That offsides was a top 10 worst call I have seen.
I have to say though, we def still could have won. And nearly did but for the bounce of a ball here and there. I thought the deep pessimism and over the top fatalism of Avi’s article about the game was unwarranted and absurd.
Maybe it is because I am also a Cubs fan, or maybe because I have seen much worse (all 4 of my undergrad years were in the Holmoecaust) but I am tired of that attitude. It is unproductive at best and at worst can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I didn’t find his article be over fatalistic or pessimistic. I found it to be further confirmation and recognizing that these are how all the games under Wilcox have gone.
Close games, that are low scoring, special teams failing when we need them the most, and full of offensive ineptness.
We’ve been watching the same game for 6 years with varying results; terrible to serviceable offense scoring 20+ points and a defense that may or may not break at any given moment.
I don’t disagree, I just don’t like tying Cal-ness to some sort of inevitable losing. Maybe he did not mean that, but it came across to me that way.
Analogizing to the Cubs, I don’t think game 6 of the 2003 NLCS is possible without the pervasiveness of a kind of fatalistic/pessimistic/doom-y world view
Well... we could have played better - but my comment is only about 100% getting complete screwed by the refs I had NEVER seen before - I've seen many mistakes, but never one like that before.
I thought they were going to call us for lining up over the long snapper or trying to jump over the long snapper. I was shocked when they said offsides.
There was one egregious call that can be directly linked to ND putting an additional 7 points up and yes, it was unforgivable and needs to be addressed by the ACC. The rest are calls that go either way. I agree with the disdain for Avi penning this as being the most "Cal way of losing." Lots of random variance in 60 minutes of CFB. That doesn't make this a Cal thing and given all the other issues in the game, from Musgrave play calls, to OL woes, to officiating, I thought there were plenty of other themes to harp on. It does feel a bit like Avi has an axe to grind when he makes statements such as this.
That was pretty funny. Unfortunately, it’s was pretty accurate (at least it is for me). “…the cruelties that come with being a Cal fan….” One of the girls I was with at the game started sobbing after that last play. Visibly upset. Claimed that the universe is cursing her for being a Cal fan. After a minute of this, I reminded her how fun the weekend was, how great it is to be here and that it’s only one game. And, it could be worse, we could be Stanford or UCLA fans. She was not having it.
She is still young. Needs some time to develop a few callouses I guess.
I am four episodes into HBO's "Our Flag Means Death". TIL: The show, up to this point, is based on true events. (14/19 WB). Light farcical fare. Not Taika's best work, but it's fun.
After seeing the praise for Manti in South Bend and hearing how good the doc was I watched the Netflix two part doc on his GF saga. Was very entertaining and it's hard not to like the guy, however my notion that he was supremely naive due to his upraising and quick rise to stardom remains unchanged.
An affair with a 25 year old assistant? Why is this the first time I’m hearing about this.
Yeah, Harsin is done. Maybe Wilcox can pick him up as an OC?
I would LOL so hard if Lanning left Oregon for Auburn. A year ago I would say, no way does Lanning leave Oregon for Auburn but now with conference realignment and Oregon not yet getting a Big10 invite he just might.
Heh...based on the things he's saying, he'll be gone.
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Bryan Harsin insists that his future at Auburn is not in jeopardy despite the scrutiny being placed on him after a rocky first year at the program.
Harsin, who led the Tigers to just a 6-6 record during his first year with the team, spoke to ESPN about his job security on Thursday night. He said that he believes he will return to the team in 2022 and that Auburn leaders haven't told him otherwise.
South Alabama inexplicably goes for it on the UCLA 22 up by two with less than 3 minutes to play. UCLA marches the field and kicks the game winning FG with no time left.
It never ceases to amaze me how many coaches, especially football coaches, continue to be fascinated with trying high risk stuff that, if it works, not only wins the game, but excites everyone, without actually considering that its highly unlikely to work, and will virtually guarantee losing when it doesn't.
Arizona and NDSU in a back-and-forth battle. Wildcats prevail 31-28 after Bison go for it on 4th--and-2 on Arizona's 23 rather than kick a field goal up by 4 points with 9 minutes to go. Jayden de Laura marches the length of the field and scores. Defense forces a 3-and-out, then they run the clock.
