Anyone have restaurant suggestions for Athens? I'm there for a week at the beginning of Dec for work. They provide breakfast and lunch so I have about 7 nights of dinner and 1 day of sightseeing before I fly out.
Athens is huge as a city, but I think it is one of the rare instances where you really want to spend your time doing the super-touristy things - essentially everything focused on archeological stuff - the Parthenon, Acropolis, the Acropolis museum and... if you have time, some of the other sites like the Ancient Agora, Odeon, the Panathenaic Stadium, and the National Archeological museum. So you can get it all done in one day. But that's just my opinion and I'm sure others will say you gotta do other things.
Fascinating read. I'm sure it's fast and exciting from the snail POV. And to have a penis come out of your head, well, I'm not sure if that's convenient or not.
From the Guardian: "Mexico head coach Javier Aguirre is recovering after being hit by a full can of Tin during their Concacaf Nations League match against Honduras, who won the first leg of the quarter-final 2-0. Honduras have been ordered to play their next home match behind closed doors after Aguirre was struck by the can, which left the 65-year-old with blood pouring down his face. 'It’s football, I’m not one to complain,' said Aguirre."
Dude, you can totally complain about being hit in the head with a can. That is one tough hombre.
Down 10 points with 2:30 to go, the Golden State Warriors looked like they were headed to their third loss of the season, and their second to the Los Angeles Clippers. Seven points and 2:18 later, the Warriors had two looks at a game-tying three but couldn’t get a shot to go down in a 102-99 loss
Ultimately the Warriors dug themselves too big of a hole with too many mistakes leading up to their final flurry. For a team that has the NBA’s No. 4 offense, they’re middle-of-the-pack in turnovers and are the worst free-throw shooting team in the league, despite having the best free throw shooter in NBA history. Both of those weaknesses were costly Monday, as the Warriors missed 10 of their 19 free throws and turned the ball over 19 times.
Tyler Zombro goes to Cubs as pitching consultant, after his early retirement due to him getting bean when he was in Durham. If you want to nerd out on Zombro's sinking slider, there's this:
I've seen a bunch of Tread Athletics videos where they are shaping breaking pitches. Some think the lab designed breaking pitches are a leading cause of the uptick in Tommy John surgeries.
IVR (interactive voice response) systems are a fucking pox on consumers designed to intimidate and exhaust them so that they will simply give up.
If I were king, IVR systems would go the way of the dodo. They are not customer service and they do not meet what I would call minimum standards of accountability. I know what the industry says are minimum standards and what the law allows, but that allows banks, utilities, and merchants to skate on what should be responsibility for their product and recordkeeping.
I think the reason it isn't the last game is when the NCAA added the 12th game. A game has to be after Thanksgiving and they won't schedule the Big Game then because people go out of town.
BERKELEY – Many traditions and events take place during the week leading up to the annual Big Game between Bay Area rivals California and Stanford. Below are highlights of known activities and public events in the Cal community during Big Game Week.
Wheeler Hall, Doe Library, the Campanile and Sather Gate on the Cal campus will be lit in blue and gold (Sunset until 2 a.m. PST) ahead of Saturday's 12:30 p.m. PT kickoff. The game will be televised by the ACC Network.
After earning back-to-back road wins over the past 10 days, the undefeated California women's basketball team (4-0) returns home to host Grambling State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion. This marks the first matchup between the two programs.
Grambling State (2-2) was picked to finish first in the SWAC preseason coaches poll and is led by second-year head coach Courtney Simmons, who guided the team to a 23-10 (15-3 SWAC) record in 2023-24. The Tigers feature four players who are averaging double-figure scoring, led by Kahia Warmsley, who is averaging 14.3 points per game.
BERKELEY – California's Alex and Marie Shipman Director of Men's Golf Michael Wilson announced Monday the signing of two student-athletes who will join the program at the start of the 2025-26 season.
Xihuan Chang, from Beijing, China, and Trevor Cox, from San Diego, are the latest Golden Bears to join the men's golf program. They are Cal's first two high school signees of the Wilson era.
It’s time again for Oski Disciple’s Bear Facts, U.S. Presidents and the Big Game edition.
