You cursed brat! Look what you've done?! I'm melting! Melting! Oh, what a world? What a world? Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? Oh no! Look out! I'm going.
Hate. It used to make me sad to see all that valuable real estate in my basket taken up by something other than Cadbury eggs, jelly beans or chocolate.
That Bradley Beal contract is a killer. At least they can trade KD as an expiring contract and get back players and picks. No one is taking Bradley Beal's contract especially given how bad he was this year.
Willy Adames and Tyler Fitzgerald hadn’t homered all season, while Fitzgerald had barely hit at all. That all changed during a six-run second inning that followed a nightmare beginning for Landon Roupp and gave the young righty his first win of the year.
The superstars went yard, Dustin May looked outstanding, and the Dodgers did what they were supposed to do, beating the Colorado Rockies 5-3 at home. The game certainly didn’t feel as close as that for much of it, but the bullpen decided to make things interesting late, although no harm was ultimately done.
SANTA CRUZ – Daniel Heo nearly sunk an ace on the 18th hole and shot 3-under-par 67 to highlight the California men's golf team's opening round of the Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo Golf Club on Monday. Cal ended the day in sixth place and just five strokes outside of the top five after a 1-over-par 351.
JACKIE ROBINSON DAY - Cal Baseball is one of many organizations that will celebrate and honor the late Jackie Robinson on April 15. Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color line 78 years ago on April 15, 1947, when he started a game for the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African-American to play in the MLB's modern era.
The California softball team (27-14) will open a six-game road trip this week with a doubleheader at Saint Mary's on Tuesday before heading to The Farm to face off against No. 15 Stanford in the Big Series on Thursday through Saturday.
California track & field's Mykolas Alekna was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I Men's Athlete of the Week for the sixth time in his career and the second weekend in a row. Alekna, who had already received the award more times than any man since its inception in 2015, is the first to repeat in the category since Adrian Peters in 2019.
Federal government no longer discloses to the public how it spends money after the OMB website goes dark. I'm not sure what the question is, but the answer is probably grift.
even before you get to the corruption, the justification (that the data represents "predicisional" budget data) is an absolute nonsense, reflecting the nonsense from this administration that they are under no requirement to spend money as directed by Congress. It's hidden now because otherwise people would be able to see what the administration is up to.
That was me who was wondering. Good to hear from you. You’re the only real soccer fan I know and when I walk home from Metro I can see the lights at Audi field and wonder if you’re there. You’re stronger than me if you can watch the news for more than a few minutes at a time.
The fascinating 16 year journey of a Scottish professional triathlete who bought the rights to All Quiet on the Western Front, won an Oscar for her trouble, and how the movie remains timeless despite its changes to the original
Once again, screw you Mark Emmert. You did this. You turned NCAA into MAGA Atlas Shrugged BS from something that wasn't broken. You created all this chaos - this semi-pro mercenary approach to college sports. This is not fun.
Can we also set aside some screwing for Larry Scott? If we had to live in this NCAA semi-pro pit of dispir, he created one of, if not THE worst large-scale television packages in history. The hubris is exceeded only by the stupidity.
Speaking of UConn softball - check out this boxscore - UConn's starting pitcher gets 13 runs of support in the first three innings of the game and she exits with a two run lead. The next UConn pitcher gets six runs of support and leaves the game after 3 outs with a one run lead. Sophomore Katilyn Breslin walked once and then proceeded to hit three straight dingers; CREIGHTON STILL PITCHED TO HER AND SHE HIT ANOTHER HR. The game was paused at the top of the 6th inning because of darkness because there was so much hitting. They resumed the next day.
Read the letter that the Trump administration sent to Harvard. It is chilling. They want to have access to every single person - student, faculty, staff, and others so that they can vet them for improper thinking. It is no wonder that Harvard tell them to go screw themselves. But how many universities have the wealth that Harvard does to allow them to do that?
normally i am fine. in this specific instance i picked horrible since i had chills and fever most of yesterday. mostly recovering today by doing nothing useful except booking some flights ..
