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POTATO

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"Po-tay-toes! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew!"

one of the funny scenes from The Two Towers when Sam is explaining how good potatoes are to Gollum. i'm watching the extended version currently ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wzLpx9QQWU

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I think of that scene from time to time when Mrs Slug and I discuss our fondness for potatoes.

I tend toward mashing them and then adorning with butter, a pinch or two of sea salt, and sometimes freshly ground pepper. Roasted wedges are more likely to be eaten as is or with a dollop of ketchup.

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Lately, I've been par-boiling wax potatoes wedges and them roasting them with a mix of garlic oil, harissa, and Asiago cheese. Hell yeah.

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May 8·edited May 8

this sounds good. i like potatoes well enough but i dont spend a lot of time making them taste good compared to main dishes and other veggies.

maybe i should try harder.

also, dinner is usually pasta or rice based. so less potatoes going on ..

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OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY

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When watching the local news I’m starting to see more ads for the West Virginia governor’s race. Seemingly a race to the bottom. Glad I don’t live there.

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John Eastman has his DC law license temporarily suspended. If you're keeping score, he's lost the ability to be a lawyer in both CA and DC. Good.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/john-eastman-suspended-from-practicing-law-by-dc-appeals-court

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Eastman has proved that disbarment is too easy on lawyers with anti-democratic, insurrectionist, and potentially traitorous motives. 20 to 30 years in prison should be the minimum for such conduct.

May he be shunned and hounded for the rest of his days.

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As you recall, Trump asked for and received May 17th off of his trial to attend his son's high school graduation in Florida. Now it appears that he is scheduled to headline a fund raiser in Minnesota. Judge Merchan has been exceptionally patient up to this point. Stay tuned.

https://newrepublic.com/post/181363/trump-son-barron-graduation-fundraiser

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Stormy Daniels testified that in her paid sex with Trump - he said that she reminded him of Ivanka. Gross.

https://www.salon.com/2024/05/07/you-remind-me-of-my-daughter-stormy-daniels-testifies-that-compared-her-to-ivanka/

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Trump won 78.2% of the Indiana primary despite effectively running unopposed

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-primary-elections/indiana-president-results

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NY Times obtained a disposition by RFK Jr where he admitted that he has cognitive issues because a parasitic worm ate part of his brain. Things make more sense now.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/8/2239555/-RFK-Jr-Assures-Voters-That-Worm-Eating-His-Brain-Is-Dead

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Judge Cannon indefinitely suspends Trump's secret documents trial

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1787949101755047974

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Brooklyn Illinois' fire department is in tough straits. Their administrative build got condemned due to OSHA violations and one of their fire stations burned down in 2021.

https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/05/07/another-metro-east-fire-dept-without-station-osha-condemns-brooklyn-fpd-building/

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PRO

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May 8·edited May 8

semi-pro??

i played my first USTA sanctioned tennis match last night. we lost ..

4-6, 6-2, and in the deciding 10-pt super tie-break we lost 7-10.

our team won 3-1. so that is good.

FYI .. i am mediocrely ok at tennis. 3.0 level in case that means anything to anyone. you only play other people at your level, to keep it civil and competitive.

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mediocrely is apparently an uncommon word. i was checking to see if i spelled it correctly.

Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English

https://www.oed.com/dictionary/mediocrely_adv?tl=true#:~:text=How%20common%20is%20the%20adverb,See%20frequency

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OKC win game 1 vs Mavericks easily.

OKC has a lot of people that are good. i have not seen much of them this year.

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Someone I knew growing up has coached off and on with Jason Kidd. At one point during the game last night I did a net search and it turns out he’s back with Kidd as an assistant with the Mavs this year.

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Federal judge awards $9m to a player because a US Tennis Association failed to protect her against a predatory coach when she was a teenager

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/40101063/usta-ordered-pay-9m-player-sexually-abused-coach

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Was Nolan Ryan the hardest thrower of all time?

https://thegamehaus.com/mlb/nolan-ryans-record-108-mph-fastball/2023/04/16/

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MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger jinxes Yamamoto

https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1788030355166892252

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DBD AV CLUB

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Outlaw / King (Netflix 14/19 WB). An above-average historical action film starring Chris Pine (UC Berkeley BA English 2002). It follows a semi-accurate account of Scottish hero Robert Bruce and his struggles against the dirty evil English. The highlight of the film is the opening scene, which is one long single-cut tracking shot that packed a lot of information in it while still be immensely entertaining. I'm not sure what about Florence Pugh makes her look great in her roles despite not being traditionally Hollywood beautiful and being put into unflattering situations.

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ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE

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FSU is issuing $372.3m in revenue bonds to renovate their stadium and build a new football-related building. Good to see that we're not the only ACC saddle with facilities related expenses.

https://www.sportico.com/business/finance/2024/fsu-athletics-bonds-seminoles-acc-fight-1234777813/

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CAL

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Rex with some good click/ragebait

https://twitter.com/RexVolcano/status/1788238928660795408

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