The Bears lost the first Big Game played while Harry Truman was president of the United States but went unbeaten in the last six years of his time as commander-in-chief. The Sturdy Golden Ones went 6-2 vs. Furd during George W. Bush’s two terms, and 5-2-1 under Dwight Eisenhower. Other presidents (starting from 1915 and the permanent switch to football): Woodrow Wilson 3-0, Harding 2-0, Coolidge 1-3-2 Hoover 1–2-1, FDR 5-5, JFK 0-2, LBJ 1-5, Nixon 2-3, Ford 1-2, Carter 2-2, Reagan 3-4-1, HW Bush 0-4 (the most games for a prez without a win), Clinton 2-6, Obama 1-7, Trumpy 1-3. Joe Biden is currently 3-0. If the Bears win on Saturday Biden will go out with the most Big Games by a president without a loss and the best four-year record of any president.
Oski Disciple’s Bear Facts appears Tuesday through Thursday on the DBD throughout the 2024 college football season. This feature is brought to you by King Pin Donuts. Making your life that much better.
I think you have some typos with regards to records under some of the POTUSs.
One sad fact about Big Game history that relates to JFK and LBJ - the 1963 Big Game was delayed one week because of JFK's assassination, which was on Friday, November 22, 1963. The Big Game had been scheduled for Saturday, November 23. Instead, it was delayed to November 30. That year's Big Game was in Palo Alto (mere coincidence: this year's November calendar is the same as 1963's November calendar). As I understand it, Stanfurd's Marching Band was silent for the National Anthem except for a solo trumpeter.
I found two mistakes. LBJ should have been 1-5 (forgot to count '63) and there was a transposition with Regan who should be 3-4-1 not 4-3-1. If you note anything else, let me know.
It's not easy doing a post like that; I know. I've often reverted to using Excel spreadsheets to gather and massage data like that. I admire your courage in bringing this to our group.
That performance of the Banner started their tradition of how Stanfurd does it to this day at home. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC the entire first and second verses of the Banner are done by a solo trumpeter. The rest of the Banned joins at "And the rocket's red glare..."
It's the only song that they play reasonably well.
DBD Cooking
trying to make at home, one of my favorite dishes, salted fish and chicken fried rice.
thanks to HAG, this and beef chow fun are among my 2 favorite things to order at Cantonese restaurants.
https://www.madewithlau.com/recipes/salted-fish-chicken-fried-rice
I love this cooking channel.
____ ANXIETY!
Mel Brooks film, in 1977. Starring Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Ron Carey, and others.
This is, of course, a comedy, with references to Hitchcock movies, other iconic movies, and a Bond villain.
If you haven't seen it, you might find it worth a watch.
DBD Travel
Anyone have restaurant suggestions for Athens? I'm there for a week at the beginning of Dec for work. They provide breakfast and lunch so I have about 7 nights of dinner and 1 day of sightseeing before I fly out.
Heard they have a good Red Lobster.
Georgia can get cold in winter.
Oops...yup. Greece.
You've been before?
nope. Since it's Dec, probably going to be hard to do a lot of sightseeing after dinner. So I left the 1 day to go see things during the day.
Athens is huge as a city, but I think it is one of the rare instances where you really want to spend your time doing the super-touristy things - essentially everything focused on archeological stuff - the Parthenon, Acropolis, the Acropolis museum and... if you have time, some of the other sites like the Ancient Agora, Odeon, the Panathenaic Stadium, and the National Archeological museum. So you can get it all done in one day. But that's just my opinion and I'm sure others will say you gotta do other things.
TIL: French Guiana is not a country. It is part of France.
Is that true for all the Guianas? Although I think Surinam (Dutch Guiana) is a separate country.
Dutch Guiana has been an independent country for in 1975 as Suriname.
British Guiana - just Guyana - gained independence in 1970
wasnt someone looking to hit all the US National Parks?
National Parks Poster (Check Off)
https://lordofmaps.com/products/national-parks-poster-check-off?variant=40854105718832
i like this company (Lord of the Maps) because they draw maps in the style of LOTR Middle Earth maps.
https://lordofmaps.com/products/california-map-version-2
I am making my way through them. 42 in the books.
It's turtles all the way down.
SHE BLINDED ME WITH...
Lux
It turns out that Spinal Tap was on the right path...
https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/1977259/mini-stonehenge-north-of-england
veeerrrrryyyyy slooooooooooowwwwwllllly
https://www.iflscience.com/how-do-snails-have-sex-76811
Fascinating read. I'm sure it's fast and exciting from the snail POV. And to have a penis come out of your head, well, I'm not sure if that's convenient or not.
It takes dickhead literally.
