I actually really enjoyed seasons 1 and 2, when I had STARZ…season 3 is out and I haven’t watched the latest season yet, but back in my drinking days, Provincetown seemed as good a place as any to throw down 9 shots of Jameson.
We'll be near Lourmarin, a bit north of Aix, for three nights, and then in St Rémy for four. Staying at some cool guesthouses (that description seriously undersells them) owned by a couple of stylish gay dudes, aka the best kind of hotel.
Just working. No 2 and 3 will be back this summer. No 1 may or may not come out here. He got money from Penn to go to paris for 3 months Aug - Nov and is waiting on hearing from various fellowships for a year in Paris, or Florence, or Rome. So we'll be doing some traveling later this year or next year.
planning summer travel, been working out on a consistent basis, drinking less (not on weekdays).
work is a little unsettled. looking for a different role internally since i am not really doing the thing i was hired to do (use ML to improve quantum computers).
also, it was exactly a year ago that 17 yr old was in hospital for mental health issues. we have come a long way since then and things are generally looking positive on many fronts.
A few minutes before the San Francisco Giants JV squad hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers in a fight so unfair that even Nevada would not have sanctioned it, I wrote a tweet. It wasn’t a special tweet, per se. Perhaps not even a good one.
How do Giants fans feel about him so far? Obviously with small sample size caveats, but KBO to MLB is a pretty big jump (bigger than NPB to MLB), just curious how folks think of him after watching him for a month
Hitting and fielding have been mostly good. Announcers said that KBO stadiums are all covered, so he had no experience fielding a ball on a sunny day, and that was a problem for a while. But that’s gotten better. He gets a good jump on the ball.
From what I've seen (limited games), I think he'll be a pretty good player. Seems to be good defensively. Giants could've used him the last couple of games. I feel like he could've gotten Will Smith's double in the 10th in the first game. His bat to ball skills also seem above average.
I like him enough. He plays a Major League CF, and is solid enough with the bat. He’ll never be elite at anything offensively, but can be a serviceable big leaguer.
He’s just not the lead off hitter on a World Series club, but guess he fits that role well enough on the fringe Wildcard contender that Farhan, Baer and the idiot Johnsons want for this franchise.
Gavin Stone added another strong start in a growing string of them, and the Dodgers offense poured it on in the middle innings to beat the Giants 10-2 on Tuesday night at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
Stone allowed baserunners in five of his six innings, and walked more (three) than he struck out (two). But he didn’t give up a run until two outs in the sixth inning, thanks to holding San Francisco to just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position, including a slew of groundball outs in tight situations.
Slovakian PM shot five times in attempted assassination. Details are sparse, but this is negative for the pro-democracy forces in the area as PM Fico had a pro-Russian/anti-American view. If he lives, he'll be unimpeachable due to sympathy. If he dies, he'll be a martyr.
Hakeem Jeffries would be very interesting, though I think the only US Representative to be elected to the presidency was James A. Garfield. The only other president who came close was Gerald Ford, who was a US Rep immediately before Nixon tapped him to succeed Spiro Agnew as Vice President. There was about 7 or 8 months between Ford's confirmation as VP and Nixon's resignation.
Many presidents have served in the US House of Representatives or as US Senators, or even as Governors. Some of the earliest presidents have also served as Secretary of State.
Thirteen presidents have served as Vice President prior to being President themselves; eight have acceded on the death of their predecessor, four of which were following an assassination.
You know, as a conceptual comment, in this Olympic year it strikes me that we have all these well thought out systems to identify and develop athletic talent of all kinds, but very little in the way of a system for identifying and developing political talent. It would make sense for the parties to identify and develop talent more systematically. For instance, for executive figurehead type jobs, could consider seeking out actors as the raw material. For legislative jobs, maybe you go more with professor types.
Raskin is a good pick. Old and experienced enough to do the political grind, not too old, whip smart but married to someone arguably smarter than him, and doesn't suffer fools.
