Not sure how Forbes does it, but my understanding is that the US News rankings rely way too much on alumni support, etc., which heavily advantages wealthier private schools.
To be fair we would still be doing that here if everyone hadn't decided to say the hell with it. (This is not a complaint about the lack of mask mandates, I'm just struck that, for example, our current county positive rate is well over the point where the local schools abandoned ship on masks in the spring but here we all are just vibing)
Japan has been enforcing very strict mask mandate since 2020 and the people here follow it almost 100%. They had been very successful at keeping Covid rate low for two years until this summer, when they had the most Covid ever. Everyone wishes it should be over.
Just got bivalent boosted. The timing isn't perfect because it won't be fully effective when I go to South Bend, but I didn't want to get boosted for something that has proven to be less effective against B.3 & B.4. I guess I got a several hours before I feel like crud.
Got the bivalent boost on Friday. I didn't have much of a reaction at all this time other than some injection site redness/itch over the weekend, unlike my first booster which put me to sleep at 4p the next day. Hope you have improved post-boost reaction too.
Wife and I decided to play hooky and go down to Wrightsville Beach. It was amazing. The weather and water was perfect. Ate at a world class restaurant. https://www.seabirdnc.com/ Sand was soft and the beach was empty except for college girls in bikinis. Seriously. The only downside was I didn't bring my sunglasses. Going mid-week is so good.
Nebraska was three weeks away from saving $7.5m by firing Scott Frost. Deadline be damned as Frost gets canned after losing to Sun Belt's Georgia Southern 45-42. Also, Nebraska paid $1.4m to play Nebraska.
I think you had to fire him after the Georgia Southern L, given that there was clear pressure on Alberts to make the change in the off-season. He risked really alienating the boosters.
Per the Split Zone Duo guys, it was about perception and this week vs Oklahoma. They’d rather lose without Frost and have the ability to say they’ve identified the problem, than lose with him and have that problem continue.
That probably indicates that Alberts knew he couldn't simply sit on his hands or appear to before the cut-off date. It probably damages his relationship with major donors to do so. Also, cutting bait also quells the angry mob factor, which has a calming effect on major donors.
Look, if Cal had a program with a history like that of Nebraska, Knowlton would probably have pressure to do better than Wilcox. Of course, if Cal had Nebraska's historic success in football, Wilcox would have a much easier time of recruiting. Much of where Cal is today stems from the Ronnie Knox affair in 1952. Everything changed as a consequence - administration's posture towards football in particular, booster groups, recruiting, and the ability to attract top flight coaching talent. The win-loss record doesn't lie. The administrative attitude (skepticism and indifference) is still there. From where I sit, Cal has multiple personalities when it comes to athletics: there is no singular direction or approach when it comes to revenue sports.
It seems crazy though, only a few more weeks! I think you could just say stuff like “We are evaluating all options concerning our program including the head coach” and satisfy the angry mob without throwing seven million dollars out the window. I mean in any scenario they will suck this year. That cake is already baked.
I know they don’t have to penny pinch like Cal but I don’t understand why they went through the trouble of negotiating a new buy out and brining Frost back to start the season. Why didn’t they just fire him after last season?
Because there was still a chance at a turnaround. He had solid players coming in via the portal, his close losses would hopefully regress to the mean, and he was still the local golden child. But the first three games this year (close loss to NW, Ga So, close win over ND State) showed nothing had changed.
The mistake was bringing him back, minus the play calling duties. Once you start even having the discussion, it's always better to cut the cord, especially at a football school like Nebraska.
Same. I never thought he would bring Nebraska back to its 90s glory but I thought he would be more successful and win a few Big10 West division titles.
I think Nebraska is just no longer the draw for recruits that it was in the Tom Osborne era...who wants to live in THAT now that the SEC is king and you don't need to own a parka.
I think it can be if Oklahoma can be. Or if Penn St can be. It's a matter of the right guy for the job everywhere (see USC), and its not that easy anywhere. Remember when Ohio St seemingly could never get over the hump. That said, given his success at UCF, I thought Frost would be at least more successful than he has been at Nebraska. And he clearly has had them competitive (close games). But has consistently not been differential in those games, making whatever move would have delivered the win, and that's what you pay any CEO to be.
It clearly isn’t but the Big10 west isn’t that tough if a division. Nebraska still recruits better than the majority of its Big10 opponents with the exception of Michigan, Penn State and Ohio State. They should be competing for Big10 west titles. Nebraska has been as bad as Cal in terms of win/loss record for the last 16 years.
Oregon State's Jonathan Smith has giant juevos of brass. He decides to go for the win rather than the tie at the end of the game from the 2 yard line. Beavers beat the Fighting Tedfords 35-32.
