I went by the British Embassy on my run this morning. The number of flowers left out front is a small fraction of those left when Diana died all those years ago. There were probably a dozen TV cameras around the area but not many people stopping by. TV seems to be making more of it than the general public. Nobody was standing in line to sign the condolence book.
Saw a story on the local news about her local sports outings. She went to a UNC football game at Maryland back in the 50s and went to an O's game in the pre-Camden Yard days. Props to her for that.
Queen Elizabeth 2's "Royal Cypher" is on everything in the UK. I bet they won't be able to replace them all with Chuck-the-Third cyphers before he dies.
2. When someone has just died or is about to die, if you say that they have had a good innings, you mean that they have lived for a long time and have had a good life. Note: An innings is a period in a game of cricket during which a particular team or player is batting. Lord knows, I've had a good innings and I'm in pain, Hannah. I want to go.
Interesting developments in Ukraine. UKA has broken through Russian lines around Kharkiv and the Russian front is in threat of being rolled up. The "we're attacking Kherson" info ended up drawing all available Russian reserves to that region which left Kharkiv wide open. Brilliant stuff
ditto...our daughter will be loud on occasion – usually aping noisier friends – but it's rate. we were at a pool last weekend and there was a 3-yo(?) who didn't get what she wanted and just started shrieking.
worst noise with daughter was when she was teething. she'd cry at a frequency (spectral, not temporal) that seemed to match the natural frequency of my skull. I could feel blood flowing around my brain.
for me, it's the opposite. seems that people don't hear their kids cry (at least that's my experience looking at other kids cry in restaurants, etc.), but do get annoyed with other people's kids.
Judge has thrown out court case brought by Trump against Hillary Clinton and a bunch of other people he doesn't like. Judge Middlebrook savages Alina Habba's filing, essentially calling it terrible lawyering and political theater that has no place in his court. The core of the case was dismissed with prejudice.
The governors of Texas and Arizona have sent over 10,000 migrants to DC and NYC as a petty political stunt. I mean, you could hand them over to ICE and save some money, but I am sure that politics counts more than doing your job.
I am sure this stupid political stunt is only increasing the number of migrants to their states as now migrants know they will get a free bus ride to NYC or DC.
Premiere League matches postponed this weekend. Oddly enough horse-racing is still on, so I suppose the oiks realized they were supposed to show that they know their place.
I wonder - and I'll never find out in my own life - whether it's the cost, the acreage, or the wall that makes it a "family compound" rather than a house.
My boss had a family compound in Nantucket which consisted of several houses and beachfront property, surrounded by fencing. I don't know if there is an exact definition but they called it a compound.
We'll see how the implementation of the pitch clock goes, but I'm very much in favor of it. Not a fan of banning the shift at all; let the defense deploy as they choose. I've seen lots of shifts, near shifts, 3 infielders, 5 infielders, all the managers' choice of tactics for the situation. Never been bothered by it.
Brutal loss for LA. Their OL couldn't pass protect of run block, Stafford threw some of his usual dumb interceptions, the D-line couldn't pressure Allen, and the secondary got carved up (and yet Jalen Ramsey kept mouthing off to Bills receivers on the occasional pass breakup).
Stanford is always good for a puzzling home win per year...I’m on the SC hype train, tho, given Caleb Williams’ familiarity with Riley’s O...Jordan Addison is really f-ing good, too. Think SC covers that late.
UCLA is about a 50 point favorite over Alabama State. Alabama State is 2-0 after recently holding off Division II Miles College Golden Bears who were playing with their third string QB.
I'd support a You See Berkeley ad that had Captain Kirk (Pine), Sulu (Cho), B'Elanna Torres (Dawson), and Sulus (Cho). Pass on Takei since he transferred to UCLA.
Jared Goff is no longer the season record holder for passing yards and passing TDs at Marin Catholic. The person who holds it is now Iowa QB Spencer Petras.
Joe Starkey is a journalist covering a team that wears blue and gold. Perhaps FS's will switch his namesake to this one now that the Original Joe's retiring.
