our best unintended parenting move ... we once stuck our older child in a 3-day timeout for hitting the nanny and removed everything except the books (she was 4).
at the end of the 3 days she had taught herself to read because there was nothing else to do.
in general wild berries are a great thing. i was once on a hiking Norway and there were fresh blueberries and clean river water everywhere. it certainly helped keep the 3 yr entertained on an overly aggressive and optimistic 7 mile hike we did. i ended up carrying her a good fraction of the way, but w/o the blueberries it would have been much harder ..
Finally, some consequences for Trump and his witness tampering. Judge Merchan has now prohibited him and his defense team from knowing who upcoming witnesses are. Good luck trying to build a cross-examination strategy at the last second, bozo.
The State Bar of Texas lost its appeal to disbar "Kraken" lawyer Sidney Powell after their discipline case got dismissed for mislabeled exhibits and then rejected outright because their case was put together terribly.
I look forward to him committing to Cal before recommitting to another school and then back to Cal before finally withdrawing his name from the portal all within the same 24 hours. Honestly, he seems like a good player and a good locker room guy. I'd take him.
I’m all for these guys having freedom of movement like any other student, but there is so much movement it really is hard to follow it. Just let me know what the roster looks like when fall camp breaks
NCAA rules on Arizona State violations. It's a slap on the wrist to ASU and the people who did it are long gone and not suffering any consequences. Remember, don't break the rules, but if you do - lolz
What do you guys think of the protestors stopping traffic on the GG Bridge and stuff?
I think there is a very strong desire of young folks to find an injustice and resist it in a public way, which in general is probably a good thing. But this conflict is so incredibly long and complicated - it just doesn’t lend itself well to the simplistic analysis of a ten second TikTok. A much easier conflict from a moral perspective is the war in Ukraine, but the news cycle seems to have mostly moved on from it.
Yes! Ok, I was talking to younger folk at work yesterday about this. They seemed generally sympathetic to the protestors, but I asked this exact question - how does making ppl late for work, potentially losing wages for any hourly worker, help convince ppl to join you? Why not just do a regular march type peaceful protest? Their answer was “oh but now you are talking about the issue.” I let it stop there, but honestly the only thing we talked about was whether or not the protestors are assholes, not the Gaza war itself
Btw Brooke Jenkins was my law school classmate (in my writing section too) and I always liked her bc she was head to toe in Cal gear every day (ran track in undergrad), but I think she should have prosecuted ppl for blocking the bridge more. It will keep happening if ppl that do it don’t get any jail time
this is one of my pet peeves when people complain about this. my 7 yr niece is always saying this in comparison to her older siblings.
i told her that "life is not fair. it is not fair to you that i am taller, smarter and better looking!" she laughed out loud to the part about being better looking.
While he was on trial, Charles Manson guest hosted The Tonight Show for a week. Subsequently two guests, Wally Cox and Elke Sommer, joined the Manson family.
(All trivia verified by the International Trivia Foundation.)
Want to read something wild? Marlon Brando stole Wally Cox's ashes from the latter's wake. Wally died at the age of 48 from a heart attack. They were boyhood friends and their ashes were eventually co-mingled and scattered together.
NYC yield event tonight .. this is where they invite the newly admitted students to a reception and show them some love in an effort to get them to accept their admission offers.
quite often the same kids that get into Cal out-of-state are also admitted to the Ivy's and Stanford, etc ...
there are quite a few kids that have already decided, in fact most of them. often the parents just want a warm fuzzy feeling that someone cares.
it used to be quite informal when i moved here in 2000. nowadays they send Cal admissions and financial aid people and there are at least 10 reminders that "they are not imposters, they really did get in and deserve to go to Cal". this is a recent thing ..
good chance for me to wear my Cal tie. i was consdering my new blue and gold Hawaiian shirt though ..
Wild
San Dimas Unified School District has officially accepted "wyld" as a cromulent spelling alternative to "wild"
Strange things are afoot at the Circle-K.
my mother-in-law whose English is not that good, calls it K-circle.
Such a great movie. I saw the new one with both Keanu and the original Bill and it was pretty good.
I watched that movie recently with my kids and they loved it!
behavior. Such as self-immolation outside of the NY courthouse where Trump is being tried.
Ugh.
Strawberries, one of Ingmar Bergman's best films.
Where the ___ Things Are
one of my favorite books to read to the kids. i think we went to some art exhibit about it once too.
Remember kids, if you act like an a-hole to your mom, you'll be sent to your room where you will not notice any consequences
our best unintended parenting move ... we once stuck our older child in a 3-day timeout for hitting the nanny and removed everything except the books (she was 4).
at the end of the 3 days she had taught herself to read because there was nothing else to do.
Mrs Slug has referred to my driving as Mr Toad's Wild Ride.
That is all.
blueberries.
in general wild berries are a great thing. i was once on a hiking Norway and there were fresh blueberries and clean river water everywhere. it certainly helped keep the 3 yr entertained on an overly aggressive and optimistic 7 mile hike we did. i ended up carrying her a good fraction of the way, but w/o the blueberries it would have been much harder ..
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Finally, some consequences for Trump and his witness tampering. Judge Merchan has now prohibited him and his defense team from knowing who upcoming witnesses are. Good luck trying to build a cross-examination strategy at the last second, bozo.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-judge-hands-down-more-than-a-fine/
Beautiful.
