A new conservative nonprofit group received a $1.6 billion donation last year via a little-known donor — an extraordinary sum that could give Republicans and their causes a huge financial boost ahead of the midterms, and for years to come.
The source of the money was Barre Seid, an electronics manufacturing mogul, and the donation is among the largest — if not the largest — single contributions ever made to a politically focused nonprofit. The beneficiary is a new political group controlled by Leonard A. Leo, an activist who has used his connections to Republican donors and politicians to help engineer the conservative dominance of the Supreme Court and to finance battles over abortion rights, voting rules, and climate change policy. (Source: NY Times Aug 2022)
Finished A League of Their Own (Amazon Prime). Maybe it is knowing more what to expect but also because they finally got to more baseball, I enjoyed the second half of first season a lot more.
By the way, one of the best AAGPBL exhibit is supposedly in South Bend, Indiana at the local museum for anyone who might be making the trip to Notre Dame (I still got to figure that out). South Bend Blue Sox is the other team that lasted for the duration of the AAGPBL along side the Rockford Peaches.
I've seen a couple interviews recently with Maybelle Blair and saw she threw out the first pitch at Dodger Stadium the other day. She's 95 and played for Peoria back in 1948. She is really smart about baseball and has a quick wit. And she came out as gay at an event
I wonder if there will ever be a switch to women playing baseball as opposed to softball. Not that it really matters, it just always struck me as weird that a separate version existed for women
House of the Dragon...maybe a little more gore, a little less eye candy...but still interesting in terms of the character introduction. A solid start...
I'm encouraged by the decent reviews so far, but I think I'll wait a few more episodes before I decide if I'll watch. I guess I'm still bitter about how GoT ended
It was kind of promising but the entire first episode took place in one city. I don't know (though the info is probably already online) if that's going to be the case for the entire series since having too many plot-lines were kind of both the draw and the downfall of GoT.
Yeah, I know that GoT seasons also tended to start slowly before ramping up, but then you look back to the first episode of GoT:
1. White Walkers
2. King's Hand dies, must be replaced
3. Questions about who killed him
4. Stark-Lannister marriage proposed
5. Targaryens overseas, plotting an invasion
6. Incest!
7. Guy pushes a kid out a window!
That's a lot of intrigue. HotD doesn't have nearly that much going on. But this is also a show that can afford to assume people are interested, rather than trying to grab their interest.
In Japan, airports have nice restaurants before the security. At Narita and Haneda, there are many restaurants where you can eat with friends and family before going thru the security. All regional airports have a restaurant(s) before security and none after security. It is nice because the security is fast but I want more stuff inside.
Yeah I think there's only one sushi place in each terminal. There's one near United gates in the 30-40s range in Terminal 1. I always recommend that place whenever someone asks me where to have good sushi at Narita because that's the only one there lol.
the post-security ones seemed to all closed last month. maybe we were "early", but it was like 1pm. shoulda been open. half the pre-security shops were closed also. that's what happen when you close off your country to 99% of foreign tourism
Yeah that's what I heard. I still haven't gone yet but my father went 3 times already this summer. He said it was a bit better a couple of weeks ago on his last trip, a few more stores were open compared to July.
SLC .. if you have even a 90 min layover, you have enough time to head to the Red Iguana a few miles from the airport and get some Killer Mexican food!
it helps to have Clear, pre-check, and go to the Red Iguana at off-peak times as well.
I have been pounding this drum for over a decade - Sushi Kyotatsu in Narita Terminal 1 between gates 22 and 24 is probably a top 10% level sushi place in Japan itself, nevermind an airport.
Pappadeux at Houston Bush Intercontinental for chain restaurant Cajun
Salt Lick (the Austin area barbecue) is in Terminal A at DFW
Shake Shack at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport (it's the small city airport, not the big international airport)
LAX has a revolving food truck inside terminal 4 - I've had Kogi Truck and some other of LA's famous food trucks in there. Perfect after getting off a 12 hour flight from Hong Kong or Shanghai.
I don't know if "good" is the word I would use, but I do like the cheeseburger and chili sub at Ben's Chili Bowl at DCA. It would be perfectly fine without the chili but that extra indigestion carries me through early evening flights to the west coast.
I had a decent Chicago-style hot dog there a couple times. O'Hare had better have good food because every time I have a stopover there some calamity strikes and my flight gets delayed/cancelled.
