Preheat the oven to 425F. Wash and then dry potatoes, then prick them with a fork to make steam holes. Rub with vegetable oil and salt. Wrap the potatoes in foil and put them in the oven for 1 hour.
And if you’re wondering, this guy covered his house with industrial aluminum foil and it survived the Caldor Fire in 2021. It’ll set you back $788, but a few rolls of this may be a pretty cheap price to not have your house burn down.
Yesterday I posted about a bear wandering around Arlington. Today's wildlife story is about a turkey. I was running on some trails and turned a corner and almost stepped on a turkey that was right on the edge of the trail. I jumped back and froze. The turkey didn't like that and flew up at my face. I took some more steps back and it flew at me again. I take a couple more steps back and fall backwards into the brush on the other side of the trail. Fortunately the turkey realized it had won a TKO so left me alone and walked back into the brush near where I had almost stepped on it. I can now list getting my ass kicked by a turkey as one of my life accomplishments.
Follow-up to the story. I went by that area again on my way walking into DC this afternoon. About a hundred yards from my morning encounter I saw a hen with two little ones. In addition to almost stepping on it I may have threatened a couple little ones.
Heh. The aggressive ones in the Berkeley Hills will do the same or rush at you if you are walking by. Experts claim carrying an umbrella is the best defense, as you can open it up to deter a charge at your face.
Whew! Last night, I was driving through the East Bay hills and came across two deer. One was off to the side of the road, but the other one stood still in my lane--a real-life illustration of "deer in the headlights." Luckily, no one was coming, so I went around him.
Coincidentally I came across sa website called Vidsig yesterday where you can talk to people from a variety of walks of life or have them record messages for you. On their main page under athletes was Cal's own Mia Mastrov (BB) who charges $60 for five minutes (yikes!). https://vidsig.com
If you told me that Qaron puts an obsidian gemstone up his ass before every game to help avoid evil intentions and spirits from intercepting his passes, I would believe it and not even question it at this point.
Video cameras at an Iranian uranium enrichment plant have shut off. Based on what I've seen, a group of 12 hotshot pilots only have a few weeks to be trained to fly at impossible speeds down a twisty canyon because ballistic missiles don't exist in this world.
Michelle Meyrink played the girlfriend in this movie, which included Val Kilmer. She also played the girlfriend of Gilbert in Revenge of the Nerds. She also was in the Outsiders with Tom Cruise. She is Maverick, Iceman, and Goose-adjacent.
I’m all for college athletes benefitting from their name & image, but without set parameters it was destined to be a handful of guys from blue blood programs getting 7-figures per year and Bentleys, with 99.9999999% of the college athletes settling for $300 a semester from the likes of Chico’s Bail Bonds...
Eventually you gotta think the nearly $4 million that Jordan Addison, Cayleb Williams & Mario Williams will be spread out amongst all the SC student athletes?
Gov. Ducey signs law that prohibits the prohibition of flying flags in HOAs, being really clear that First Responder, MIA, Gadsen flags are okay - but wording it so BLM and Pride flags may be prohibited. Culture-war posers.
Grits + water + butter + salt + cheese. Then add more butter and cheese and salt. Add fried bacon bits. Top with freshly steamed peeled shrimp. Serve with 4 local pints of beer.
Extremely boring races. Maybe the most interesting question was if outsider Internet popular candidate Michael Shellenberger could get into the top two in the Governor's race.
3 different people came into my polling station while I was voting, and remarked that they were only there to vote on the DA. There was virtually nothing else competitive on the ballot. Even I, who never skips an election, though about skipping it.
Thirty-two months ago, in October 2019, Maddon's return to the organization he came up with was marked with celebration.
Now, on the heels of a 12-game losing streak that tarnished the Angels' remarkable start, it's over in swift, sudden fashion.
"It's tough," [Angels GM Perry] Minasian said during a news conference at Angel Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. "Disappointed it's come to this. I really like the man. It's somebody I'm gonna talk to the rest of my life. Just the conversations daily. Who he is, what he's about. You guys were around him -- the energy he brings, how consistent he is on a daily basis. It's tough. It's tough. But you gotta be able to take emotion out of things and make decisions. I've taken the emotion out of it and taken a step back. Looking at where I'm at, as tough of a decision as it is, I felt like it was the right thing to do."
Phil Nevin, the longtime corner infielder who joined the Angels coaching staff this year, will manage the team in the interim and will remain in that role through the end of the season, Minasian said. Mike Gallego will replace Nevin as the team's third-base coach.