CHAOS
LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE
Yoda one for me
https://local21news.com/news/offbeat/little-vegas-chapel-offers-star-wars-themed-weddings-for-may-the-4th-celebrations
PEEPS - love or hate?
Yuck. Nope. They're so bad.
agreed .. they are bad enough, and then my sister-in-law likes to leave them out and get them stale.
Neither. They just are.
I'm way past the stage that I even consider them a thing to eat.
Love 'em...but only in the microwave.
You cursed brat! Look what you've done?! I'm melting! Melting! Oh, what a world? What a world? Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? Oh no! Look out! I'm going.
Maybe Mr. Bill was actually a Peep.
Hate. It used to make me sad to see all that valuable real estate in my basket taken up by something other than Cadbury eggs, jelly beans or chocolate.
or Pez!
i hate Peeps, but i like Pez
and any of those sweet sugar candy things ..
Hate, with the fire of a thousand suns. LMFS however loves them with equal fervor
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExMTRsYmdtYXBoMmF6MjJ4azVoZ21jZXlyOW9teG5ldHdwdmI1eTg1NyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/Ry1MOAeAYXvRVQLPw3/giphy.gif
PRO
Paige Bueckers unsurprisingly is the first pick in the WNBA draft
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/nx-s1-5364857/wnba-draft-1st-pick-paige-bueckers-2025
If you have the largest payroll in the NBA, you better not miss
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44671389/sources-suns-fire-coach-mike-budenholzer-one-season
That Bradley Beal contract is a killer. At least they can trade KD as an expiring contract and get back players and picks. No one is taking Bradley Beal's contract especially given how bad he was this year.
SF Giants power up to beat Phillies, 10-4
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2025/4/14/24408601/sf-giants-power-up-beat-phillies-10-4
Willy Adames and Tyler Fitzgerald hadn’t homered all season, while Fitzgerald had barely hit at all. That all changed during a six-run second inning that followed a nightmare beginning for Landon Roupp and gave the young righty his first win of the year.
A's lose the off-day!
Dustin May brilliant, paves the way to close Dodgers win over the Rockies
https://www.truebluela.com/2025/4/14/24408701/dustin-may-dodgers-rockies-mookie-betts-shohei-ohtani
The superstars went yard, Dustin May looked outstanding, and the Dodgers did what they were supposed to do, beating the Colorado Rockies 5-3 at home. The game certainly didn’t feel as close as that for much of it, but the bullpen decided to make things interesting late, although no harm was ultimately done.
CAL
Ott has changed his profile pic back to Cal... sounds like the last person to get into his ear, gets him to change his mind
Apparently Oklahoma was the last person in his ear.
[MGOLF] Heo Paces Bears In First Round At Pasatiempo
https://calbears.com/news/2025/4/14/mens-golf-heo-paces-bears-in-first-round-at-pasatiempo.aspx
SANTA CRUZ – Daniel Heo nearly sunk an ace on the 18th hole and shot 3-under-par 67 to highlight the California men's golf team's opening round of the Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo Golf Club on Monday. Cal ended the day in sixth place and just five strokes outside of the top five after a 1-over-par 351.
[BASE] Cal Returns Home To Host Fresno State
https://calbears.com/news/2025/4/14/baseball-cal-returns-home-to-host-fresno-state.aspx
KEY THINGS TO KNOW
JACKIE ROBINSON DAY - Cal Baseball is one of many organizations that will celebrate and honor the late Jackie Robinson on April 15. Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color line 78 years ago on April 15, 1947, when he started a game for the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African-American to play in the MLB's modern era.
