The term is derived from the name of the town of Spa, Belgium, whose name is known back from Roman times, when the location was called Aquae Spadanae, sometimes incorrectly connected to the Latin word “spargere” meaning to scatter, sprinkle or moisten.
The anthology my short story is in is a finalist in the Swoonies...but I'm not sure what the winners get...bragging rights? Pasting this here in case anyone has some free time to vote, but it's also a long form, so it might not be worth it! (You can skip through other pages until you get to the Romance Anthology page, and the anthology is Friends to Lovers Vol. 1) https://www.theswoonawards.com/2022/01/31/the-2021-swoon-awards-finals-round/
I spent several hours over the weekend installing new switches: dimmers, motion sensors, and timers. While 3-pole dimmers are trickier, the others are pretty easy to install. Honestly, the game changer is having motion sensors in the powder room, pantry, closets, and laundry room. It brings me an unusual amount of joy to have my life automatically lit - partly because I installed it, partly because it's a cheap application of cool technology, and partly because I'm easily amused.
I need to add some new retaining walls in my backyard. My old retaining wall was built on 78 and they used river rock from the San Diego river and now it is starting to fall apart and collapse.
Dirt, some palm trees, a white ash tree, a hibiscus plant and small plants. My backyard has a small incline that slopes up to my neighbors backyard. It is somewhat terraced so I have 3 retaining walls that hold up each terrace.
When I was visiting my sister in Rancho Penasquitos back in Dec, I was introduced to a terrifying possibility....my 1 year old Brittany spaniel pup was able to leap up onto the top of my sister & bro-in-law’s 5 foot retaining wall and ran up their incline...I have a 5’ fence at my house, so the eventuality that Jonesy will some day leap over it to freedom is like seeing a CHP car hiding along your favorite shortcut route that you almost always speed on...is today a Jimmy Shaker day? (Ransom movie reference).
Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is among the most successful male riders in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an unequalled eleven Grand Tours (five Tours of France, five Tours of Italy, and a Tour of Spain), all five Monuments, setting the hour record, three World Championships, every major one-day race other than Paris–Tours, and extensive victories on the track.
I have a friend who took a tour that cycled the TdF route a few days before the actual race came through. Kind of cool (but you have to be in some kind of shape to pull that off -- she used to be the top ranked triathlete in the Netherlands).
i have seen those and *wish* i was in that kind of shape.
realistically, i would be happy enough just doing one or two of the famous mountain passes during a weeklong semi-cycling vacation. if it works out this summer, the plan is to be at the Tour in the Alps on Bastille day.
I'm not a massive cycling fan but I always watch some stages of the TdF when it's happening - I would love to take a few days to watch some of the mountain stages.
we always make the Liege-style wafels w/ the pearl sugar in the batter on the morning of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege bike race - late April, the last of the Spring Classics.
Watching Donald Gibb (Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds) walk around Hong Kong drinking Olympias cements Ray Jackson as one of my all-time favorite side-kick characters of all-time.
the series of supermarket attacks in the early-to-mid-80s that resulted in something like 30 people being murdered, but nobody was ever identified formally or charged: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41734059
one of the things I've found mildly interesting about "passenger rail" youtube is the extent to which people go to former Soviet bloc states to ride the rails. I can't tell if it's because there's still more rail service there, proportionally speaking, because there's less homogenization of manufacturers as in the EU, or more simply because there haven't been as many travel restrictions.
I think there is an interest in the bloc countries because they have been so inaccessible for so long, and there is still a lot of uncertainty about travel (whether its legit or just lack of familiarity doesn't matter, it's still a thing), and rail gives the impression of getting you to the right (or least a right) place, whereas other methods open you up to winding up in the wrong place at the wrong time due to lack of familiarity with a very different culture/language/legal/etc. world.
Boris Johnson has spent the afternoon getting his ass absolutely handed to him by the House of Commons over the numerous parties hosted at Downing Street in contravention of lockdown rules, and there is real speculation that he might not make it to spring.