That's pretty surprising from a Tour de France stage winner. Then again, maybe it's a rare sign that elite cyclists are occasionally human like the rest of us. It takes a lot of determination to keep sprinting through the finish line without letting up a bike length or two before the finish. Especially when you're exhausted, overheated, or just not feeling it that day.
was watching this live yesterday .. as i watch live pro cycling most summer mornings.
it seemed van Aert had a little gap near the end but didnt appreciate that Gaudu was accelerating as he approached the line.
this happens often enough in cycling, even on bigger stages with higher stakes. i wonder what it is that compels them to celebrate early ... perhaps to show some dominance and confidence in victory?
I actually got today's in 3, but I think that's because the first two words I decided to use today helped a lot. And I kinda guessed double letter rather than other words that weren't.
The Wordle a few weeks back that literally had 7 options for 6 guesses was bohhhhh-schhhhiiiitttttt. You conceivably could have had 4 of 5 letters in the green for all 6 guesses and still not get it...sure, there’s ways around it by hopping on the granade and tossing up a big ol’ L.E. word, but still...kinda weak, Wordle peeps!
Yesterday I posted about a bear wandering around Arlington. Today's wildlife story is about a turkey. I was running on some trails and turned a corner and almost stepped on a turkey that was right on the edge of the trail. I jumped back and froze. The turkey didn't like that and flew up at my face. I took some more steps back and it flew at me again. I take a couple more steps back and fall backwards into the brush on the other side of the trail. Fortunately the turkey realized it had won a TKO so left me alone and walked back into the brush near where I had almost stepped on it. I can now list getting my ass kicked by a turkey as one of my life accomplishments.
Just make fun of his fleece vest next time.
Follow-up to the story. I went by that area again on my way walking into DC this afternoon. About a hundred yards from my morning encounter I saw a hen with two little ones. In addition to almost stepping on it I may have threatened a couple little ones.
REMATCH!
Heh. The aggressive ones in the Berkeley Hills will do the same or rush at you if you are walking by. Experts claim carrying an umbrella is the best defense, as you can open it up to deter a charge at your face.
Just offer him a beer and go hiking with him
Wow, that sounds intense!
Yikes, are you ok?
A small scratch on my shoulder when I fell back into the brush but no damage done.
Whew! Last night, I was driving through the East Bay hills and came across two deer. One was off to the side of the road, but the other one stood still in my lane--a real-life illustration of "deer in the headlights." Luckily, no one was coming, so I went around him.
Deer, deer, what can the matter be?
oh deer!
CAL
Jaylin Hawkins' cameo is only $13. Kuony Deng is $24. Charmin Smith is $30.
https://www.cameo.com/
My boys got me a Tyler Hansbrough Cameo for my bday. It was great.
They and the ex got No 2 a Cameo from Roger Clark, Arthur from Red Dead Redemption 2. He did a really great job.
Coincidentally I came across sa website called Vidsig yesterday where you can talk to people from a variety of walks of life or have them record messages for you. On their main page under athletes was Cal's own Mia Mastrov (BB) who charges $60 for five minutes (yikes!). https://vidsig.com
Go Bears!!!
Antiparos, Greece is Bear Territory
https://twitter.com/MWCherrington/status/1534551524923215873
Qaron Rodgers new girlfriend is Blu of Earth.
https://www.outkick.com/aaron-rodgers-allegedly-has-a-new-girlfriend-named-blu-of-earth/
Witch, alt medicine and Ayahuasca aficionado.
https://giphy.com/gifs/how-i-met-your-mother-himym-barney-stinson-Y4rZAyCiJLXLq/fullscreen
I knew exactly which gif this was without opening it!
So according to her Insta, she and her prior partner broke up on... May 19. This is gonna go well.
Also, she sounds like she is South African.
If you told me that Qaron puts an obsidian gemstone up his ass before every game to help avoid evil intentions and spirits from intercepting his passes, I would believe it and not even question it at this point.
Video cameras at an Iranian uranium enrichment plant have shut off. Based on what I've seen, a group of 12 hotshot pilots only have a few weeks to be trained to fly at impossible speeds down a twisty canyon because ballistic missiles don't exist in this world.
https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-international-atomic-energy-agency-iran-middle-east-58f6cd38ebbd1aa2c7cbdcad7dc210bf
AL
I’m trying to buy a mountain bike called the Big Al but the supply chain is making it tough.
It will probably break down a lot but should stick around for a good six years or so.
that house wrap is pretty genius
Pretty impressive, actually.
I wonder how many hours and people it took to do that.
Leave it that way all the time. Protect against alien transmissions too!
Don't need to worry about the FBI monitoring your wifi either.