Remember like late 80s/ early 90s when they were a National Title contender? My how they have fallen off the map. Same with their old quasi rivals at Nebraska
Snuck in the architecture boat tour with Avi, Rob and a few others yesterday afternoon. We were worried about the timing bc of our flight but it turns out our flight was delayed multiple hours bc of bad weather at SFO. Originally scheduled to land around 8-9, but we didn’t get home until midnight.
I was only there for ~10 waking hours and really enjoyed my time. Also inspired me to go back and spend a couple days there. To get the Chicago experience in short order I had an Italian Beef and Chicago IPA (both very good) on the riverwalk, enjoyed an absolutely nuts street celebration for Mexican Independence Day that shut down countless downtown blocks, went to two highly recommended dive bars and tried Malort (it was as bad as expected), wook u a little hungover and went on the fabulous Architecture Boat Tour to see as much of the city as possible in short order.
Watched some of this early on. deGrom struck out thirteen in five innings. And walked none. Looking at the box score it looks like he had maybe one bad pitch as he gave up a three-run homer.
This is also probably more like what we can expect the Geno Smith Seahawks to look for most of this season. Only points they get are on a blocked kick.
Everybody knew this was gonna happen since Shanahan treated Lance like a RB. Don’t forget about what happened to RGIII. I am not happy with Shanahan right now. I am worried Lance may never see the field again.
The run/pass balance was crazy lopsided with Lance in there. I realize the guy is a good runner, but that's a strange thing to do with your high draft pick QB.
Pausing video, it looks like gray shirt guy behind the Cardinals jersey guy used his right hand to maybe try to high 5 Kyler and hit him in the face instead. It's definitely his arm but he's woohoo-ing a few seconds later so I think he's a Cardinals fan.
Just an accidental face hit. And I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.
That’s what I saw as well. It is hard to know if he is a raiders fan or a cardinals fan. I lean toward raiders because he is wearing gray but he could just as easily be a cardinals fan. I was expecting a closed fist punch but it does look like he is trying to high five or perhaps slap his shoulder pads and he missed.
We were shocked. We were watching another game and No 1 just said, holy shit the Dolphins are coming back. And this was right after the long TD. So we flipped back.
The A’s had a chance to escape Houston with a split. It didn’t end up that way as Oakland dropped the final game of the series, and the season, against the Astros 11-2. At least they won’t have to play them anymore.
LaMonte Wade Jr. nearly closed out a 4-hour, 10 inning, rain-delayed game and reclaimed the moniker ‘Late-Night’ with a walk-off grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers—but his deep fly drifted to the wrong side of the right field foul pole.
Earlier in the inning, Joc Pederson launched an 0-2 change-up to the 415 sign in right field that would’ve been a 3-run homer in 17 Major League parks—but at Oracle with the wind blowing, ended up as an out in Mookie Betts glove.
In the 8th, with runners on first and second, J.D. Davis ripped a fly ball to right center field that traveled 400 feet and should’ve given the Giants the lead—but the ball landed at the base of the wall and skipped into the stands, halting Thairo Estrada at third.
The Dodgers completed their three-city road trip with a series sweep in San Francisco. It was their seventh straight win at Oracle Park and it also gave them 15 wins in their 19 games played this season.
The Dodgers ended up using eight pitchers on their final appearance on Sunday Night Baseball and they were able to record the outs needed for a 4-3 win in ten innings.
The weather certainly affected the game both in terms of a rain delay but also the wind and water that swirled around that ballpark by the bay this evening.
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"Apparently Studio Ghibli developed My Neighbour Totoro in parallel with Grave of the Fireflies. Imagine being on the Fireflies team and having to spend every work day staring directly into hell while your colleagues got to animate a cat bus."
CAL
Go Bears!!!
Week 5: Day drinking. 2:30pm Pacific kickoff vs. Wazzu
https://twitter.com/CalFootball/status/1571910742424576000
WSU always good for a mid-day Pac-12 Network time.
Yes, but when you're screwed on purpose by the fucking ACC refs, it's hard to win.
Maybe the ACC is trying to WOO ND by showing how their games will be officiated if they join...
That offsides was a top 10 worst call I have seen.
I have to say though, we def still could have won. And nearly did but for the bounce of a ball here and there. I thought the deep pessimism and over the top fatalism of Avi’s article about the game was unwarranted and absurd.