I am starting to think that my original prediction - that it would amount to nothing - might be wrong. In my dream world, this will also be the end of the career of the egregious Cressida Dick.
There was a noticeable shift from playing behind to keep the KC receivers in front of them as much as possible, to avoid giving up the big play, to playing beside to in front of them, taking more chances, but also being actually in position to make a play on the ball. It resulted in break-ups and some inaccurate throws, probably as Mahomes realized he didn't have a clean target. Risk was rewarded. Credit the Bengals, you don't always see that. (Although dropping 8, or 7 + a spy, countered some of the risk.)
It’s almost like Mahomes spent the entire 2H kicking himself for his bonehead play at the end of the first half when he didn’t get points...like an IF that boots a ball then it’s in his head....
Jimmy ended his San Francisco tenure in the most Garoppolo way possible...1 for his last 7 with 2 batted down, no 1st downs, and an embarrassing, game-sealing interception that will be featured on QB blooper reels on the JumboTron during timeouts for years to come.
Kyle Shanahan has now blown three 4Q leads of 10 or more with predictable, ultra-conservative, Justin Wilcox-type playcalling. Deebo Samuel’s final touch came with over 12 minutes remaining. Kyle has to be better.
I cannot believe they blew that lead. My wife and I, both rooting for the Rams, reluctantly agreed that the game was pretty much over when the 49ers went up 17-7.
It should’ve been…Kyle takes a page out of the Justin Wilcox book of turtling, tho that’s gonna happen when you don’t trust your quarterback to not make a critical mistake.
Going backwards yardage-wise, and failing to get even one 1st down on the 2 biggest drives of your season was typical Jimmy G and is why he’s a mediocre-at-best NFL QB. He wasn’t up for the moment.
The whole league is aware of his massive limitations and wildly inconsistent tendencies, so much so that it was a talking point for broadcasters & analysts. They’ll be lucky to get a 2nd…more likely a 3rd for him.
Pittsburgh, Denver, Indy seem like decent options….
Give me a break, Cugel. Garoppolo was awful in the 4Q. It’s an indefensible position...you can’t continue to make excuses for him.
Agreed tho...even if he doesn’t throw that laughable pick, there’s zero chance he converts 4th & 13 once Donald, Von & crew smelled blood in the water...
The bigger whiff tho was on the atrocious, 2nd to last drive where he went 3 & out with a delay of game penalty.
I blame him for the last two drives on which he couldn't do anything. The play before the INT, when he made a useless sideline throw guaranteed to lose yardage, was arguably worse. And it set up the situation where he was going to panic and throw a pick.
Jimmy just has too many times when it seems like he doesn't understand the situation, where the pass rush is, where the coverage is, etc. Is he the only reason they lost? No. But he showed why you can't trust him in a big spot.
It is on Jimmy G, he cost the Niners a SB win and now a SB appearance. He can’t make a play to win a big game when needed. If the pocket and offensive conditions aren’t perfect he falls apart.
It felt like in a race where you are neck and neck and one guy just has a higher gear he can kick up to and so he just puts the hammer down on the home stretch and you are like damn why am I so short
Bad Jimmy seems to always show up about midway through the 4th quarter.
The Rams knew this, sold out to stop the run, forcing Garoppolo to beat them. That's a strategy that worked for the Rams and should have worked for Dallas and Green Bay.
You'd love Deebo to at least have gotten a touch on the crucial series near midfield. I also don't love the punt at 4th & 2 when your D's been getting gashed...read the room, Kyle.
It did work for GB. The Niners special teams and Deebo won that game. The Niners got into FG range, not on a big 3rd down pass by Jimmy but a big run by Deebo. Jimmy did lead a scoring TD drive at all in that game.
Respectfully disagree...Tartt's muff hurts, but it does not absolve Garoppolo and his inept play down the stretch of the NFC Championship Game. Championship players make championship plays...he didn't.
Per Josh Dubow of AP: Jimmy Garoppolo went 3 for 9 for 30 yards and INT in 4th quarter. In 6 playoff starts Garoppolo has a 28.0 passer rating in the 4th, ranking last among 69 QBs w/ 30+ 4th quarter passes in playoffs since 1991.
