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Barbie is so talented. She’s had so many different types of careers. I wonder what she’s doing with all those skills? Name an unusual skill that you have.
We changed them yesterday because the previous color was too dark and difficult to distinguish from text. This one has overcorrected, so we'll probably change them again.
I was off-line for a couple days since my sister and brother-in-law were visiting and was a bit taken aback when I saw this. I assumed I missed something while away.
I'm in favor of that if it works without too much contrast/unreadability. For now the yellow has been changed to a dull gold (metallic gold, per the University's official color palette). You may have to refresh for the color to update.
Struck by the number of articles about how "even liberals" are "being realistic" about COVID - from the likes of David Leonhardt, one of the many notionally liberal pundits / doctors who's been consistently wrong about the trajectory of this disease. Anyway congratulations to the pundits, everyone really is just throwing up their hands and hoping for the best.
As someone who has been "vaxxed and relaxed" for some time now, I ask genuinely: what kinds of policies do you think should be continued and would make a realistic difference in the trajectory of the disease?
Honestly, at this point just keep paying for shots and tests so people can get them if / when they need them, which is pretty minimal and therefore - of course - under threat of defunding. If folks have decided that they're okay with the potential downsides of getting Covid and aren't interested in masking to avoid an airborne disease etc., I don't see the point of trying to force the issue.
I think a lot of this discourse is more about people who made a virtue of being masked / getting vaccinated trying to create a permission structure which means that they can stop doing that without being cast as bad / irresponsible / anti-science. It's kind of an intra-elite discourse, now that I think about it.
I think there was at least 4 broad trends that did in masking:
1) mixed messaging in the early stages
2) people losing their shit about having to wear them (whether oppositional defiance, "but God needs to see my face," etc
3) self-appointed momma bears losing their shit about mask requirements in schools
4) lack of clarity over value of KN95 type masking (I'm inclined to think they work, or at least they've worked for my family, but I think that's been lost) - this may be a corollary or extension of item 1.
I'm exercising some degree of caution insofar as I have hypertension and have had pneumonia and bronchitis and "mystery lung rattles," but even so I've been traveling a bit and going to concerts and such. It's been really interesting, living in what was a generally pretty masked-up area, to see how quickly everyone dropped it this summer. My daughter was telling me that even the kids who were wearing KN95s during the omicron surge aren't bothering with anything this first week of the school year, so we were talking about how she'll decide when to stop wearing the basic paper masks at school. I figure at this point I'm mostly going to stick to the serious masks in airports / boarding planes, especially when I go to see my mother (3 heart attacks, on dialysis)
Outright terrible messaging in the early days . . . the CDC literally told people not to wear masks.
I'm of two minds about it. On the one hand, I think good masks (KN95) do work to protect the wearer pretty well. People who are nervous (for whatever reason) about catching Covid should use them. On the other hand, the public mask MANDATES don't seem to have worked much at all, mostly because to make them work on a public-health level you need everyone to follow the rules, and . . . yeah, see above. As a result, I find the arguments over mask mandates to be pretty useless. Much better to focus on vaccines and airflow improvements if you want to improve current policy.
I think part of what's going on here also is that as a family we appear to be among the last of the people we know to not have caught the 'rona - if I'd had it recently, I'd probably be behaving differently now, to be honest.
FDA give emergency authorization for B.4/B.5 omicron sub-variant booster. The next step is awaiting CDC recommendation, but the doses are being shipped now.
Way too many to list. I'm a bit of a podcast junkie.
One I've gotten more into recently is "Plain English" with Derek Thompson. Covers a variety of subjects from a balanced perspective, trying to explain how/why a large social problem seems intractable.
Years ago I used to listen to downloads of BBC radio shows but I tapered off, I think in part because my commute got shorter (pre Covid) and because I now spend all my time on conference calls listening to people droning on about something that could have been communicated faster in writing.
Nah dawg, is not a substitute for reading. Is something you do when you cannot read. Like say when doing dishes or laundry, that kinda thing. Is a different use case.
It doesn't matter what I'm doing, I don't want to listen to people yammering on about whatever. I understand why people like podcasts, I just don't want to consume information that way.
I feel the same about podcasts. I'll listen to NPR when I'm running errands around town, but I'm not particularly interested in committing to listening for a whole 20-, 30-, 60-, whatever-minute episode of a podcast. Meanwhile with music or NPR, I can start and stop them at my convenience and not feel like I'm missing anything.
Yep, I feel and am the same way. I can and do listen to NPR or music on my commute because I can start and stop them and not feel like I’m missing something. I can’t start a podcast or a movie and not finish it in one sitting.
My wife is like that - hates taking info in by listening. I dunno, I like it, allows you to kind of get lost in it in a way that is a little different than reading. It’s more immersive than reading a news article, is more akin to reading a novel in that way. But different strokes for different folks…
For example today on the Daily they spoke to Parkland survivors. It is just different to hear the voices of the kids than it is to read the text of what they are saying.
I took a group tour of some random thing in Savannah Georgia once. There was a guy on the tour with us from St Louis who was wearing pink shorts and a white belt. Was awesome
My older daughter informs me that there has been a trend on TikTok of Euros mocking American tourists for being loud and badly dressed, so American teenagers have been responding on a variety of fronts including "you've got some nerve talking shit about how Americans dress when you wear jorts" - and I have definitely noticed on Twitter & Instagram that jorts remain very much a thing over yonder.
I studied abroad in France in high school and college. Always found it amusing when they mocked American style of dress. The dudes there wear scarves in the summer! Gimme a break…
Seems to be a lotta sunshine pumping out there folks...too much for my liking, given what we know of Wilcox...I’ll be pleased with a win, but what in this regime’s history gives you any reason to think it’s anything other than either a close Cal win or, heaven forbid, an L? Remember Nevada? Terrified.