I watched some of the game. Shaw tried to go back to the heavy tight end formula with jumbo linemen pancaking opponents and the fade throws to tall receivers who push off. Didn't work though.
the funny part is that their "slow mesh" plays were yielding all kinds of yards, but once they'd had 4 turnovers, they kind of had to go back to what they know - pretty much a PI offense given how small SC's secondary is.
Bears historically battle on the road early in the season under Wilcox, so a close game is possible...but I don’t have much confidence in Angus McClure...we’d be better off with Angus Young calling the shots if you ask me...and ND probably hit rock bottom last week...gotta think they right the ship.
Cobra Kai season 5 - Yes, this show is kind of ridiculous when you think about it, but I still can't believe that we have got to the point where the bad guy from Karate Kid I, II, AND III are teaming up. Baddie Teri Silver's evil "plan" also makes zero sense, but I also don't care.
started Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Entertaining so far (long episodes, tho). I've dubbed it Ally McBeal x Rainman.
One thing I've noticed (also with Dr. Brain and The Silent Sea) is that Korean seems to be less phonetic (to me) than I expected. I've always thought that Korean and Japanese were kinda built the same (they both have "syllable structure" rather than a bunch of letters glued together). But when people say other people's names (per the subtitles), I don't hear it. In the show above, the main character says her name a lot (Woo Young-Woo), which I figured would jump out at me aurally, but it doesn't.
Also, why don't/can't more Japanese shows make the jump to International success? Even with music. J-pop preceded K-pop, but K-pop is way more successful.
White Lotus winning Outstanding Limited Series over Dopesick is the biggest display of outright thievery since Newellbany cashed his last paycheck from the local state government.
Tried watching Welcome to Wrexham. Have to say this was quite boring. Only semi-interesting moments are those with Reynolds and McElhenny, but those were few and far between.
I finished season 1 of Stranger Things last night. holy crap. Can't wait to watch season 2.
I'll probably either binge Stranger Things season 2 or the latest Cobra Kai on the flight to Chicago on Fri. Looks like 7:40 from LIS->EWR and then 2:37 from EWR to ORD. So definitely doable.
I didn't realize gas station food was a serious thing until I moved to the East Coast. Places like Royal Farms make their food the primary appeal of the place and, oh yeah, if you need gas you can fill up too.
Only been there once, years ago. I just did a search, I think it's the Four Seasons Gourmet Chinese Restaurant located in the Fast and Easy Mart, 1601 Research Park Dr.
Currently favoring Robert Irvine FitCrunch bars. Also like Kind bars. For many years prior, I loved Zone Perfect. Before that, I ate lots PowerBars (where have I heard this recently?). Still like those too.
Hummus. Relatively high in calories though.. I've been eating it a bit more frequently since I started dieting in August (finally trying to shed Covid weight gain) and have lost 11 pounds so far.
H-mart and Trader Joes supply me with emergency convenience foods. Frozen dumpling, Yoshinoya in a bag, single-serve heat-n-eat rice, dal in a bag. I've had to dial it back because I gained weight.
Interesting...that's also not more expensive than eating at a Yoshinoya in the US. I think they only exists in LA area now. The one by Time Squares in NYC closed over 10 years ago.
After I got divorced and the kids stayed with their mom during the week and me on the weekends, I would just eat easy foods during the week. One thing I would do is buy one of the fresh uncooked Costco pizzas and cut them into 6 slices and freeze them individually. Then I would defrost and throw them in the toaster oven to cook for dinner every few days.
I would also do simple things like buy frozen potsickers/gyoza, the chicken and green chili Trader Joes burritos, things like that. Or I'd made a caesar salad with grilled chicken.
House Oversight Committee chairperson Rep. Carolyn Malone (D-NY) sent a letter to the Archives requesting a response as to whether all the documents were recovered from Mar A Lago with a personal certification by Trump. A Sep 27 deadline was given. The aim is to corner Trump - who is thought to have spirited some of the stolen documents off to Bedminster - into committing perjury vis-a-vis the Espionage Act.
Jason Schofield (GOP-Rensselaer County) was the County Board of Elections commissioner. He is accused of harvesting signed absentee ballots and having someone fraudulently vote. He faces 12 counts of voter fraud.
In Lisbon I've had: fish quite a few times, Pizza when we were walking around and just wanted to grab something quick, and amazing grilled chicken.
Fish: once was a grilled cod sitting at a small place out on the street. Last night was at Coelho da Rocha and I had a Portuguese style tuna, which is chunks of tuna pan fried with a sauce of white wine, garlic, and olive oil. Recommended by HSB's friend.