PRO
Sharks beat the Red Wings 5-4 in OT.
https://x.com/SanJoseSharks/status/1858755427909173744
From the Guardian: "Mexico head coach Javier Aguirre is recovering after being hit by a full can of Tin during their Concacaf Nations League match against Honduras, who won the first leg of the quarter-final 2-0. Honduras have been ordered to play their next home match behind closed doors after Aguirre was struck by the can, which left the 65-year-old with blood pouring down his face. 'It’s football, I’m not one to complain,' said Aguirre."
Dude, you can totally complain about being hit in the head with a can. That is one tough hombre.
Clippers ‘Wall’ off Warriors for 102-99 win
https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2024/11/18/24300374/los-angeles-clippers-wall-off-golden-state-warriors-for-second-win
Down 10 points with 2:30 to go, the Golden State Warriors looked like they were headed to their third loss of the season, and their second to the Los Angeles Clippers. Seven points and 2:18 later, the Warriors had two looks at a game-tying three but couldn’t get a shot to go down in a 102-99 loss
Ultimately the Warriors dug themselves too big of a hole with too many mistakes leading up to their final flurry. For a team that has the NBA’s No. 4 offense, they’re middle-of-the-pack in turnovers and are the worst free-throw shooting team in the league, despite having the best free throw shooter in NBA history. Both of those weaknesses were costly Monday, as the Warriors missed 10 of their 19 free throws and turned the ball over 19 times.
Ugly game for the Warriors. So many TOs and missed FTs. They may be last in the NBA in FTs.
USMNT defeats Jamaica 4-2, advance to Concacaf semis on 5-2 aggregate. Jamaica still has one of the world's coolest flags.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/721468
Pulisic was making friends with his trump dance after his first goal
This has been going on in a lot of places, across several sports.
Time to face it: Trump is cool now, and the left is not.
Pulisic is so soft he couldn't even cope at the softest London team in the premiere league, I don't think "cool" is the word I would use
He hasn't been soft for USMNT though.
Skenes & Gil win rookies of the year
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/42472381/pittsburgh-pirates-ace-paul-skenes-named-nl-rookie-year
Tyler Zombro goes to Cubs as pitching consultant, after his early retirement due to him getting bean when he was in Durham. If you want to nerd out on Zombro's sinking slider, there's this:
https://twitter.com/TreadHQ/status/1852391875467997240
I've seen a bunch of Tread Athletics videos where they are shaping breaking pitches. Some think the lab designed breaking pitches are a leading cause of the uptick in Tommy John surgeries.
Texas beat Cowboys 34-10. Brian Anger had the highest passer rating in the game.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671694
Symbolic to the Cowboy's season:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42472194/piece-metal-falls-cowboys-stadium-roof-hurt
HIGH
A COMMON LIE
This won't hurt a bit!
I love you.
My dad's newish (6 months) girlfriend told me she loved me and wanted me to say it back. I couldn't. Awkward.
Awkward sounds like an understatement. I'm sorry you had to go through that.
Hmmm. There are apparently things like this on the internet. ;-)
Tastes great.
less filling
Ball is in the rough and you can barely see it.
Ball is just a little bit outside.
the doctor will see you shortly
No, you are not experiencing higher than normal call volume
Your call is very important to us.
IVR (interactive voice response) systems are a fucking pox on consumers designed to intimidate and exhaust them so that they will simply give up.
If I were king, IVR systems would go the way of the dodo. They are not customer service and they do not meet what I would call minimum standards of accountability. I know what the industry says are minimum standards and what the law allows, but that allows banks, utilities, and merchants to skate on what should be responsibility for their product and recordkeeping.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Alaska's ballot measure to repeal ranked choice is failing by fewer than 200 votes
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/11/19/alaska-ranked-choice-voting-ballot-now-failing/
CAL
Speaking of the Big Game:
1. Are we ever going to have the privilege of the Big Game being our final game of the year, again? We no longer have to kiss LA a$$.
2. How many Bears are secretly hoping we lose so the Fire Wilcox movement reaches critical mass?
I think the reason it isn't the last game is when the NCAA added the 12th game. A game has to be after Thanksgiving and they won't schedule the Big Game then because people go out of town.
Okay, but I guess we take the attendance hit with the 12th game.