Also great if you want to make your house into a giant Jiffy Pop party.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnDAxtCRsIU#t=25s
I knew, as many of us probably did, what clip this was even before clicking.
Michelle Meyrink played the girlfriend in this movie, which included Val Kilmer. She also played the girlfriend of Gilbert in Revenge of the Nerds. She also was in the Outsiders with Tom Cruise. She is Maverick, Iceman, and Goose-adjacent.
Not I, never seen that movie.
Great movie and iconic scene.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
CJ Stroud gets a Bentley
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2022/06/131185/cj-stroud-gets-brand-new-bentley-valued-at-150000-as-part-of-nil-deal
Laughable.
Seriously. Poor dude is stuck driving around a Bentayga. At least give him a Continental or a Flying Spur...
It appears he actually ended up with an AMG G Wagon.
I’m all for college athletes benefitting from their name & image, but without set parameters it was destined to be a handful of guys from blue blood programs getting 7-figures per year and Bentleys, with 99.9999999% of the college athletes settling for $300 a semester from the likes of Chico’s Bail Bonds...
Eventually you gotta think the nearly $4 million that Jordan Addison, Cayleb Williams & Mario Williams will be spread out amongst all the SC student athletes?
"here's your gussied up Audi Q7, enjoy"
Wazzu ditches their Director of Recruiting, apparently
https://twitter.com/CoachRegalado/status/1534220300262313984
Once the NIL came along, this was inevitable...
Duke hires a GM for the Men’s Basketball program...
https://twitter.com/spotrac/status/1534531011157139456?s=20&t=rfP2C2Jh_NRTRlmFbcxBpQ
Pac-12 football transfers: USC, Oregon playmakers ready to make instant impact in league fueled by QB turnover
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/pac-12-football-transfers-usc-oregon-playmakers-ready-to-make-instant-impact-in-league-fueled-by-qb-turnover/
For Cal, Jackson Sirmon is listed as the impact transfer, not Plummer
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Has Justice Beer thought about having less doors? Arming his whole family?
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1534552462048346113
*fewer
- Atoms, probably
More beer, more guns, less doors!
Texas lawmaker doesn't want kids to get trans in their eyes and turn like Brendan Gleeson did in 28 Days Later
https://twitter.com/BryanforHD2/status/1533820586048241669
[Sen. Thune, R-SD] People should have assault rifles to protect against the scourge of... [checks notes] prairie dogs
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1534205781305851907
A few years ago it was to protect from hordes of feral hogs. Now it's prairie dogs. What next, protection from a couple honeybees in the garden?
Who's going to protect your kids when a horde of 30-50 feral prairie dogs come digging into your yard?
Gov. Ducey signs law that prohibits the prohibition of flying flags in HOAs, being really clear that First Responder, MIA, Gadsen flags are okay - but wording it so BLM and Pride flags may be prohibited. Culture-war posers.
https://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/arizona-governor-signs-law-exempting-more-flags-from-hoa-rules/article_49ac7bda-e5f8-11ec-ba09-f7debc858c83.html
ah, "constitutional conservatives" show their stripes once again!
Herschel Walker bribes voters with free gas, which is illegal
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/herschel-walker-gas-giveaway_n_629e48b8e4b016c4eefc2752
like that's going to result in any sanctions or whatever
Trump administration diplomats violated Ethics 101 rule about gifts by keeping them. Shocking, I know.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-officials-being-investigated-stealing-diplomatic-gifts-did-more-embarrass-ncna1281656
I thought that said grits, and I got hungry
Grits + water + butter + salt + cheese. Then add more butter and cheese and salt. Add fried bacon bits. Top with freshly steamed peeled shrimp. Serve with 4 local pints of beer.
Trump hits another snag: 6 takeaways from a big primary night
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/08/trump-primary-takeaways-00038010
Yes turnout was low in California but I am not reading too much into that.
1. Some voter fatigue from the recall election.
2. Boring races. Both in terms of candidates and safe incumbents running for re-election.
3. Since this was the primary, it meant no big ballot initiatives to vote on.
Extremely boring races. Maybe the most interesting question was if outsider Internet popular candidate Michael Shellenberger could get into the top two in the Governor's race.
(He didn't.)
3 different people came into my polling station while I was voting, and remarked that they were only there to vote on the DA. There was virtually nothing else competitive on the ballot. Even I, who never skips an election, though about skipping it.
This wasn’t just boring on the state level, it was boring here in San Diego on the local level.
The most interesting races are/were for Controller, Insurance Commissioner, and, at least for San Diego, Board of Supervisor Seat. Which says a lot.