The grilled chicken was at A Valenciana (also suggested by HSB's friend). It was AMAZING. They split the whole chicken in half, connected by the breast bone and grill it. One of the best grilled chicken I've ever had. And CHEAP. 18 Euros for the whole chicken which my coworker and I split.
Tonight we may try Tasca Kome, which also came highly recommended by HSB's friend (notice a trend?), a Japanese place.
We visited the famous castle Castelo de S. Jorge. The houses look really cool and a lot of the architecture down near the river looks like Parisian buildings. It's pretty cool.
No. They've had pastel de nata here during snacktime. Someone described it as chinese egg custard bites which I don't like. Maybe I'll try one.
We haven't gone to the Belems district. I think that was the one that had a monestary with Vasco de Gama's grave. Didn't make it over the weekend and I Think they close early during the week.
Gotta see the Little Tower of Belem. 500 years old. As far as the “Belem pastries” go, they are worth it - the whole shop I’d worth seeing. Interestingly, if you ever go to Macau, because it was Portuguese, you can get the very same “Belems” there with other Portuguese treats. Street signs are in Portuguese too.
Ehhhhh. The pictures are worth it, but I don’t recall / can’t recommend if there is anyplace that was particularly good to eat at. I think there are few spots as you walk along the river towards the bridge.
Broncos lose to the Seahawks as they miss a 64 yard field goal attempt, which wouldn't be necessary if they hadn't fumbled on the one yard-line. Twice.
Terrible clock management and the decision to attempt a 64 yard FG over trying a 4th and 5 attempt with your $250 million QB was a head scratching decision.
And after letting the clock wind all the way down to 20 seconds with three time outs in your pocket! Are the chances of converting a 64 yard FG really better than Russell Wilson picking up five yards?
McManus tweeted that he told the coaching staff his line to gain was the 46...ideally you get closer, but are you better off converting the 4th & 5 there and risking not even having a shot at the kick or just deeking the Seachickens into thinking you're going for it & then calling the TO? Dunno. It looked totally disorganized, but they also needed to keep SEA from calling a TO and leaving them with :50...
In this case, how would they know beforehand if he were allergic? Presuming, of course, he didn't know. I assume it's not something you know beforehand.
This would be good for both teams but the only problem I see is you would potentially create a QB controversy if JG does well in Dallas. I also think Jerry Jones wants to fire McCarthy and hire Sean Peyton so tanking isn’t such a bad option here.
Let it be known that the San Francisco Giants did a masterful thing when they signed Alex Cobb over the offseason. You can blame Farhan Zaidi for not doing more to keep a 107-win team above .500 the following year. You can criticize Scott Harris, because that’s why we have GMs. You can express disgust at the ownership seemingly having mid-market spending caps.
But regardless of how you feel about other moves, there were a few unquestionably good ones. Signing Carlos Rodón was one. Signing Joc Pederson was one.
One day after the Dodgers thought they already clinched a postseason berth, only to find out Monday morning that they didn’t, Los Angeles made it officially official on Monday night in Phoenix. Their patience was on display in the game as well, waiting to feat on the Diamondbacks bullpen in a 6-0 win in the series opener at Chase Field.
No runs were scored until the seventh inning, when the Dodgers got their first look at the Arizona bullpen. Max Muncy greeted Kyle Nelson with a double off the centerfield wall, Justin Turner reached on a fielder’s choice when Nelson tried to get Muncy heading back to second base, then Chris Taylor walked to load the bases with nobody out.
Nelson’s night was done, but Trayce Thompson greeted Kevin Ginkel with a flyout to center plenty deep enough to score the game’s first run.
Always appreciate the afternoon starts better for you young 'uns and oldsters. In this case my nephew can bring his young son and my elderly neighbor can make it.
Cal football trivia fun fact. Sponsored by Power Bar.
No Cal head football coach has ever had ten consecutive winning seasons. Andy Smith (1918-1925) and Jeff Tedford (2002-2009) with eight have come the closest. Pappy Waldorf had six in a row (1947-1952).
Cal trivia fun fact will appear on DBD every Tuesday and Thursday during the football season.
Power Bar, if you’re not eating a Power Bar what are you even doing? Now in cinnamon grape.
College Rankings:
This one is implicated in a scandal:
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges
This one is not:
https://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/
Not sure how Forbes does it, but my understanding is that the US News rankings rely way too much on alumni support, etc., which heavily advantages wealthier private schools.
As I understand it, Forbes gives huge points to schools that provide excellent value for the money/actually help folks climb the earnings ladder.
That would make more sense!
Today in Covid
I just arrived in Japan yesterday and need to wear a mask 24-7 in the humidity. I think there's still outbreaks here.
