[MSWIM] & [WSWIM] Golden Bears continue to dominate on Day 2 of the Minnesota Invitational. Both teams, which are the highest ranked teams at the event, lead the event. Cal's womens' team is up 822 vs. Minnesota 553. Cal's mens' team is up 861 vs. Arizona's 517.
there is a turnpike rest stop gas station at the halfway point of the Garden State Parkway dedicated to Bon Jovi. there is a sign saying you are "halfway there"!!
I have a generic #1 yellow Cal FB jersey I found at TJ Maxx for $29. I have a Cheechoo alt black Sharks jersey I got off ebay. I should've gotten one of the special Kershaw WS jerseys in 2021. I used to have a Kidd jersey but I gave it to No 1 since it got to be too small.
Rep Santos becomes the sixth Rep to be expelled. Democrat Governor Hochul is expected to call for a special election and the Democrats are expected to win this purple district
No, I'm genuinely surprised! GOP leadership has been signaling that they would support him and I didn't see more than half of R's (including leadership) pick this time to grow a spine and put their razor-thin majority at risk.
I guess even members of the GOP are smart enough to realize the stench is bad enough that you can assume a rotten corpse without needing to see the damn body.
ah, that was the case a while ago but the official congressional report was published and was even more damning than expected. Georgie is going to jail for a very very long time
Waiting for the report was the most prudent action to take for such a serious act such as expelling a member. I don't fault the holdout GOP members, but now that the report has arrived, waiting for an actual conviction would have been indefensible.
I feel like even after the congressional report came out GOP leadership was clinging to the "due process" talking point like a drunk to a lamppost (simile stolen from George F. Will).
Tuberville remains an a$$hole. Nothing principled about his change of perspective except he wants to avoid being utterly embarrassed by members of his own party.
Dallas and Seattle have a back and forth game. Cowboys turned the last three Seahawks possessions -which were all failed 4th down conversions near midfield - into 10 points to come from behind and win 41-35
Clete Blakeman and his crew are by far one of the worst group of officials in the NFL. They throw flags, and then discuss the infraction in an official's circle-jerk - it's as if they don't even know the F-ing rules. Every week this crew is picking up multiple flags, even though they usually WERE legit penalties. What a joke.
Dallas was putting good pressure on Smith. So, going for it on 4th down didn't make much sense in that context. Punting would have been the better choice. It's likely Seattle would have won the game had they punted on 4th down in the 2nd half.
DJ Uiagalelei in the portal. I can only imagine that there may be a subset of college QBs who are really good at the college level, but not locks to be drafted high enough let alone stick with a team - and so will play college as long as possible now that NIL is a thing.
Now that we are in December, does anyone else get depressed during the holidays? I'm not sure what I have is just seasonal depression. I specifically get down over feeling as though I accomplished only a small percentage of what I wanted to accomplish at work during the year, and I also get a bit of sadness of knowing that break we get during the holidays will be over before I want it to be.
i get ups and downs of motivation and sadness but on different time scales that are not connected to Mondays or the New Year, but i am always curious about it.
i guess it is somewhat prevalent because enough people have the same reaction and maybe that makes a difference?
i also think that there is a huge weight of expectations placed on the holidays in particular ..
Definitely feel it after the New Year. That long stretch where the hype of holidays, family, friends, and cheer, is all but dissipated. I propose that Christmas be rescheduled to January 25th each year to shorten that long period of post-holiday winter.
CAL
[MSWIM] & [WSWIM] Golden Bears continue to dominate on Day 2 of the Minnesota Invitational. Both teams, which are the highest ranked teams at the event, lead the event. Cal's womens' team is up 822 vs. Minnesota 553. Cal's mens' team is up 861 vs. Arizona's 517.
https://gophersports.com/documents/2023/12/1/thursday_finals_results.pdf
Go Bears!!!
Tim Plough heading to Davis to be HC. Not unexpected
KEO enters the Portal 😔
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0UoXGIvHkB/
knew it was coming a few days ago but...blech
He and Sirmon dont see eye to eye apparently
ugh...big loss. Really need a new DC
Something made of corn
Dad jokes
Speaking of Dad Jokes:
Why did the rock stack get cancelled?
Because, it was acting like a Cairn!
Polenta.
Pozole
Grits.
Stuffing.
Cornbread
Hush puppies
Chowder
Tamales
Cereal - Kix, Frosted Flakes, Corn Pops (fka Sugar Pops mmm...)