I just realized that there is an ACC game (FSU vs. GA Tech) in Dublin on August 24th, but I'll be in western Ireland rather than Dublin that day. I wish I planned this out better. That would have been cool to cheer for anybody who plays against FSU.
I'm doing a driving vacay with my kiddo - doing a clockwise ring around the Republic of Ireland - Glendalough, Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Dingle area, Ring of Kerry, perhaps Galway, and then Dublin for a few days. I am thinking of skipping Galway because of the cost and it seems to be more of the same up that area vs. Dingle, Kerry, and County Clare.
I know next to nothing about Ireland, but did read a book that an Irish friend gave me called something like Round Ireland with a Fridge. Amusing book and might give you some travel ideas...altho when I re-read it (a few years ago, after first reading it 20-ish years ago), I found that the bits where he discussed Asians to be not cool.
Any way to know why the approval was for 3 years instead of the recommended 6? I haven't seen anything to suggest a reason why the president's recommendation was modified.
How's it hanging?
Fine. I am working all week in an AirBnB in Provincetown MA, a cute little antique house in the middle of town.
You should check out High Town on STARZ
I checked out the trailer. Guess what. My AirBnB is at 1:07 of the trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdkwXd6heRU
I actually really enjoyed seasons 1 and 2, when I had STARZ…season 3 is out and I haven’t watched the latest season yet, but back in my drinking days, Provincetown seemed as good a place as any to throw down 9 shots of Jameson.
Cranky AF of late.
Just trying to get ready to depart for Provence on Friday. You?
that sounds nice. my wife was just there for a week in a small town outside of Aix.
where are going/staying?
We'll be near Lourmarin, a bit north of Aix, for three nights, and then in St Rémy for four. Staying at some cool guesthouses (that description seriously undersells them) owned by a couple of stylish gay dudes, aka the best kind of hotel.
https://www.lesdomainesdefontenille.com/en/domainedefontenille.html
https://www.lesdomainesdefontenille.com/en/domainedechalamon.html
sounds amazing. i dont have any suggestions because almost anything you do will be great.
Just working. No 2 and 3 will be back this summer. No 1 may or may not come out here. He got money from Penn to go to paris for 3 months Aug - Nov and is waiting on hearing from various fellowships for a year in Paris, or Florence, or Rome. So we'll be doing some traveling later this year or next year.
mostly good.
planning summer travel, been working out on a consistent basis, drinking less (not on weekdays).
work is a little unsettled. looking for a different role internally since i am not really doing the thing i was hired to do (use ML to improve quantum computers).
also, it was exactly a year ago that 17 yr old was in hospital for mental health issues. we have come a long way since then and things are generally looking positive on many fronts.
PRO
Ronel Blanco gets tossed for foreign substance, Astros still beat the A's 2-1 on a walk-off hit in the 10th
https://twitter.com/NBCSAthletics/status/1790553317401370657
https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401569106
One bad inning can rot the whole barrel
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2024/5/14/24156999/giants-dodgers-recap-keaton-winn-shohei-ohtani-mookie-betts
A few minutes before the San Francisco Giants JV squad hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers in a fight so unfair that even Nevada would not have sanctioned it, I wrote a tweet. It wasn’t a special tweet, per se. Perhaps not even a good one.
Jung Hoo Lee has a separated shoulder
https://twitter.com/extrabaggs/status/1790510594447311353
How do Giants fans feel about him so far? Obviously with small sample size caveats, but KBO to MLB is a pretty big jump (bigger than NPB to MLB), just curious how folks think of him after watching him for a month
Hitting and fielding have been mostly good. Announcers said that KBO stadiums are all covered, so he had no experience fielding a ball on a sunny day, and that was a problem for a while. But that’s gotten better. He gets a good jump on the ball.
I'm positive about him. He's better hitting than I thought he'd be, and he seems like a delightful human.
