Western MI vs. Nevada @ Detroit (Quick Lane Bowl fka Detroit Bowl)
Military Bowl ECU vs. BC @ Annapolis (Military Bowl). The Military Bowl is funny because it’s supposed to be Navy vs. #9 team in ACC. Navy is not bowl eligible, so they got ECU. BC finished 2-6 in conference (tied second to last w/ Georgia Tech, only ahead of winless-in-conference Duke). They are eligible because they played UMass, Colgate, Temple.
When i graduated from Cal it took me a year to figure out what to do with myself. Part of that time i was living at home. My dad would leave fliers on my pillow to join the military. Funny that Sept 11 then happened so if i had listened to him i probably would have been killed by an RPG in Afghanistan or something.
St. Croix is a bit of food wasteland. We went to some of the nicest restaurants here and they have been - at best - average. I suspect it is a combination of challenged logistics and staff shortages/vacations. I literally went to a gas station - bought ingredients - and cooked Xmas dinner. Roast pork loin, Caribbean red beans coconut rice, sauteed spinach, three bean salad, buttered corn niblets. Wasn't amazing, but I was grateful for it.
Bourdain wrote about how all the places for the ultra wealthy tended to have the blandest food. My take is its the medium wealthy that really support the expensive restaurants and tasting table stuff.
We had a great X-mass dinner, but it was a bit of a scene of chaos, due to my daughter's idea to make a dessert made of chestnuts. Various cheeses & crackers at 4, champagne at 5, followed by an endive, apple, pecan & blue cheese salad. A quick game of Pandemic (we lost again). Dinner of roast chicken, savory biscuits (my son made), roasted red onions, and tasty dressing, paired with 2016 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir - Weir Vny.
Chestnut Tart for afters - I've never had that before, and given the 3 hours my daughter spent preparing the chestnuts, I may never have it again.
Watched the newest Disney animated feature on Disney+ - Encanto. https://youtu.be/CaimKeDcudo - it's really fun to explore Latinx intergenerational trauma via song! LMM songs all sound the same from project to project - there's a lot of stuff from Moana and Hamilton here that I can hear. BUT it's really charming and its fun to watch Disney pivot away from villain vs. hero story to more internal stories. And of course expand beyond European centered stories. I gave it 4 stars on letterboxd.
My daughters really enjoyed it and are now starting the campaign to get me to watch it with them, which would require me to consistently stay awake after 10 pm - a bit of a challenge given the way I've been stuffing my face lately
Watched the HK biopic Anita on Sunday (trailer: https://youtu.be/g3S-2XTn-kI) it made me cry a couple dozen times. They glossed over a lot of her story (her activism, her status as a gay icon, her friendship with Leslie and why he committed suicide) but it was a heartbreaking movie.
MTG had a terrible response to this tweet. Frankly, her response was not unique. I found the racism in responses to be... at this point of time... sadly normal.
I went by the nearby kiosk for testing on my run this morning. The line still stretched around three sides of the block. The wait for a test has been crazy for the last week or so.
Over/under was 46.5...evidence piece # 1.3 billion that time travel exists and some Ace Rothstein-type guy (DeNiro character from Casino) is sitting in a small, smoky office in Vegas with a magical Sports Almanac in his hands.....
There's no way to know this now, but it wouldn't surprise me if omicron turns out to be relatively mild and yet have a huge impact on sports, business, gatherings, etc.
At some point, the flu epidemic subsided. You'd think the same will happen for COVID.
That's the unfortunate part: this pandemic is dragged out much longer than necessary because too many people will behave stupidly by refusing vaccination. Herd immunity could be achieved in a matter of weeks if half the anti-vaxers would suck it up and get vaccinated.
Unfortunately, the Venn diagram of so-called "conservatives" and anti-vaxers probably overlaps significantly.