Ethanol
Nu Metal: Something made by Korn.
Tortillas, for delicious tacos and enchiladas.
Those things on your feet, that you remove with Dr. Scholl's Corn Pads.
all your favorite high fructose corn syrup drinks. my favorites are Orange Fanta and Pepsi.
An animal without legs
Lt. Dan
Legless lizard
Snakes. I hate snakes.
all the ones in the ocean? i guess whales used to have tiny little legs, or something that evolved into legs.
Crabs and lobsters have legs.
Sea cucumber
slime mold
Fried Egg Jellyfish
Moon jelly
Cup
Jock
Orange
Julius.
that place was SOOOOO GOOD. RIP.
i dont know of any other locations other than the one that used to be at the corner of Telegraph.
Orange is looking to be my kid's favorite color.
me too
Juice
is the new black
King
Of the Road
Lear
Cake. Bring on the baby.
Whale
Uncle Phil
The Great White Whale, aka Moby Dick.
Leviathan.
Bob Dylan's 115th Dream - one of my all time favorites
I was riding on the Mayflower
When I thought I spied some land
I yelled for Captain Arab, I have you understand
Who came a-running to the deck
Said, "Boys, forget the whale
Where goin' over yonder, cut the engines, change the sails"
"Haul on the bowline", we sang that melody
Like all tough sailors do
When they are far away at sea
Jersey
I've hooked up with an inordinate number of women from the state of New Jersey...for a West Coast kid, that seems a strange outlier.
Hold up. Is this a contributor to your desultory outlook on marriage? One wonders.
No, not so much. The ex-Mrs. Jimmy C is wholly responsible for my stance on marriage.
there is a turnpike rest stop gas station at the halfway point of the Garden State Parkway dedicated to Bon Jovi. there is a sign saying you are "halfway there"!!
(Lurch groan .gif)
Guess we know your type now. Camaro driving big haired women.
I dated someone like that, but I didn't remember that she's from NJ. Maybe she was.
Oh, she was most definitely from Jersey. 100%, mortal lock.
;-)
Wearing Bon Jovi jackets and carrying New Jersey Transit commuter rail passes.
Nice
I have the Joe Roth jersey that was made about a dozen years ago. Also have one of my favorite English football (that's soccer to you Yanks) team.
I have a generic #1 yellow Cal FB jersey I found at TJ Maxx for $29. I have a Cheechoo alt black Sharks jersey I got off ebay. I should've gotten one of the special Kershaw WS jerseys in 2021. I used to have a Kidd jersey but I gave it to No 1 since it got to be too small.
i have a Cal jersey that HAG got me for some bday occasion. it is personalized and says Amit on the back. #20.
i always wear it for any games we attend in person and during the Big Game, etc.
, also known as the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an island country and self-governing British Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France.
Graffiti Night, signed jersey from the Modesto Nuts.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Rep Santos becomes the sixth Rep to be expelled. Democrat Governor Hochul is expected to call for a special election and the Democrats are expected to win this purple district
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmaker-george-santos-indicted-fraud-charges-faces-house-expulsion-vote-2023-12-01/
Wow! I did not see that coming...
Side note: I want him to have a kid who marries Rick Santorum's kid so their kids' last names would be Santos-Santorum
is that sarcasm? This has been coming for months
No, I'm genuinely surprised! GOP leadership has been signaling that they would support him and I didn't see more than half of R's (including leadership) pick this time to grow a spine and put their razor-thin majority at risk.
I guess even members of the GOP are smart enough to realize the stench is bad enough that you can assume a rotten corpse without needing to see the damn body.
ah, that was the case a while ago but the official congressional report was published and was even more damning than expected. Georgie is going to jail for a very very long time
Waiting for the report was the most prudent action to take for such a serious act such as expelling a member. I don't fault the holdout GOP members, but now that the report has arrived, waiting for an actual conviction would have been indefensible.
I feel like even after the congressional report came out GOP leadership was clinging to the "due process" talking point like a drunk to a lamppost (simile stolen from George F. Will).
Senator Rafael Edward Cruz introduces bill to limit using preferred names & pronouns
https://twitter.com/ExpressNews/status/1730294376473968951
Can I still use my preferred name for the Senator: assh*le?