For those of you that are members of the California Alumni Association, the current issue of California Magazine has a fantastic article regarding The Play. It focuses on the officials who made the final call confirming the touchdown, especially the head referee. What happened in the referee's locker room afterwards was, to me, particularly interesting.
What a great article. We're lucky the head official had the mantra, Don’t get involved unless you’re absolutely sure, Don't guess.
I still want to know who the one fan was that was in the huddle and the first one to run out with his hands in the air. I always referred to him as members only jacket man.
Yup. I won't be at the game due to a wedding but I will be at the Arizona game. I'll have to figure out a way to stream the UNLV game on my phone without looking like I am.
I have a sister 9-years older than I who attended UNLV during the Tarkanian years and took me to UNLV MBB games. This was my first experience with sports fandom. Hey Reb holds a lot of sentimental value because of this. Still, there is no denying that Las Vegas has a host of better mascots to choose from that would be neutral or representative of different perspectives: Scorpions, Tarantulas, Horny Toads, etc.
I went to the UNLV basketball camp during the height of the Running Rebs - Larry Johnson, Stacy Augman, Anderson Hunt, Greg Anthony, Travis Bice, Moses Scurry - it was so much fun and a true core memory for me being in Vegas as a 16 and 17 year old.
Good one! The UNLV Meth-heads would also be an appropriate theme here. Different sister...it was actually my brother who married Stewart Rhodes' sister.
Weather.
Lots of rain and strong winds today. Power lines and lots of tree branches down.
Looks like we'll start seeing it around 8pm
AQI is pushing 400 in my area. This coming off a run of 100+ degree days. I'd gladly exchange the smoke for the heat.
what is "my area"? here in San Francisco, it's 53, but reading that Hurricane Kay is supposed to swirl Tahoe fire smoke our way this weekend.
Nevada City.
ugh...yeah you're right there! hope things don't get too bad...
I went by the British Embassy on my run this morning. The number of flowers left out front is a small fraction of those left when Diana died all those years ago. There were probably a dozen TV cameras around the area but not many people stopping by. TV seems to be making more of it than the general public. Nobody was standing in line to sign the condolence book.
Saw a story on the local news about her local sports outings. She went to a UNC football game at Maryland back in the 50s and went to an O's game in the pre-Camden Yard days. Props to her for that.
Queen Elizabeth 2's "Royal Cypher" is on everything in the UK. I bet they won't be able to replace them all with Chuck-the-Third cyphers before he dies.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II#/media/File%3ARoyal_Cypher_of_Queen_Elizabeth_II.svg
She had a good innings.
I don't know what that means. An English dude on another forum posted the same thing.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have+had+a+good+innings
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/had%20a%20good%20innings
is that a cricket reference? and if it is, what does it mean in this case? (she didn't get her century, but came close)
I don't know the origins, but I learned it from a British friend, so it seemed apropos
quoting from the above link
2. When someone has just died or is about to die, if you say that they have had a good innings, you mean that they have lived for a long time and have had a good life. Note: An innings is a period in a game of cricket during which a particular team or player is batting. Lord knows, I've had a good innings and I'm in pain, Hannah. I want to go.
Interesting developments in Ukraine. UKA has broken through Russian lines around Kharkiv and the Russian front is in threat of being rolled up. The "we're attacking Kherson" info ended up drawing all available Russian reserves to that region which left Kharkiv wide open. Brilliant stuff
Map showing the breakthrough
https://twitter.com/TrentTelenko/status/1568245633080823811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1568245633080823811%7Ctwgr%5Effe3a735e33f3a8219d9a04a5427338e9fbf0092%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlyhorns.com%2Fboard%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTrentTelenko%2Fstatus%2F1568245633080823811
Noise
-cancelling headphones
People who chew loudly, especially with their mouths open
Drives me nuts.
like the pirate with the steeringwheel attached to his testicles
Annoying noises:
Stanford “band” attempting to play “music”.
