Ugh. Sounds like black sheep status. Mrs Slug is familiar with the concept. Very, very familiar. I can empathize just a little as the only family member I had a difficult time with was my step-father (now deceased).
I've saw the last one when I drove to South Carolina to see it. It was sublime and hence why it's included on this list. But I think once is enough for me because the cost/hassle is a material consideration.
Yeah, we got lucky the last one- my sister lived within the zone, and we were due there for a visit anyway. Next year's is drivable for us, and we may camp with some friends. At least we won't be stressing over cloud cover, since we've got one under our belts.
I am a senior person who still runs 40-50 miles a week and walks another 3-5 miles a day. I can almost guarantee that if I took up pickleball I would have muscle strains from lateral movement, if not worse from falls on the court.
SCOTUS strikes down Independent State Legislature Theory - pushing elections back toward judiciary branch and away from rurally-skewed state legislatures
CNN obtains copy of audio of Trump evidence. In it, Trump a) repeatedly says that he is holding highly classified documents, b) invites others to look at them, c) says he knows he that he could have declassified them but he can't declassify them at that point, d) orders some Cokes in the middle of bragging, and e) ironically makes fun of Hillary Clinton and her emails when this is going to "lock him up".
Stephen Miller advocated using US predator drones to bomb unarmed migrant boats, says former Homeland Security official who preferred to say something in a book deal
Roseanne Barr denies anyone died in the Holocaust, but does say that "it should happen" and that "six million Jews should die right now because they cause all the problems in the world". Never mind that she is Jewish.
[Cricket] The Netherlands pull off one of the greatest come back of all time (needed 205 on 125 with 6 wickets left) to force a Super Over and then beat West Indies to push the two-time world champs on the brink of not qualifying for World Cup.
UC Berkeley student creates X, which creates a series of events like raver Mormons, Lil Wayne, accidentally brain damaged meth monkeys, CIA interrogation studies, and PTSD therapy.
The only thing that OSU could have done to foil a last-second FG would be to convert a 2 pt. try, which would have meant a Stanfurd last-second FG would have tied, not defeated them.
Yeah, I think they should have tried for 2. A turnover on a 2-point try that is actually RETURNED for a TD is kind of a black swan event, extremely unlikely. Meanwhile, Stanford getting the ball at their 25 and getting into FG range with two time outs and 13 seconds is . . . still very unlikely, but probably more likely than that. It's basically getting 45 or so yards in two passes.
You're describing a defensive extra point, I think. It is very, very rare, indeed. Nonetheless, I think Cal has actually scored one; I want to say in a game vs. Wazzu, but I can't be certain. Or maybe it was the other way around. Whatever; it is a very, very rare event.
I very specifically remember we got one against Southern Miss in the last game of 2004 (the rescheduled hurricane game). There might have been one since then, I don't know. It's worth 2 points for the defense if it happens.
In Austin, Texas, where the heat index climbed to 118 degrees Fahrenheit last week — the highest on record in the city — officials were preparing for daily high temperatures to remain above 100 “for the foreseeable future,” said Kevin Snipes, the city’s emergency management director.
Your bottom 4 least favorite NFL teams
It's pretty hard to come with that list. I don't have much preference but if I had to choose, Cowboys, Bengals, Browns, Vikings.
in the same way i dont have a favorite NFL team, i dont have any serious dislikes either.
even the objectionable ones seem to have their redeeming qualities every so often.
Cowboys, Patriots, Broncos, Cowboys
Broncos, Steelers, Seahawks, Chargers
Cowboys, Seahawks, Rams, Chiefs
The entire NFL sucks my balls
this is the way
Cowboys x2, 9ers x2.
surprised Patriots are not on this list ...
Now that Brady isn't on the team, they're not quite on the hate list.
But Tampa Bay should be on the list.
what happens when the play in NFC championship vs each other many times over the years?
Meteor
how about a total eclipse?
Cowboys, Cowboys, Cowboys, Cowboys
Pretty much this.
Cowboys, Rams, Chiefs, Broncos
Raiders, Rams, Cowboys, Giants.
Ravens, Cowboys, Eagles, Seahawks
Something that people don't understand until they experience it
Violently not getting along w/ a family member(s) that you are otherwise supposed to like.
mom/dad/sister in my case ...