From what I've seen (limited games), I think he'll be a pretty good player. Seems to be good defensively. Giants could've used him the last couple of games. I feel like he could've gotten Will Smith's double in the 10th in the first game. His bat to ball skills also seem above average.
I like him enough. He plays a Major League CF, and is solid enough with the bat. He’ll never be elite at anything offensively, but can be a serviceable big leaguer.
He’s just not the lead off hitter on a World Series club, but guess he fits that role well enough on the fringe Wildcard contender that Farhan, Baer and the idiot Johnsons want for this franchise.
At least it's his non throwing shoulder.
Shohei Ohtani homers to back Gavin Stone in Dodgers’ latest win over Giants
https://www.truebluela.com/2024/5/14/24156158/gavin-stone-shohei-ohtani-dodgers-giants
Gavin Stone added another strong start in a growing string of them, and the Dodgers offense poured it on in the middle innings to beat the Giants 10-2 on Tuesday night at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
Stone allowed baserunners in five of his six innings, and walked more (three) than he struck out (two). But he didn’t give up a run until two outs in the sixth inning, thanks to holding San Francisco to just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position, including a slew of groundball outs in tight situations.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
King Charles III unveils his first official portrait and it's... it's a bloody mess
https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/aa653ae5-6981-4ca1-b0dc-3cb3ce46fa52/king-charles-4-ap-gmh-240514_1715704383893_hpMain.jpg
Biden and Trump agree to two debates - June 27th on CNN and ABC on Sep 10th.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/15/politics/joe-biden-debate/index.html
Slovakian PM shot five times in attempted assassination. Details are sparse, but this is negative for the pro-democracy forces in the area as PM Fico had a pro-Russian/anti-American view. If he lives, he'll be unimpeachable due to sympathy. If he dies, he'll be a martyr.
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/robert-fico-slovakia-prime-minister-shooting-05-15-24/index.html
Jimmy Carter's grandson says the end is near. Then again, that's what they said when he entered hospice 15 months ago
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/14/politics/jimmy-carter-health-update/index.html
TFG was seen in court editing comments for others to say on his behalf since there is a gag order on him. Dipshit Senator Football admits it.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tommy-tuberville-says-he-spoke-at-trumps-trial-to-overcome-this-gag-order
Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-editing-allies-claim_n_664440f4e4b09a547999e75e
Tubs really is dumb as a rock
A Bear takes a stand on Israel.
https://wapo.st/3UYNYK2
We just got done having to put up with West Virginia and Maryland political ads. I thought we were done after yesterday’s primaries. But no, watching the noon news a new ad pops up for a Virginia congressional race. It was for Eugene Vindaman who had a part in a Trump impeachment. While researching the Virginia 7th district I came across this about the Indiana 7th district. Republicans voted for a deceased person to run. https://www.wthr.com/article/news/politics/elections/decision-2024/deceased-woman-jennifer-pace-wins-republican-nomination-for-7th-congressional-district-andre-carson/531-f04c95df-afea-45b7-9d2c-d40fc2351c94
If you could pick any eligible citizen to be president the United States effective January 10, 2025, who would it be?
I’d go with Hakeem Jefferies
Sonja Henie's out; we'll take Gavin Newsom.
Jon Stewart. The person that doesn't want the job is the perfect person for the job.
i dont have a firm person in mind . but someone < 65 yrs old would be nice.
That rules me out.
Me too, but I wasn’t running anyway.
Scootie
Hakeem Jeffries would be very interesting, though I think the only US Representative to be elected to the presidency was James A. Garfield. The only other president who came close was Gerald Ford, who was a US Rep immediately before Nixon tapped him to succeed Spiro Agnew as Vice President. There was about 7 or 8 months between Ford's confirmation as VP and Nixon's resignation.
Many presidents have served in the US House of Representatives or as US Senators, or even as Governors. Some of the earliest presidents have also served as Secretary of State.
Thirteen presidents have served as Vice President prior to being President themselves; eight have acceded on the death of their predecessor, four of which were following an assassination.