USC band just droning on and on with some dumb song.
The sound of trumps voice.
excuse me, that's TWO dumb songs
Teams who don't want to hear the songs can at least curb Fight On and prevent Conquest; just make plays and win the game going away!
There is only one correct answer here: Dental Drill!
...annoys (that's a song!)
the sound of two blocks of styrofoam being rubbed together.
I'm old enough to remember chalk boards, and the noise streaking the chalk could make. White boards were a service to mankind.
Ahhh!
That reminds me of something worse, fingernails scratched on a chalkboard.
those both suck!
Plays for the A's.....for better or worse.
iswydt
Sirens.
The vacuum cleaner. Even though it’s a necessity I hate that sound with a passion
Do you run away, attack, or just bark at it?
Yes.
Those car alarms that have 3 or 4 different sounds.
That high pitched squeeeeee that kids aged 3-6 at play seem to emit. I know it's supposed to be a joyful sound, but it makes me want to run away.
somehow i like that noise. i like 2-3 girls of that age running around squealing in delight (or not). reminds me that life is simple
i was hoping we would have 3 girls, but 2 has been great.
I can't tell you how relieved I was that neither of my daughters made that noise.
ditto...our daughter will be loud on occasion – usually aping noisier friends – but it's rate. we were at a pool last weekend and there was a 3-yo(?) who didn't get what she wanted and just started shrieking.
worst noise with daughter was when she was teething. she'd cry at a frequency (spectral, not temporal) that seemed to match the natural frequency of my skull. I could feel blood flowing around my brain.
That's how you tell that genetics works. She can make only your ears bleed.
for me, it's the opposite. seems that people don't hear their kids cry (at least that's my experience looking at other kids cry in restaurants, etc.), but do get annoyed with other people's kids.
I can do without people blasting their car stereos so loud that you can hear them in your house.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Judge has thrown out court case brought by Trump against Hillary Clinton and a bunch of other people he doesn't like. Judge Middlebrook savages Alina Habba's filing, essentially calling it terrible lawyering and political theater that has no place in his court. The core of the case was dismissed with prejudice.
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/09/judge-dismisses-trump-lawsuit-clinton-2016
ICYMI: DOJ appeals Judge Cannon's Special Master approval.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/08/trump-fbi-raid-doj-appeals-special-master-decision.html
Judge Cannon is in check at the moment...(chess)
Apropos: https://twitter.com/PeterVroom1/status/1567676844203249664
Her husband looks like Nick Lachey.
Wow, that’s depressing
Steve Bannon's perp walk in handcuffs. #JusticeBoner
https://twitter.com/oliviarubinabc/status/1567939525602844672
Grift now smells like plastic.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/campaigns/3463894-new-credit-card-for-conservatives-launched/
waiting failure in 5-4-3-2-1
The governors of Texas and Arizona have sent over 10,000 migrants to DC and NYC as a petty political stunt. I mean, you could hand them over to ICE and save some money, but I am sure that politics counts more than doing your job.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/washington-mayor-declares-public-emergency-155230276.html
I am sure this stupid political stunt is only increasing the number of migrants to their states as now migrants know they will get a free bus ride to NYC or DC.
PRO
I traded away Josh Allen on Wednesday and I had to face him yesterday in my fantasy league. I regret it already.
Premiere League matches postponed this weekend. Oddly enough horse-racing is still on, so I suppose the oiks realized they were supposed to show that they know their place.
It's not like very many goals are going to be missed. And gambling, which is the only reason we still have horse racing, never stops.
🙄
Last weekend's results:
Man Utd 3 Arsenal 1
Brighton 5 Leicester 2
Aston Villa 1 Man City 1
Brentford 5 Leeds 2
Chelsea 2 West Ham 1
Newcastle 0 C Palace 0
Nottingham Forest 2 AFC Bournemouth 3
Spurs 2 Fulham 1
Wolves 1 Southampton 0
Everton 0 Liverpool 0
Also you can bet on any sport in the UK, it's not like they need horse racing for that
Terrible Leeds loss 😢
I was not expecting them to have a couple of shitty games so quickly, they're fun to watch when it all comes together
Because of the Queen?