PRO
NBC cuts Drew Brees after one year
https://apnews.com/article/nfl-entertainment-sports-drew-brees-football-9d6a5cc3e16dba2b86b32f41205177ae
Good.
Yeah, he was hella boring.
Sean McVay got married last week to Veronika Khomyn. She is a winsome lass.
https://www.instagram.com/veronika.khomyn/?hl=en
Jared Goff agrees.
I agree with Jared's pipe.
Pipe don’t lie.
Cam Bynum taking care of the Philippines. Also, he looks good in a barong shirt
https://twitter.com/Cambeezy_/status/1534361903966855170
I didn't know he was of Filipino heritage
His mom is Phil-Am
https://www.kron4.com/sports/fil-am-vikings-player-brings-almost-200-friends-family-in-homecoming-at-levis-stadium/
Angels fire manager Joe Maddon, extend losing streak to 13
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34053808/los-angeles-angels-fire-joe-maddon-manager
Thirty-two months ago, in October 2019, Maddon's return to the organization he came up with was marked with celebration.
Now, on the heels of a 12-game losing streak that tarnished the Angels' remarkable start, it's over in swift, sudden fashion.
"It's tough," [Angels GM Perry] Minasian said during a news conference at Angel Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. "Disappointed it's come to this. I really like the man. It's somebody I'm gonna talk to the rest of my life. Just the conversations daily. Who he is, what he's about. You guys were around him -- the energy he brings, how consistent he is on a daily basis. It's tough. It's tough. But you gotta be able to take emotion out of things and make decisions. I've taken the emotion out of it and taken a step back. Looking at where I'm at, as tough of a decision as it is, I felt like it was the right thing to do."
Phil Nevin, the longtime corner infielder who joined the Angels coaching staff this year, will manage the team in the interim and will remain in that role through the end of the season, Minasian said. Mike Gallego will replace Nevin as the team's third-base coach.
Deshaun apparently really likes rub and tugs, but tried to get them from randos via Instagram. If only there was a kind of place that offered them...
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/06/07/new-york-times-finds-that-deshaun-watson-met-with-at-least-66-women-for-massages-in-17-months/
Such a really weird story.
Just layers of weird.
WASH Commanders to unveil their mascot on Jan 1. $100 says it's a hog.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/6/commanders-to-unveil-mascot-next-season/
Maybe its Jack Del Rio
Belgian Wout van Aert celebrates too early, loses third stage. This is weird because his opponent was right next to him.
https://twitter.com/dauphine/status/1534184418444730370
That's pretty surprising from a Tour de France stage winner. Then again, maybe it's a rare sign that elite cyclists are occasionally human like the rest of us. It takes a lot of determination to keep sprinting through the finish line without letting up a bike length or two before the finish. Especially when you're exhausted, overheated, or just not feeling it that day.
as a consolation, he is still the wearer of the yellow jersey for the overall race leader and expected to increase that lead in the time trial today
was watching this live yesterday .. as i watch live pro cycling most summer mornings.
it seemed van Aert had a little gap near the end but didnt appreciate that Gaudu was accelerating as he approached the line.
this happens often enough in cycling, even on bigger stages with higher stakes. i wonder what it is that compels them to celebrate early ... perhaps to show some dominance and confidence in victory?
Reminder: We will not have to watch John Elway forever in relation to the Denver Broncos because is not a new owner
https://twitter.com/Broncos/status/1534377080217079809
Game 3 tonight. Will Boston respond with a high energy, very physical game plan as they've alluded to all week?
The last few Wordles have been more difficult because they've had double letters.
I actually got today's in 3, but I think that's because the first two words I decided to use today helped a lot. And I kinda guessed double letter rather than other words that weren't.
took me 5, but 3 had four letters in the right place.
I hate the ones where you can have multiple options for one letter.
The Wordle a few weeks back that literally had 7 options for 6 guesses was bohhhhh-schhhhiiiitttttt. You conceivably could have had 4 of 5 letters in the green for all 6 guesses and still not get it...sure, there’s ways around it by hopping on the granade and tossing up a big ol’ L.E. word, but still...kinda weak, Wordle peeps!
Dumb things people get away with saying #1. After proposing a course of action to someone they reply with: "sounds like a plan."
"Rate of speed" speed is already a rate (rate of distance covered per unit of time).
then rate of speed would be acceleration?
It is what it is.
I think that should be #1.
That one especially irks me. It's a verbal waste of space.
“No matter where you go, there you are”
Damn, when I’m not on my computer, I end up signed into my DNHQ substack
you play to win the game. HELLO?!
AGREED
Similarly, "whatever happens happens." Great insight.