The State Bar of Texas lost its appeal to disbar "Kraken" lawyer Sidney Powell after their discipline case got dismissed for mislabeled exhibits and then rejected outright because their case was put together terribly.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/kraken-lawyer-sidney-powell-wins-unanimous-dismissal-of-ethics-case-over-scattershot-and-incompetent-disciplinary-effort-by-state-bar-of-texas-over-2020-election-lawsuits/
Oh, the irony of some Mormons protesting the beliefs of a minority amongst the people https://news.yahoo.com/students-walk-utah-middle-school-033744703.html
Fixed link
Wow. After reading that, it strikes me that some students have gotten a huge leg up on fear and loathing from Mom and Dad.
Link doesn't work for me, either.
link is not working for me
PRO
Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sun.
the oldest of the 5 monuments in pro-cycling, which are the most prestigious one-days races aside from the World Championships.
it is one of the few days of the year that i make Liege wafels, the fat ones w/ the caramelized pearl sugar inside.
Pogacar, former TdF winner, looks to stop current world champ, Mathieu Van der Poel, from winning 3 of 4 monuments so far this season.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
I look forward to him committing to Cal before recommitting to another school and then back to Cal before finally withdrawing his name from the portal all within the same 24 hours. Honestly, he seems like a good player and a good locker room guy. I'd take him.
https://twitter.com/rivalsportal/status/1780651740246712665?s=46&t=WFlljYbkN_q0KuOdwshW6g
I’m all for these guys having freedom of movement like any other student, but there is so much movement it really is hard to follow it. Just let me know what the roster looks like when fall camp breaks
New rules for FBS-level football as the college game looks more and more like pro football
https://theathletic.com/5424958/2024/04/19/college-football-helmet-communication-2-minute-warning/
NCAA rules on Arizona State violations. It's a slap on the wrist to ASU and the people who did it are long gone and not suffering any consequences. Remember, don't break the rules, but if you do - lolz
https://www.ncaa.org/news/2024/4/19/media-center-violations-occurred-in-arizona-state-football-program.aspx
Declare something to the DBD in the spirit of the “protester”/"protestor". Dictionary says either spelling is correct.
What do you guys think of the protestors stopping traffic on the GG Bridge and stuff?
I think there is a very strong desire of young folks to find an injustice and resist it in a public way, which in general is probably a good thing. But this conflict is so incredibly long and complicated - it just doesn’t lend itself well to the simplistic analysis of a ten second TikTok. A much easier conflict from a moral perspective is the war in Ukraine, but the news cycle seems to have mostly moved on from it.
I don't understand the idea of drawing attention to your cause by really pissing off your target audience
Yes! Ok, I was talking to younger folk at work yesterday about this. They seemed generally sympathetic to the protestors, but I asked this exact question - how does making ppl late for work, potentially losing wages for any hourly worker, help convince ppl to join you? Why not just do a regular march type peaceful protest? Their answer was “oh but now you are talking about the issue.” I let it stop there, but honestly the only thing we talked about was whether or not the protestors are assholes, not the Gaza war itself
Btw Brooke Jenkins was my law school classmate (in my writing section too) and I always liked her bc she was head to toe in Cal gear every day (ran track in undergrad), but I think she should have prosecuted ppl for blocking the bridge more. It will keep happening if ppl that do it don’t get any jail time
Hey North Carolinians, please STOP MOLESTING BEARS: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68848098
We have a lot of ijeeyuts here.
This is typical clueless, crass, idiotic 'Murican behavior. They're lucky mama bear didn't return while they were there and rip them to shreds.
It's NOT FAIR!!!
this is one of my pet peeves when people complain about this. my 7 yr niece is always saying this in comparison to her older siblings.
i told her that "life is not fair. it is not fair to you that i am taller, smarter and better looking!" she laughed out loud to the part about being better looking.
1,2,3,4, I declare a dumb war!
OSKI DISCIPLE’S TRIVA FUN, A DAILY DBD FEATURE
While he was on trial, Charles Manson guest hosted The Tonight Show for a week. Subsequently two guests, Wally Cox and Elke Sommer, joined the Manson family.
(All trivia verified by the International Trivia Foundation.)
Want to read something wild? Marlon Brando stole Wally Cox's ashes from the latter's wake. Wally died at the age of 48 from a heart attack. They were boyhood friends and their ashes were eventually co-mingled and scattered together.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-oct-17-ca-brando17-story.html
Cal
Women's gymnastics .. Cal is in final 4, ranked #3
Utah and Florida clinch final two spots at NCAA championship, denying Oklahoma’s bid for three-peat
https://apnews.com/article/ncaa-womens-gymnastics-championships-dad56944ea7126af1dc75536e7c10c18
Would be cool to be the last P12 champion.
Alas, Utah is the Pac-12's last champion. Cal beat both Utah and UCLA during the regular season, but were upset in the league championship
https://calbears.com/news/2024/3/23/womens-gymnastics-bears-place-3rd-at-pac-12-championships.aspx
They are for now. They may not be after Saturday.
Yes indeed. I understood you to mean the last National Champion hailing from the Pac-12.
NYC yield event tonight .. this is where they invite the newly admitted students to a reception and show them some love in an effort to get them to accept their admission offers.
quite often the same kids that get into Cal out-of-state are also admitted to the Ivy's and Stanford, etc ...
there are quite a few kids that have already decided, in fact most of them. often the parents just want a warm fuzzy feeling that someone cares.
it used to be quite informal when i moved here in 2000. nowadays they send Cal admissions and financial aid people and there are at least 10 reminders that "they are not imposters, they really did get in and deserve to go to Cal". this is a recent thing ..
good chance for me to wear my Cal tie. i was consdering my new blue and gold Hawaiian shirt though ..
Wear the blue and gold Hawaiian shirt and talk about taking surfing classes.
Go Bears!!!
[WGolf] Cal's inaugural and only women's golf coach has announced her retirement. She has earned it.
https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/18/womens-golf-nancy-mcdaniel-announces-retirement.aspx