Yeah, but: better to go out on top, he did have a great season, but if he comes back all it takes is one injury and I think he would regret ending it that way; also he's 45.
I may have figured out a key to making the dough easier to spread out. Make it a day or two before, wrap in saran wrap, put it in the fridge, then take it out an hour before making the pizza. Usually I make it the same day and I wonder if proofing it in the fridge after the rise makes the gluten more stretchy. That or the altitude makes it more stretchy.
What I do after it is kneaded in the kitchenaid is put it in a glass bowl and cover it. Then I leave it for like 6 hours to rise. If I make it that afternoon, it doesn't seem to stretch as well as when I premade it before going up to Tahoe. I don't know if it specifically was that I wrapped it in the fridge for 2 days after rising for 6 hours or not. Maybe it was coincidence, but I'm going to try it again the next time I make it to see what happens.
Chicken & pork kebabs, tabouli, yogurt salad and pita bread paired with a rather awesome 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape. (bought in 2017 from Last Bottle madness sale) Chocolate chip cookies for afters (if we doing a theme, it would have been baklava or something).
Ran a high end wine store back in NY and I always loved when we scored 10 cases of Chateauneuf du Pape that Robert Parker/Wine Spectator/Tanzer would give a 90+ rating to....we'd shoot through those cases so quickly because everyone loved saying the name....Chateauneuf du Pape!!!! We always said it like Philip Seymour Hoffman's Lester Bangs would say "Iggy Pop" in Almost Famous....
Baby, If you’ve ever wondered,
Wondered whatever became of me
I’m living on the air in Cincinnati
Cincinnati, W K R P.
Got tired of packin’ and unpackin’,
Town to town up and down the dial.
Maybe you and me were never meant to be
Just maybe think of me once in a while.
I’m at W K R P in Cincinnati.
Oh the humanity!!
"As Gawd is my witness, I thought that turkeys could fly!"
Two best lines in the whole series.
Although I loved when he tried to pronounce Chi Chi Rodriguez.
"Les Nessman and the News!"
"Chye Chye Rod-ri-gwez"
hahahaha that episode slayed me.
There was some very high quality sit com comedy in that show.
"Booooger"
I just saw him in Clue during my recent watch...he was good...
The anthology my short story is in is a finalist in the Swoonies...but I'm not sure what the winners get...bragging rights? Pasting this here in case anyone has some free time to vote, but it's also a long form, so it might not be worth it! (You can skip through other pages until you get to the Romance Anthology page, and the anthology is Friends to Lovers Vol. 1) https://www.theswoonawards.com/2022/01/31/the-2021-swoon-awards-finals-round/
Voted. I didn't vote for anything else so they don't get any bonus points.
Voted and ditto as HAG
Thank you!
aw thanks!!!
DBD Home Improvement
I spent several hours over the weekend installing new switches: dimmers, motion sensors, and timers. While 3-pole dimmers are trickier, the others are pretty easy to install. Honestly, the game changer is having motion sensors in the powder room, pantry, closets, and laundry room. It brings me an unusual amount of joy to have my life automatically lit - partly because I installed it, partly because it's a cheap application of cool technology, and partly because I'm easily amused.
It's code here in California now.
What's code? Motion sensors?
Yes, auto turn-off, not everywhere, but in some places - bathrooms being one.
I need to add some new retaining walls in my backyard. My old retaining wall was built on 78 and they used river rock from the San Diego river and now it is starting to fall apart and collapse.
what is is trying to hold up? Do you know if a foundation was built?
Dirt, some palm trees, a white ash tree, a hibiscus plant and small plants. My backyard has a small incline that slopes up to my neighbors backyard. It is somewhat terraced so I have 3 retaining walls that hold up each terrace.