I like Plummer but he is in a new system with a bunch of new players so we will have to see how well they perform under pressure for the first time playing together.
Agreed, C...I do like Plummer...however, until we see whether these skill position players can win 1 on 1 battles and make plays, dunno how anyone can predict a 21+ point win with any confidence v. a fired up Davis team that would love nothing more than to beat Cal.
Based on what we’ve seen the past 2 years, I suspect Musgrave’s pro-style O is also too complicated for these kids, which impacts execution. Say what you will about Dykes, but his O was easy to learn and wildly successful.
A solid defense for most of the game (though the Aggies finally get into the end zone with a garbage time TD). The offense puts together a few long drives but otherwise sputters about.
I wouldn't mind that. I'd picture that like a slow but extremely efficient offense that holds onto the ball 40 minutes per game and scores maybe 3-4 TDs.
Maybe the relevant analogy is to a soapbox car - is sort of a fun toy that works going downhill (team ahead) but simply possesses no ability to go uphill (come from behind)
We’re not covering that. It’ll be a typical Wilcox game where the offense sputters but looks semi-competent and puts up “enough” points. Then he’ll lean on the defense in the second half to hold on.
Almost done with Sandman, like it quite a bit except for one episode (5th) - watching Never Have I Ever... which is good, but the 4th was just OK - I'm not saying Superstore is great, but I honestly laugh quite a bit - so it's really working for me.
WaPo's David Von Drehle has an interesting theory. He interviewed Trump several times and added the observations from his interview of Stephanie Grisham.
Trump doesn't really read any documents and may be dyslexic. He keeps them as a prop. Von Drehle implies that he's stolen top secret paper so that he can continue to use them as props/bragging rights.
I'll concede Von Drehle's points. Trump is dyslexic and uses the mountains of paper as props. It doesn't make Trump innocent of violating the law. Nor does it excuse his pathological neediness in the face of his (past) responsibilities as the most powerful man in the free world.
If anything, it's more evidence that the current GOP is a collection of unserious and malicious clowns masquerading as politicians. Every last one of them should be thrown in federal prison (with certain noted exceptions; e.g., L. Cheney and A. Kinzinger) for seditious conspiracy.
DOJ also released this photo. It shows a haul of top secret documents - including HCS "spy" documents. Also, Trump like carpets like you see in movie theaters.
That photo was also featured prominently on the WaPo and NYT websites yesterday afternoon/evening an accompanied a headline about the contents of documents recovered in the August 8 search. It's still prominently displayed on both websites this morning.
Nah, even now they realize (most of the ones in power) that this is hurting them in the midterms - and even the fucking insane MAGA candidates have removed Trump's name from why voters should vote for them, recently anyways.
There was a WaPo interview with someone who has studied the GOP over decades. The upshot of the interview is that the GOP doesn't admit mistakes. They simply quietly back away from the crazy and leave them to twist. It goes back to at least McCarthy, maybe further. But it gets repeated because this is how the GOP stays relevant and doesn't permanently fall into minority status.
What you've observed is consistent with that history.
Dodgers spring training schedule for 2023 released. I have an event in Phoenix the 2nd week so there are two home games I can go to. I'll have to leave a little bit early to make it by first pitch. Looks like the Angels stadium is right near downtown so hopefully they'll have at least 1 6 PM game.
ICYMI: Raiders roll with 2 QBs on their roster after Garbers is cut and Stidham stays, proving once again that relying on randoms from the interwebs is not wise.
There are 17 Cal players in the NFL. 10 of them have been named starters: Hawkins, Rodgers, Goff, Jones, Allen, Bynum, Jordan, Alaualu, Curhan, Anger. Patrick Mekari lost his starting position to rookie Tyler Linderbaum.
A lot of them are Pro Bowl superstars and solid contributors. Well obviously, to be still playing after 10+ years, they must be the real top level guys. Mack and Schwartz retired last season but they were solid for such a long time too.
In a battle of the two worst teams in baseball, the A’s came out on top, beating the Washington Nationals 10-6 in the first game of his must-watch series.
Well, the pitching wasn’t there but the bats sure were, racking up 13 hits and six walks en route to the 10 run outburst, their most runs scored in a game since before the All-Star break. And since this was Oakland’s first time visiting Nationals Park, they are undefeated at the stadium!
Both teams got to scoring early in this one. Veteran Tony Kemp led off the game with a double and came in to score on an RBI single off the bat of Sean Murphy.
Last week, when the San Francisco Giants visited the Detroit Tigers, Logan Webb wasn’t at his sharpest. He gave up five hits and three walks in just 4.2 innings, and while he had a chance to escape relatively unscathed, he was done in by one unfortunate inning.
Was at the game yesterday. In addition to a bad result, it was incredibly slow and boring. I think it was still 0-0 in the 4th with like 4 total hits...and we were already like 90 minutes in.
Left just before the 7th-inning stretch (Pads had already pushed across three more runs in top of 7th). Was already 2.5 hours long. Had a bike ride home ahead of me, got home by 10...no regrats (We're the Millers reference)
And I just found out that had I stayed, the Giants would have made it even more frustrating, getting to within one run with a 2-out HR in the 9th. Before losing.
Three errors (at least) at first base. Two (not great) throws from Crawford that Belt prob would have dug out. One of which extended an inning and allowed a 2-run HR.
And the game was 3:35, so wouldn't have got out of there til 10.