OU has three guys with eligibility at guard. The incumbent RG - Chris Murray - is 2nd team Big 12 and a senior this year with another year of eligibility. The 2nd string guard Brey Walker was a part time starter two years ago. The third guy will be a sixth year depth guy who has hardly played. He's going into a position battle unless he wants to take his redshirt year this next season... which would make sense if he has any aspirations at the NFL.
After having previously worked in the Cal Athletic Department, I for one have serious doubts over Cal’s ability at the administrative level to navigate a move like the one that would be needed to be a bowl fill-in at the 11th hour for any bowl.
The Gator Bowl was always a non-starter, at least for the Bears.
I honestly think that the Sun Bowl would love to have Cal in this bowl if it were WSU that has to back out. I can’t see them being excited to have a Cal/WSU rematch.
There is actually a game going on today. I happened across it when I turned on the TV while eating lunch. Nevada is losing big. But I tuned in as they scored a TD. Post-play hug between QB and receiver looked comedic as receiver is 5'10" and QB 6'9".
This is just another reminder that Cal lost to an average and not great Nevada team, despite winning the turnover margin 2-0. That Nevada loss might be the most frustrating loss of the season.
Looks like Cal men's BB may not have any opponents for awhile....Covid impacting Furd, USC, and UCLA teams.
We're gonna rack up a lot of wins!
Oh how the turn tables...
Uh...
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/10723-Seascape-Ct-Indianapolis-IN-46256/1153769_zpid/
price and location notwithstanding, that place is a hot mess of clashing styles and decor
Either they left a digit out of the asking price, or there is something tragically wrong with the house.
You're thinking in Californian. Think in Indianan.
well that's the problem. it's in Indiana.
Maybe there's too many naughty stains in the room with the stripper poles.
I thought you were joking about the stripper poles. And there's a bar with booths.
Yay! Let's have our own Den of Debauchery!
In the age of the Covid, the owner is just trying to have fun in a responsible manner and within his bubble.
"something tragically wrong with the house"
It's in Indiana?
Indiana is the problem. Seascape Ct. but no ocean views. Sounds like it's in Malibu or something (but it's not)
Military
When i graduated from Cal it took me a year to figure out what to do with myself. Part of that time i was living at home. My dad would leave fliers on my pillow to join the military. Funny that Sept 11 then happened so if i had listened to him i probably would have been killed by an RPG in Afghanistan or something.
For the first time in 20 years the U.S. is not involved in a war
Given we have insurrectionists and traitors in the GQP, I would dispute that statement.
Technically speaking, the Korean war isn't over.
No, but the US conceded.
That moron, MacArthur fucked things up.
We should have just let him use them nukes like he wanted.
BOOOO this man!
I am being sarcastic and not serious at all. I do find it amazing that the US didn’t use the nukes.
This is true. It will probably be so as long as North Korea remains a hermit nation ruled by a ruthless, autocratic paranoiac.
Ignore that last comma.
You can edit.
So, I can. I forgot about this new feature.
You stole my comment.
DBD Not Official Financial Advice
Great day for the markets. S&P 500 hits record high (go index fund!), Nasdaq up 1.4%.
Don’t put your retirement savings in NFTs.
only put the money you'd waste on the craps table into NFTs.
DBD Test Kitchen
St. Croix is a bit of food wasteland. We went to some of the nicest restaurants here and they have been - at best - average. I suspect it is a combination of challenged logistics and staff shortages/vacations. I literally went to a gas station - bought ingredients - and cooked Xmas dinner. Roast pork loin, Caribbean red beans coconut rice, sauteed spinach, three bean salad, buttered corn niblets. Wasn't amazing, but I was grateful for it.
Bourdain wrote about how all the places for the ultra wealthy tended to have the blandest food. My take is its the medium wealthy that really support the expensive restaurants and tasting table stuff.
The only Caribbean island I have been to where that wasn't the case was Anguilla. I suspect St Barths may also bring it in the culinary area.
St. Martin has some good restaurants...the French (still EU) half; the (was) Dutch side has casinos.
PR, DR and even Jamaica are all fine but they are larger islands.
