i went to only IU football game during my 8 yrs there from 92 to '00. i think it was a rivalry game vs Purdue and it wasnt even close to well attended.
on the other hand IU basketball was fun. all the Bobby Knight getting fired stuff happened in the era.
I've been buying the Noah's Monday special (12 for $8) and getting smoked salmon from Costco and making my own at home. It's good enough, but not quite as good as getting it fresh from a bagel place.
I vote straight ticket at the national level and usually at the state level, but I don't pay much attention to party affiliation for local elections. Instead I rely on the statements candidates provide in the voter guide (and if they couldn't be bothered to provide a statement, I can't be bothered to give them votes).
I will likely be voting straight party ticket for the foreseeable future except for elections in which "Democrat" Alex Villanueva runs for LA County Sheriff. He is as much a Democrat as North Korea is a democratic people's republic.
Watching subsets of British racing fans tie themselves in knots to find ways to say that he’s not all that good actually has been predictable and a bit pathetic
They're a handful. Lots of them are still in the phase of “black Briton says something about experiencing discrimination therefore they are making everything about race.” On a good day.
Clayton Kershaw out-pitched Tyler Glasnow for the second time in six days, and Dave Roberts’ confidence in rookie relievers paid off in the Dodgers’ 4-2 win over the Rays in Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night in Texas.
The Dodgers, one day after suffering a crushing walk-off loss, now lead the Fall Classic three games to two, just one win away from their first championship in 32 years.
Kershaw wasn’t as sharp as he was in Game 1, but he did enough to get into the sixth inning, allowing only two runs. After getting 19 whiffs on 38 swings on Tuesday, Kershaw in Game 5 induced 41 swings and 11 misses.
Kershaw didn't have his best stuff but battled. And Margot helped him out with the steal home attempt. It was a decent decision, especially with Kershaw's slow set position. But Kiermaier was hitting and he did have a HR on a slider that didn't break in game 1.
May looked much much better, especially since he was told when he would come in and could properly prepare. Arozarena helped Victor Gonzalez by swinging at the changeup or hanging slider on the first pitch that was outsize. Graterol must have been sore if Treinan closed.
What an ending to game 4 though. Even with the win last night I don't think I've properly recovered from that loss.
Kershaw battled okay, but looked good by comparison because Glasnow REALLY didn't have it. Wild as hell.
Got a bit lucky that Arozarena's possible home-run ball hooked JUST foul in the first inning, and also that a guy tried to steal home(?!) and failed. But hey, that's baseball.
I also couldn't believe Arozarena almost got the HR on that pitch. That was down and in and he just got enough bat on it. He's like Vlad. He is a good bad-ball hitter. Like the RBI single in the 3rd. A good 6 inches up and he tomahawked it in the 5.5 hole.
Glasnow didn't pitch well in either of his starts in the WS. Snell will be a different matter Tues. He'll be tough. I hope they give Smith a day off and hit Pollack as the DH and have Barnes catch.
It looks like in the Bay Area it's the East Bay hills, all the way to Northern and Western Lafayette. In Moraga it's just about all of it except for parts of Sanders and Larch, presumably because it's on the same circuit as the nursing home so they aren't shutting that down.
Of course due to the wind, we ended up losing it around 1230 AM anyways. So I started off at a coffee shop in WC in the patio so I could get some work done. All the power plugs were taken so once my laptop died I moved to a community resource center in Lafayette that PGE put up. Don't know when power will be back up at home.
And my internet and cable are out. I assume Comcast's substation is in the no power zone. I hope it's back by about 430 otherwise I'm going to have to head somewhere to watch.
Evacuated from my home in the Berkeley hills per the suggestion of the city and stayed overnight at the Doubletree. Winds only hit 41 MPH, though. So now I am back at home.
Not me, and I don't think I ever will because A) deep in the center of the city & B) I think we're next to critical infrastructure they don't want to shut off.
I live near the foot of the Oakland Hills, and last year when they were doing public safety shutoffs some of the online maps showed my house within the shutoff zone, but it never happened (and PG&E never notified us of anything). Now we're never included on the maps either. I guess that means we're not ever at threat of planned outages due to wind.
What squares are on your November 2020 Bingo Card?
post-election unrest, breaking the 100k mark in daily covid cases, Trump's increasing unwillingness to leave office
Fire, Flood, pestilence, war, famine, rain of blood, locusts, frogs, etc.
1) Beat Joshua
2) Avert Global Thermonuclear War
Elsewhere in college
Indiana's 2-point conversion. Good or nah?
https://twitter.com/br_betting/status/1320148855061700608
It looked like the ball recoiled from impacting the ground just before it hit the pylon.
Of course, Penn State wouldn't have been in that position if they had run the clock out while they had a 21-20 lead with under 2 minutes remaining.