When I was visiting my sister in Rancho Penasquitos back in Dec, I was introduced to a terrifying possibility....my 1 year old Brittany spaniel pup was able to leap up onto the top of my sister & bro-in-law’s 5 foot retaining wall and ran up their incline...I have a 5’ fence at my house, so the eventuality that Jonesy will some day leap over it to freedom is like seeing a CHP car hiding along your favorite shortcut route that you almost always speed on...is today a Jimmy Shaker day? (Ransom movie reference).
Beanbags
Something Belgian
cycling .. while not quite Belgian, they are obsessed with it.
Eddy Merckx is the GOAT of cycling and has many records that may never be broken.
would be fun to take a cycling vacation, ride a lot of cobblestones and drink some good beers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Merckx
Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is among the most successful male riders in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an unequalled eleven Grand Tours (five Tours of France, five Tours of Italy, and a Tour of Spain), all five Monuments, setting the hour record, three World Championships, every major one-day race other than Paris–Tours, and extensive victories on the track.
I have a friend who took a tour that cycled the TdF route a few days before the actual race came through. Kind of cool (but you have to be in some kind of shape to pull that off -- she used to be the top ranked triathlete in the Netherlands).
i have seen those and *wish* i was in that kind of shape.
realistically, i would be happy enough just doing one or two of the famous mountain passes during a weeklong semi-cycling vacation. if it works out this summer, the plan is to be at the Tour in the Alps on Bastille day.
I'm not a massive cycling fan but I always watch some stages of the TdF when it's happening - I would love to take a few days to watch some of the mountain stages.
Waffles
we always make the Liege-style wafels w/ the pearl sugar in the batter on the morning of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege bike race - late April, the last of the Spring Classics.
Beer… Great stuff at The Trappist in Oakland.
Belgian beer is best beer
Rodenbach - barrel-aged sour beers in the Flemish red style.
this one is my favorite
Trappist Westvleteren is brewed by the monks of the Sint-Sixtus abbey
which sadly closed last month
Nooo
JCVD
Bloodsport is in my top-5 all time movies
Fight to surviiiiiiive!
https://youtu.be/JjdzaxI5isY
Watching Donald Gibb (Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds) walk around Hong Kong drinking Olympias cements Ray Jackson as one of my all-time favorite side-kick characters of all-time.
My young heart broke when Chong Li stomped him out and taunted Frank with his Harley bandana. Was a huge relief he pulled through in the end.
I’m really surprised Hollywood hasn’t tried to reboot this yet.
the mystery of what "JCVD" stands for is cleared up!
The Muscles From Brussels....
the series of supermarket attacks in the early-to-mid-80s that resulted in something like 30 people being murdered, but nobody was ever identified formally or charged: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41734059
Spa
i am a big fan of all the ways of getting hot and sweaty .. dry or steamy.
the best is when there is a pile of soft fluffy snow outside to jump in as you alternate hot/cold therapy which is apparently good for you.
The photo above is a real. I took it at a mall in Singapore. Unsurprisingly, the place went out of business.
https://xavvy-licious.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-kids-spa-1st-specialty-spa-in.html
Onsen
Lived for 10 years in Saratoga Springs, NY, affectionately known as the Spa because of the mineral springs found there.
Sounds different with a Southern accent. Someone once told my spouse “SehDOAHnah has all the best SPIES.”
one of the more interesting tracks in the F1 calendar, even when it's not rained out
Moisten
Elsewhere in college
'22 Pac-12 Transfer Portal, to date.
Transfer portal out:
Arizona 19
ASU 10
Cal 8
CU 20
OU 13
OSU 4
Furd 8
UCLA 14
USC 21
Utah 5
UW 14
WSU 21
Transfer portal in:
Arizona 7
ASU 8
Cal 3
CU 5
OU 4
OSU 1
Furd 1
UCLA 7
USC 12
Utah 3
UW 4
WSU 4
Tommy Christakos' younger sister scored this gem of a goal
https://twitter.com/PHXRisingYouth/status/1487276873109291008
Today in Covid
FDA gives full approval for Moderna vaccine. Also, TIL that it's called "Spikevax"
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/health/moderna-covid-vaccine-fda-approval/index.html
The latest unproven treatment is [spins wheel]... wormwood.
https://twitter.com/ryanmarino/status/1487817745488134151
absinthe consumption increases
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Still figuring out where to go this summer?
https://twitter.com/RichardEngel/status/1487134308267704325
https://youtu.be/y2BwaYiPByg
I have to be honest, it wasn't on the list.
one of the things I've found mildly interesting about "passenger rail" youtube is the extent to which people go to former Soviet bloc states to ride the rails. I can't tell if it's because there's still more rail service there, proportionally speaking, because there's less homogenization of manufacturers as in the EU, or more simply because there haven't been as many travel restrictions.
I think there is an interest in the bloc countries because they have been so inaccessible for so long, and there is still a lot of uncertainty about travel (whether its legit or just lack of familiarity doesn't matter, it's still a thing), and rail gives the impression of getting you to the right (or least a right) place, whereas other methods open you up to winding up in the wrong place at the wrong time due to lack of familiarity with a very different culture/language/legal/etc. world.
Not ours, but my other country's...
Boris Johnson has spent the afternoon getting his ass absolutely handed to him by the House of Commons over the numerous parties hosted at Downing Street in contravention of lockdown rules, and there is real speculation that he might not make it to spring.
I am starting to think that my original prediction - that it would amount to nothing - might be wrong. In my dream world, this will also be the end of the career of the egregious Cressida Dick.
The Jan. 6 panel's on a hot streak against Trump World. Now what?
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/31/january-6-committee-hot-streak-trump-world-00003368
PRO
Bungles beat the Chiefs.
Just before halftime, I texted the kids that it looked like the Bengals couldn't stop the Chiefs. Cincy fans can thank me for jinxing the Chiefs.
whatever the Bengals' defense did to slow down the Chiefs was impressive...looking forward to reading about the halftime adjustments
Cincy started regularly dropping 8 players into coverage in the second half. That really stymied the Chiefs' offense.
There was a noticeable shift from playing behind to keep the KC receivers in front of them as much as possible, to avoid giving up the big play, to playing beside to in front of them, taking more chances, but also being actually in position to make a play on the ball. It resulted in break-ups and some inaccurate throws, probably as Mahomes realized he didn't have a clean target. Risk was rewarded. Credit the Bengals, you don't always see that. (Although dropping 8, or 7 + a spy, countered some of the risk.)
It’s almost like Mahomes spent the entire 2H kicking himself for his bonehead play at the end of the first half when he didn’t get points...like an IF that boots a ball then it’s in his head....
Jimmy G played well...until he didn't. Rams turned up the D the last couple of drives. 9ers out.
was on a flight back home from SF > NYC so i missed this game almost entirely. the pilots said they would give updates, but they did not.
Jimmy ended his San Francisco tenure in the most Garoppolo way possible...1 for his last 7 with 2 batted down, no 1st downs, and an embarrassing, game-sealing interception that will be featured on QB blooper reels on the JumboTron during timeouts for years to come.
Kyle Shanahan has now blown three 4Q leads of 10 or more with predictable, ultra-conservative, Justin Wilcox-type playcalling. Deebo Samuel’s final touch came with over 12 minutes remaining. Kyle has to be better.
The Trey Lance era begins....
I cannot believe they blew that lead. My wife and I, both rooting for the Rams, reluctantly agreed that the game was pretty much over when the 49ers went up 17-7.
As a Niners fan, I was not comfortable at all. We hadn't seen the Jimmy G interception yet, and you know it's coming at some point.
It should’ve been…Kyle takes a page out of the Justin Wilcox book of turtling, tho that’s gonna happen when you don’t trust your quarterback to not make a critical mistake.
Going backwards yardage-wise, and failing to get even one 1st down on the 2 biggest drives of your season was typical Jimmy G and is why he’s a mediocre-at-best NFL QB. He wasn’t up for the moment.
The whole league is aware of his massive limitations and wildly inconsistent tendencies, so much so that it was a talking point for broadcasters & analysts. They’ll be lucky to get a 2nd…more likely a 3rd for him.
Pittsburgh, Denver, Indy seem like decent options….
Yo - blaming JG? The O-line did him zero favors on that play, let's say he doesn't throw the interception and takes the sack, how does that help?
Give me a break, Cugel. Garoppolo was awful in the 4Q. It’s an indefensible position...you can’t continue to make excuses for him.
Agreed tho...even if he doesn’t throw that laughable pick, there’s zero chance he converts 4th & 13 once Donald, Von & crew smelled blood in the water...
The bigger whiff tho was on the atrocious, 2nd to last drive where he went 3 & out with a delay of game penalty.
I blame him for the last two drives on which he couldn't do anything. The play before the INT, when he made a useless sideline throw guaranteed to lose yardage, was arguably worse. And it set up the situation where he was going to panic and throw a pick.
Jimmy just has too many times when it seems like he doesn't understand the situation, where the pass rush is, where the coverage is, etc. Is he the only reason they lost? No. But he showed why you can't trust him in a big spot.
It is on Jimmy G, he cost the Niners a SB win and now a SB appearance. He can’t make a play to win a big game when needed. If the pocket and offensive conditions aren’t perfect he falls apart.
It felt like in a race where you are neck and neck and one guy just has a higher gear he can kick up to and so he just puts the hammer down on the home stretch and you are like damn why am I so short
Bad Jimmy seems to always show up about midway through the 4th quarter.
The Rams knew this, sold out to stop the run, forcing Garoppolo to beat them. That's a strategy that worked for the Rams and should have worked for Dallas and Green Bay.
You'd love Deebo to at least have gotten a touch on the crucial series near midfield. I also don't love the punt at 4th & 2 when your D's been getting gashed...read the room, Kyle.
Shanahan has hit his ceiling with San Francisco. He might win a Super Bowl sometime in his career, but I don't think it will be with the 49ers.
Definitely should have gone for it on 4th and 2. But the run had gotten stuffed twice in a row and I think this goes back to him not trusting Jimmy.
It did work for GB. The Niners special teams and Deebo won that game. The Niners got into FG range, not on a big 3rd down pass by Jimmy but a big run by Deebo. Jimmy did lead a scoring TD drive at all in that game.
He basically Trent Dilfer’d his way to a win.
Except for that pesky blocked punt it did work for GB. Which, unfortunately means that GB torpedoed themselves.
Just like Dallas did the week before with 14 penalties.
Dallas and Green Bay made their own mistakes that torpedoed their strategy.
And honestly, so did the Rams but Tartt dropped the interception.
lol niners
The Tartt dropped INT was just absolutely killer. Reminiscent of the Jimmy G overthrow in the SB
https://twitter.com/Clete27/status/1487972368387657733
you monster
Probably the real difference maker, not anything Jimmy G did or didn't do.
Respectfully disagree...Tartt's muff hurts, but it does not absolve Garoppolo and his inept play down the stretch of the NFC Championship Game. Championship players make championship plays...he didn't.
Per Josh Dubow of AP: Jimmy Garoppolo went 3 for 9 for 30 yards and INT in 4th quarter. In 6 playoff starts Garoppolo has a 28.0 passer rating in the 4th, ranking last among 69 QBs w/ 30+ 4th quarter passes in playoffs since 1991.
THAT'S your story...
Just a dagger.
I feel like Tartt didn't have a great game overall. Aikman pointed out how Ambry Thomas wasn't playing well either. Cupp was dominating.
Very unfortunate.
My route home from Sunday morning soccer takes me right past SoFi (from the general direction of LAX). The traffic that day will be most unfortunate.
No mention of the Tommy GOAT Brady retiring?
You mean Tom "I fumbled" Brady?
Smart move says I, done all he could possibly do, gets out relatively undamaged.
I thought he was going to return and win two more SBs just to spite the person in his inner circle who leaked the rumor.
I was a bit surprised he retired because he had a great season. I thought he would come back for one more season to try to win a SB.
Yeah, but: better to go out on top, he did have a great season, but if he comes back all it takes is one injury and I think he would regret ending it that way; also he's 45.
CAL
Go Bears!!!