I've spent many hours in Chicago because of delays and it's disappointing that they don't have any lounges I can access with Amex Plat or Priority Pass even though it's a major airport.
Usually I end up paying for United Club and kill time there. There aren't any good restaurants in Concourse C.
No 3 and I were sitting at the light at one of the roads from the freeway offramp by Safeway and saw an SUV come down the middle of the road being chased by a highway patrol, turn right against the red, go up one block, make a U turn coming back towards us, turn left to go back up the road he came from with another cop coming towards him. I assume he got off the freeway and then tried to get back on. But there isn't an onramp there. Not sure how far he got. You only see this in cities with offramps.
I'm obviously neglecting the recent carjack that occurred in a neighboring town and ended about half a mile from where I live.
Very safe and good schools, however terribly boring and as a teenage driver it felt like cops targeted you for traffic stops. No freeway exits also meant adding 10-15 minutes to every drive to somewhere not in Orinda or Lafayette.
Yeah I was similar. I went to almost all of high school in Monterey though. So once I got to college if someone asked my hometown I would say Monterey. I love it there, wish I could work fully remote and just live there
John Solomon - Trump's liaison to the National Archives (NARA) - released the letter from NARA. I'm not sure what he thought it would do - but it's not favorable to Trump as it shows that NARA was very thorough in its communication and that anything that Trump claimed (eg, privilege, unclassified) is false.
I'm no lawyer, but Trump's filing in Florida seems bizarre. There are parts that seem dictated from Trump himself. They are asking for relief of things that happened a LONG time ago. The filing does not refute any of the alleged issues that he has violated. And it's expository rather than being a legal filing that is actionable by the court.
[WaPo] GOP shared stolen Dominion voting machine data with CyberNinjas, a pro surfer, the author of "How to Talk to Hot Women", a meteorologist, and a guy named Scott.
That was my plan but having this Lisbon work trip the week of ND made me go get my 2nd booster on Fri. Of course it doesn't protect against Omicron so going to be extra careful.
Another work trip to Miami in Dec so maybe I'll get the BA5 one before then, if they'll let me.
I got my second booster so early (at my doctor's request) that if they approve a third, I'll be eligible in early October, in which case I'm going for one of the BA5 ones. Variety is the spice of life etc.
I won't argue the point about smarts. Sometimes folks can't disengage from their work, even later in life. Not saying Saban won't. Just that some of the most driven people simply can't.
In today’s world if you say something crazy once you can be excommunicated but if you shoot the moon and say crazy shit all the time you are celebrated
Arte Moreno is exploring the possibility of selling the Los Angeles Angels after two decades of ownership, it was announced Tuesday.
The Angels said they have "initiated a formal process to evaluate strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the team," and have retained Galatioto Sports Partners as financial advisors in the process.
"Although this difficult decision was entirely our choice and deserved a great deal of thoughtful consideration, my family and I have ultimately come to the conclusion that now is the time," Moreno said in a statement. "Throughout this process, we will continue to run the franchise in the best interest of our fans, employees, players and business partners."
That dude gets way too involved in the baseball decisions. They are better off without him. Do they have a new stadium in the works? Their park kind of sucks
Monday saw yet another pitching-heavy game between the Dodgers and Brewers at Dodger Stadium, and the road team scored all the runs in the opener, which gave Milwaukee its third win over Los Angeles in seven days, a 4-0 victory.
For the second time in six days, the Dodgers had trouble against Eric Lauer, but it’s not like this is anything new. He did not permit the Dodgers a run on Monday, the ninth time in eleven career starts against them he allowed two or fewer runs. That’s the recipe for a 2.37 ERA against Los Angeles, and now a 7-1 record.
Last Wednesday in Milwaukee was a rarity in that the Dodgers actually beat Lauer, even though he only allowed two solo home runs in seven innings. If there was a silver lining on Monday, it’s that Lauer needed 98 pitches to get through five innings, scattering five singles and two walks.
It's like the opposite of how he left the Warriors. Got the Nets to do a sign and trade so that the Warriors got D'Angelo Russel and a first. Benefitted the Warriors.