*sigh
Big Game not beiing last is, IMHO, anti-climatic
[FB] 2024 Big Game Week Events
https://calbears.com/news/2024/11/18/football-2024-big-game-week-events.aspx
BERKELEY – Many traditions and events take place during the week leading up to the annual Big Game between Bay Area rivals California and Stanford. Below are highlights of known activities and public events in the Cal community during Big Game Week.
Wheeler Hall, Doe Library, the Campanile and Sather Gate on the Cal campus will be lit in blue and gold (Sunset until 2 a.m. PST) ahead of Saturday's 12:30 p.m. PT kickoff. The game will be televised by the ACC Network.
Cal is bringing back Tedford, Rodgers, Marshawn and others to the 2024 Big Game.
[WBB] Cal Returns Home To Host Grambling State
https://calbears.com/news/2024/11/18/womens-basketball-cal-returns-home-to-host-grambling-state.aspx
After earning back-to-back road wins over the past 10 days, the undefeated California women's basketball team (4-0) returns home to host Grambling State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion. This marks the first matchup between the two programs.
Grambling State (2-2) was picked to finish first in the SWAC preseason coaches poll and is led by second-year head coach Courtney Simmons, who guided the team to a 23-10 (15-3 SWAC) record in 2023-24. The Tigers feature four players who are averaging double-figure scoring, led by Kahia Warmsley, who is averaging 14.3 points per game.
[MGOLF] Bears Add Pair During Signing Period
https://calbears.com/news/2024/11/18/mens-golf-bears-add-pair-on-signing-day.aspx
BERKELEY – California's Alex and Marie Shipman Director of Men's Golf Michael Wilson announced Monday the signing of two student-athletes who will join the program at the start of the 2025-26 season.
Xihuan Chang, from Beijing, China, and Trevor Cox, from San Diego, are the latest Golden Bears to join the men's golf program. They are Cal's first two high school signees of the Wilson era.
It’s time again for Oski Disciple’s Bear Facts, U.S. Presidents and the Big Game edition.
The Bears lost the first Big Game played while Harry Truman was president of the United States but went unbeaten in the last six years of his time as commander-in-chief. The Sturdy Golden Ones went 6-2 vs. Furd during George W. Bush’s two terms, and 5-2-1 under Dwight Eisenhower. Other presidents (starting from 1915 and the permanent switch to football): Woodrow Wilson 3-0, Harding 2-0, Coolidge 1-3-2 Hoover 1–2-1, FDR 5-5, JFK 0-2, LBJ 1-5, Nixon 2-3, Ford 1-2, Carter 2-2, Reagan 3-4-1, HW Bush 0-4 (the most games for a prez without a win), Clinton 2-6, Obama 1-7, Trumpy 1-3. Joe Biden is currently 3-0. If the Bears win on Saturday Biden will go out with the most Big Games by a president without a loss and the best four-year record of any president.
Oski Disciple’s Bear Facts appears Tuesday through Thursday on the DBD throughout the 2024 college football season. This feature is brought to you by King Pin Donuts. Making your life that much better.
I think you have some typos with regards to records under some of the POTUSs.
One sad fact about Big Game history that relates to JFK and LBJ - the 1963 Big Game was delayed one week because of JFK's assassination, which was on Friday, November 22, 1963. The Big Game had been scheduled for Saturday, November 23. Instead, it was delayed to November 30. That year's Big Game was in Palo Alto (mere coincidence: this year's November calendar is the same as 1963's November calendar). As I understand it, Stanfurd's Marching Band was silent for the National Anthem except for a solo trumpeter.
$C would have just broken into their funeral dirge "Triumph" tune and overplayed the national anthem.
Respect for Furd.
I found two mistakes. LBJ should have been 1-5 (forgot to count '63) and there was a transposition with Regan who should be 3-4-1 not 4-3-1. If you note anything else, let me know.
I agree with what you listed. Also -
Truman: 5-1-1 (this elaborates on Cal's unbeaten streak)
Nixon: 2-3 (1 less loss)
You're right about Nixon. (This post was a pain in the arse to do, I can almost forgive my errors).
It's not easy doing a post like that; I know. I've often reverted to using Excel spreadsheets to gather and massage data like that. I admire your courage in bringing this to our group.
GO BEARS!
That performance of the Banner started their tradition of how Stanfurd does it to this day at home. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC the entire first and second verses of the Banner are done by a solo trumpeter. The rest of the Banned joins at "And the rocket's red glare..."
It's the only song that they play reasonably well.
Thanks, Obama
Beat Stanfurd!!!
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE