Golden Bear graduate student after he led the then-No. 43 Cal to conference victories over No. 28 UCLA and No. 10 USC in the last regular-season home matches of his career.
This is the second Pac-12 Player of the Week accolade for Kikuchi, who first garnered the honor in the spring of 2022. Including his last two wins, the Yahaba, Japan, native is ranked 29th in the latest ITA singles poll.
[T&F] Season Debut Earns Alekna Two Awards
https://calbears.com/news/2023/4/11/track-field-season-debut-earns-alekna-two-awards.aspx
BERKELEY – In surpassing his own expectations with a throw of 68.39m (224-4) at last weekend's Brutus Hamilton Invitational, California track & field sophomore Mykolas Alekna was rewarded with both the M-F Athletic Division I Men's Athlete of the Week and Pac-12 Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors on Tuesday.
"I didn't expect much from my first competition this season," Alekna said. "My goal was to open up with 66 meters."
Go Bears!!!! What goodies will the portal deliver to us today?
DBD STREET JOURNAL
DBD BOOK CLUB
I just finished the year's 37th book, Surrender by Bono. It was surprisingly extremely interesting. Not ghostwritten, and he's very self aware of his irritants and failings. It's not a traditional memoir in that it's non-linear and doesn't go through his whole life (though it touches on incidents from every era), but it's well worth a read.
I have also recently enjoyed The Match by Harlan Coben and The Lemon by S.E. Boyd, which is a well-done satire of the celebrity chef industry.
I've been reading the Coffee Gets Cold series by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. On the third book in the series now. Very moving, often sad.
Yesterday, I read On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi. It's very much in my wheelhouse, with romance and a daughter-of-immigrants protagonist. OH ALSO Jeni's ice cream gets a shoutout :D
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/on-rotation-shirlene-obuobi
Meant to ask you this the other day- On Rotation is in my Libby queue. Any other romance recs you can pass along? Just finished Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld which I really enjoyed. The 2 book series by Amy Lea (Set On You the first) were also good recent reads (w/ an immigrant parent/bi-racial sisters).
recent reads .. as i have been reading more than average. already 11 books this year. my stated goal each year is 24. i usually start strong, have a summer lull, and maybe read more in the fall.
The Maid by Nita Prose - the main character is infuriating and likable all at once. at first i thought it was a "dumb book" but as i read more and more i am appreciating that the world is made up of so many people that all are seeing it through very different lenses and emotions. what seems "completely normal and logical" to me is probably "infuriating" for someone else.
Whereabouts - latest by Jhumpa Lahiri which is about middle age despair and loneliness which we can all relate to as this age. not as good as her other stuff, but much better than average.
DBD AV CLUB
Mare of Easttown, quite good (from 2021) but quite depressing - still going to finish it.
I watched Annihilation recently- pretty good! Though so weird that Natalie Portman is in so many disturbing films (eg this movie and Black Swan). It seems to contrast a bit with her appearance and personality, but maybe that is why it is a good fit? I’d say 17/19
I actually think that's the best setting for Natalie Portman; the contrast works.
Mando!
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
No! No! No! No!
“Running With Our Eyes Closed” - a documentary on Jason Isbell, a Nashville, TN-based Americana singer/songwriter. If you like Jason, his wife Amanda Shires, and his band the 400 Unit, as I do, it’s a good watch.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
LOL
https://twitter.com/kraywhiseheart/status/1645920795598921728
When I try to click on his link my anti-virus pops up a warning. Where does it redirect to?
It goes to Gov. Lee's webpage, but the guy took over the domain after Lee failed to renew it. So it calls him out about his racist, homophobic, and other policy stances. It also has links to some pretty awful groups, so that's probably what sets off your anti-virus software.
Nice.
jfc.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
PAC 12 discusses small package of games with CW as it competes with major leagues for TV dollars
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/pac-12-discusses-small-package-of-games-with-the-cw-as-it-competes-with-major-leagues-for-tv-dollars/
You can not take anything Dennis Dodd says regarding the P12 seriously...he has an agenda, and CBS is an SEC-shill.
Maybe work out some kind of link with LIV Golf. (No thanks)
The Big Sky may wind up with a better distribution than the Pac-12 at this rate.