I will root for him, but tbh he is probably better off failing on Friday and getting a job that doesn’t cause traumatic brain injuries on a regular basis
It was fun beating up teams like UW in low-scoring rockfights in the first few years of the Wilcox Era, but I'm getting tired of watching a top-3 (in conference) defense get held back by an offense that ranges from mediocre to unwatchable. My modest level of excitement reflects my lack of optimism that the offense will accomplish anything more than a couple long scoring drives while sputtering aimlessly for the rest of the game.
The lack of big plays, spotty special teams and a consistent parade of 3 & outs are maddening...the Bears leave a lot of W's on the field.
Not bowling last year with a solid D and an offense chock full of veteran starters is serious cause for concern...it gets coaches fired, not extended. Sigh.
Yeah I'd be a lot more excited if there was reason to be confident about the offense. Also it would be nice to think we could exceed the seven win mark. The whole bullshit about the LA schools leaving and the uncertain future don't help either. That said, look forward to being in Strawberry Canyon, seeing old friends, Oski, the band etc.
If you keep the browser window up, do you get "new * reply" boxes in the threads that have new * replies? I've noticed most of the time I get that but every so often I don't. I wonder if it's related to when the internet goes down.
In the news: It seems like NASA has been watching "For All Mankind"
In a seemingly renewed age of space exploration, NASA also said last week it had identified 13 candidate landing regions on Earth’s moon, as it prepares to send astronauts back there under its Artemis program.
It would be the first mission to bring crew members back to the lunar surface since the Apollo missions that took place from 1969 to 1972 and would include the first woman and person of color to set foot on the moon.
... and going to the South pole of the Moon where there is ice.
I get the Deal book newsletter from the NY times and they covered the 1.6 billion donation extensively this morning. The money (from the sale of stock) is not taxable since it is going to a charitable trust. The aim is to beat Soros, Arabella group, and other large democratic supporters.
Russia starts adopting the children it kidnapped from Mariupol. Straight-up genocide.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-announces-adoption-thousands-children-104931080.html
DBD AV Club
Just watched the season 2 finale of Only Murders in the Building. Wow! That was a killer reveal and then setup for season 3.
I just watched season 1 episode 1. Love it so far.
Such a funny finale! An uneven season but the highs were super high!
It's ALL enjoyable.
Finished A League of Their Own (Amazon Prime). Maybe it is knowing more what to expect but also because they finally got to more baseball, I enjoyed the second half of first season a lot more.
By the way, one of the best AAGPBL exhibit is supposedly in South Bend, Indiana at the local museum for anyone who might be making the trip to Notre Dame (I still got to figure that out). South Bend Blue Sox is the other team that lasted for the duration of the AAGPBL along side the Rockford Peaches.
I've seen a couple interviews recently with Maybelle Blair and saw she threw out the first pitch at Dodger Stadium the other day. She's 95 and played for Peoria back in 1948. She is really smart about baseball and has a quick wit. And she came out as gay at an event
promoting the show earlier this year.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/maybelle-blair-aloto-inspiration-throws-151526835.html
Her interview was great.
She was so much fun! https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/video/maybelle-blair-joins-the-booth
I wonder if there will ever be a switch to women playing baseball as opposed to softball. Not that it really matters, it just always struck me as weird that a separate version existed for women
Odessa Permian's Coach Gary Gaines of "Friday Night Lights" fame is dead at the age of 73.
https://sports.yahoo.com/iconic-permian-friday-night-lights-texas-football-coach-gary-gaines-dies-at-73-043442254.html
Watched Colosseum which I DVR'd on Sunday night. Story of the physician Galen whose work remained influential until the end of the 18th century.
House of the Dragon...maybe a little more gore, a little less eye candy...but still interesting in terms of the character introduction. A solid start...
I'm encouraged by the decent reviews so far, but I think I'll wait a few more episodes before I decide if I'll watch. I guess I'm still bitter about how GoT ended
It was kind of promising but the entire first episode took place in one city. I don't know (though the info is probably already online) if that's going to be the case for the entire series since having too many plot-lines were kind of both the draw and the downfall of GoT.
Yeah, I know that GoT seasons also tended to start slowly before ramping up, but then you look back to the first episode of GoT:
1. White Walkers
2. King's Hand dies, must be replaced
3. Questions about who killed him
4. Stark-Lannister marriage proposed
5. Targaryens overseas, plotting an invasion
6. Incest!
7. Guy pushes a kid out a window!
That's a lot of intrigue. HotD doesn't have nearly that much going on. But this is also a show that can afford to assume people are interested, rather than trying to grab their interest.