[SB] Cal Begins 6-Game Road Trip
https://calbears.com/news/2025/4/14/softball-cal-begins-6-game-road-trip.aspx
The California softball team (27-14) will open a six-game road trip this week with a doubleheader at Saint Mary's on Tuesday before heading to The Farm to face off against No. 15 Stanford in the Big Series on Thursday through Saturday.
[T&F] Alekna Takes Sixth USTFCCCA Weekly Award
https://calbears.com/news/2025/4/14/track-field-alekna-takes-sixth-ustfccca-weekly-award.aspx
California track & field's Mykolas Alekna was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I Men's Athlete of the Week for the sixth time in his career and the second weekend in a row. Alekna, who had already received the award more times than any man since its inception in 2015, is the first to repeat in the category since Adrian Peters in 2019.
Go Bears!!!
SHE BLINDED ME WITH...
POLITICS
Trump administration wants to gut the State Department. There goes all our soft power.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/14/trump-state-department-budget-00289269
DOGE may have stolen all of the America's labor secrets. This includes whistleblowers, technology secrets, and other priviledged legal information.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security
Federal government no longer discloses to the public how it spends money after the OMB website goes dark. I'm not sure what the question is, but the answer is probably grift.
https://dailyboulder.com/trump-sued-for-hiding-federal-spending-data-from-public/
even before you get to the corruption, the justification (that the data represents "predicisional" budget data) is an absolute nonsense, reflecting the nonsense from this administration that they are under no requirement to spend money as directed by Congress. It's hidden now because otherwise people would be able to see what the administration is up to.
DCT! Someone asked a few days ago where you were.
watching the news, aghast
That was me who was wondering. Good to hear from you. You’re the only real soccer fan I know and when I walk home from Metro I can see the lights at Audi field and wonder if you’re there. You’re stronger than me if you can watch the news for more than a few minutes at a time.
DEM Primary poll
https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/1911843434488275370
DBD AV CLUB
The fascinating 16 year journey of a Scottish professional triathlete who bought the rights to All Quiet on the Western Front, won an Oscar for her trouble, and how the movie remains timeless despite its changes to the original
https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/oscars-2023-lesley-paterson-triathlon-all-quiet-on-the-western-front-screenwriter-b1059234.html
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Once again, screw you Mark Emmert. You did this. You turned NCAA into MAGA Atlas Shrugged BS from something that wasn't broken. You created all this chaos - this semi-pro mercenary approach to college sports. This is not fun.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Emmert
Can we also set aside some screwing for Larry Scott? If we had to live in this NCAA semi-pro pit of dispir, he created one of, if not THE worst large-scale television packages in history. The hubris is exceeded only by the stupidity.
The BU/UConn softball game was cancelled on account of cold. It is supposed to be [checks notes]... 58 degrees in Beantown today.
https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/4/14/softball-vs-boston-university-canceled-fairfield-game-time-adjusted-to-4-00-pm.aspx
Speaking of UConn softball - check out this boxscore - UConn's starting pitcher gets 13 runs of support in the first three innings of the game and she exits with a two run lead. The next UConn pitcher gets six runs of support and leaves the game after 3 outs with a one run lead. Sophomore Katilyn Breslin walked once and then proceeded to hit three straight dingers; CREIGHTON STILL PITCHED TO HER AND SHE HIT ANOTHER HR. The game was paused at the top of the 6th inning because of darkness because there was so much hitting. They resumed the next day.
https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/softball/stats/2025/creighton/boxscore/24691
Read the letter that the Trump administration sent to Harvard. It is chilling. They want to have access to every single person - student, faculty, staff, and others so that they can vet them for improper thinking. It is no wonder that Harvard tell them to go screw themselves. But how many universities have the wealth that Harvard does to allow them to do that?
https://www.harvard.edu/research-funding/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2025/04/Letter-Sent-to-Harvard-2025-04-11.pdf
How are you feeling ..
normally i am fine. in this specific instance i picked horrible since i had chills and fever most of yesterday. mostly recovering today by doing nothing useful except booking some flights ..