Maybe it is because I am also a Cubs fan, or maybe because I have seen much worse (all 4 of my undergrad years were in the Holmoecaust) but I am tired of that attitude. It is unproductive at best and at worst can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I didn’t find his article be over fatalistic or pessimistic. I found it to be further confirmation and recognizing that these are how all the games under Wilcox have gone.
Close games, that are low scoring, special teams failing when we need them the most, and full of offensive ineptness.
We’ve been watching the same game for 6 years with varying results; terrible to serviceable offense scoring 20+ points and a defense that may or may not break at any given moment.
I don’t disagree, I just don’t like tying Cal-ness to some sort of inevitable losing. Maybe he did not mean that, but it came across to me that way.
Analogizing to the Cubs, I don’t think game 6 of the 2003 NLCS is possible without the pervasiveness of a kind of fatalistic/pessimistic/doom-y world view
The “this is the most Cal way to lose” thing makes me want to barf. But I get it, it was super frustrating. And at least he cares. So few do!
I forwarded the article to a fellow alum who doesn't follow WFC. Talked to him later and he said he couldn't finish the article. It hurt too much.
Well... we could have played better - but my comment is only about 100% getting complete screwed by the refs I had NEVER seen before - I've seen many mistakes, but never one like that before.
Never.
I thought they were going to call us for lining up over the long snapper or trying to jump over the long snapper. I was shocked when they said offsides.
Oh I don’t disagree about the refereeing, it def felt very slanted
There was one egregious call that can be directly linked to ND putting an additional 7 points up and yes, it was unforgivable and needs to be addressed by the ACC. The rest are calls that go either way. I agree with the disdain for Avi penning this as being the most "Cal way of losing." Lots of random variance in 60 minutes of CFB. That doesn't make this a Cal thing and given all the other issues in the game, from Musgrave play calls, to OL woes, to officiating, I thought there were plenty of other themes to harp on. It does feel a bit like Avi has an axe to grind when he makes statements such as this.
Fullcast After Dark has some thoughts on what it’s like to be a Cal fan. (at the 58 min mark)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ke0dGisQbuGSUtmA1Sbpj?si=mC_lHSpjSh6cbNbWBqMU3g&t=3479
That was pretty funny. Unfortunately, it’s was pretty accurate (at least it is for me). “…the cruelties that come with being a Cal fan….” One of the girls I was with at the game started sobbing after that last play. Visibly upset. Claimed that the universe is cursing her for being a Cal fan. After a minute of this, I reminded her how fun the weekend was, how great it is to be here and that it’s only one game. And, it could be worse, we could be Stanford or UCLA fans. She was not having it.
She is still young. Needs some time to develop a few callouses I guess.
DBD AV Club
I am four episodes into HBO's "Our Flag Means Death". TIL: The show, up to this point, is based on true events. (14/19 WB). Light farcical fare. Not Taika's best work, but it's fun.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stede_Bonnet (spoiler alert in link)
I thought that show started out great, but seemed to really drag in the later episodes
man, i felt the opposite -- slow start that picked up once we got the show it was going to be
I agree about it picking up steam. I almost gave up after a couple of eps. Being stuck in a Waikiki hotel room with Covid kept be going tho!
You’re as wrong as a bus #2 driver
excuse me while i stop at a toll booth for no reason for ten minutes
excuse me while I spend 20 minutes driving amongst the backroads of South Bend only to end up right where we parked
After seeing the praise for Manti in South Bend and hearing how good the doc was I watched the Netflix two part doc on his GF saga. Was very entertaining and it's hard not to like the guy, however my notion that he was supremely naive due to his upraising and quick rise to stardom remains unchanged.
Cobra Kai. Binged it on my two flights. Started slow but I thought they did a good job at the end. Can't wait to see what they do for season 6.
Also Sony is making another Karate Kid, but I think it isn't related to this one. So the other timeline??
We only watched the first episode of the new "season". Very soap opera-y. It feels loke the female sinsei is overacting. Still enjoying it though.
I really enjoyed episode 4 of the LOTR Rings of Power.
the dwarf city is pretty spectacular and cool to see some dwarf women.
i wonder if we will see any Ent-wives?