Only in the last seasons, when they had no books to refer to, then it sucked.
It was ok, but I kinda hated the overuse of GFI instead of real cinema, real places, kinda a waste in my book.
They definitely should have got a real dragon.
🙄
I gather they were trying to keep the budget somewhat under control
Retrievers
Somewhere down the line, my next addition figures to be a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever...great little pups.
A good place to eat at an airport
Legal Seafood's test kitchen at Boston-Logan
Thanks to Terence, the Sushi place in the United Terminal at Narita.
In Japan, airports have nice restaurants before the security. At Narita and Haneda, there are many restaurants where you can eat with friends and family before going thru the security. All regional airports have a restaurant(s) before security and none after security. It is nice because the security is fast but I want more stuff inside.
The sushi place is after security. I went there between flights from ORD to TPE. Forgot which gates it's between but I think in the 30s or 40s.
Yeah I think there's only one sushi place in each terminal. There's one near United gates in the 30-40s range in Terminal 1. I always recommend that place whenever someone asks me where to have good sushi at Narita because that's the only one there lol.
the post-security ones seemed to all closed last month. maybe we were "early", but it was like 1pm. shoulda been open. half the pre-security shops were closed also. that's what happen when you close off your country to 99% of foreign tourism
Yeah that's what I heard. I still haven't gone yet but my father went 3 times already this summer. He said it was a bit better a couple of weeks ago on his last trip, a few more stores were open compared to July.
SLC .. if you have even a 90 min layover, you have enough time to head to the Red Iguana a few miles from the airport and get some Killer Mexican food!
it helps to have Clear, pre-check, and go to the Red Iguana at off-peak times as well.
I have been pounding this drum for over a decade - Sushi Kyotatsu in Narita Terminal 1 between gates 22 and 24 is probably a top 10% level sushi place in Japan itself, nevermind an airport.
https://www.narita-airport.jp/en/shops/detail/t1s303_t0000c
Pappadeux at Houston Bush Intercontinental for chain restaurant Cajun
Salt Lick (the Austin area barbecue) is in Terminal A at DFW
Shake Shack at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport (it's the small city airport, not the big international airport)
LAX has a revolving food truck inside terminal 4 - I've had Kogi Truck and some other of LA's famous food trucks in there. Perfect after getting off a 12 hour flight from Hong Kong or Shanghai.
I don't know if "good" is the word I would use, but I do like the cheeseburger and chili sub at Ben's Chili Bowl at DCA. It would be perfectly fine without the chili but that extra indigestion carries me through early evening flights to the west coast.
The ramen arcade at Sapporo New Chitose Airport in Japan. Can't choose!
https://youtu.be/ldDGIMKIOT4?t=2766
Lobster Smack Shack at Minneapolis
Pappadeaux at Houston
Hobby or Bush Intercontinental? Or both?
IAH
Also Pappasito's Cantina at Houston. Great tacos!
O'Hare seems to have good places to eat including a steakhouse which is a very Chicago thing.
I had a decent Chicago-style hot dog there a couple times. O'Hare had better have good food because every time I have a stopover there some calamity strikes and my flight gets delayed/cancelled.
I've spent many hours in Chicago because of delays and it's disappointing that they don't have any lounges I can access with Amex Plat or Priority Pass even though it's a major airport.
Usually I end up paying for United Club and kill time there. There aren't any good restaurants in Concourse C.
It is kind of crazy that it is a major hub since the weather is so terrible, but it is well located I suppose
Rick Bayless’s torta shop in O’Hare is great. I’ll be grabbing one for the train ride from the airport to our hotel
I think I went there after getting some vouchers for a flight. It is good.
Oh I love that place.
Say something nice about the town you grew up in.
Very safe and good schools AND it has several freeway exits unlike the suckers in its neighboring towns.
Look at Mr big town over here with their several freeway exits...
Hmmmm... freeway exits are very associated with crime.
You know me, Cugel... unimpeachable street cred earned from the Roundup Saloon.