You know, as a conceptual comment, in this Olympic year it strikes me that we have all these well thought out systems to identify and develop athletic talent of all kinds, but very little in the way of a system for identifying and developing political talent. It would make sense for the parties to identify and develop talent more systematically. For instance, for executive figurehead type jobs, could consider seeking out actors as the raw material. For legislative jobs, maybe you go more with professor types.
If she were younger I'd go with Elizabeth Warren but she's not so Gavin although I like Jeffries or FiatSlug.
I'd serve my country, but Mrs Slug would never go to Washington. She hates to fly.
Steve Kerr. Or Jamie Raskin, but only if Jamie wanted it. He's been through a lot recently. I'm OK with just making Steve do it.
Raskin is a good pick. Old and experienced enough to do the political grind, not too old, whip smart but married to someone arguably smarter than him, and doesn't suffer fools.
DBD AV CLUB
A Man in Full…meh.
May have missed this in an earlier thread…Jeff Daniels, Diane Lane on Netflix…based on a Tom Wolfe novel.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
ND Okafor to Wazzu
https://twitter.com/Nd_Okafor23/status/1790105494830592402?t=SGQZdwlE0RWCNLjoZmFwnw&s=19
I just realized that there is an ACC game (FSU vs. GA Tech) in Dublin on August 24th, but I'll be in western Ireland rather than Dublin that day. I wish I planned this out better. That would have been cool to cheer for anybody who plays against FSU.
https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1790384903365734864
where in western Ireland? vacation?
maybe it was discussed on DBD previously ..
I'm doing a driving vacay with my kiddo - doing a clockwise ring around the Republic of Ireland - Glendalough, Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Dingle area, Ring of Kerry, perhaps Galway, and then Dublin for a few days. I am thinking of skipping Galway because of the cost and it seems to be more of the same up that area vs. Dingle, Kerry, and County Clare.
Connemara is kind of cool, Galway-way….
i have some excellent peaty whiskey from Connemara
I know next to nothing about Ireland, but did read a book that an Irish friend gave me called something like Round Ireland with a Fridge. Amusing book and might give you some travel ideas...altho when I re-read it (a few years ago, after first reading it 20-ish years ago), I found that the bits where he discussed Asians to be not cool.
my short list of saved and suggested spots ...
Glendalough is great, nice peaceful walk w/ various old ruins and a nice lake
Inch Beach near Dingle is nice
Murphys Ice Cream in Dingle is fantastic
Dick Macks in Dingle is great historic pub
O'Sullivan's Courthouse Pub in Dingle is good for live music
Slea Head Drive near Dingle is very scenic drive
Gap of Dunloe is a super scenic drive. there is a nearby restaurant Heather Cafe which makes for a nice stop
Tom Crean Restaurant in Kenmare w/ some historic stuff from expedition to South Pole.
@The basketball coach has a restaurant in Kenmare?@
must be a distant relative.
Crystal Ball by Tom Loy for Marquez Dortch to Troy
https://247sports.com/player/marquez-dortch-46103906/
UCLA ordered to pay Calimony - $10m/year, but with a revisit on the topic after 3 years vs. the suggested 6 years
https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/uc-regents-calimony-ucla-cal
Any way to know why the approval was for 3 years instead of the recommended 6? I haven't seen anything to suggest a reason why the president's recommendation was modified.
Compromise on length to get it through. They just said they would revisit in three years, not that it would definitely end then
CAL
Collin Gamble appears to announce that he's withdrawing his name from the portal and staying with the Bears
https://www.instagram.com/p/C67RPeLvmF5/
Cal gets a transfer commit
https://twitter.com/CheikhF30/status/1790760029127352728?t=AcaJRhKQjVCiaQYuwD_Vkw&s=19
Looks like this is his last year of eligibility
https://ekusports.com/sports/football/roster/cheikhsaliou-fall/9409
Go Bears!!!