To be fair we would still be doing that here if everyone hadn't decided to say the hell with it. (This is not a complaint about the lack of mask mandates, I'm just struck that, for example, our current county positive rate is well over the point where the local schools abandoned ship on masks in the spring but here we all are just vibing)
Japan has been enforcing very strict mask mandate since 2020 and the people here follow it almost 100%. They had been very successful at keeping Covid rate low for two years until this summer, when they had the most Covid ever. Everyone wishes it should be over.
Population:
Japan 125m
US: 330m
Deaths from Covid:
Japan: <43k
US: >1,050k
Just got bivalent boosted. The timing isn't perfect because it won't be fully effective when I go to South Bend, but I didn't want to get boosted for something that has proven to be less effective against B.3 & B.4. I guess I got a several hours before I feel like crud.
Got the bivalent boost on Friday. I didn't have much of a reaction at all this time other than some injection site redness/itch over the weekend, unlike my first booster which put me to sleep at 4p the next day. Hope you have improved post-boost reaction too.
Hooky
Wife and I decided to play hooky and go down to Wrightsville Beach. It was amazing. The weather and water was perfect. Ate at a world class restaurant. https://www.seabirdnc.com/ Sand was soft and the beach was empty except for college girls in bikinis. Seriously. The only downside was I didn't bring my sunglasses. Going mid-week is so good.
Elsewhere in college
Sonny Dykes takes a quick shot at realignment: https://twitter.com/DWStraka49/status/1569736195185278977
Nebraska was three weeks away from saving $7.5m by firing Scott Frost. Deadline be damned as Frost gets canned after losing to Sun Belt's Georgia Southern 45-42. Also, Nebraska paid $1.4m to play Nebraska.
https://twitter.com/247Sports/status/1568803035614167040
There's having money, and then there's having "I hate you so much that I'm going to spend an extra $7.5m to get you out of the job immediately" money.
I think you had to fire him after the Georgia Southern L, given that there was clear pressure on Alberts to make the change in the off-season. He risked really alienating the boosters.
Per the Split Zone Duo guys, it was about perception and this week vs Oklahoma. They’d rather lose without Frost and have the ability to say they’ve identified the problem, than lose with him and have that problem continue.
Nebraska has identified the problem and the problem is themselves.
That probably indicates that Alberts knew he couldn't simply sit on his hands or appear to before the cut-off date. It probably damages his relationship with major donors to do so. Also, cutting bait also quells the angry mob factor, which has a calming effect on major donors.
Look, if Cal had a program with a history like that of Nebraska, Knowlton would probably have pressure to do better than Wilcox. Of course, if Cal had Nebraska's historic success in football, Wilcox would have a much easier time of recruiting. Much of where Cal is today stems from the Ronnie Knox affair in 1952. Everything changed as a consequence - administration's posture towards football in particular, booster groups, recruiting, and the ability to attract top flight coaching talent. The win-loss record doesn't lie. The administrative attitude (skepticism and indifference) is still there. From where I sit, Cal has multiple personalities when it comes to athletics: there is no singular direction or approach when it comes to revenue sports.
Overall W/L is one thing, but the one score W/L is another. Frost has been bad to terrible at finishing games.
For us younger people, can you elaborate on the Ronny Knox affair if 1952? This is the first time I have heard of it.
Nick Kranz wrote a recap/summary of the Ronnie Knox affair for CGB. Linked below -
The Sordid Tale of Ronnie Knox and the Dissolution of the PCC
https://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2010/5/18/1473469/the-sordid-tale-of-ronnie-knox-and
It seems crazy though, only a few more weeks! I think you could just say stuff like “We are evaluating all options concerning our program including the head coach” and satisfy the angry mob without throwing seven million dollars out the window. I mean in any scenario they will suck this year. That cake is already baked.
Nebraska doesn’t have to penny pinch like Cal does.
It’s not about penny pinching. No one no matter how rich throws many away needlessly. Seems so silly.
I know they don’t have to penny pinch like Cal but I don’t understand why they went through the trouble of negotiating a new buy out and brining Frost back to start the season. Why didn’t they just fire him after last season?
Because there was still a chance at a turnaround. He had solid players coming in via the portal, his close losses would hopefully regress to the mean, and he was still the local golden child. But the first three games this year (close loss to NW, Ga So, close win over ND State) showed nothing had changed.
The mistake was bringing him back, minus the play calling duties. Once you start even having the discussion, it's always better to cut the cord, especially at a football school like Nebraska.
Bc he relinquished the play calling duties.
Trev Alberts must have been under intense pressure to can Frost. I can't think of any other reason to leave lots o' money on the table.