No 3 and I were sitting at the light at one of the roads from the freeway offramp by Safeway and saw an SUV come down the middle of the road being chased by a highway patrol, turn right against the red, go up one block, make a U turn coming back towards us, turn left to go back up the road he came from with another cop coming towards him. I assume he got off the freeway and then tried to get back on. But there isn't an onramp there. Not sure how far he got. You only see this in cities with offramps.
I'm obviously neglecting the recent carjack that occurred in a neighboring town and ended about half a mile from where I live.
One of the safest cities in Ca and good schools.
It smells like night-blooming jasmine in the summer.
I’m glad I no longer live there
Hacienda Heights, California: At least it's not La Puente!
Not as hot as Bakerfield.
We have one of the pre-popular In-N-Out, 2 Driver-thru designs. Before it became a cult thing.
It was rural and small. Which could also be damning, depending on one's perspective.
Something nice about the town you grew up in.
But seriously folks, home of the Lilac Festival and the Garbage Plate
One of the 100 Best Small Towns in America.
Very safe and good schools, however terribly boring and as a teenage driver it felt like cops targeted you for traffic stops. No freeway exits also meant adding 10-15 minutes to every drive to somewhere not in Orinda or Lafayette.
This!
Americas Finest City. No matter how rich, poor or in between you might be financially, the beaches are always open and they are always free.
Newellbany no longer lives there.
It's a great place to raise kids. Safe, easy to navigate, a park in every neighborhood, excellent schools.
The high school looked like a castle.
Air Force brat, grew up in a lot of places, I guess the RAF base in England was the most fun.
Yeah I was similar. I went to almost all of high school in Monterey though. So once I got to college if someone asked my hometown I would say Monterey. I love it there, wish I could work fully remote and just live there
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
John Solomon - Trump's liaison to the National Archives (NARA) - released the letter from NARA. I'm not sure what he thought it would do - but it's not favorable to Trump as it shows that NARA was very thorough in its communication and that anything that Trump claimed (eg, privilege, unclassified) is false.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/national-archives-warned-about-national-security-threat-from-trumps-mar-a-lago-documents-in-may-letter-shows
I'm no lawyer, but Trump's filing in Florida seems bizarre. There are parts that seem dictated from Trump himself. They are asking for relief of things that happened a LONG time ago. The filing does not refute any of the alleged issues that he has violated. And it's expository rather than being a legal filing that is actionable by the court.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.618763/gov.uscourts.flsd.618763.1.0.pdf
Would sir prefer the McRib or the Filet-o-Fish for their entrée?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2022/08/23/trump-super-pac-charges-100000-for-candlelight-dinner-with-former-president-at-his-club/
[WaPo] GOP shared stolen Dominion voting machine data with CyberNinjas, a pro surfer, the author of "How to Talk to Hot Women", a meteorologist, and a guy named Scott.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/08/22/election-system-copied-files-trump/
Call sign: CringieMcCringeface
https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1561873326175408129
Fat face in a little helmet.
Not quite Michael Dukakis, but not far off.
It’s fairly close.
Smells like more grift
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/22/trumps-pac-smithsonian-portrait-00053204
Defendants in the conspiracy to kidnap Gov. Whitmer plead not guilty because of (reefer) madness.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/aug/21/marijuana-smoking-hangs-over-whitmer-kidnap-plot-t/
TODAY IN COVID
BA5 boosters are coming in a few weeks.
I think I'm going to wait for this. The downside is that I won't have full protection at the Notre Dame game.
I'm waiting for it for my second booster.
That was my plan but having this Lisbon work trip the week of ND made me go get my 2nd booster on Fri. Of course it doesn't protect against Omicron so going to be extra careful.
Another work trip to Miami in Dec so maybe I'll get the BA5 one before then, if they'll let me.
I got my second booster so early (at my doctor's request) that if they approve a third, I'll be eligible in early October, in which case I'm going for one of the BA5 ones. Variety is the spice of life etc.
How long are you supposed to wait between boosters?
Six months, I believe
My first booster (but 5th overall shot!) will be in October.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Urban Meyer back on Fox Sports College programming.
https://www.si.com/.amp/extra-mustard/2022/08/22/fox-rehires-urban-meyer-college-football-pregame-show
Penix rises up to become starting QB at Washington
https://twitter.com/SeaTimesSports/status/1562146047165612034
Saban gets an extension, locked in through 2030 @ $11.7m clams per year average.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34447036/alabama-approves-extension-raise-coach-nick-saban-2030
He is 70 now, surprised he wants to keep at it that long
I dunno. Bear Bryant coached until he was on death's door. He died about 1 month after he retired. I figure Bryant knew he was dying when he retired.