He has zero feel for the game of baseball and is not an instinctive manager. His over reliance on analytics means he could basically manage a game from his condo in Foster City via Zoom - there's really no need for him or his little Mini-Me Correia to even be at the ballpark.
He doesn't fight for his players, and as such they don't much care for him, per a number of sources.
Plus he's a smug narcissist. 2021 was more lucky than good.
Fans may have shown up to Citi Field on Tuesday night hoping to see Timmy Trumpet perform Edwin Diaz’s entrance song live, but were forced to settle for the Gavin Lux show. The Dodger second baseman drove in three runs including the game winner as the boys in blue took game one from the Mets, 4-3.
There was no lack of excitement to begin this one. With no outs in the bottom of the first and Brandon Nimmo on first base, Starling Marte dropped down a bunt which appeared to be rolling foul. Andrew Heaney grabbed the ball before it reached foul territory and in attempting to make a play, flipped the ball into right field allowing Nimmo to come all the way around to score. Heaney buckled down and used two strikeouts (and some help from the Mets on the bases) to escape the inning without allowing any further damage.
The Dodger offense came to life in the third inning. Austin Barnes led the inning off with a single, Mookie Betts followed with a double, and Los Angeles had runners on second and third base with no outs. Trea Turner and Freddie Freeman were unable to bring the tying run home, but Taijuan Walker provided the Dodgers with some help. Walker walked Max Muncy to load the bases and hit Joey Gallo with a pitch to bring in the tying run.
The Dodgers just continue to roll, a product of their very good and deep and versatile roster (a concept a surprising number of MLB teams continue to not grasp). Nevertheless, I have complete confidence in Dave Roberts to meddle with pitching and the lineup to the point of falling short in October.
If there is a problem with the pitching it will be because Buehler is out, Gonsolin has his forearm injury (he claims it's minor), we'll see if Kershaw's back goes out again (he is back on Thurs), and Almonte (pretty dominant since his pickup) looks like he may be done. Pen should be pretty good with Treinan coming back.
Someone just pointed out that Las Vegas Raiders had their first draft in 2020 that includes a total of four picks in their first three years. They no longer have any of those picks/players.
No, that's not me - I guess one I could share: haven't lost a fight since I was 13, and that was a "friendly" match with someone on the wrestling team. Lost twice, super annoyed.
Ok, let's start in the southwest corner and go to Young's Dairy just outside Dayton (https://youngsdairy.com/). You can eat deep fried cheese curds, see some goats, and most importantly, eat homestyle ice cream. This is delicious, but a big part of the experience is being at the farm, so even if they shipped their ice cream, I would not try to buy it here (in California).
Next, we'll try Graeter's of Cincinnati. This is also homestyle ice cream; I'd equate it to Fenton's. My favorite flavor from them is the black raspberry chip, but Elena's blueberry pie is also delicious, with a fantastic story: https://www.graeters.com/cones-for-the-cure They do ship nationwide and can be found in the Bay Area, but because I see them as a Fenton's (local favorite, except Golden Oso), I typically do not buy their ice cream here.
Now, let's go to my hometown, Cleveland. The overwhelming favorite is Mitchell's (https://www.mitchellshomemade.com/), not to be confused with the one in San Francisco. The Bing cherry chocolate chunk is a good mix of tangy and sweet, and if you're there at the right time, the campfire s'more has a smokiness that you shouldn't miss out on.
Less famous, but very special, is Mason's Creamery (https://www.instagram.com/masonscreamery/). This, to me, is one of the great things about the Cleveland food scene. There's demand for elements from different cultures (in this case, different Asian food references), and the cost of living allows people to take a chance on a small business. They don't serve ice cream year-round, and I'm not sure if the ramen side of the business is year-round, but it's nice that there's a space for them to do this!
Ok, now we're heading to central Ohio. Mardi Gras Ice Cream (https://news.wosu.org/news/2017-04-12/ice-cream-with-a-sprinkle-of-india-from-an-immigrant-in-columbus) is not open year-round, so you need to time your visit right. There are the classic flavors one might expect in a suburban strip mall, but there are also delicious Indian flavors like rose or cardamom. Definitely read that WOSU article for more of the background.
I'm gonna eat lunch, but I'll come back to talk about Jeni's.
Jeni's has classic flavors as well as interesting or unexpected flavors, but thus far, they haven't veered into gimmicky. They are also credited/blamed for breaking through the $10 barrier for a pint. What sets them apart for me is the mouthfeel. I took a photo of one of their napkins in 2017 and will quote it now:
--TEXTURE & BODY: Texture is the fineness (or grittiness) of the ice cream between your tongue and the roof of your mouth. The body is the bounciness or thinness of the ice cream. Ours has a dense buttercream-like body and texture that's unique in the world of ice cream. We call it American hard body ice cream, which is meant to be rolled into a ball and served hard.--
I like to joke that Jeni's is responsible for MY American hard body. But truly, when you push against it with your tongue, it pushes back. Another distinguishing factor of Jeni's is that the ice cream base uses cream cheese rather than egg yolk. Her reasoning is that she can focus on the milkiness rather than any egg flavor.
Jeni's started in North Market in Columbus and did experience some growing pains when they expanded beyond the city. There was the infamous listeria outbreak in 2015, for instance. And, while I'm grateful to be able to get pints in the Bay (either at some grocery stores or through mail order), nothing beats Jeni's from a scoop shop, and I really wish they'd open one near me.
At lunch, my coworker who grew up in Cincy reminded me that what sets Graeter's apart is their chocolate chip. It maintains structural integrity, but when you bite into it, it melts away; it's not a solid block of frozen chocolate fossil.
No 3 has this thing where he can tuck the edge of his ear into itself. It can stay there for a while. Stephen Colbert can do the same thing and showed it on one of his shows.