If one were to read the Cal recruiting staff's tweets, Cal already has two silent verbal commitments from the class of '23.
the Fire Starkey gif generator looks like it will be heavy on the penii when Cal gets commits this year
probably... but also could two more to finish off the '22 class.
aaaand it's a '22 QB. Mendoza was committed to Yale. Was on a visit this past weekend to Cal and decommitted from Yale today... (eyeball emoji)
Chase Garbers had a good performance at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. Here he converts a 4th down with a pass to Tonges, but Goode forces a fumble lol
https://twitter.com/nflnetwork/status/1487564589143244806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1487564589143244806%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-7291943292052436954.ampproject.net%2F2201141909003%2Fframe.html
I wonder how the teams were setup if Cal was on O and D at the same time.
I did a quick search but could not find out how team rosters were determined.
Hmmmm... maybe 7th round, towards the end?
C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT
Aqeel Glass 9/11 141 12.8 1 0
Chase Garbers 10/13 119 9.2 1 0
Zerrick Cooper 1/3 30 10.0 0 0
Garbers also rushed for 25 yards on two carries
Have you heard of the hodag? Apparently, it sends you a portrait if you sign up for its fan club http://explorerhinelander.com/hodag-fan-club/
looks like the Gruffalo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gruffalo
DBD test kitchen
a bit dated, but now that i am home from SF/Tahoe trip i will say that HAG makes some pretty good pizzas in his Ooni.
we took the Ooni up to Tahoe and it worked out great. maybe next tailgate ..
I may have figured out a key to making the dough easier to spread out. Make it a day or two before, wrap in saran wrap, put it in the fridge, then take it out an hour before making the pizza. Usually I make it the same day and I wonder if proofing it in the fridge after the rise makes the gluten more stretchy. That or the altitude makes it more stretchy.
Try giving it time to proof before you saran it and then put it in the fridge...then let it get to room temp before you roll it out.
We made our own dough at the Italian restaurant I ran in Phoenix and that worked well!
What I do after it is kneaded in the kitchenaid is put it in a glass bowl and cover it. Then I leave it for like 6 hours to rise. If I make it that afternoon, it doesn't seem to stretch as well as when I premade it before going up to Tahoe. I don't know if it specifically was that I wrapped it in the fridge for 2 days after rising for 6 hours or not. Maybe it was coincidence, but I'm going to try it again the next time I make it to see what happens.
Chicken & pork kebabs, tabouli, yogurt salad and pita bread paired with a rather awesome 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape. (bought in 2017 from Last Bottle madness sale) Chocolate chip cookies for afters (if we doing a theme, it would have been baklava or something).
Ran a high end wine store back in NY and I always loved when we scored 10 cases of Chateauneuf du Pape that Robert Parker/Wine Spectator/Tanzer would give a 90+ rating to....we'd shoot through those cases so quickly because everyone loved saying the name....Chateauneuf du Pape!!!! We always said it like Philip Seymour Hoffman's Lester Bangs would say "Iggy Pop" in Almost Famous....
Makes a cameo in the Beastie Boys song “Body Movin’”.
pan fried breaded pork cutlet with caper lemon sauce and gratin of white beans last night.
the lady friend had a glass of Gruner and I a ginger beer
Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, and my family is planning to order from here: https://wojiahunancuisine.com/
Ooh...this place looks good. HSB and I went to R&G Lounge before the Warriors game.
we also got some free t-shirts and red envelopes (with no money) at the game for Lunar New Year celebration
Oh I left the red envelopes under our seats.
Nice!
🐯🐯🐯🐯🐯🐯🐯🐯
Year of the cat?
tiger i think .. unless you knew that
Watched a Guy’s Grocery Games to calm down after the Niner L, and someone made a ramen dish....now I got a hankering.
Any suggestions...I haven’t made in years.
Good roasted pork bone broth is the game changer.
https://www.seriouseats.com/rich-and-creamy-tonkotsu-ramen-broth-from-scratch-recipe
I really want to make this. One of these days. Need to find a butcher to get the bones.