EDIT: Bryant was 69 years old when he died.
Yeah, I know, but I think Saban is WAY smarter than Bear ever was. Saban will retire when he wants.
I won't argue the point about smarts. Sometimes folks can't disengage from their work, even later in life. Not saying Saban won't. Just that some of the most driven people simply can't.
Probably won't
Yeah I guess you can’t recruit on a short deal so you do a long one and negotiate a buyout when it is time to go
Someone should lance it with a sterilized safety pin
https://twitter.com/DallasTexasTV/status/1561823274140680194
Well, that's one way to add a distraction.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Njt5FbSCeU
You never know what is going through the Mad Pirate's mind.
https://twitter.com/Coach_Leach/status/1561959945054085121
In today’s world if you say something crazy once you can be excommunicated but if you shoot the moon and say crazy shit all the time you are celebrated
PRO
Goalie Ezequiel Unsain for Defensa & Justicia gave up a last minute goal to Boca Juniors. He was heartbroken. He was consoled by a pitch invader.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUQZMwbGgvw
Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno exploring possible sale of team
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34447735/los-angeles-angels-owner-arte-moreno-exploring-possible-sale-team
Arte Moreno is exploring the possibility of selling the Los Angeles Angels after two decades of ownership, it was announced Tuesday.
The Angels said they have "initiated a formal process to evaluate strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the team," and have retained Galatioto Sports Partners as financial advisors in the process.
"Although this difficult decision was entirely our choice and deserved a great deal of thoughtful consideration, my family and I have ultimately come to the conclusion that now is the time," Moreno said in a statement. "Throughout this process, we will continue to run the franchise in the best interest of our fans, employees, players and business partners."
That dude gets way too involved in the baseball decisions. They are better off without him. Do they have a new stadium in the works? Their park kind of sucks
Dodgers fall flat against Eric Lauer in Brewers opener
https://www.truebluela.com/2022/8/22/23317620/dodgers-no-offense-eric-lauer-nemesis-brewers
Monday saw yet another pitching-heavy game between the Dodgers and Brewers at Dodger Stadium, and the road team scored all the runs in the opener, which gave Milwaukee its third win over Los Angeles in seven days, a 4-0 victory.
For the second time in six days, the Dodgers had trouble against Eric Lauer, but it’s not like this is anything new. He did not permit the Dodgers a run on Monday, the ninth time in eleven career starts against them he allowed two or fewer runs. That’s the recipe for a 2.37 ERA against Los Angeles, and now a 7-1 record.
Last Wednesday in Milwaukee was a rarity in that the Dodgers actually beat Lauer, even though he only allowed two solo home runs in seven innings. If there was a silver lining on Monday, it’s that Lauer needed 98 pitches to get through five innings, scattering five singles and two walks.
Commanders' Chase Young goes on PUP list, will be out the first 4 games of the season.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34447038/washington-commanders-move-chase-young-reserve-pup-list-de-least-first-4-games
Durant sticks with Nets despite asking to be traded.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34446879/brooklyn-nets-kevin-durant-meet-agree-move-forward-together-star-trade-demands
If he ends the season with the Nets I’d be shocked
Brooklyn will have to lower their asking price...it's ridiculous.
It's like the opposite of how he left the Warriors. Got the Nets to do a sign and trade so that the Warriors got D'Angelo Russel and a first. Benefitted the Warriors.
I think they only have one serious bidder and so are saying they’d keep him in order to create leverage.
What are we talking about? Doesn't matter. Here is a T-Rex race.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ICvfAo4Cp8#t=7m
Nah, this is the winner of the T Rex race:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfA6ucQE92k&list=PLz6cAheObZchibGOwawEd3eG8msDvVF_s
ICYMI: The A's beat the M's on Sunday 5-3.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401356032
One fan enjoyed the view of the ballgame. Another enjoyed the view of the balls.
https://twitter.com/MPsMP4s/status/1561512917627011073
This is just another reason why people hate the Yankees
https://twitter.com/jomboymedia/status/1561879106052136961
Scuttlebutt is that Garbers may play the entire game vs. the Patriots on Friday night,
I will root for him, but tbh he is probably better off failing on Friday and getting a job that doesn’t cause traumatic brain injuries on a regular basis
Being the 3rd backup QB is a pretty safe job though.
