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Apr 29·edited Apr 29

i know a couple excellent places in NYC for this >> 3 Old Fashions and a rare steak

one of them is a nice Italian steakhouse where the pasta is really good too.

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Pick me up at 7:00 pm.

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PSA: Cicada Brood XIX (13-year cycle) will be emerging around mid-May. Their swarms are huge and destructive to almost all woody plants younger than four years old. I just planted a large amount of new landscaping, so I will be out netting my yard over the next two weeks. Check to see if your area has Cicada XIX. Some areas in the midwest will also be hit by Brood XIII (17-year cycle), so it will be particularly bad for those areas.

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This isn't an issue in California, correct?

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Right. Not an issue in California.

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I'll be in Nashville from 5/08-5/12. Glad I'm leaving, hopefully, before everything starts emerging. I remember visiting Louisville in 2004 for an interview before I moved there and driving around and heard sounds that I thought was my car. I stopped by the side of the road and got out and it didn't stop. Turns out it was the hum of the cicadas. I had never heard of them before.

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Procrastination

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I'm a professional procrastinator

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Been putting off telling Newellbany just how disappointed I am in his life choices…

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Oops.

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Please feel free to join me in expressing your displeasure with him as well, oh venerable Slug…;-)

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doesnt make good choices of friends.

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Sadly, no.

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The more appropriate question would be what am I not putting off.

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this

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ends today.

cutting back on drinking, trying to get in better shape overall.

might have been hastened by a fun night out on Sat and completely unproductive Sun

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perhaps the one thing in my life that I feel I can say I have truly mastered

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I'm not great at it yet, but I'll focus on improving a bit later

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OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY

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Remember when there was a bunch of people who knew Former US Representative and 2012 European Giant Slalom Champion George Santos when he was a drag queen in Brazil, but then Santos denied it all? Santos is now promoting his Cameo appearance as his old drag queen persona.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/disgraced-former-congressman-george-santos-140902421.html

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Apr 29·edited Apr 29Author

She does not look happy in that still picture.

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Kristi Noem doubles-down on her pet killing practices - pretty much dooms her ability for a VP position given how Americans are with dogs

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-dog-shooting-defense-b2536155.html

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Republicans' biggest impediment to winning national elections is that they have all become so fucking weird.

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The whole thing makes me think that people have no self-awareness.

Apropos: this fitting 7 minute short doc

https://anightatthegarden.com/

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I had no idea Trump was holding rallies in 1939

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all she needs to do is come out and say, "radical college students, just like bad dogs, amirite????" and she's a shoo-in

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I think your diagnosis is spot on.

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PRO

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Not okay Boomer.

Boomer and Simms out. Matt Ryan and JJ Watt in.

https://nypost.com/2024/04/29/sports/boomer-esiason-phil-simms-out-at-nfl-today-in-cbs-shakeup/

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Taylor Swift's boyfriend gets a job extension 2 years @ about $34m, half of it guaranteed

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40051233/source-chiefs-te-travis-kelce-agree-2-year-extension

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That's probably a handful of nights work for her.

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To da sooprise ah nobody. Da price of STADIUM dat da Bears gave is a tad bit too low. Like $2.2b too low.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/bears-stadium/2024/04/26/chicago-bears-lakefront-stadium-proposal-price-tag-nearly-7-billion-pritzker-brandon-johnson

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Buffalo Bills draft a guy that's never played a single snap of American football.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/28/travis-clayton-former-eighth-tier-rugby-star-chosen-by-buffalo-bills-in-nfl-draft

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McCann homers in 9th to take series from Orioles

https://www.athleticsnation.com/2024/4/28/24143855/oakland-athletics-baltimore-orioles-kyle-mccann-lucas-erceg-tyler-nevin

It was a big day for a myriad of Oakland players today.

In spite of a rough outing from staff ace Paul Blackburn, who allowed 6 runs in 4 innings, the Athletics fought back from an early deficit to steal the game and series from one of the best teams in the league, the Baltimore Orioles.

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Baltimore was up 6-5 going into 9th. their closer blew a save for the 2nd straight game.

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Jackson Sirmon signs with the Jets as UDFA

https://twitter.com/CalFootball/status/1784394622871183419

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Giants win 3-2 over the Bucs

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Winn’s splitter is legit.

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Dodgers win streak snapped by Kevin Gausman & excellent Blue Jays defense

https://www.truebluela.com/2024/4/28/24143145/dodgers-win-streak-over-kevin-gausman-blue-jays-freddie-freeman

The Dodgers’ six-game win streak came to an end on Sunday, subdued by the fastball and splitter of Kevin Gausman, who pitched seven strong innings in a 3-1 Blue Jays win on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

Gausman’s seven innings marked the longest start by any pitcher against the Dodgers this season, and he struck out five with no walks while permitting just one run

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Wild good chase. Literally.

https://twitter.com/fanaticsview/status/1002159673095712768

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That's just horrible.

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Equipment snafu means Denver Nuggets shoes didn't make it to the arena on time. Players had to warm up in slides. They lost to the Lakers.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40041921/nuggets-warm-game-4-shoes-mix-up

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CAL

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[BASE] Bears Pitch Their Way To Win Over Cardinal In Finale

https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/28/baseball-bears-pitch-their-way-to-win-over-cardinal-in-finale.aspx

STANFORD – The California baseball team got a tremendous pitching performance from freshman Trey Newmann and the offense pounded out seven extra base hits as the Golden Bears defeated Stanford 7-4 on Sunday afternoon at the Sunken Diamond.

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[MGOLF] Cal Finishes As Runner-Up At Pac-12 Championship

https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/28/mens-golf-cal-finishes-as-runner-up-at-pac-12-championship.aspx

CAREFREE, Ariz. – No. 21 California earned its best finish at the Pac-12 Men's Golf Championship since 2016 as it placed second overall on Sunday at Desert Forest Golf Club. Three Golden Bears – Ethan Fang, Sampson Zheng and Eric Lee – finished third, sixth and 13th individually, respectively, to lead a Cal lineup that finished the three-day, 72-hole tournament at 43-over-par (368-370-360-365 – 1463).

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[SB] Lee Leads No. 20 Bears To Series Win

https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/28/softball-lee-leads-no-20-bears-to-series-win.aspx

TEMPE, Ariz. – Mika Lee tied a career high with four RBI as the No. 20 California softball team took the series from Arizona State with a 7-2 victory on Sunday afternoon at Farrington Stadium.

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[WPOLO] Bears Finish Second At MPSF Championship

https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/28/womens-water-polo-bears-finish-second-at-mpsf-championship.aspx

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 3 California women's water polo team was defeated by No. 1 UCLA 13-10 in Sunday's MPSF Championship Game, capping off the Golden Bears' deepest run in the tournament since 2011.

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[BVB] Cal Selected To Third Straight NCAA Championship

https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/28/beach-volleyball-cal-selected-to-third-straight-ncaa-championship.aspx

BERKELEY – The California beach volleyball team is going dancing for the third straight year after earning an NCAA Championship berth Sunday morning. The No. 7 Golden Bears (28-9) received their highest seeding in school history and will face No. 10 Long Beach State (21-13) in the first round on Friday at noon PT in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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[LAX] Cal’s Season Ends With Loss At No. 19 Stanford

https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/27/lacrosse-cals-season-ends-with-15-8-loss-at-no-19-stanford.aspx

The California women's lacrosse team (5-10, 2-5 Pac-12) got to within one win of qualifying for the Pac-12 Tournament but a 15-8 loss at No. 19 Stanford (11-4, 7-0 Pac-12) ended the Golden Bears' season on Saturday night at Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.

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[WTEN] No. 10 Cal Falls To No. 3 Stanford In Pac-12 Final

https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/27/womens-tennis-no-10-cal-falls-to-no-3-stanford-in-pac-12-final.aspx

OJAI – Playing in the Pac-12 Championship for the last time, the 10th-ranked California women's tennis team lost to third-ranked Stanford 4-0 in the final Saturday at Libbey Park.

Cal (18-6) awaits Monday's 3:30 p.m. PT NCAA selection show to learn its next opponent, while Stanford (22-2) earns the Pac-12's automatic entry into the NCAA Championship.

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[WPOLO] Bears Thrash Stanford For Second Straight Week

https://calbears.com/news/2024/4/27/womens-water-polo-bears-thrash-stanford-for-second-straight-week.aspx

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – For the second time in eight days, the No. 3 California women's water polo team claimed its largest win ever over No. 4 Stanford, dominating from the outset in a 10-4 MPSF Semifinal blowout Saturday at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.

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I just noticed that the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Women's Water Polo championships are in...Bloomington Indiana??

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Apr 29Liked by SGBear

Go Bears!!!

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There's the Mendoza Burrito

Maybe the Ott Dogg?

https://twitter.com/BerkeleyFog/status/1783724475957362980

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Ironically, these are probably our only literal instances of NIL in it's stated purpose (until the EA Sports game) and they don't even get paid for it.

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The Mendoza Burrito is good, though expensive for the size. I'll try the Ott Dogg when it comes out.

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Marquez Dortch into the portal

https://twitter.com/mzenitz/status/1784976240073392195

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What's up with all these players that transfer to Cal and then transfer out the following year

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I wonder if they came looking for something that wasn't there.

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Tiumalu Afalava into the portal

https://twitter.com/TiuAfalava/status/1784692955363643764

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[MBB] Golden Bears had a huge hole to fill via the portal after a complete rebuild of the roster. Madsen & Co finished strongly by landing some apparent starters.

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Confused by the transfer we got from the Air Force Academy - are student-athletes at military academies allowed to transfer?

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thats good, since we are going into ACC basketball the upcoming year.

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DBD AV CLUB

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Binged the 3 Body Problem.

More like the 3 Season Commitment.

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that is next up for me now that i am done watching Shogun

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someone (maybe on DBD) suggested watching the Chinese version first ..

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I do recommend the Chinese version first. Especially if you read the book. The Chinese version is closer to the book: it actually takes place in China and has nearly all Chinese characters. And has 30 detailed episodes. The Netflix version happens mostly in Oxford, England, and while there are 3 or 4 major Asian characters, the rest are European. And there are only 8 episodes, so things go faster with less detail.

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White House Correspondent's Dinner 2024 with Colin Jost.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c6uQrPLiZk

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Shogun - finished watching yesterday (19/19).

i was at a dinner party and i was surprised to talk someone who didnt even know what it was. i guess there are plenty of circles that are completely different from mine ...

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I finished it yesterday too. It made we want to go rewatch it given how nobody is telling the complete truth, everyone is a frenemy, and how delightfully subtle/sophisticated the show is. I loved the original and thought it was the best mini-series ever created prior to 2000 and in the running for the best historical Japanese drama aimed at a Western audience. I think this may be better than the original miniseries.

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ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE

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Aidan Mahaney says that he's sick of Mountain Mike's and is ready for some Pizza Mike's in Storrs

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40050751/uconn-lands-saint-mary-transfer-guard-aidan-mahaney

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Apr 29·edited Apr 29

speaking of CT pizza, we are meeting HAG's no 1 in New Haven this weekend for apizza and some art exhibit.

https://artgallery.yale.edu/exhibitions/exhibition/year-dragon

the highlight will be seeing the Great Wave (aside from the pizza)

https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/23167

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