Ugh. Sounds like black sheep status. Mrs Slug is familiar with the concept. Very, very familiar. I can empathize just a little as the only family member I had a difficult time with was my step-father (now deceased).
Depression. Impossible to understand if you've never been through it.
Poker
while you can learn the rules and play the game, it does not become real until you start betting $$ that you would like not to lose.
Death of a loved one.
Yup. Experiencing the loss of a loved one as an adult is not the same as experiencing it as a child, either.
Serious and/or chronic health issues, especially if you "don't look sick."
A total eclipse
especially in the zone of totality. Are you making plans for next year's event?
I've saw the last one when I drove to South Carolina to see it. It was sublime and hence why it's included on this list. But I think once is enough for me because the cost/hassle is a material consideration.
Yeah, we got lucky the last one- my sister lived within the zone, and we were due there for a visit anyway. Next year's is drivable for us, and we may camp with some friends. At least we won't be stressing over cloud cover, since we've got one under our belts.
Parenting, which somehow judging by my parents and my wife’s parents, you also forget quite quickly.
Oh and what OD said - sex
+1 to parenthood.
+1 to sex
That is indeed the thing you can blame for parenthood.
Plus 1????
For you, plus 2.
Sex.
A food you won't eat because of its texture
BANANAS
oh absolutely, cannot stand them
Chia pudding
Oysters
“Hey I found a rock with a snot in it. I was thinking of eating it."
“What does it taste like?”
“Pneumonia.”
Eggplant
another texture villain
Tapioca
It's a boy!
[Slide kick, slide kick, Active hands, Active hands]
https://twitter.com/bwriiight/status/1673137989151768577?s=20
Who knew that having previously non-athletic middle-agers suddenly pick up a game with lots of lateral movement would do this?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/06/26/pickleball-injuries-cost-americans-nearly-400-million-this-year---and-seniors-are-hit-hardest/
I am a senior person who still runs 40-50 miles a week and walks another 3-5 miles a day. I can almost guarantee that if I took up pickleball I would have muscle strains from lateral movement, if not worse from falls on the court.
MUSHROOM
DO NOT drive your truck to the City for a show.
And I didn't!!! My friend drove it, and I gave him shit for taking too high up in gear!
I thought of things! Even ON mushrooms!
OUR CRUMGLING DEMOCRACY
Do you wanna see Donald Trump's o-face?
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1673118089377095682
I can't tell if he's pantomiming lifting weights or a bodily function.
SCOTUS strikes down Independent State Legislature Theory - pushing elections back toward judiciary branch and away from rurally-skewed state legislatures
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-independent-state-legislature-theory-in-moore-v-harper/
Alito's wife leased land to and oil/gas firm while the Justice argued against the EPA
https://theintercept.com/2023/06/26/samuel-alito-oil-gas-supreme-court-environment/
CNN obtains copy of audio of Trump evidence. In it, Trump a) repeatedly says that he is holding highly classified documents, b) invites others to look at them, c) says he knows he that he could have declassified them but he can't declassify them at that point, d) orders some Cokes in the middle of bragging, and e) ironically makes fun of Hillary Clinton and her emails when this is going to "lock him up".
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4068994-new-recording-shows-trump-discussing-secret-documents-he-did-not-declassify-report/
Trump's deranged defense: he may or may not have been holding up a stack of news articles
Also Trump's defense: if it was secret documents, his galaxy brain and lack of legal knowledge is his defense
https://twitter.com/GarrettHaake/status/1673645412089995264
Also Trump's defense: this smoking gun is also an exoneration
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/110613983084737212
Stephen Miller advocated using US predator drones to bomb unarmed migrant boats, says former Homeland Security official who preferred to say something in a book deal
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/stephen-miller-donald-trump-immigrants-1234778491/
DBD AV CLUB
Roseanne Barr denies anyone died in the Holocaust, but does say that "it should happen" and that "six million Jews should die right now because they cause all the problems in the world". Never mind that she is Jewish.
https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1673695329059733505
That should be worth a permanent "canceling." What a reprehensible human.
(I must admit that her line at the end that if Jews didn't control Hollywood "all we'd have is f*cking fishing shows" is amusing.)
Silo ep 9. Solid penultimate episode.