Yeah, looks like it was created by a bot. I think Cal could get better designs by running a student competition on campus and paying the winner in Fat Slice coupons
Anyone want a box full of very good Sci-fi books from the past? Free.
I'm moving, and since I doubt I will re-read, willing to give them away, all paperbacks.
Huh, accents on this page are now yellow, which is hard to read against the light background. That includes the "Author" tag next to SGBear and URLs.
I was gonna note this, but then figured someone prob would have beat me to it. So searched for "yellow" and was brought here!
I can feel the eyestrain building!
Maybe today can be No Links Wednesday (just text that we can cut-and-paste)?
We changed them yesterday because the previous color was too dark and difficult to distinguish from text. This one has overcorrected, so we'll probably change them again.
I was off-line for a couple days since my sister and brother-in-law were visiting and was a bit taken aback when I saw this. I assumed I missed something while away.
Change them to Joe Roth blue
I'm in favor of that if it works without too much contrast/unreadability. For now the yellow has been changed to a dull gold (metallic gold, per the University's official color palette). You may have to refresh for the color to update.
It still seems like two hues of the same color. It needs more contrast.
I was thinking the same thing. Now it's been changed to blue and I think it looks much better. Better contrast, better readability.
much better, altho now my whinge will be that the links are harder to identify against the black text.
altho better than "I can easily see that there's a link, but I can't read it against the background!"
Just refreshed--I like it!
MUCH better if you ask me.
Thanks for working to improve our user experience!
how about dark mode like dark blue background, white text, and yellow accents.
That's how it was until a few weeks ago. I preferred it, but it seems we're trying a light background this season.
Maybe changing the background changes the fortunes of the football team.
Let's hope so.
PBR makes THC infused seltzer.
https://www.pabstlabs.com/
They also make St. Ides branded blunts and joints
https://www.stides.com/product
Today in Covid
This is why it's endemic.
https://twitter.com/CanadianaCritic/status/1564933475991437312
Rawdogged by the lamb of god
Not COVID, but polio. The good news is that they think they know the source of the Polio outbreak in NY. The bad news is...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/polio-outbreak-caused-because-people-are-literally-ingesting-human-feces-in-nyc-and-london/ar-AA11ivyO
Johnny Depp not (yet) confirmed as patient zero
https://www.thedailybeast.com/kate-moss-says-johnny-depp-pulled-diamond-necklace-out-of-the-crack-of-his-ass
Struck by the number of articles about how "even liberals" are "being realistic" about COVID - from the likes of David Leonhardt, one of the many notionally liberal pundits / doctors who's been consistently wrong about the trajectory of this disease. Anyway congratulations to the pundits, everyone really is just throwing up their hands and hoping for the best.
As someone who has been "vaxxed and relaxed" for some time now, I ask genuinely: what kinds of policies do you think should be continued and would make a realistic difference in the trajectory of the disease?
Honestly, at this point just keep paying for shots and tests so people can get them if / when they need them, which is pretty minimal and therefore - of course - under threat of defunding. If folks have decided that they're okay with the potential downsides of getting Covid and aren't interested in masking to avoid an airborne disease etc., I don't see the point of trying to force the issue.
I think a lot of this discourse is more about people who made a virtue of being masked / getting vaccinated trying to create a permission structure which means that they can stop doing that without being cast as bad / irresponsible / anti-science. It's kind of an intra-elite discourse, now that I think about it.
Don't disagree with that. I'd support more funding for shots/testing . . . and also for better ventilation in public buildings.
Unfortunately I think a lot of the debate got wound up over mask mandates, which seem to have middling effectiveness at best.
I think there was at least 4 broad trends that did in masking:
1) mixed messaging in the early stages
2) people losing their shit about having to wear them (whether oppositional defiance, "but God needs to see my face," etc
3) self-appointed momma bears losing their shit about mask requirements in schools
4) lack of clarity over value of KN95 type masking (I'm inclined to think they work, or at least they've worked for my family, but I think that's been lost) - this may be a corollary or extension of item 1.
I'm exercising some degree of caution insofar as I have hypertension and have had pneumonia and bronchitis and "mystery lung rattles," but even so I've been traveling a bit and going to concerts and such. It's been really interesting, living in what was a generally pretty masked-up area, to see how quickly everyone dropped it this summer. My daughter was telling me that even the kids who were wearing KN95s during the omicron surge aren't bothering with anything this first week of the school year, so we were talking about how she'll decide when to stop wearing the basic paper masks at school. I figure at this point I'm mostly going to stick to the serious masks in airports / boarding planes, especially when I go to see my mother (3 heart attacks, on dialysis)
Outright terrible messaging in the early days . . . the CDC literally told people not to wear masks.
I'm of two minds about it. On the one hand, I think good masks (KN95) do work to protect the wearer pretty well. People who are nervous (for whatever reason) about catching Covid should use them. On the other hand, the public mask MANDATES don't seem to have worked much at all, mostly because to make them work on a public-health level you need everyone to follow the rules, and . . . yeah, see above. As a result, I find the arguments over mask mandates to be pretty useless. Much better to focus on vaccines and airflow improvements if you want to improve current policy.
I think part of what's going on here also is that as a family we appear to be among the last of the people we know to not have caught the 'rona - if I'd had it recently, I'd probably be behaving differently now, to be honest.
FDA give emergency authorization for B.4/B.5 omicron sub-variant booster. The next step is awaiting CDC recommendation, but the doses are being shipped now.
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-moderna-pfizer-biontech-bivalent-covid-19-vaccines-use
Podcast you are enjoying
How Long Gone.
Haberman & Middlekauf for local sports.