Uh, Yeah! (haven't scene yet, I like it wife is less convinced it is good).
Sep 19: International Talk like a Pirate Day
Mike Leachs favorite day of the year.
Arrrrr
“Aaarrrgghhh, Peter”
-Steve the Pirate, Dodgeball Champion
This was the first one I thought about.
Yo ho Yo ho a pirate's life for me....
I asked a pirate why he had a steering wheel in his pants and he said “Arrr, it’s drivin’ me nuts!”
Elsewhere in college
Auburn gets taken to the woodshed by Penn State 41-12. Tick-tock, Bryan Harsin.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401403882
Looks like we may get another football blue blood in their down years. Very unfortunate we couldn't take advantage of a similar situation on Saturday.
Agreed - would’ve been nice to topple ND with their backup QB making his 1st start.
He’s done...Dan Lanning??? ;-)
That affair with his 25 yr-old assistant that he brought from Boise was such a bad look.
An affair with a 25 year old assistant? Why is this the first time I’m hearing about this.
Yeah, Harsin is done. Maybe Wilcox can pick him up as an OC?
I would LOL so hard if Lanning left Oregon for Auburn. A year ago I would say, no way does Lanning leave Oregon for Auburn but now with conference realignment and Oregon not yet getting a Big10 invite he just might.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/will-bryan-harsin-fired-auburn-rumors-mistreatment-affair/hboesw8vq4kkmpa9siqm7fvb
Heh...based on the things he's saying, he'll be gone.
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Bryan Harsin insists that his future at Auburn is not in jeopardy despite the scrutiny being placed on him after a rocky first year at the program.
Harsin, who led the Tigers to just a 6-6 record during his first year with the team, spoke to ESPN about his job security on Thursday night. He said that he believes he will return to the team in 2022 and that Auburn leaders haven't told him otherwise.
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nooooooo they have to be bad when we play them, we can't have them right the ship too early
They can't right the ship in one season, right? Riiiight?!?
UNC, Wake, NC State, and even lowly Duke are all 3-0... but App State is the undisputed leader in chaos.
https://twitter.com/FOS/status/1571556456650121221
Wazzu beats a bad Colorado State team 38-7
https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401403995
Utes outclass SDSU 35-7, the latter losing its starting QB Burmeister due to an eye injury in the first quarter.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401403993
SDSU should really consider getting a real QB one of these years.
SDSU, Iowa and to a lesser extent Wisconsin have all had good teams dragged down by bad to terrible QB play.
South Alabama inexplicably goes for it on the UCLA 22 up by two with less than 3 minutes to play. UCLA marches the field and kicks the game winning FG with no time left.
https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/1571247159382507520
It never ceases to amaze me how many coaches, especially football coaches, continue to be fascinated with trying high risk stuff that, if it works, not only wins the game, but excites everyone, without actually considering that its highly unlikely to work, and will virtually guarantee losing when it doesn't.
Oregon stuffs BYU running game, win 41-20
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401403989
I did not expect this outcome. A bad Oregon is good news for Cal recruiting.
I expected an Oregon win but I thought it would be much closer.
Oregon State smokes FCS Montana State 68-28
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401403990
Dear Jonathon,
I'd like to pick your brain on how you run up such a score. Here's my cell xxxxxx
Regards, Justin
Party in Providence Park.
Portland State coaches were apparently pretty ticked...
Arizona and NDSU in a back-and-forth battle. Wildcats prevail 31-28 after Bison go for it on 4th--and-2 on Arizona's 23 rather than kick a field goal up by 4 points with 9 minutes to go. Jayden de Laura marches the length of the field and scores. Defense forces a 3-and-out, then they run the clock.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401403985
CU looks hapless again, lose 49-7 to Minnesota
https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401403988
CU puts out the most mild vote of confidence for Karl Dorrel. I will be surprised if he is still the HC at CU when Cal plays them.
Remember like late 80s/ early 90s when they were a National Title contender? My how they have fallen off the map. Same with their old quasi rivals at Nebraska
Sun Devils lose at home to Eastern Michigan 21-30. Herm Edwards fired.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401403986
https://twitter.com/jontweetssports/status/1571675309354655744?s=46&t=C9e_rqZ9vJD5JGmKlLQNSA
Huskies hold on to beat the MSU Spartans 39-28
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401403994
It was never that close. Dawgs were up by 25 midway in the 4th quarter when they called off the dogs.