PRO
[Cricket] The Netherlands pull off one of the greatest come back of all time (needed 205 on 125 with 6 wickets left) to force a Super Over and then beat West Indies to push the two-time world champs on the brink of not qualifying for World Cup.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-qualifier-2023-1377745/netherlands-vs-west-indies-18th-match-group-a-1377763/match-report
Tongue over Wood
https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/66022952
Bills safety Jordan Poyer has to reschedule his golf tournament on account of sponsors/players not wanting to be at golf courses owned by a despot
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct4kp9xLDkF/?hl=en
Nats down to Mariners 4-8. Top of the 9th, bases loaded, two outs. Ump wants to go home.
https://twitter.com/BarnHasSpoken2/status/1673547680746807297
I've seen way too much of calls like this year. Initially I was against robo umps calling b/s. The real umps have changed my mind.
Yeah, it’s time…if they have the technology, might as well use it, as the staggering number of impactful missed calls are damaging the game.
Yeah and they seem unnecessary now
CAL
UC Berkeley student creates X, which creates a series of events like raver Mormons, Lil Wayne, accidentally brain damaged meth monkeys, CIA interrogation studies, and PTSD therapy.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/27/i-feel-love-history-of-mdma-ecstacy-molly
Go Bears!!!
Cal gets a commitment from high 3-star QB EJ Caminong
https://twitter.com/CaminongEj/status/1673756862792241152
247 Sports predicts that Cal will beat UCLA and ASU, but somehow lose the Big Game. https://247sports.com/longformarticle/predicting-result-for-every-pac-12-football-game-in-2023-212066174/#2188895
I like the 6-6 upside scenario.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
This is a reminder from last year what NOT to do when there are 24 seconds left, you're up by 5, and your opponent has to go 56 yards.
https://twitter.com/_OSUsports_/status/1673391585135071232
This was great...I can't fathom what the second defender was looking at during the catch.
Not sure why OSU kneeled on the two point attempt, though.
I'm assuming it was to prevent a fumble on a 2 pt conversion or a blocked kick return.
Yeah, but with Furd still having two time outs left it was probably more realistic for them to get into FG range on their possession.
Extra point attempts are untimed downs.
The only thing that OSU could have done to foil a last-second FG would be to convert a 2 pt. try, which would have meant a Stanfurd last-second FG would have tied, not defeated them.
Yeah, I think they should have tried for 2. A turnover on a 2-point try that is actually RETURNED for a TD is kind of a black swan event, extremely unlikely. Meanwhile, Stanford getting the ball at their 25 and getting into FG range with two time outs and 13 seconds is . . . still very unlikely, but probably more likely than that. It's basically getting 45 or so yards in two passes.
You're describing a defensive extra point, I think. It is very, very rare, indeed. Nonetheless, I think Cal has actually scored one; I want to say in a game vs. Wazzu, but I can't be certain. Or maybe it was the other way around. Whatever; it is a very, very rare event.
I very specifically remember we got one against Southern Miss in the last game of 2004 (the rescheduled hurricane game). There might have been one since then, I don't know. It's worth 2 points for the defense if it happens.
Exactly. What is typically a 7-point swing in favor of the offense is reduced to a 4 point swing.
For OSU against Stanf*rd, that would have been close but no cigar. Or put another way, the difference between winning and losing.
NCAA tells schools to comply with NIL rules, even if it means disobeying state laws. That's a bold move, Cotton.
https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1673730411040763904
Dang- that's crazy!
In Austin, Texas, where the heat index climbed to 118 degrees Fahrenheit last week — the highest on record in the city — officials were preparing for daily high temperatures to remain above 100 “for the foreseeable future,” said Kevin Snipes, the city’s emergency management director.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/us/heat-wave-forecast-texas-southeast.html
[Follow up] Happy Gilmore congratulates Happy Gilmore
https://twitter.com/AdamSandler/status/1672345626477219842
#5 LSU smashes #4 Florida 18-4 in the rubber match to win the College World Series
https://www.espn.com/college-baseball/game/_/gameId/401553553
ROFLMA
https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1673502281860370434
Hitting is hard.
https://twitter.com/BenVerlander/status/1673476600946630656
The resources the SEC devotes to athletics is staggering.
high scoring affairs!
the last game was FL 24-4 over LSU.