Worst Business Colleague you ever had? My worst was the CEO at an investee company who misappropriated $55 million of investor money for personal use - private jet, house in Beverly, etc. Charged with fraud by the SEC, currently awaiting trial...
Former boss tried to leverage my good work with a customer to get more money. Basically told the customer that if you want Cruzinbears to continue to work on your account you will need to pay us more (did not offer to pay me more), they felt that was extortion and said no thank you, I was subsequently fired because he could no afford my services any longer (they were his largest customer).
I've never had occasion to use it but remember hearing about it being closed from time to time because of weather or river conditions. I wonder what prompted the plaintiff to sue now.
apparently this has been going on for a while, the issue is that Loudoun county theoretically provided an easement in 1871 there's no proper record of same; the owners of the farm on the VA side previously had some kind of lease agreement but now want to either get a lot more in lease payments (apparently based on gross revenues not net) or take over the entire operation. The current owners aren't having it.
I was very surprised at how little I heard about this story over the weekend. If he were brown, it would be front page, 24/7 news. But an old white guy who reportedly blows up an AT&T building because was paranoid about 5G registers nothing more than a shrug.
Yep, Trump didn’t even bother to tweet about it or if he did I missed it. Sadly if this this guy was black, brown, or Muslim then trump would have tweeted about it 20 times and it would be all over the news.
Using a more "standard" definition for terrorism in reference to CONUS violence would mean doing things like admitting that the anti-abortion movement in the 80s & 90s suborned domestic terrorism, or accepting the possibility that self-appointed militias look an awful lot like aspiring versions of what we'd call paramilitaries in other countries.
As for Nashville, an announcement and then a badly damaged business area from a bomb rang more than a few bells from my childhood in the "golden era" of Euro terrorism.
The middle school PE teacher who was a known pervert (volunteer to adjust girl's bras). Fired.
The middle school computer teacher who drank vodka in her coffee cup. Fired.
My high school football coach embezzled money and I was subpoenaed, but never testified. Fired.
A HS guidance counselor and assistant janitor caught doing the nasty in a garbage can storage area. Kids weren't grossed out that they were doing it so much as they doinked in one of the most disgusting places. Both reprimanded.
There was an English priest at my HS who disappeared very abruptly before the end of the year as did one of the kids from the dorm, we drew our own conclusions.
Band and choir teachers (2 different people) were embezzling concert money for a couple years. Fired and teaching licenses revoked, but no charges were ever filed. I don't think it amounted to enough money.
I haven't as well, and will not....this whole season was a f-ing farce, risking all these kids/coaches health just for the 3 CFP games...boycott this stuff.
Same here. I haven’t watched one minute if any bowl game but I will probably tune in to watch Notre Dame get destroyed because that is a bowl game tradition and always fun to watch.
You have missed some entertaining football. And Saturday night, some officiating by a MAC crew who drew one of the better bowl games of the season and made the worst night in the Pac-12 look good by comparison. (Pac-12 officials watching were envious and incredulous at the same time; they didn't realize that many calls could be missed of blown in one game. Pac-12 fans be warned; a Pac-12 crew will probably make an effort to surpass what they saw.)
I had mixed feelings about this season - I watched some college football other than SC games, but not a lot, and I don't really care that much about either the exhibition bowls or the playoff bowls, since the only team involved that isn't on my meteor list is Alabama. (Technically speaking Clemson as a whole is not on the lis, but I am bored of Dabo Swinney)
All those SEC schools are dirty, so I personally can't really respect what they've accomplished. You can probably lump Clemson in with that crew, as well.
I do respect what guys like Gary Patterson has done at TCU, though.
I'm not going to make any comments about schools with bagmen except to note that I sincerely hope that no money is going under the table during the Helton era because that is cash that has been flushed down the drain.
I've watched a grand total of maybe 30 minutes. I realized this morning that I watch the entire Rose Bowl every year no matter which Pac-12 team is in it. This next Rose Bowl? Played in Texas between two teams outside the Pac-12 and Big Ten? Hard pass.
haha, when I watched this live I felt slightly validated about my rage over "delayed kneel downs" (re: end of the Cal-Oregon game), reasoning they create chaos and increase the chances of a bad outcome. Very different scenario but similar sentiment..
He was going to be a superstar for the Utes. Such a shame, and so preventable. Gun safety is so simple, but accidental shootings remain unfortunately common.
I'm a coffee purist. Dark roast, preferably Peet's, no additions. Every once in awhile, though, I'm totally craving an over-the-top, overly sweetened, foam topped drink with sprinkles from Dutch Bros.