It really wasn’t. UW moved the ball at will in the first half.
USC dominates the Fighting Tedfords 45-17
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401403992
Nasty looking leg injury to Bulldog QB Jake Haener early in the 3rd qtr.
I'm afraid USC is back, speed and athletes all over the place. Easily controlled the game against a pretty good Fresno State team.
Yeah, I watched that game, wow, they look good
They are more powerful than we ever could have imagined
+1 for the analogy, -100 for aligning $C with the light
Chicago
My kind of town...
It really is...
Great city. I visit fairly often. Love Christmas shopping on Michigan Ave!
We had an office in the Wrigley building at 400 N. Michigan Ave.
One of these days I’ll visit
Some very good restaurants - some.
I love Chicago, just not from Dec-Mar 😀
chicago's great and it was great seeing a ton of cal fans everywhere
i'm still here until thursday for work so i look forward to eating and drinking more
Snuck in the architecture boat tour with Avi, Rob and a few others yesterday afternoon. We were worried about the timing bc of our flight but it turns out our flight was delayed multiple hours bc of bad weather at SFO. Originally scheduled to land around 8-9, but we didn’t get home until midnight.
I was only there for ~10 waking hours and really enjoyed my time. Also inspired me to go back and spend a couple days there. To get the Chicago experience in short order I had an Italian Beef and Chicago IPA (both very good) on the riverwalk, enjoyed an absolutely nuts street celebration for Mexican Independence Day that shut down countless downtown blocks, went to two highly recommended dive bars and tried Malort (it was as bad as expected), wook u a little hungover and went on the fabulous Architecture Boat Tour to see as much of the city as possible in short order.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Puerto Rico & Dominican Republic get hit by Hurricane Fiona. Up to 2 feet of rain. Oof.
Perfect photo opp for Biden to toss beautiful, soft paper towels into a loving crowd
Does PR have power yet? :(
Neither electrical nor political
Policy & enforcement is one thing. But kidnapping immigrants is evil.
also, very likely technical human trafficking.
Keep talking DeSantis, keep talking.
Some strong 14-year-old-learning-photoshop vibes
https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/the-smoking-gun-in-marthas-vineyard?r=73h9y&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Biden on 60 Minutes: "The Pandemic is over"
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/18/joe-biden-pandemic-60-minutes-00057423
“If we all close our eyes and wish really hard...”
It does make you feel like the difference between pandemic and endemic is just people’s attitudes
It does rather
I hope he is right but I worry he is jinxing it by saying it!
PRO
Ashtyn Davis wins the game vs. Browns
https://twitter.com/EGreenbergJets/status/1571921307423367169
@It's too bad Wilcox can't develop any NFL level talent@
Youngest premier player: Ethan Nwaneri
https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1571483724629385217
KkKkKkKkKkKkKkKkKkKk
https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1571642681809321990
Watched some of this early on. deGrom struck out thirteen in five innings. And walked none. Looking at the box score it looks like he had maybe one bad pitch as he gave up a three-run homer.
Trey Lance out for season with a broken ankle in Niners' 27-7 victory over Seahawks
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34618676/san-francisco-49ers-trey-lance-carted-ankle-injury-jimmy-garoppolo-comes-seattle-seahawks
This is also probably more like what we can expect the Geno Smith Seahawks to look for most of this season. Only points they get are on a blocked kick.
Good thing the 9ers have Jimmy G on hand.
Everybody knew this was gonna happen since Shanahan treated Lance like a RB. Don’t forget about what happened to RGIII. I am not happy with Shanahan right now. I am worried Lance may never see the field again.
The run/pass balance was crazy lopsided with Lance in there. I realize the guy is a good runner, but that's a strange thing to do with your high draft pick QB.
I think he will see the field again but it may not be with the Niners.
Good point. I hope his recovery goes well.
or in his garden.
Good week for Cal golfers. Homa wins and Byeong Hun An ties fourth.
Raiders fumble away a win. Lose to Cardinals 29-23.
Someone in the Black Hole slapped Kyler Murray after the game https://twitter.com/CamCox12/status/1571650044830568449
Pausing video, it looks like gray shirt guy behind the Cardinals jersey guy used his right hand to maybe try to high 5 Kyler and hit him in the face instead. It's definitely his arm but he's woohoo-ing a few seconds later so I think he's a Cardinals fan.