We had a great X-mass dinner, but it was a bit of a scene of chaos, due to my daughter's idea to make a dessert made of chestnuts. Various cheeses & crackers at 4, champagne at 5, followed by an endive, apple, pecan & blue cheese salad. A quick game of Pandemic (we lost again). Dinner of roast chicken, savory biscuits (my son made), roasted red onions, and tasty dressing, paired with 2016 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir - Weir Vny.
Chestnut Tart for afters - I've never had that before, and given the 3 hours my daughter spent preparing the chestnuts, I may never have it again.
Made Quiche Lorraine last night.
DBD AV Club
Don’t Look Up…meh.
Had some mild laughs but in the end a titch too long & pretty average.
yeah, watched it last night. very "bang you over the head" as far as politics.
Silent Sea on Netflix anyone? Two eps in: not bad.
Watched All Creatures Great and Small, pretty good.
Watched the newest Disney animated feature on Disney+ - Encanto. https://youtu.be/CaimKeDcudo - it's really fun to explore Latinx intergenerational trauma via song! LMM songs all sound the same from project to project - there's a lot of stuff from Moana and Hamilton here that I can hear. BUT it's really charming and its fun to watch Disney pivot away from villain vs. hero story to more internal stories. And of course expand beyond European centered stories. I gave it 4 stars on letterboxd.
Latinx = Blargh
Yep, I hate that term/word.
I agree. if you must, write the whole thing out.
yeah we don't like that word
also not a LMM fan so I think i'll pass on this one
he's much better at children's films imo (& I quite enjoyed parts of Hamilton when I saw it, perhaps not coincidentally with his stand-in performing)
Also not a fan.... I thought Hamilton was horrible horrible horrible.
Never saw Hamilton as particularly appealing.
I didn't think it was horrible, but his style of music doesn't speak to me.
My daughters really enjoyed it and are now starting the campaign to get me to watch it with them, which would require me to consistently stay awake after 10 pm - a bit of a challenge given the way I've been stuffing my face lately
Watched the HK biopic Anita on Sunday (trailer: https://youtu.be/g3S-2XTn-kI) it made me cry a couple dozen times. They glossed over a lot of her story (her activism, her status as a gay icon, her friendship with Leslie and why he committed suicide) but it was a heartbreaking movie.
Our Crumbling Democracy
MTG had a terrible response to this tweet. Frankly, her response was not unique. I found the racism in responses to be... at this point of time... sadly normal.
https://twitter.com/CRNC/status/1475131755489370123
Especially because kwanzaa isn't a religious holiday.
[forehead slap]
https://twitter.com/WendyRogersAZ/status/1474870887644123137
Today in Omicron
Airlines cancelled more than 6,000 flights this past weekend.
More than 2,500 flights have been cancelled already today. More than 9,000 are delayed.
Hong Kong is screwed, it will never be the same.
I went by the nearby kiosk for testing on my run this morning. The line still stretched around three sides of the block. The wait for a test has been crazy for the last week or so.
Omicron, winter weather cause travel chaos as thousands of flights canceled
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/omicron-winter-weather-cause-travel-chaos-thousands-flights-canceled-rcna10025
Very glad we didn't go anywhere.
I decided to visit my sister and fly tomorrow morning, hopefully.
Pro
Cardinals lose to Colts, clinch playoffs anyway after Rams beat Vikings.
https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2021/12/26/22854657/az-arizona-cardinals-moonwalk-into-nfc-playoffs-after-minnesota-vikings-loss-to-the-los-angeles-rams
Kingsbury falling apart late in the season again, who would have guessed?
WFT destroyed by Dallas. A type of game that would get a HC fired.
If nothing else, the Jags are entertaining. [Yakety Sax plays]
https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/1475171447710572547
THREE O-line touchdowns
https://twitter.com/geoffschwartz/status/1475472573475717124
Packers over Browns 24-22.
Browns got SCREWED, that last play was 100% PI.