Sen. Fubaw will reportedly relent on some of the military promotions but reject the ones he think are woke
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/30/politics/tommy-tuberville-military-nominees/index.html
Tuberville remains an a$$hole. Nothing principled about his change of perspective except he wants to avoid being utterly embarrassed by members of his own party.
OK state's school superintendent is unclear what religious freedom means
https://kfor.com/news/local/oklahoma-school-district-halts-daily-prayer-broadcasts-group-calls-for-ryan-walters-to-resign/
More importantly, I now know there is a Prague, Oklahoma.
I bet the one in the Czech Republic is nicer.
I've been to the one in the Czech Republic a couple times and there is no doubt.
One of my favorite cities.
PRO
Pats bench Mac Jones in favor of Bailey Zappe
https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2023/11/bailey-zappe-promoted-mac-jones-runs-patriots-scout-team-sources.html
Cristiano Ronaldo sued for $1b in damages for his role in hawking NFTs that bore his likeness
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39013913/cristiano-ronaldo-faces-1b-class-action-suit-binance-nfts
Filho do pistola.
Dallas and Seattle have a back and forth game. Cowboys turned the last three Seahawks possessions -which were all failed 4th down conversions near midfield - into 10 points to come from behind and win 41-35
https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401547566
Dallas is such a clear cut below Philly and the Niners.
I can't believe it, but I found myself rooting for Geno Smith and team.
The refs made some ridiculous calls that felt like J.R. Ewing was influencing the outcome.
Clete Blakeman and his crew are by far one of the worst group of officials in the NFL. They throw flags, and then discuss the infraction in an official's circle-jerk - it's as if they don't even know the F-ing rules. Every week this crew is picking up multiple flags, even though they usually WERE legit penalties. What a joke.
I saw two flags down that ended up being "no fouls." Yes, like it was an officiating clinic.
Dallas was putting good pressure on Smith. So, going for it on 4th down didn't make much sense in that context. Punting would have been the better choice. It's likely Seattle would have won the game had they punted on 4th down in the 2nd half.
Von Miller turns himself in after Unnecessary Roughness. The infraction is under review.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39013616/warrant-issued-bills-von-miller-alleged-assault
DBD AV CLUB
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
Apparently, the prize for coming in last place in the Pac-12 and not beating anybody with a winning record is this:
https://www.si.com/college/2023/11/30/sportsperson-of-the-year-2023-deion-sanders
SI marketing tactic
What a joke.
Seems like this would have been much more appropriate to award at his prior stop, bringing an HBCU football program into relevance.
I wonder if an AI wrote this one.
https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers
DJ Uiagalelei in the portal. I can only imagine that there may be a subset of college QBs who are really good at the college level, but not locks to be drafted high enough let alone stick with a team - and so will play college as long as possible now that NIL is a thing.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39013901/sources-oregon-state-qb-dj-uiagalelei-enter-transfer-portal
Michigan State doesn't have any QBs anymore- my bet is he follows Smith to MSU.
Keep your eye on Dante Moore.
That's what I'm sayin.'
He don't look happy in Beverly Hills there.
Makes sense.
Well, couldn't we take a swipe at him?
why? Unless playing a Sirbuh defense, he is mediocre
I wouldn't. If you get Uigaleilei (sp?), you slow down Mendoza's development.
Good point. Yeah, I think Nando going to really blossom.
[VB] TIL: kicks were made legal in 1999
[NHL] Tristan Jarry becomes the first Penguin goalie to score a goal
https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/1730417510456111329
Indiana hires Curt Cignetti away from James Madison.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2023/11/30/indiana-football-lands-curt-cignetti-james-madison/71756373007/
Now that we are in December, does anyone else get depressed during the holidays? I'm not sure what I have is just seasonal depression. I specifically get down over feeling as though I accomplished only a small percentage of what I wanted to accomplish at work during the year, and I also get a bit of sadness of knowing that break we get during the holidays will be over before I want it to be.
For things like that, I have found that there are therapists who are well worth their fees. YMMV. Good luck.
i get ups and downs of motivation and sadness but on different time scales that are not connected to Mondays or the New Year, but i am always curious about it.
i guess it is somewhat prevalent because enough people have the same reaction and maybe that makes a difference?
i also think that there is a huge weight of expectations placed on the holidays in particular ..
Definitely feel it after the New Year. That long stretch where the hype of holidays, family, friends, and cheer, is all but dissipated. I propose that Christmas be rescheduled to January 25th each year to shorten that long period of post-holiday winter.