Way too many to list. I'm a bit of a podcast junkie.
One I've gotten more into recently is "Plain English" with Derek Thompson. Covers a variety of subjects from a balanced perspective, trying to explain how/why a large social problem seems intractable.
Same, and seeing that the majority of people on this thread are anti-pod, no sense in listing any of my favorites.
he writes for the Atlantic right? His articles are great, that seems like a smart theme for him.
Throughline, Babbage are my faves. Also listen to the Intelligence and Daily
Years ago I used to listen to downloads of BBC radio shows but I tapered off, I think in part because my commute got shorter (pre Covid) and because I now spend all my time on conference calls listening to people droning on about something that could have been communicated faster in writing.
Someone should start a podcast called "this could have been an email."
I don't do that. Wife loves Pod Save America, but in my mind, reading is many times faster.
Nah dawg, is not a substitute for reading. Is something you do when you cannot read. Like say when doing dishes or laundry, that kinda thing. Is a different use case.
Heh, like I do that - not my job.
It doesn't matter what I'm doing, I don't want to listen to people yammering on about whatever. I understand why people like podcasts, I just don't want to consume information that way.
PREACH. It's just noise to me.
I feel the same about podcasts. I'll listen to NPR when I'm running errands around town, but I'm not particularly interested in committing to listening for a whole 20-, 30-, 60-, whatever-minute episode of a podcast. Meanwhile with music or NPR, I can start and stop them at my convenience and not feel like I'm missing anything.
Yep, I feel and am the same way. I can and do listen to NPR or music on my commute because I can start and stop them and not feel like I’m missing something. I can’t start a podcast or a movie and not finish it in one sitting.
I still can’t take NPR seriously...ever since Pete Schweddy and his Schweddy balls...
Same.
My wife is like that - hates taking info in by listening. I dunno, I like it, allows you to kind of get lost in it in a way that is a little different than reading. It’s more immersive than reading a news article, is more akin to reading a novel in that way. But different strokes for different folks…
For example today on the Daily they spoke to Parkland survivors. It is just different to hear the voices of the kids than it is to read the text of what they are saying.
I do a lot of catch up on long drives or when I'm doing things like working on the car.
Yeah, driving taking Bart is most of my time on podcasts
Agreed. I don’t do podcast and I prefer to just read about a topic than listen.
me as well...even if there's a seemingly interesting video on a news site, I'll skip it. just print the words/transcript
I do agree about video posted on a news site, never watch that
The new one Jon Wilner and John Canzano are doing on Pac-1X news is useful listening.
https://soundcloud.com/canzano-wilner
while i continue to be hopeful. i generally dont like any podcasts or videos.
i like to skim ahead quickly and get to the good parts.
Sam
antha Stevens
Singer
Best perhaps Jewish shooting guard in Cal hoops history ;-)
(I have no idea if he is, but as a person who is/was Jew-ish, I was interested)
I Am
Adams
Son of - (just finished Only Murders in the Building).
Uncle
Dry ice
Frozen CO2
Jorts
I took a group tour of some random thing in Savannah Georgia once. There was a guy on the tour with us from St Louis who was wearing pink shorts and a white belt. Was awesome
is pro-union
My older daughter informs me that there has been a trend on TikTok of Euros mocking American tourists for being loud and badly dressed, so American teenagers have been responding on a variety of fronts including "you've got some nerve talking shit about how Americans dress when you wear jorts" - and I have definitely noticed on Twitter & Instagram that jorts remain very much a thing over yonder.
I can’t take someone wearing an ascot serious.
I studied abroad in France in high school and college. Always found it amusing when they mocked American style of dress. The dudes there wear scarves in the summer! Gimme a break…
Tebow
What's your prediction for the UC Davis game?
Seems to be a lotta sunshine pumping out there folks...too much for my liking, given what we know of Wilcox...I’ll be pleased with a win, but what in this regime’s history gives you any reason to think it’s anything other than either a close Cal win or, heaven forbid, an L? Remember Nevada? Terrified.
"KING OF THE NORTH!" (<----------- We are here)
"Well, that was sub-optimal."
"DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!"
Especially since we are replacing our super senior QB, all of our WRs, all of our TEs, a couple of OL and just lost our best defensive player.
I caught flack in the Johnson thread for saying we would struggle against Davis and I strongly believe that to be true.
OL, big issue; QB, new one is likely better.
I like Plummer but he is in a new system with a bunch of new players so we will have to see how well they perform under pressure for the first time playing together.
Agreed, C...I do like Plummer...however, until we see whether these skill position players can win 1 on 1 battles and make plays, dunno how anyone can predict a 21+ point win with any confidence v. a fired up Davis team that would love nothing more than to beat Cal.
Based on what we’ve seen the past 2 years, I suspect Musgrave’s pro-style O is also too complicated for these kids, which impacts execution. Say what you will about Dykes, but his O was easy to learn and wildly successful.
The offense will come out looking flat and we will probably have a couple of stalled drives that we go 3 and out.
The game will be closer than Cal fans would like at halftime. Probably something like 21-13 with Cal in the lead.
We will pull away in the 4th and win 31-20.
You really think this team is scoring 31 points? Yikes.
Well I think the defense will generate a turnover or two that will setup the offense with short scoring drives.
That likely end in FG's...or missed FG's
or one or more pick sixes.
A solid defense for most of the game (though the Aggies finally get into the end zone with a garbage time TD). The offense puts together a few long drives but otherwise sputters about.
Just show us something other than the Tercel offense.
Get ready for a gently used Chevy Cavalier! 😀
Probably a hypermileing Prius.