I mean you can guess
(yes it was)
Oh man, did the Rams look bad.
You would think if your defense was able to generate 4 turnovers the game would be close.
Holy smokes!
https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1567672343283044352
Stuff like this is why I love baseball
Brady fumbles... Gisele breaks free...
https://thespun.com/nfl/nfl-world-reacts-to-gisele-bundchen-decision-news
I wonder - and I'll never find out in my own life - whether it's the cost, the acreage, or the wall that makes it a "family compound" rather than a house.
Whenever I think of "compound" I think there's some cult-like activity going on there
I feel like it isn’t a proper compound unless it has at least 1 armed guard and a security gate.
My boss had a family compound in Nantucket which consisted of several houses and beachfront property, surrounded by fencing. I don't know if there is an exact definition but they called it a compound.
that absolutely sounds like a compound
Sounds like they always reconcile after these spats.
Foul balls for Nats' catcher Keibert Ruiz
https://twitter.com/MarkZuckerman/status/1567992001207111681
Was he not wearing a cup?
If not, then he deserves this.
MLB to vote on rule changes today. Pitch clock and banning infield shifts are expected to pass.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34551389/major-league-baseball-competition-committee-vote-rules-changes-friday-eye-quickening-pace-play-sources-say
NO MORE SHIFT!!! MLB has voted.
Back to the old mantra of "hit 'em where they ain't!"
We'll see how the implementation of the pitch clock goes, but I'm very much in favor of it. Not a fan of banning the shift at all; let the defense deploy as they choose. I've seen lots of shifts, near shifts, 3 infielders, 5 infielders, all the managers' choice of tactics for the situation. Never been bothered by it.
Good riddance to the shift.
Also the stepping off of the rubber/two pick offs thing is also dumb. Manfred ball. Almost as crazy as Calvinball.
I feel like instead of banning the shift, the ball needs to be deadened a bit to make hitting homers less of an option to overcome it
also very much in favor of a pitch clock and making the batter stay in the gd box
Last place in the NFL
https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401437654
Brutal loss for LA. Their OL couldn't pass protect of run block, Stafford threw some of his usual dumb interceptions, the D-line couldn't pressure Allen, and the secondary got carved up (and yet Jalen Ramsey kept mouthing off to Bills receivers on the occasional pass breakup).
They should have stuck with Jared instead of McVey demonizing him.
yes. Their problems were not QB based, and only a generational pro QB talent would have made them go away.
Elsewhere in college
El Assico this weekend. Haven’t seen Iowa St play this year but I’ll just assume this will be another 7-3 -assic.
Oregon State vs. Fresno State is a pick-em
Michigan is a 52 point favorite over Hawaii. Yeesh.
Hawaii is really bad this season.
Vandy housed Hawaii...never good to get housed at home by Vanderbilt...sorry hag!
USC is only an 8 point favorite over Stanfurd. Wut?
Stanford is always good for a puzzling home win per year...I’m on the SC hype train, tho, given Caleb Williams’ familiarity with Riley’s O...Jordan Addison is really f-ing good, too. Think SC covers that late.
Yeah, I’m of the same thought as well. I think SC wins and covers.
I assume there remains skepticism about the SC defense.
I am equally skeptical about Stanford defense and offense.
Their team speed last year was like molasses, not sure why because they used to have guys like Ty Montgomery and McCaffrey.
History has shown that even when there is a big underdog it's usually a close game IIRC
UCLA is about a 50 point favorite over Alabama State. Alabama State is 2-0 after recently holding off Division II Miles College Golden Bears who were playing with their third string QB.
CU is a 18 point underdog to Air Force.
CU is really bad.
Karl Dorrell not going for it last week after TCU started rolling was silly...
Sonny has lost a bit more hair but otherwise looked on the sidelines like he still enjoys a plate of chicken spaghetti.