Just an accidental face hit. And I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.
That’s what I saw as well. It is hard to know if he is a raiders fan or a cardinals fan. I lean toward raiders because he is wearing gray but he could just as easily be a cardinals fan. I was expecting a closed fist punch but it does look like he is trying to high five or perhaps slap his shoulder pads and he missed.
Quite a few teams coughing up big leads on Sunday.
Ravens one was a stunner...Mike McDaniel the brains behind the Niner operation, maybe?
We were shocked. We were watching another game and No 1 just said, holy shit the Dolphins are coming back. And this was right after the long TD. So we flipped back.
I don't think anyone expected Tua to suddenly become Dan Marino for a day.
Game #147: A’s drop finale, fall to Astros 11-2
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2022/9/18/23359931/game-147-as-drop-finale-fall-to-astros-waldichuk
The A’s had a chance to escape Houston with a split. It didn’t end up that way as Oakland dropped the final game of the series, and the season, against the Astros 11-2. At least they won’t have to play them anymore.
We almost won this one
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2022/9/18/23360558/mlb-final-giants-dodgers-joc-pederson-mookie-betts-recap
LaMonte Wade Jr. nearly closed out a 4-hour, 10 inning, rain-delayed game and reclaimed the moniker ‘Late-Night’ with a walk-off grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers—but his deep fly drifted to the wrong side of the right field foul pole.
Earlier in the inning, Joc Pederson launched an 0-2 change-up to the 415 sign in right field that would’ve been a 3-run homer in 17 Major League parks—but at Oracle with the wind blowing, ended up as an out in Mookie Betts glove.
In the 8th, with runners on first and second, J.D. Davis ripped a fly ball to right center field that traveled 400 feet and should’ve given the Giants the lead—but the ball landed at the base of the wall and skipped into the stands, halting Thairo Estrada at third.
Dodgers go to the tenth to sweep Giants
https://www.truebluela.com/2022/9/18/23359453/dodgers-go-to-the-tenth-to-sweep-giants
The Dodgers completed their three-city road trip with a series sweep in San Francisco. It was their seventh straight win at Oracle Park and it also gave them 15 wins in their 19 games played this season.
The Dodgers ended up using eight pitchers on their final appearance on Sunday Night Baseball and they were able to record the outs needed for a 4-3 win in ten innings.
The weather certainly affected the game both in terms of a rain delay but also the wind and water that swirled around that ballpark by the bay this evening.
I don't think that there are THAT many romance fans on here, but I'm sharing this here in case you'd like to support a good cause (happily ever afters for trans kids) and get a romance anthology: https://twitter.com/HEAforTransKids/status/1569335713740767232?s=20&t=YhMNBm7MX0DMawiW9TbFsw
HEA = happily ever after
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thanks. i am getting this both for my younger one and myself to expand my horizons on what i read.
Heads up that the stories may not be YA (not sure what your younger one reads/how racy)
Thanks for the warning!
I think $500,000
Is that the amount of the contract for Cal to play Notre Dame?
usatoday.com and si.com think the contract amount was $1.9 million.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2020/02/05/why-cal-happily-take-1-9-million-play-notre-dame-2022/4656108002/
https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/how-notre-dame-happened
Well, I think so.
According to SI, the figure is $1.9 million
The real question is how much they paid the ACC refs!
A few suitcases of cash blessed at the altar before the game. Not unlike the medieval selling of indulgences.
Yay! Glad I was wrong!
Afternoon commute on southbound Piedmont Ave between Bancroft Way and Channing Way is likely to be snarled by a water main repair.
Just sayin'.
UPDATE: the repair has been completed. Water service has resumed. The crew may be out of there already and the commute may be its usual slow self.
This is useful information! Thanks.
You're welcome!
https://twitter.com/HealthUntoDeath/status/1571785545424183303?s=20&t=YhMNBm7MX0DMawiW9TbFsw
"Apparently Studio Ghibli developed My Neighbour Totoro in parallel with Grave of the Fireflies. Imagine being on the Fireflies team and having to spend every work day staring directly into hell while your colleagues got to animate a cat bus."