I wouldn't mind that. I'd picture that like a slow but extremely efficient offense that holds onto the ball 40 minutes per game and scores maybe 3-4 TDs.
Rarely give it gas, never floor it. Once at the top of the hill, coast on the way down.
Maybe the relevant analogy is to a soapbox car - is sort of a fun toy that works going downhill (team ahead) but simply possesses no ability to go uphill (come from behind)
Cal favored by 21, the over/under is 42 so that translates to something in the neighborhood of, 31-10. Sounds about right.
We're not covering the number, and could very well lose outright.
Wilcox doesn't blow anyone out, and the Aggies will be fired up. Game will be a dogfight.
We’re not covering that. It’ll be a typical Wilcox game where the offense sputters but looks semi-competent and puts up “enough” points. Then he’ll lean on the defense in the second half to hold on.
True sounds "Wilcox" enough. But we might have better receivers and QB throws - maybe.
But Musgrave is still our OC
"Crapgrave"
Assuming Frost is fired after this season. Would you be in favor of getting Whipple as our OC if we could afford him?
Getting Frost himself is far more likely.
Sigh
More likely 30-10, or 34-16;; otherwise Cal would be covering.
31-20
Someone will win. It might be us. I won't care because I will be drunk in (and maybe on) Chianti.
Chianti goes delightfully well with fava beans and the liver of a Census taker that likes to test people....
Are you watching the game with Chianti Dan?
He should be so lucky
You'll be at the game?
???
I understood from Scootie's remark that she would be in Italy.
I have some 80+ bottles of Chianti alone, and maybe 90+ of Brunello - but in my place in Oakland.
DBD AV Club
Almost done with Sandman, like it quite a bit except for one episode (5th) - watching Never Have I Ever... which is good, but the 4th was just OK - I'm not saying Superstore is great, but I honestly laugh quite a bit - so it's really working for me.
My wife and I liked Superstore, what season are you on?
1st episode of season 2 last night.
I binged S3 of Never Have I Ever last week. Not every ep is gold, but it's a solid 30-ep run so far
This show is so funny and solid.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
WaPo's David Von Drehle has an interesting theory. He interviewed Trump several times and added the observations from his interview of Stephanie Grisham.
Trump doesn't really read any documents and may be dyslexic. He keeps them as a prop. Von Drehle implies that he's stolen top secret paper so that he can continue to use them as props/bragging rights.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/30/trump-documents-papers-disorganized/
I'll concede Von Drehle's points. Trump is dyslexic and uses the mountains of paper as props. It doesn't make Trump innocent of violating the law. Nor does it excuse his pathological neediness in the face of his (past) responsibilities as the most powerful man in the free world.
If anything, it's more evidence that the current GOP is a collection of unserious and malicious clowns masquerading as politicians. Every last one of them should be thrown in federal prison (with certain noted exceptions; e.g., L. Cheney and A. Kinzinger) for seditious conspiracy.
Yeah, motivation is irrelevant. It doesn't matter *why* he took them, he's not supposed to have them.
That DOJ response is a scorcher. How you doing today Donnie?
DOJ also released this photo. It shows a haul of top secret documents - including HCS "spy" documents. Also, Trump like carpets like you see in movie theaters.
https://twitter.com/MaryLTrump/status/1564819763196563456
That photo was also featured prominently on the WaPo and NYT websites yesterday afternoon/evening an accompanied a headline about the contents of documents recovered in the August 8 search. It's still prominently displayed on both websites this morning.
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/22272801/justice-dept-response-to-trump-motion-for-special-master.pdf
TL;DR:
> Trump and his minions obstructed the investigation and may be hiding documents
> These are not ho-hum documents. They are highly secret.
> Trump did NOT assert declassification or executive privilege over the documents.
> The FBI seized double the amount that were voluntarily returned by Trump
> Top secret documents were not in the storage areas
> This is obviously a criminal investigation. Trump is almost certainly going to be indicted.
Yeah, Trump being in the news for this bullshit is KILLING the GQP - they defended him like crazy at first, now they look completely insane.
Yet they'll double down on him.
Nah, even now they realize (most of the ones in power) that this is hurting them in the midterms - and even the fucking insane MAGA candidates have removed Trump's name from why voters should vote for them, recently anyways.
There was a WaPo interview with someone who has studied the GOP over decades. The upshot of the interview is that the GOP doesn't admit mistakes. They simply quietly back away from the crazy and leave them to twist. It goes back to at least McCarthy, maybe further. But it gets repeated because this is how the GOP stays relevant and doesn't permanently fall into minority status.
What you've observed is consistent with that history.
Elsewhere in college
Remember when I posted that shot where Vandy's QB outran Hawaii's secondary. It's official. He's fast. And Hawaii still sucks. Both can still be true.
https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/vanderbilt-football/mike-wright-records-top-speed-in-college-football-during-week-0/
Andrew Luck returns to the Farm to get his masters in education. That would be weird having Mr. Luck as your homeroom teacher.
https://stanforddaily.com/2022/08/29/andrew-luck-is-returning-to-stanford-as-grad-student/
Bc that bullshit architecture degree ain’t getting him anywhere
I cannot rec this enough!
Preach!
Truth!
ESPN Week 0 Bottom 10:
Umass
Hawaii
NMSU
Akron
[gag entry] Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
FIU
Uconn
New Mexico
ULM
Nebraska
(HM: Texas State, Vandy, Rice, Duke, SMU, Temple, Kansas)
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34488025/college-football-bottom-10-zeroing-worst-teams-country
Will Cal wander onto this list at any time this year.....
It’s not an if but a when.
NO! HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT!!!!!
PRO
Dodgers spring training schedule for 2023 released. I have an event in Phoenix the 2nd week so there are two home games I can go to. I'll have to leave a little bit early to make it by first pitch. Looks like the Angels stadium is right near downtown so hopefully they'll have at least 1 6 PM game.
ICYMI: Raiders roll with 2 QBs on their roster after Garbers is cut and Stidham stays, proving once again that relying on randoms from the interwebs is not wise.
There are 17 Cal players in the NFL. 10 of them have been named starters: Hawkins, Rodgers, Goff, Jones, Allen, Bynum, Jordan, Alaualu, Curhan, Anger. Patrick Mekari lost his starting position to rookie Tyler Linderbaum.
Good on Alualu for still holding down a starting role in his 14th season
After all, he's the highest drafted Cal Bear in the past 20 years.
Oh wait I forgot Goff. But still, beside #1 overall Goff, Alualu is the highest.
It is amazing how many of these guys are from Tedford years - was so long ago!
A lot of them are Pro Bowl superstars and solid contributors. Well obviously, to be still playing after 10+ years, they must be the real top level guys. Mack and Schwartz retired last season but they were solid for such a long time too.
Game #130: A’s win high-scoring affair, beat Nats 10-6
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2022/8/30/23329520/game-130-as-win-high-scoring-affair-beat-nats
In a battle of the two worst teams in baseball, the A’s came out on top, beating the Washington Nationals 10-6 in the first game of his must-watch series.
Well, the pitching wasn’t there but the bats sure were, racking up 13 hits and six walks en route to the 10 run outburst, their most runs scored in a game since before the All-Star break. And since this was Oakland’s first time visiting Nationals Park, they are undefeated at the stadium!
Both teams got to scoring early in this one. Veteran Tony Kemp led off the game with a double and came in to score on an RBI single off the bat of Sean Murphy.
That was a goofy, entertaining game for the first several innings. And they had a pretty good giveaway hawaiian shirt:
https://twitter.com/Ploger/status/1564691364973056005
Also first career grand slam for Murphy and Dermis Garcia's 1st major league homer
Did he get hit in the butt? Or was that video from a different game? https://twitter.com/Justin_E_Preece/status/1564045200170913793?s=20&t=9J7M0JzzVOcd7jrRU2fDbQ
Giants dutifully continue trend of not being good
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2022/8/30/23330001/giants-padres-recap-logan-webb-manny-machado-joc-pederson
Last week, when the San Francisco Giants visited the Detroit Tigers, Logan Webb wasn’t at his sharpest. He gave up five hits and three walks in just 4.2 innings, and while he had a chance to escape relatively unscathed, he was done in by one unfortunate inning.
Hopefully the Giants continue that tend today so the Pads can get the sweep.
Was at the game yesterday. In addition to a bad result, it was incredibly slow and boring. I think it was still 0-0 in the 4th with like 4 total hits...and we were already like 90 minutes in.
Left just before the 7th-inning stretch (Pads had already pushed across three more runs in top of 7th). Was already 2.5 hours long. Had a bike ride home ahead of me, got home by 10...no regrats (We're the Millers reference)
And I just found out that had I stayed, the Giants would have made it even more frustrating, getting to within one run with a 2-out HR in the 9th. Before losing.
Three errors (at least) at first base. Two (not great) throws from Crawford that Belt prob would have dug out. One of which extended an inning and allowed a 2-run HR.
And the game was 3:35, so wouldn't have got out of there til 10.
#FireKapler
Still don't understand why you think Kapler is the problem.
He has zero feel for the game of baseball and is not an instinctive manager. His over reliance on analytics means he could basically manage a game from his condo in Foster City via Zoom - there's really no need for him or his little Mini-Me Correia to even be at the ballpark.
He doesn't fight for his players, and as such they don't much care for him, per a number of sources.
Plus he's a smug narcissist. 2021 was more lucky than good.
Oh, is it still baseball season? I didn't know.
Gavin Lux’s three RBI night leads Dodgers over Mets
https://www.truebluela.com/2022/8/30/23330000/gavin-lux-three-rbi-dodgers-over-mets
Fans may have shown up to Citi Field on Tuesday night hoping to see Timmy Trumpet perform Edwin Diaz’s entrance song live, but were forced to settle for the Gavin Lux show. The Dodger second baseman drove in three runs including the game winner as the boys in blue took game one from the Mets, 4-3.
There was no lack of excitement to begin this one. With no outs in the bottom of the first and Brandon Nimmo on first base, Starling Marte dropped down a bunt which appeared to be rolling foul. Andrew Heaney grabbed the ball before it reached foul territory and in attempting to make a play, flipped the ball into right field allowing Nimmo to come all the way around to score. Heaney buckled down and used two strikeouts (and some help from the Mets on the bases) to escape the inning without allowing any further damage.
The Dodger offense came to life in the third inning. Austin Barnes led the inning off with a single, Mookie Betts followed with a double, and Los Angeles had runners on second and third base with no outs. Trea Turner and Freddie Freeman were unable to bring the tying run home, but Taijuan Walker provided the Dodgers with some help. Walker walked Max Muncy to load the bases and hit Joey Gallo with a pitch to bring in the tying run.
The Dodgers just continue to roll, a product of their very good and deep and versatile roster (a concept a surprising number of MLB teams continue to not grasp). Nevertheless, I have complete confidence in Dave Roberts to meddle with pitching and the lineup to the point of falling short in October.
If there is a problem with the pitching it will be because Buehler is out, Gonsolin has his forearm injury (he claims it's minor), we'll see if Kershaw's back goes out again (he is back on Thurs), and Almonte (pretty dominant since his pickup) looks like he may be done. Pen should be pretty good with Treinan coming back.