I was not surprised to learn that Neymar is the sort of chap to schedule a 500 person multi-day party in These Uncertain Times, but I was surprised to learn he's a Bolsonaro supporter
I was on Oregon State's campus about 4 years ago and they had a big WTF sign. I think huh? I get closer and see it says #WhatToFix. They wanted people to use that hashtag to let the administration know what needed fixing on campus. You'd think they thought twice about that.
This (I think) is maybe his last season with the Rams. The system where McVay calls the plays doesn't seem to be working. Goff may benefit from a change of scenery.
I disagree. When you can't run the ball in from the one on four attempts, your Oline isn't good enough. Henderson should never be able to be caught from behind by the weakside DE. Woods and Kupp are great route-runners, but they lack the top-end speed to push the DB's deeper. They miss a Cooks or Watkins that can go deep.
I would not include the OL as "skill players." Usually that term means backs & receivers. The OL has been an issue for them, especially last season with all the injuries.
True, but the very best QBs can easily make do with that kind of skill position talent. Aaron Rodgers does way more with less. This just shows that Goff is hovering around average for an NFL QB, not approaching elite.
He looks a lot better when Cam Akers is ripping off 10-20yd runs. But it did look like his throwing hand was injured. Lots of balls were wobbly or throw low/behind. But that interception was just plain old bad, no idea what he was trying to do with that. He also seems to be super hesitant to run for a couple yards when the bootleg leads to no open receivers.
Aikman was annoying the hell out of me, by constantly saying Goff should be picking up 10 yards off the scrambles, but everytime he said that, I'd look at the replay and there was a defender that would have leveled him a yard past the line of scrimmage. I have no idea what Aikman was seeing, but I saw something completely different.
Yeah I think he was adding 5+ yards to those imaginary scrambles. But getting 1-3yds instead of a pick or almost pick would have been preferred. Also I've never been hit by an NFL defender, so what do I know about self-preservation on the field.
I think the real puzzler was sliding down untouched, short of the first down in around their own 40 in the 4th Q...Jared has to have better situational awareness there, especially with no LB really putting heat on. Huge play - while the slide is definitely the safer play, he has to be smarter there....just can't make that mistake in year 5
This is the third year in a row, McVay's offense starts strong and dwindles as the season progresses. Methinks other teams figure out the boy wonder's O and he doesn't adjust.
He had a strong start to the season but has really struggled down the stretch. He might have broke his thumb on his throwing hand in the 2nd quarter so that partially explains his struggles yesterday.
And no one talks about taking a knee on 3rd down at the goal line. No one. It was the catch by Agholor, the catch and run by Gaskin, the PI, the missed PAT. Yet after the game, not one mention of that 3rd down call by Gruden.
Sound of Music
And this one! Andy Wigmore is an associate of Nigel Farage (ie nationalist lying scum).
https://twitter.com/carolecadwalla/status/1343519431415242752/photo/1
This tweet 😜
https://twitter.com/Rob_Madge_02/status/1343231477622984706
This is why you are my guilty pleasure!
People do go on...
Worst Business Colleague you ever had? My worst was the CEO at an investee company who misappropriated $55 million of investor money for personal use - private jet, house in Beverly, etc. Charged with fraud by the SEC, currently awaiting trial...
Former boss tried to leverage my good work with a customer to get more money. Basically told the customer that if you want Cruzinbears to continue to work on your account you will need to pay us more (did not offer to pay me more), they felt that was extortion and said no thank you, I was subsequently fired because he could no afford my services any longer (they were his largest customer).
Hella dumb move.
Helped me find my new career path so . . . . ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Various partners, various deals.
this is mildly bonkers - there's been a ferry across the Potomac north of DC since 1786 & it just got shut, possibly permanently, due to a law suit.
https://twitter.com/adamlongoTV/status/1343578559219179522
I've never had occasion to use it but remember hearing about it being closed from time to time because of weather or river conditions. I wonder what prompted the plaintiff to sue now.
apparently this has been going on for a while, the issue is that Loudoun county theoretically provided an easement in 1871 there's no proper record of same; the owners of the farm on the VA side previously had some kind of lease agreement but now want to either get a lot more in lease payments (apparently based on gross revenues not net) or take over the entire operation. The current owners aren't having it.
https://twitter.com/DCist/status/1343637416700227590?s=20
How a London woman became mayor of Danzhai, China
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3114122/how-london-based-editor-became-mayor-small-village
Parents of the DBD: What lingo are the whippersnappers using these days?
Iconic
Aesthetic
Vibin'
My son says that something is "o.p." as something being good, particularly when he plays video games with his friends. No idea what it means.
to name a few ...
"i am such a legend"
"that test was garbage"
"my hair looks disgusting"
Footage of Xmas day bombing in Nashville. And screw semantics -- this is "terrorism"
https://twitter.com/MNPDNashville/status/1343362483411628033
I was very surprised at how little I heard about this story over the weekend. If he were brown, it would be front page, 24/7 news. But an old white guy who reportedly blows up an AT&T building because was paranoid about 5G registers nothing more than a shrug.
Eh, I think it comes down to two things: 1) nobody died, 2) holiday news lull.
Also, no known motive at this point.
Yep, Trump didn’t even bother to tweet about it or if he did I missed it. Sadly if this this guy was black, brown, or Muslim then trump would have tweeted about it 20 times and it would be all over the news.
I think he was probably waiting for the ethnicity of the suspect.
Using a more "standard" definition for terrorism in reference to CONUS violence would mean doing things like admitting that the anti-abortion movement in the 80s & 90s suborned domestic terrorism, or accepting the possibility that self-appointed militias look an awful lot like aspiring versions of what we'd call paramilitaries in other countries.
As for Nashville, an announcement and then a badly damaged business area from a bomb rang more than a few bells from my childhood in the "golden era" of Euro terrorism.
You mean the IRA and the ETA? Recently read "Say Nothing" about the troubles; recommended.
Baader Meinhof, Carlos the Jackal, ASALA...
An astounding discovery at Pompeii
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/26/europe/pompeii-shop-archaeology-intl/index.html
Yes, the ancient version of the golden arches.
that's cool. we visited once but you needed a good guide to give you the inside scoop and give you a sense of the vibrancy and the colors.
Did you have any primary, middle, or high teachers who got into trouble?
Sounds like a lot of these teachers were qualified to teach at Trump University.
As far as I know... no, but one of them really should have been.
The middle school PE teacher who was a known pervert (volunteer to adjust girl's bras). Fired.
The middle school computer teacher who drank vodka in her coffee cup. Fired.
My high school football coach embezzled money and I was subpoenaed, but never testified. Fired.
A HS guidance counselor and assistant janitor caught doing the nasty in a garbage can storage area. Kids weren't grossed out that they were doing it so much as they doinked in one of the most disgusting places. Both reprimanded.
The kindergarten teacher at my son's school was arrested during class I believe for burglary.
There was an English priest at my HS who disappeared very abruptly before the end of the year as did one of the kids from the dorm, we drew our own conclusions.
Band and choir teachers (2 different people) were embezzling concert money for a couple years. Fired and teaching licenses revoked, but no charges were ever filed. I don't think it amounted to enough money.
A high school teacher (and basketball coach) at my HS got into trouble. Pretty bad stuff actually and sort of NSFW.
A 5th grade teacher in my elementary school got into big trouble...BIG trouble
for some reason after we left middle school in Moraga, we found out about a bunch of middle school teachers that were either crooks or worse
Yep, PE teacher and Science teacher. PE teacher went to jail, Science teacher killed himself when allegations came to light IIRC
Wow!...Details?
PE teacher: https://patch.com/california/lamorinda/sentencing-of-former-joaquin-moraga-teacher-and-coach1460cee262
Science teacher: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Suspended-Teacher-Dies-in-Truck-Crash-Moraga-2957152.php
Elsewhere in college
I haven't watched any bowls & am surprisingly okay with that.
But it is tradition however to watch Notre Dame get humiliated on NYD
I'll keep an eye on the score so I can judge how to maximize schadenfreude while minimizing actually having to watch them
A traditional unlike any other...
I haven't as well, and will not....this whole season was a f-ing farce, risking all these kids/coaches health just for the 3 CFP games...boycott this stuff.
Same here. I haven’t watched one minute if any bowl game but I will probably tune in to watch Notre Dame get destroyed because that is a bowl game tradition and always fun to watch.
Yes, this...
You have missed some entertaining football. And Saturday night, some officiating by a MAC crew who drew one of the better bowl games of the season and made the worst night in the Pac-12 look good by comparison. (Pac-12 officials watching were envious and incredulous at the same time; they didn't realize that many calls could be missed of blown in one game. Pac-12 fans be warned; a Pac-12 crew will probably make an effort to surpass what they saw.)
Dang, I was rooting for Coastal Carolina, but not to be.
I had mixed feelings about this season - I watched some college football other than SC games, but not a lot, and I don't really care that much about either the exhibition bowls or the playoff bowls, since the only team involved that isn't on my meteor list is Alabama. (Technically speaking Clemson as a whole is not on the lis, but I am bored of Dabo Swinney)
How is Alabama not on your meteor list? I obviously dislike Notre Dame much more than Bama so I will be rooting for Bama.
I agree about being bored with Dabo but I have always liked Clemson since I was a kid.
Bama isn't always particularly entertaining, but you have to respect what they have accomplished.
All those SEC schools are dirty, so I personally can't really respect what they've accomplished. You can probably lump Clemson in with that crew, as well.
I do respect what guys like Gary Patterson has done at TCU, though.
I'm not going to make any comments about schools with bagmen except to note that I sincerely hope that no money is going under the table during the Helton era because that is cash that has been flushed down the drain.
I haven't watched any of them. May watch Texas-Colorado on Tuesday though.
I want to watch this game. I like Colorado and always enjoy the Alamo bowl.
I've watched a grand total of maybe 30 minutes. I realized this morning that I watch the entire Rose Bowl every year no matter which Pac-12 team is in it. This next Rose Bowl? Played in Texas between two teams outside the Pac-12 and Big Ten? Hard pass.
ICYMI: Ethan Garbers in the transfer portal
https://twitter.com/mikevorel/status/1342263998478073856
I think he ends up at fUcla
Music City Bowl (Mizzou vs. Iowa) cancelled due to rona among the Tigers
https://twitter.com/PeteThamel/status/1343291392332853252
Iowa must be upset.
Ending of Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina game was crazy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DfU1VQDgto
Completely
haha, when I watched this live I felt slightly validated about my rage over "delayed kneel downs" (re: end of the Cal-Oregon game), reasoning they create chaos and increase the chances of a bad outcome. Very different scenario but similar sentiment..
JT Stroud transfers to the Buffs
https://twitter.com/jt_shrout12/status/1343370442493464576?s=21
JT Shrout, not to be confused with CJ Stroud ;)
ICYMI: Ty Jordan, the electrifying RB for Utah, has died. I feel so bad for his family, friends, and teammates.
https://twitter.com/allcfb_/status/1342854929749311494
He was going to be a superstar for the Utes. Such a shame, and so preventable. Gun safety is so simple, but accidental shootings remain unfortunately common.
Yeah he was going to be a star for the Utes. Really tragic and sad. To bad the US doesn’t keep better statistics on accidental shootings.
May he rest in peace. A terrible tragedy
Guilty pleasure
I guess this year, watching any college football. I don't feel that way about the NFL, I do about the college game.
Top Dog
Guilty? For whatever reason?
Animal welfare?
Cal football
"Toxic" by Brittney Spears.
Heh
Cream Soda floats.
oh man, I may just make that my NYE dessert
Enjoying a shisha pipe and strong Turkish coffee at the cafes in Egypt, in Cairo, Luxor, and Siwa Oasis during my last visit.
Normally I don't smoke so yeah it's a guilty pleasure.
I'm a coffee purist. Dark roast, preferably Peet's, no additions. Every once in awhile, though, I'm totally craving an over-the-top, overly sweetened, foam topped drink with sprinkles from Dutch Bros.
Reading posts by SGBear
D'aaawwwwww !
😊
You're welcome! Really do appreciate your efforts.
no guilt. just consequences. so i try to balance the best i can
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Republican-leaning pollster Rasmussen quotes Stalin and suggests a way for the Republicans to attempt a coup.
https://twitter.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/1343193422996393987
I see Kirstie Alley and Herschel Walker chimed in.
Doing an about face, the Grinch who stole Christmas signs relief bill...
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/27/politics/trump-relief-bill-christmas-eve/index.html
While he's at Mar a Lago can we just build a big wall around it and exile him there.
Except he can't legally live there.
Build the wall! Build the wall! Build the wall!
PRO
I was not surprised to learn that Neymar is the sort of chap to schedule a 500 person multi-day party in These Uncertain Times, but I was surprised to learn he's a Bolsonaro supporter
https://twitter.com/guardian_sport/status/1343593777756311552?s=20
QB Dwayne Haskins' bad game is the straw that breaks the camel's back. WFT cuts him
https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1343614771707453446
Am I the only one who initially sees WTF instead of WFT when people use the teams initials?
I was on Oregon State's campus about 4 years ago and they had a big WTF sign. I think huh? I get closer and see it says #WhatToFix. They wanted people to use that hashtag to let the administration know what needed fixing on campus. You'd think they thought twice about that.
all the time
Snyder is the embodiment of WTF....why should we even bother keeping up with pretenses
Yesterday was the first time I watched a Rams game (or any regular season NFL game) start to finish since Goff was drafted. Man, he is not very good.