Even after seeing his record and his teams, I’m still a bit shocked with Frost. Really thought he’d be successful.
Same. I never thought he would bring Nebraska back to its 90s glory but I thought he would be more successful and win a few Big10 West division titles.
I think Nebraska is just no longer the draw for recruits that it was in the Tom Osborne era...who wants to live in THAT now that the SEC is king and you don't need to own a parka.
I think it can be if Oklahoma can be. Or if Penn St can be. It's a matter of the right guy for the job everywhere (see USC), and its not that easy anywhere. Remember when Ohio St seemingly could never get over the hump. That said, given his success at UCF, I thought Frost would be at least more successful than he has been at Nebraska. And he clearly has had them competitive (close games). But has consistently not been differential in those games, making whatever move would have delivered the win, and that's what you pay any CEO to be.
It clearly isn’t but the Big10 west isn’t that tough if a division. Nebraska still recruits better than the majority of its Big10 opponents with the exception of Michigan, Penn State and Ohio State. They should be competing for Big10 west titles. Nebraska has been as bad as Cal in terms of win/loss record for the last 16 years.
^^this^^
Arizona has a bad second half, can't pull off an upset of MS State in a sloppy game. 39-17
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401403875
Oregon State's Jonathan Smith has giant juevos of brass. He decides to go for the win rather than the tie at the end of the game from the 2 yard line. Beavers beat the Fighting Tedfords 35-32.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401403979
Glad to see Remiggio doing well in that game. Wish he would've stayed but understand he needed to go to a program that would pass more.
Or to a program had a QB who could actually complete a pass
Bill Musgrave's nephew had some big catches in that game
Smith has been a really good head coach so far. I wonder if he’ll stick around Corvallis. Some deep-pocketed team probably has eyes on him.
Nebraska's certainly in the market now.
If this occurred, we can call it a pattern.
He has really surprised me with how well he is doing in Corvallis.
I recall that H-back Colletto guy (sp?) causing a lot of problems.
CU looks hapless against Air Force. There were six completed passes in the whole game. The Buffs may go winless this year.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401403977
We better blow this team out 24-10.
LOL!!!
Watch, we'll get another COVID breakout and lose to that team.
Book it.
;-). - maybe...
USC does as expected, smokes 'Furd 41-28 after going up 38-14 early in the 3rd quarter
I watched some of the game. Shaw tried to go back to the heavy tight end formula with jumbo linemen pancaking opponents and the fade throws to tall receivers who push off. Didn't work though.
the funny part is that their "slow mesh" plays were yielding all kinds of yards, but once they'd had 4 turnovers, they kind of had to go back to what they know - pretty much a PI offense given how small SC's secondary is.
Texas Tech wins in double OT, crowd tears down goalposts in order to have some shade in the Lubbock sun
https://twitter.com/TCobernRRS/status/1568755535935160323
Wazzu beats #19 Wisconsin on the road
https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401403984
This game was brutal to watch. But I have to give credit to Dickert and Wazzu.
Also, there were lots of Wazzu fans here in Madison! It was fun to see.
It was basically like watching Wilcox and Cal beat UNLV. It was an ugly rock fight of a game.
Except it was on the road against a high quality opponent. Major win for the Cougs.
Absolutely, no shame at all in that win.
Any win at Camp Randall in the post-Barry Alvarez era is quality.
Also this is how the ND game will go too 😬
Spread down a TD...ND -10.5
Bears historically battle on the road early in the season under Wilcox, so a close game is possible...but I don’t have much confidence in Angus McClure...we’d be better off with Angus Young calling the shots if you ask me...and ND probably hit rock bottom last week...gotta think they right the ship.
Graham “rock fight” Mertz
Apps State beats aTm. Boone goes bananas.
https://twitter.com/KiukRyan/status/1568748198742687745
DBD AV Club
Cobra Kai season 5 - Yes, this show is kind of ridiculous when you think about it, but I still can't believe that we have got to the point where the bad guy from Karate Kid I, II, AND III are teaming up. Baddie Teri Silver's evil "plan" also makes zero sense, but I also don't care.
Terry Silver's plan making zero sense is perfectly carried over from the original movie.
Better Call Sauld didn't win a single Emmy last night. That was surprising...
Squid Game did quite well, though. It's nice to see Koreans winning more and more of these major awards.
The Emmys have always had a big problem with the same shows winning year after year after year. Inertia rules.
started Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Entertaining so far (long episodes, tho). I've dubbed it Ally McBeal x Rainman.