Looked like the leading tip of the ball was behind (past) the pylon on the side view shot. I was ok with the call standing.
it was close and not definitive to overturn.
So, a definite maybe
Probably not but I say good for them and suckit Penn State
I honestly can't tell.
Good idea at least...
i went to only IU football game during my 8 yrs there from 92 to '00. i think it was a rivalry game vs Purdue and it wasnt even close to well attended.
on the other hand IU basketball was fun. all the Bobby Knight getting fired stuff happened in the era.
... only one ...
U Dub unveils these alt-home black unis
https://twitter.com/UW_Football/status/1320504186442641408
Rice kicker hits the upright four times on the same field goal attempt
https://twitter.com/johnbreech/status/1320196739744305154
quadruple doink!
Boise State managed to kick a negative 38-yard punt
http://twitter.com/johnbreech/status/1320197985725259778
Best bagel combination
Toasted onion bagel + cream cheese + lox + fresh tomato
Good, but you forgot the red onions.
hash browns, bacon and eggs, hold the bagel.
cream cheese, Lox, red onions, slice of tomato, and capers on a toasted sesame bagel.
Good, good
I've been buying the Noah's Monday special (12 for $8) and getting smoked salmon from Costco and making my own at home. It's good enough, but not quite as good as getting it fresh from a bagel place.
Cream cheese and nova lox. Add onions and / or tomatoes if you have sub par lox.
I do not like bagels.
you may like them in box
you may like them with a fox
You may like them with a spread. You may like them while in bed.
Have them with a slice of lox
More for the rest of us!
Plain cream cheese on toasted poppyseed.
Yummmmm, chasing the dragon, Noah's style....
Just straight-up cream cheese, nothing fancy.
is correct answer
Just cream cheese for me as well, nice and toasty plain bagel
Lame-o
bagel and butter to truly appreciate the goodness of the bagel
What?
HE SAID "BAGEL AND BUTTER TO TRULY APPRECIATE THE GOODNESS OF THE BAGEL"
Justin
Wilcox
Turner.
Cobbs
case.
in time
Sane
Baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWHgcBIqdJ8
Pretty good song by the Vibrators
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Covid hits five aides to Mike Pence, the Head of the Trump Administration's Covid taskforce.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1320507935437524992
Hi, my name is Jared and I'm a racist
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1320732710525038593
NYT: data visualization of donations to Presidential campaigns
https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1320717707520729089
Interesting
Pew: an interesting look at who votes straight party ticket
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/10/21/large-shares-of-voters-plan-to-vote-a-straight-party-ticket-for-president-senate-and-house/
I vote straight ticket at the national level and usually at the state level, but I don't pay much attention to party affiliation for local elections. Instead I rely on the statements candidates provide in the voter guide (and if they couldn't be bothered to provide a statement, I can't be bothered to give them votes).
I almost always vote Democratic, except one time I did vote for Schwarzenegger.
I split the ticket in my first election, but don't think I have since.
I rarely do. And it is typically when the Democratic candidate is awful.
I will likely be voting straight party ticket for the foreseeable future except for elections in which "Democrat" Alex Villanueva runs for LA County Sheriff. He is as much a Democrat as North Korea is a democratic people's republic.
Trump: "Pandemic will soon be over!" Me: "No, it's your presidency that will soon be over"
Markets falling at the moment... probably not the opportune moment to declare victory over a pandemic.
everything off about 2% seems like slack, unless it keeps going.
PRO
DK Metcalf is a very fast human being
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1320536529748504576
I don't watch much NFL but saw that play and it was impressive. Chris Collinsworth was really impressed.
Fast like the Predator when he shish kebab'd Carl Weathers!!
Buffalo scores no TDs and missed 2 FG, but still beat the Jets
https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=401220138
I believe the Jets also gained only 4 yards in the second half. That's right, four.
The Jets are awful this year, even for Jets standards.
in the last few weeks for my survival pool, my model says whoever plays the Jets has the highest chance of surviving
Good candidate for relegation.
to the XFL
And they didn't punt, correct? Or maybe that was a different game.
Lewis Hamilton broke Michael Schumacher’s record for number of Grand Prix wins, nearly 2 seasons faster. Pretty impressive.
That was an absolute clinic by Hamilton on Sunday. I think he lapped everyone up to P5.
Watching subsets of British racing fans tie themselves in knots to find ways to say that he’s not all that good actually has been predictable and a bit pathetic
not be too xenophobic, but the British seem unpleasant irl. not like thier pleasant entertainment personas.
Also casual xenophobia is a pillar of British culture, they only dislike it when it’s aimed at them
They're a handful. Lots of them are still in the phase of “black Briton says something about experiencing discrimination therefore they are making everything about race.” On a good day.