I also think I saw that he was playing some of the game with a broken finger?
I bet they're regretting that huge contract extension last offseason...
This (I think) is maybe his last season with the Rams. The system where McVay calls the plays doesn't seem to be working. Goff may benefit from a change of scenery.
I'm not sure Goff is going to get a better situation than McVay's offense with a good defense backing them up.
from the very limited viewing of his career and current teammates, he needs better skill players around him.
Hmm? The Rams have had pretty good skill players for most of his time there.
I disagree. When you can't run the ball in from the one on four attempts, your Oline isn't good enough. Henderson should never be able to be caught from behind by the weakside DE. Woods and Kupp are great route-runners, but they lack the top-end speed to push the DB's deeper. They miss a Cooks or Watkins that can go deep.
I would not include the OL as "skill players." Usually that term means backs & receivers. The OL has been an issue for them, especially last season with all the injuries.
I agree with all this. The Rams have two great number two WRs but they don’t have a true number 1 WR or a deep threat.
Also, the Rams OL has been average to slightly above average when healthy.
The Rams needs to draft a WR and OL but they have traded away so many of their draft picks over the last few years.
Like I said, this was the first game ever that i watched. Was not impressed by the skill payers around him or maybe Goff is much worse than i thought
Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods are definitely a solid top 2 WRs. Tyler Higbee also a good TE.
If there's a problem with personnel it's more that the OL hasn't been great, especially when they get hit with injuries.
solid but not game breaking
True, but the very best QBs can easily make do with that kind of skill position talent. Aaron Rodgers does way more with less. This just shows that Goff is hovering around average for an NFL QB, not approaching elite.
Having one of the best LTs out has certainly been an issue
He looks a lot better when Cam Akers is ripping off 10-20yd runs. But it did look like his throwing hand was injured. Lots of balls were wobbly or throw low/behind. But that interception was just plain old bad, no idea what he was trying to do with that. He also seems to be super hesitant to run for a couple yards when the bootleg leads to no open receivers.
Aikman was annoying the hell out of me, by constantly saying Goff should be picking up 10 yards off the scrambles, but everytime he said that, I'd look at the replay and there was a defender that would have leveled him a yard past the line of scrimmage. I have no idea what Aikman was seeing, but I saw something completely different.
Yeah I think he was adding 5+ yards to those imaginary scrambles. But getting 1-3yds instead of a pick or almost pick would have been preferred. Also I've never been hit by an NFL defender, so what do I know about self-preservation on the field.
I don’t think they will cut or trade him after this season but next year will be his final chance to prove he is the future QB for the Rams.
Love Goff but he's not the answer there. Not sure a change of scenery will help him, as his arm is average. Plus he has small hands. ;-)
Goff sacked three times, intercepted once in loss to Seahawks. As the broadcast said, he is becoming consistently inconsistent.
He has zero pocket awareness.
I think the real puzzler was sliding down untouched, short of the first down in around their own 40 in the 4th Q...Jared has to have better situational awareness there, especially with no LB really putting heat on. Huge play - while the slide is definitely the safer play, he has to be smarter there....just can't make that mistake in year 5
This is the third year in a row, McVay's offense starts strong and dwindles as the season progresses. Methinks other teams figure out the boy wonder's O and he doesn't adjust.
He had a strong start to the season but has really struggled down the stretch. He might have broke his thumb on his throwing hand in the 2nd quarter so that partially explains his struggles yesterday.
Everton - Man City cancelled due to the 'rona in the Man City squad https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/1343589608257449989
Warriors first win
https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401267198
Curry was 11 for 25 from the field, including 5 of 15 on 3-pointers — a day after making 105 straight 3s to finish practice at the Bulls' facility.
That's the second time this morning that I saw the 105 number and my brain still cannot process it.
Oh, Gruden.
And no one talks about taking a knee on 3rd down at the goal line. No one. It was the catch by Agholor, the catch and run by Gaskin, the PI, the missed PAT. Yet after the game, not one mention of that 3rd down call by Gruden.
MLB: Snell to the Padres
https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1343412992835166209
My Pads are going all in!
And Yu Darvish and potentially the guy from Korea.
Also: https://twitter.com/ajontheguitar/status/1343413064973103106?s=21
"Blake Snell joining the Padres is going to be familiar for him, as the Padres also like to be taken out early."
Pads have drafted incredibly well in recent years, apparently.
ICYMI: Mavs led the Clippers by 50 at halftime
https://www.nba.com/watch/video/game-recap-mavericks-124-clippers-73-b8mlfn
CAL
Go Bears! Beat Oregon (on Thursday).