What about Karl Dorrell with a mustache?
Texas Longhorns are about 20 point underdogs to Bama. Don't matter. Everything is gonna be alright alright alright.
https://twitter.com/TexasFootball/status/1568235391274057731
I'd support a You See Berkeley ad that had Captain Kirk (Pine), Sulu (Cho), B'Elanna Torres (Dawson), and Sulus (Cho). Pass on Takei since he transferred to UCLA.
Iowa football facts
Do you like chaos?
You can watch their masterpiece against South Dakota State here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPejgjoQqlo
Jared Goff is no longer the season record holder for passing yards and passing TDs at Marin Catholic. The person who holds it is now Iowa QB Spencer Petras.
https://www.marinij.com/2021/10/16/marin-catholic-alums-petras-goff-connected-by-wildcats-bond/
Every time I read this I still get surprised
Double Bruh.
https://twitter.com/ScottDochterman/status/1567498007234453511
Bruh.
https://twitter.com/CycloneLarry69/status/1566872769501036544
That is a remarkable statistic
Sun Devils are rocking the alt uniforms to play in Stillwater OK
https://twitter.com/ASUFootball/status/1567890890039128069
Sparky's head is too big
This made me open the twitter link to see. And boy howdy, is that one big ugly head....too too too big.
I'm just glad they brought Sparky back. Just a pitchfork isn't as good.
I agree. I hate the spork and prefer they just stay with Sparky.
Ask any guy and he'll tell you that he's not beneath begging for a little head.
Uh...
The Lee Corso viral clip from last weekend was great!
Corso: “not tonight honey, give me (the) head”!
Joe Starkey is a journalist covering a team that wears blue and gold. Perhaps FS's will switch his namesake to this one now that the Original Joe's retiring.
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/joe-starkey/2022/09/07/pitt-panthers-football-tennessee-volunteers-ncaa/stories/202209070030
CAL
For those of you that are members of the California Alumni Association, the current issue of California Magazine has a fantastic article regarding The Play. It focuses on the officials who made the final call confirming the touchdown, especially the head referee. What happened in the referee's locker room afterwards was, to me, particularly interesting.
Also available online :) https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/2022-fall/40-years-later-officials-reflect-on-the-most-outrageous-football-finish/
What a great article. We're lucky the head official had the mantra, Don’t get involved unless you’re absolutely sure, Don't guess.
I still want to know who the one fan was that was in the huddle and the first one to run out with his hands in the air. I always referred to him as members only jacket man.
Go Bears!!! Beat the Rebels!
You lucky tailgating SOBs
https://twitter.com/CasaDeHank/status/1568266365534105601?s=20&t=KYoZyLH8ecqQ0rrBo6_3ew
Turning this into bacon for breakfast sammiches; over medium egg, bacon, avocado, oven dried tomatoes, and arugula, on brioche.
That sounds divine
Yum!
Yup. I won't be at the game due to a wedding but I will be at the Arizona game. I'll have to figure out a way to stream the UNLV game on my phone without looking like I am.
The history behind why UNLV is the Runnin' Rebels:
https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/runnin-rebels-name/
I have a sister 9-years older than I who attended UNLV during the Tarkanian years and took me to UNLV MBB games. This was my first experience with sports fandom. Hey Reb holds a lot of sentimental value because of this. Still, there is no denying that Las Vegas has a host of better mascots to choose from that would be neutral or representative of different perspectives: Scorpions, Tarantulas, Horny Toads, etc.
I went to the UNLV basketball camp during the height of the Running Rebs - Larry Johnson, Stacy Augman, Anderson Hunt, Greg Anthony, Travis Bice, Moses Scurry - it was so much fun and a true core memory for me being in Vegas as a 16 and 17 year old.
I would prefer the UNLV Degenerates myself.
Is this the same sister that married the founder of the Oath Keepers?
Good one! The UNLV Meth-heads would also be an appropriate theme here. Different sister...it was actually my brother who married Stewart Rhodes' sister.