The only thing I would like to see is more driving in traffic. I'd love to see an 8 car invert in F1. But it will never happen.
Aaron Rodgers bounces back from a bad game to throw 4 TDs in a win over the Texans.
https://sports.yahoo.com/aaron-rodgers-wanted-show-week-103025817.html
Raiders lose to Tompa Bay, 45-20. Jon Gruden "livid" the game wasn't postponed.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/10/25/jon-gruden-livid-that-buccaneers-raiders-game-wasnt-postponed/
49ers win 33-6 in Foxboro.
What went wrong for the Patriots? Everything.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/sports/football/patriots-49ers.html
Let's see what Jared can do against the bears on MNF.
Clayton Kershaw & friends put Dodgers back on top in the World Series
https://www.truebluela.com/2020/10/25/21533712/clayton-kershaw-dustin-may-victor-gonzalez-dodgers-world-series-rays-game-5
Clayton Kershaw out-pitched Tyler Glasnow for the second time in six days, and Dave Roberts’ confidence in rookie relievers paid off in the Dodgers’ 4-2 win over the Rays in Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night in Texas.
The Dodgers, one day after suffering a crushing walk-off loss, now lead the Fall Classic three games to two, just one win away from their first championship in 32 years.
Kershaw wasn’t as sharp as he was in Game 1, but he did enough to get into the sixth inning, allowing only two runs. After getting 19 whiffs on 38 swings on Tuesday, Kershaw in Game 5 induced 41 swings and 11 misses.
GBBR
Kershaw didn't have his best stuff but battled. And Margot helped him out with the steal home attempt. It was a decent decision, especially with Kershaw's slow set position. But Kiermaier was hitting and he did have a HR on a slider that didn't break in game 1.
May looked much much better, especially since he was told when he would come in and could properly prepare. Arozarena helped Victor Gonzalez by swinging at the changeup or hanging slider on the first pitch that was outsize. Graterol must have been sore if Treinan closed.
What an ending to game 4 though. Even with the win last night I don't think I've properly recovered from that loss.
Kershaw battled okay, but looked good by comparison because Glasnow REALLY didn't have it. Wild as hell.
Got a bit lucky that Arozarena's possible home-run ball hooked JUST foul in the first inning, and also that a guy tried to steal home(?!) and failed. But hey, that's baseball.
I also couldn't believe Arozarena almost got the HR on that pitch. That was down and in and he just got enough bat on it. He's like Vlad. He is a good bad-ball hitter. Like the RBI single in the 3rd. A good 6 inches up and he tomahawked it in the 5.5 hole.
I wouldn't have been mad if that had gone out. Good pitch by Kershaw and would've been a good swing.
Glasnow didn't pitch well in either of his starts in the WS. Snell will be a different matter Tues. He'll be tough. I hope they give Smith a day off and hit Pollack as the DH and have Barnes catch.
CAL
After a pretty good week of practice, Cal rightly returns to receiving AP ranking votes
https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
That time when New Zealand All Blacks played the part of Cal Rugby, and Cal played the part of Stanfurd Rugby.
https://twitter.com/CalBearsHistory/status/1320466819451285504
Go Bears!!!
Ron Rivera rings the bell after his final cancer treatment
https://twitter.com/WashingtonNFL/status/1320728684714708994
That's awesome!!
It looks like in the Bay Area it's the East Bay hills, all the way to Northern and Western Lafayette. In Moraga it's just about all of it except for parts of Sanders and Larch, presumably because it's on the same circuit as the nursing home so they aren't shutting that down.
Of course due to the wind, we ended up losing it around 1230 AM anyways. So I started off at a coffee shop in WC in the patio so I could get some work done. All the power plugs were taken so once my laptop died I moved to a community resource center in Lafayette that PGE put up. Don't know when power will be back up at home.
And my internet and cable are out. I assume Comcast's substation is in the no power zone. I hope it's back by about 430 otherwise I'm going to have to head somewhere to watch.
damn...reply fail
Planned Power Outages
Evacuated from my home in the Berkeley hills per the suggestion of the city and stayed overnight at the Doubletree. Winds only hit 41 MPH, though. So now I am back at home.
Seems like there's less bellyaching about them this year, though this recent one was pretty widespread. Anyone here affected?
Not me, and I don't think I ever will because A) deep in the center of the city & B) I think we're next to critical infrastructure they don't want to shut off.
I live near the foot of the Oakland Hills, and last year when they were doing public safety shutoffs some of the online maps showed my house within the shutoff zone, but it never happened (and PG&E never notified us of anything). Now we're never included on the maps either. I guess that means we're not ever at threat of planned outages due to wind.
see above.
It does look like most of N California napa and above are affected and parts of the East Bay Hills.