Poor officiating in the NFL is an epidemic…it’s awful
Yup
Over/under was 46.5...evidence piece # 1.3 billion that time travel exists and some Ace Rothstein-type guy (DeNiro character from Casino) is sitting in a small, smoky office in Vegas with a magical Sports Almanac in his hands.....
Other College
There's no way to know this now, but it wouldn't surprise me if omicron turns out to be relatively mild and yet have a huge impact on sports, business, gatherings, etc.
At some point, the flu epidemic subsided. You'd think the same will happen for COVID.
Not until the vaccination rate increases considerably.
The Spanish flu subsided after enough people died off or survived infection. Same will happen with Covid.
Unfortunately with this one, infection doesn't seem to confer all that much immunity, particularly with the latest variants.
Yup. Gaining immunity will happen the hard way for the unvaccinated . . . but it will happen eventually.
...or the unvaccinated die off.
we've still got a long way to go if the mortality rate is still near 1%.
That's the unfortunate part: this pandemic is dragged out much longer than necessary because too many people will behave stupidly by refusing vaccination. Herd immunity could be achieved in a matter of weeks if half the anti-vaxers would suck it up and get vaccinated.
Unfortunately, the Venn diagram of so-called "conservatives" and anti-vaxers probably overlaps significantly.
McKade Mettauer commits to Oklahoma
https://www.instagram.com/p/CX_dowVF452/
OU has three guys with eligibility at guard. The incumbent RG - Chris Murray - is 2nd team Big 12 and a senior this year with another year of eligibility. The 2nd string guard Brey Walker was a part time starter two years ago. The third guy will be a sixth year depth guy who has hardly played. He's going into a position battle unless he wants to take his redshirt year this next season... which would make sense if he has any aspirations at the NFL.
Deng to the draft
https://twitter.com/Kd_2Three/status/1475505185283739650?s=20
Ouch
He played like 4 snaps this season, and we seem to have found younger players to replace him.
yeah, but we also have to replace Bimage and Goode.
maybe we can snag one of these
https://247sports.com/Season/2022-Football/TransferPortalPositionRanking/?positionkey=60&status=uncommitted
He was injured!
We missed him in the first half of the season, big time.
What could go wrong?
https://twitter.com/RedditCFB/status/1475284836600500225
Will this be the year we finally make it to the Rose Bowl?
Military Bowl cancelled due to Covid
https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1475132678123003906
Shocking fact of the day
https://twitter.com/bcinterruption/status/1475138372670734340
Fenway Bowl cancelled due to Covid
https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1475132091591442442
Miami withdraws from Sun Bowl due to Covid
https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1475263375823286278
Hold the phone....this may be the break we need....;-)
hahaha
Cal to the Sun Bowl???
A boy can dream right?
After having previously worked in the Cal Athletic Department, I for one have serious doubts over Cal’s ability at the administrative level to navigate a move like the one that would be needed to be a bowl fill-in at the 11th hour for any bowl.
The Gator Bowl was always a non-starter, at least for the Bears.
I honestly think that the Sun Bowl would love to have Cal in this bowl if it were WSU that has to back out. I can’t see them being excited to have a Cal/WSU rematch.
as is any other bowl
Yup
I'm starting to pick up on a theme here
There is actually a game going on today. I happened across it when I turned on the TV while eating lunch. Nevada is losing big. But I tuned in as they scored a TD. Post-play hug between QB and receiver looked comedic as receiver is 5'10" and QB 6'9".
This is just another reminder that Cal lost to an average and not great Nevada team, despite winning the turnover margin 2-0. That Nevada loss might be the most frustrating loss of the season.
There is a hell of a lot of competition for "most frustrating loss of 2021"
1) Nevada
2) Arizona
3) TCU
4) Washington
Who else did we lose to?
UCLA, Oregon, and...?
WSU
That is basically my list and order as well.
Cal
Kuony Deng declares for NFL draft
https://twitter.com/Kd_2Three/status/1475505185283739650
Go Bears!!!