One thing I've noticed (also with Dr. Brain and The Silent Sea) is that Korean seems to be less phonetic (to me) than I expected. I've always thought that Korean and Japanese were kinda built the same (they both have "syllable structure" rather than a bunch of letters glued together). But when people say other people's names (per the subtitles), I don't hear it. In the show above, the main character says her name a lot (Woo Young-Woo), which I figured would jump out at me aurally, but it doesn't.
Also, why don't/can't more Japanese shows make the jump to International success? Even with music. J-pop preceded K-pop, but K-pop is way more successful.
White Lotus winning Outstanding Limited Series over Dopesick is the biggest display of outright thievery since Newellbany cashed his last paycheck from the local state government.
Complete bs.
WHAT!?!?!??!?!
Tried watching Welcome to Wrexham. Have to say this was quite boring. Only semi-interesting moments are those with Reynolds and McElhenny, but those were few and far between.
Legendary French film director Jean-Luc Godard has died. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62886470
He directed Band of Outsiders and Vivre Sa Vie which are among my favorite films.
Hmmmmm.... I liked the two I saw, but the last one we saw "Contempt" - I liked, but my wife HATED IT.
I finished season 1 of Stranger Things last night. holy crap. Can't wait to watch season 2.
I'll probably either binge Stranger Things season 2 or the latest Cobra Kai on the flight to Chicago on Fri. Looks like 7:40 from LIS->EWR and then 2:37 from EWR to ORD. So definitely doable.
I dind't like the ending of S1. "did everyone just forget what just happened, and they're going back to normal?" Never got around to starting S2
Show is not always great, but I'd say it's at least fun, even if the story isn't 100%
I heard this last season, and maybe the one before, is/are worse. But 2 and 3 are still pretty good. We'll see.
5th was better than the 4th.
I must have had it backwards
We just started Stranger Things as well. Love it!
Instant/Convenience Food
One thing I started loving in the two trips to Myrtle Beach was Bojangles. Love their biscuits.
There was a McD almost across from the little league fields so frequent I would coach after work so I would just stop by and get a $1 McChicken.
I like prepared gas station food.
I've heard about Krispy Krunchy Chicken but have never had it. There are a few places in Berkeley/Oakland that have it.
We had it last night in Fremont...yum! Almost as good as Popeye's.
I didn't realize gas station food was a serious thing until I moved to the East Coast. Places like Royal Farms make their food the primary appeal of the place and, oh yeah, if you need gas you can fill up too.
Some gas stations have surprisingly good food. There's a Chinese food place in a gas station in Davis that is quite good.
which one is it? I'm going to have to try it.
Only been there once, years ago. I just did a search, I think it's the Four Seasons Gourmet Chinese Restaurant located in the Fast and Easy Mart, 1601 Research Park Dr.
Better be careful. Giuliani may schedule a press conference for djt there.
Will that be a gojng to prison presser?
YES! we have gotten take out from there a few times. surprisingly good.
various nutrition bars:
Currently favoring Robert Irvine FitCrunch bars. Also like Kind bars. For many years prior, I loved Zone Perfect. Before that, I ate lots PowerBars (where have I heard this recently?). Still like those too.
PowerCrunch is my new favorite
Frozen burritos that can be microwaved quickly are a surprisingly good lunch or dinner item when time is short.
Just finished my weekly yummy frozen breakfast burrito. Brand is Burrito Kitchens and I buy them at Safeway. Spicy sausage is very, very good.
Hummus. Relatively high in calories though.. I've been eating it a bit more frequently since I started dieting in August (finally trying to shed Covid weight gain) and have lost 11 pounds so far.
H-mart and Trader Joes supply me with emergency convenience foods. Frozen dumpling, Yoshinoya in a bag, single-serve heat-n-eat rice, dal in a bag. I've had to dial it back because I gained weight.
Much of that Trader Joe's frozen stuff is much better than it has any right to be
The price and quality us unrivaled.
yes it is.
Yoshinoya in a bag...I am repulsed and intrigued simultaneously
The Japanese and their ingenious packaging. Straight from the freezer. 2 minutes. Hot and ready for a bowl of rice. Never spills. Easy tear.
https://www.safeway.com/shop/product-details.960235676.html
Interesting...that's also not more expensive than eating at a Yoshinoya in the US. I think they only exists in LA area now. The one by Time Squares in NYC closed over 10 years ago.
After I got divorced and the kids stayed with their mom during the week and me on the weekends, I would just eat easy foods during the week. One thing I would do is buy one of the fresh uncooked Costco pizzas and cut them into 6 slices and freeze them individually. Then I would defrost and throw them in the toaster oven to cook for dinner every few days.
I would also do simple things like buy frozen potsickers/gyoza, the chicken and green chili Trader Joes burritos, things like that. Or I'd made a caesar salad with grilled chicken.