He's back? I thought it was his back?
Kershaw is scheduled to start on Thurs. Missed 2-3 games on the IL. With Gonsolin unknown, need a healthy Kershaw.
Urias could carry them in October tho.
Someone just pointed out that Las Vegas Raiders had their first draft in 2020 that includes a total of four picks in their first three years. They no longer have any of those picks/players.
With the exception of Kolton Miller, the Raiders 1st round list since 2016 have been an unmitigated disaster.
Unusual Skills
Cloverleaf tongue. I can't do it, but some of my relatives can.
https://creosomnium.org/2015/11/26/a-three-leaf-clover/
Oh lots, most of which I can't discuss.
Like tie a cherry stem with your tongue and also breath through your ears?
No, that's not me - I guess one I could share: haven't lost a fight since I was 13, and that was a "friendly" match with someone on the wrestling team. Lost twice, super annoyed.
I can speak at length about ice cream in Ohio
please proceed
Ok, let's start in the southwest corner and go to Young's Dairy just outside Dayton (https://youngsdairy.com/). You can eat deep fried cheese curds, see some goats, and most importantly, eat homestyle ice cream. This is delicious, but a big part of the experience is being at the farm, so even if they shipped their ice cream, I would not try to buy it here (in California).
Next, we'll try Graeter's of Cincinnati. This is also homestyle ice cream; I'd equate it to Fenton's. My favorite flavor from them is the black raspberry chip, but Elena's blueberry pie is also delicious, with a fantastic story: https://www.graeters.com/cones-for-the-cure They do ship nationwide and can be found in the Bay Area, but because I see them as a Fenton's (local favorite, except Golden Oso), I typically do not buy their ice cream here.
Now, let's go to my hometown, Cleveland. The overwhelming favorite is Mitchell's (https://www.mitchellshomemade.com/), not to be confused with the one in San Francisco. The Bing cherry chocolate chunk is a good mix of tangy and sweet, and if you're there at the right time, the campfire s'more has a smokiness that you shouldn't miss out on.
Less famous, but very special, is Mason's Creamery (https://www.instagram.com/masonscreamery/). This, to me, is one of the great things about the Cleveland food scene. There's demand for elements from different cultures (in this case, different Asian food references), and the cost of living allows people to take a chance on a small business. They don't serve ice cream year-round, and I'm not sure if the ramen side of the business is year-round, but it's nice that there's a space for them to do this!
Ok, now we're heading to central Ohio. Mardi Gras Ice Cream (https://news.wosu.org/news/2017-04-12/ice-cream-with-a-sprinkle-of-india-from-an-immigrant-in-columbus) is not open year-round, so you need to time your visit right. There are the classic flavors one might expect in a suburban strip mall, but there are also delicious Indian flavors like rose or cardamom. Definitely read that WOSU article for more of the background.
I'm gonna eat lunch, but I'll come back to talk about Jeni's.
what does "Homestyle ice cream" mean?
Hmm in my mind, it's ice cream that you could make at home (and picture old-timey ice cream churns), very "America's heartland" imagery and flavors
Please tell me there’s a skyline ice cream flavor somewhere in Ohio.
Ha, I haven't encountered one yet, but why not!?
If Salt and Straw were in Ohio I bet they'd have it.
Ok, Jeni's.
Jeni's has classic flavors as well as interesting or unexpected flavors, but thus far, they haven't veered into gimmicky. They are also credited/blamed for breaking through the $10 barrier for a pint. What sets them apart for me is the mouthfeel. I took a photo of one of their napkins in 2017 and will quote it now:
--TEXTURE & BODY: Texture is the fineness (or grittiness) of the ice cream between your tongue and the roof of your mouth. The body is the bounciness or thinness of the ice cream. Ours has a dense buttercream-like body and texture that's unique in the world of ice cream. We call it American hard body ice cream, which is meant to be rolled into a ball and served hard.--
I like to joke that Jeni's is responsible for MY American hard body. But truly, when you push against it with your tongue, it pushes back. Another distinguishing factor of Jeni's is that the ice cream base uses cream cheese rather than egg yolk. Her reasoning is that she can focus on the milkiness rather than any egg flavor.
Jeni's started in North Market in Columbus and did experience some growing pains when they expanded beyond the city. There was the infamous listeria outbreak in 2015, for instance. And, while I'm grateful to be able to get pints in the Bay (either at some grocery stores or through mail order), nothing beats Jeni's from a scoop shop, and I really wish they'd open one near me.
Don't especially like Graeter's except for their limited time Peach. That one is phenomenal.
At lunch, my coworker who grew up in Cincy reminded me that what sets Graeter's apart is their chocolate chip. It maintains structural integrity, but when you bite into it, it melts away; it's not a solid block of frozen chocolate fossil.
No 3 has this thing where he can tuck the edge of his ear into itself. It can stay there for a while. Stephen Colbert can do the same thing and showed it on one of his shows.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/2a6f116b7f2475f3b6b41663d2ad4016/tumblr_nvy8qxdiqf1qe5ugfo5_250.gifv
surprised nobody has volunteered anything yet
I don't really have any usual skills far less unusual ones
CAL
Go Bears!!!
https://twitter.com/CalAthletics/status/1564808784312090625
That shirt kinda sucks
The level of effort put into that shirt definitely mirrors the level of effort UA is putting into the contract right now
Yeah, looks like it was created by a bot. I think Cal could get better designs by running a student competition on campus and paying the winner in Fat Slice coupons
Cal could get better designs running it through an AI art generator.
It’s so bad and ugly that I think it might find a cult following.
Under Armour should fire the intern that designed it.
Not bad, but it'd be better Gold.