Fair point! He’d be good at posing for pics with the cheerleaders at charity events
A friend of mine is really good friends with Ken Dorsey who spent like 9 years holding a clipboard/ipad for a million a year.
CAL
It's eleven days until the first home football game and both of the following sentences are true for me:
I'm really excited to go back to Memorial Stadium.
My level of excitement for Cal football hasn't been this low in a long time.
Anyone else feel similarly?
It was fun beating up teams like UW in low-scoring rockfights in the first few years of the Wilcox Era, but I'm getting tired of watching a top-3 (in conference) defense get held back by an offense that ranges from mediocre to unwatchable. My modest level of excitement reflects my lack of optimism that the offense will accomplish anything more than a couple long scoring drives while sputtering aimlessly for the rest of the game.
The lack of big plays, spotty special teams and a consistent parade of 3 & outs are maddening...the Bears leave a lot of W's on the field.
Not bowling last year with a solid D and an offense chock full of veteran starters is serious cause for concern...it gets coaches fired, not extended. Sigh.
The COVID years did a lot to dampen excitement around the program. We'll see if that's fixable with a more "normal" season.
I agree. It seems like promise of the team has faded since COVID started. Need to get the mojo back also field a functional offense.
Yeah I'd be a lot more excited if there was reason to be confident about the offense. Also it would be nice to think we could exceed the seven win mark. The whole bullshit about the LA schools leaving and the uncertain future don't help either. That said, look forward to being in Strawberry Canyon, seeing old friends, Oski, the band etc.
Plus the new food and enhanced video screens, I hope it makes a difference.
Go Bears!!!
One thing I HATE about WFT DBD - I often have to re-load the page to see new comments, and then have figure out which ones they are.
If you keep the browser window up, do you get "new * reply" boxes in the threads that have new * replies? I've noticed most of the time I get that but every so often I don't. I wonder if it's related to when the internet goes down.
Damn...now I'm going to always find this comment when searching for new comments.
There...fixed it.
Leaning towards breakfast burritos for the first tailgate bc of the early start time
Nice. I'm going to miss week 2 and will see if No 3 wants to find a friend and go. If not, I'll have 2 if anyone wants them.
Nice. I'm going to miss week 2 and will see if No 3 wants to find a friend and go. If not, I'll have 2 if anyone wants them.
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What's the tailgate start time?
Probably 8 or 9. Kitchen will be closing at noon so no complaints about cold food if you’re showing up at 12:30
Oh man, hard part is getting my son to come early, always wants to watch college football on the TV.
There's usually a TV there showing a game.
We have a tv.
Cal Athletics (finally) launch their NLI Collective
https://calegends.com
If ur a fan, finna support 'n engage. OKthx.
https://twitter.com/ca_legends_/status/1562130360082874369
Jesus fucking Christ, are they paying an illiterate tiktoker to be their social media manager?
It's like they are confusing their target audience of well-healed donors with young recruits. They need to get this sorted ASAP.
What does "camp (1-hour)" mean?
For $120k contribution you can attend a game with Mr. Beastmode himself. You might need to be the one to drive to the game though (ouch, too early?)
The advisory board has 4 members. Marshawn, DeSean, Arioto and Clarendon. That's interesting
NASA
In the news: It seems like NASA has been watching "For All Mankind"
In a seemingly renewed age of space exploration, NASA also said last week it had identified 13 candidate landing regions on Earth’s moon, as it prepares to send astronauts back there under its Artemis program.
It would be the first mission to bring crew members back to the lunar surface since the Apollo missions that took place from 1969 to 1972 and would include the first woman and person of color to set foot on the moon.
... and going to the South pole of the Moon where there is ice.
For All Mankind is so good! What will the next season be about?
Good question! I have no idea, knew what the 3rd was going to be.
I get the Deal book newsletter from the NY times and they covered the 1.6 billion donation extensively this morning. The money (from the sale of stock) is not taxable since it is going to a charitable trust. The aim is to beat Soros, Arabella group, and other large democratic supporters.