Democracy Dumpster Fire
House Oversight Committee chairperson Rep. Carolyn Malone (D-NY) sent a letter to the Archives requesting a response as to whether all the documents were recovered from Mar A Lago with a personal certification by Trump. A Sep 27 deadline was given. The aim is to corner Trump - who is thought to have spirited some of the stolen documents off to Bedminster - into committing perjury vis-a-vis the Espionage Act.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/house-oversight-committee-trump-national-archives/index.html
Jason Schofield (GOP-Rensselaer County) was the County Board of Elections commissioner. He is accused of harvesting signed absentee ballots and having someone fraudulently vote. He faces 12 counts of voter fraud.
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/rensselaer-county-board-of-elections-commish-arrested-by-fbi
Lindsey Graham: "Abortion is up to the States"
[Kansas votes against abortion]
9.13.22: Graham introduces a nation-wide ban on abortion after 15 weeks
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/13/republicans-graham-bill-restrict-abortions-nationwide-00056404
Alex Jones' Connecticut civil defamation case goes to jury for damages. He already lost by default.
https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/alex-jones/watch-live-alex-jones-connecticut-defamation-trial/
DOJ subpeens 40 Trump advisors, seizes two phones.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/us/politics/trump-aides-jan-6-doj.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/12/justice-subpoena-trump-aides-00056274
DOJ and Trump lawyers may have agreed upon an acceptable candidate to be the Special Master.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/12/politics/special-master-nominee-responses/index.html
Owner of Fraud Guarantee goes to Club Fed for 20 months.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2022/09/12/giulianis-former-associate-lev-parnas-reports-to-prison/
DBD Lunch
In Lisbon I've had: fish quite a few times, Pizza when we were walking around and just wanted to grab something quick, and amazing grilled chicken.
Fish: once was a grilled cod sitting at a small place out on the street. Last night was at Coelho da Rocha and I had a Portuguese style tuna, which is chunks of tuna pan fried with a sauce of white wine, garlic, and olive oil. Recommended by HSB's friend.
The grilled chicken was at A Valenciana (also suggested by HSB's friend). It was AMAZING. They split the whole chicken in half, connected by the breast bone and grill it. One of the best grilled chicken I've ever had. And CHEAP. 18 Euros for the whole chicken which my coworker and I split.
Tonight we may try Tasca Kome, which also came highly recommended by HSB's friend (notice a trend?), a Japanese place.
We visited the famous castle Castelo de S. Jorge. The houses look really cool and a lot of the architecture down near the river looks like Parisian buildings. It's pretty cool.
Eat any Belems yet? (pastel de Nata).
No. They've had pastel de nata here during snacktime. Someone described it as chinese egg custard bites which I don't like. Maybe I'll try one.
We haven't gone to the Belems district. I think that was the one that had a monestary with Vasco de Gama's grave. Didn't make it over the weekend and I Think they close early during the week.
Gotta see the Little Tower of Belem. 500 years old. As far as the “Belem pastries” go, they are worth it - the whole shop I’d worth seeing. Interestingly, if you ever go to Macau, because it was Portuguese, you can get the very same “Belems” there with other Portuguese treats. Street signs are in Portuguese too.
I won't be able ot get there before it closes. Is it worth going there around dinner time to grab food and see the tower from the outside?
Ehhhhh. The pictures are worth it, but I don’t recall / can’t recommend if there is anyplace that was particularly good to eat at. I think there are few spots as you walk along the river towards the bridge.
If the weather permits, it’s a nice walk.
Pro
Broncos lose to the Seahawks as they miss a 64 yard field goal attempt, which wouldn't be necessary if they hadn't fumbled on the one yard-line. Twice.
https://twitter.com/MainTeamSports2/status/1569524038262824961
Geno Smith looked stellar in the first half. Seattle doesn't have much to worry about in the QB department
eh...
The thing is that Geno Smith has done this before. He doesn't keep up this level of play forever.
Some of the worst clock management I've ever seen at the end of that game.
Terrible clock management and the decision to attempt a 64 yard FG over trying a 4th and 5 attempt with your $250 million QB was a head scratching decision.
And after letting the clock wind all the way down to 20 seconds with three time outs in your pocket! Are the chances of converting a 64 yard FG really better than Russell Wilson picking up five yards?
Nathanial Hackett thought it was I guess.
McManus tweeted that he told the coaching staff his line to gain was the 46...ideally you get closer, but are you better off converting the 4th & 5 there and risking not even having a shot at the kick or just deeking the Seachickens into thinking you're going for it & then calling the TO? Dunno. It looked totally disorganized, but they also needed to keep SEA from calling a TO and leaving them with :50...
Moral of the story is get more yards.
Williams Team Alex Albon stops breathing during appendectomy due to adverse reaction to anesthesia. Resuscitated and is now recovering.
https://www.williamsf1.com/posts/30a27ca2-26e6-4b01-b050-9fe8874a2d52/an-update-on-alex-albon
Wow, that is terrifying. Glad he's okay
JFC that is, and I apologize for the technical response, Not Good.
In this case, how would they know beforehand if he were allergic? Presuming, of course, he didn't know. I assume it's not something you know beforehand.
I don't know how they would know, I'm just saying that without assigning blame, stopping breathing during a routine procedure is bad.
Cowboys Dak Prescott has finger surgery. Do they go after JimmyG?? Especially after his contract was redone.
This would be good for both teams but the only problem I see is you would potentially create a QB controversy if JG does well in Dallas. I also think Jerry Jones wants to fire McCarthy and hire Sean Peyton so tanking isn’t such a bad option here.
Exactly. Plus, would Jimmy waive the no-trade clause for a 2 month gig in Dallas?
Alex Cobb had the juice
Cobb led the Giants to a 3-2 win over the Braves.
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2022/9/12/23350257/giants-recap-alex-cobb-braves-zack-littell-gabe-kapler
Let it be known that the San Francisco Giants did a masterful thing when they signed Alex Cobb over the offseason. You can blame Farhan Zaidi for not doing more to keep a 107-win team above .500 the following year. You can criticize Scott Harris, because that’s why we have GMs. You can express disgust at the ownership seemingly having mid-market spending caps.
But regardless of how you feel about other moves, there were a few unquestionably good ones. Signing Carlos Rodón was one. Signing Joc Pederson was one.
And signing Alex Cobb sure as heck was one.
Dodgers patiently wait to beat D-backs, clinch a postseason berth (for real, this time)
https://www.truebluela.com/2022/9/12/23350314/dodgers-patience-tyler-anderson-cody-bellinger-mookie-betts-diamondbacks-bullpen-playoff-clinch
One day after the Dodgers thought they already clinched a postseason berth, only to find out Monday morning that they didn’t, Los Angeles made it officially official on Monday night in Phoenix. Their patience was on display in the game as well, waiting to feat on the Diamondbacks bullpen in a 6-0 win in the series opener at Chase Field.
No runs were scored until the seventh inning, when the Dodgers got their first look at the Arizona bullpen. Max Muncy greeted Kyle Nelson with a double off the centerfield wall, Justin Turner reached on a fielder’s choice when Nelson tried to get Muncy heading back to second base, then Chris Taylor walked to load the bases with nobody out.
Nelson’s night was done, but Trayce Thompson greeted Kevin Ginkel with a flyout to center plenty deep enough to score the game’s first run.
Cal
2:30 kickoff time for the Arizona game. Cubanos and black beans will be on the menu.
Always appreciate the afternoon starts better for you young 'uns and oldsters. In this case my nephew can bring his young son and my elderly neighbor can make it.
hell yeah!
TBH I was hoping it would be a night game/Pac 12 after dark.
Now with a weird start time we'll see weird events in the game, par for the course against AZ
Pac-12 After Dark against Arizona sounds like a recipe for an excruciating loss
But even our wins are excruciating, sort of like 18th century medicine where bleeding was usually prescribed as a remedy.
Or leeches were prescribed as a remedy.
Cal football trivia fun fact. Sponsored by Power Bar.
No Cal head football coach has ever had ten consecutive winning seasons. Andy Smith (1918-1925) and Jeff Tedford (2002-2009) with eight have come the closest. Pappy Waldorf had six in a row (1947-1952).
Cal trivia fun fact will appear on DBD every Tuesday and Thursday during the football season.
Power Bar, if you’re not eating a Power Bar what are you even doing? Now in cinnamon grape.
I meant to ask last time...is Sponsored by Power Bar a joke? Or are you really getting $$ from them?
Maybe a ref to Power Bar's Cal beginnings?
I figured that was part of it, but just was wondering if that's all it was. or if this whole operation is now being underwritten...
Oh so that record is safe with the current head coach is what you’re saying.
The only record that is in danger under Wilcox is most consecutive seasons with a losing Pac12 record.
Go Bears! 🐻
Golden Bears @ Fighting Irish will be on NBC. I am not sure I'm familiar with that channel. I only know Pac-12 Bay Area. 11:30 am PT.
https://twitter.com/CalFootball/status/1569730885028835328
@You mean I don't have to switch tv providers to get this channel?@
Cal football can make a statement with a win on the Notre Dame Channel, the only issue is the reduced lustre because ND is 0-2.
Nothing matters but W's.