They did show the contestants competing in hot tugs in Amsterdam in one of the Amazing Race seasons. Looking it up, it was The Amazing Race 26 back in 2015.
Birria Ramen. For those in the Bay Area, hit up La Santa Torta. They have multiple trucks; one in downtown Oakland, one usually posted up at Richmond Costco and one in SF.
😟 Two groups note that one rapidly propagating mutant variant (aka the "New York" strain) has evolved to resist anti-bodies, is deadlier, and is spreading in the Northeast and California.
weird...looks like Comedy Central now requires login to watch streams (I was trying to watch last night's Daily Show). And xfinity isn't listed. That or previously I did login using xfinity but now it isn't allowed.
Looks like I'll need to resort to other means to watch last night's episode.
For me at least, it's now easier to stream shows through the xfinity streaming website than the other channel's website with an xfinity login. The slight annoyance here is that my browser's adblocker used to get rid of ads during the streams (though that's been mostly patched now...I think ABC is the only major channel where this still works) but doesn't work through the xfinity stream page.
Yes, it's designed for that. There is occasionally an only in your home network restriction at times. The cable companies and different channels have different agreements.
watched Ep 1 of Allen vs Farrow on HBO, detailing the relationship of Woody and Mia and the fallout over the child molestation allegations. It was a difficult watch
I would also watch this with the knowledge that it's very slanted towards the Farrow side. Woody, Soon-Yi, and other estranged siblings will not be featured.
For me, the more I look into this situation the less certain I am about what actually happened.
At some point, when a man with a personal history with young and / underaged women has a series of films with recurring themes about older men with underaged girls, you have to assume that the smoke is from a raging fire.
We just started watching season 2 of Tough as Nails. It is an unusual reality competition show because you really grow to like everybody in it. There's nobody truly obnoxious that you learn to hate. The competition is about who can do various challenges of manual labor in the best and most efficient manner. Competitors are all blue collar workers who are there to win some money for their family. Phil Koeghan (from Amazing Race) produces and hosts it.
didnt Dabo have his guys get infected on purpose to "get it out of the way"? That was the rumor back in April/May. If true, that'll be some serious lawsuit action coming their way
Old Dominion DB transfer to UCLA gets denied admission. How does that even happen? Why would you offer a guy who is academically iffy unless you're desperate? Why wouldn't one check with admissions first before offering?
Nike used to be one of the few shoe companies that made wide shoes, so I used to exclusively buy them. Ever since I moved back to the US, I no longer buy them because I gained access to Zappos and don't want to fund Phil Knight.
I'm not super particular about sneakers type shoes. For the work boots I wear most of the time....Usually get Red Wings. They make nearly all of their shoes in a multitude of sizes and widths.
Yeah, I bought my first pair of Salomons when the wife and I went on our Machu Pichu trip back in 2015 and have never went back. I have hiking boots and hiking shoes. The shoes I generally wear to work.
The fuse has been lit and the petard has been hoisted.
Trump's accountants Mazars handed over millions of pages of financial documents earlier this week. After years of doubting whether anything would stick to these crooks, I have never been more hopeful that we'll see Trump, Manafort, Bannon, and others actually in NY State jail and the Trump Organization facing financial distress.
1. i listened to some conservative talk radio while driving yesterday. while there were plenty of inaccuracies and blind spots in their arguments, the tone was very civil and not ranting/raving/yelling as one might imagine it is.
the main themes were "self sufficiency instead of govt help and intervention", "we are the party of law and order", "all-american pride in being able to figure stuff out and solve problems"
2. there was an ad for something called podium, but in the ad they had to make a point of spelling it out, p-o-d-i-u-m. i thought that was funny ...
I really wish self-sufficiency and law-and-order were actually the operating principles of the current Republican Party, then maybe we could have productive compromises with them.
I think that earnest liberals have a tendency to try and medicalize the causes for people's bad behavior when they are just assholes, but looking at that article you could be forgiven for thinking there's something genuinely wrong with the young woman.
also you'll be shocked to learn that the odious Marjorie Taylor Greene has a close political ally who was running around in the Capitol building on Jan 6th.
MTG posted an anti-trans sign outside her office. Rep. Marie Newman, whose daughter is trans and has an office directly across from MTG, planted a pro-trans flag outside her office.
Yeah, my wife (who thinks I drive too fast) was all about speeding, but I think some other element, a distraction of some sort must have been added to the mix.
I’m guessing this is a cap and salary issues rather than performance. In his one appearance last season he played very well coming off the bench and probably should have won that game.
So, Mariota's contract is the issue...there IS genuine interest in him (apparently by the Pats) and at first glance, his contract is friendly (about $10M per I think)...HOWEVER, his current contract is incentive-laden, with about $10-$12M tied into playing time bonuses....so, all of a sudden, you deal for Marcus, make him your starter, and Mariota is now a $20M+ qb, AND he costs you a pick. That market dried up, and teams will wait to see if the Raiders just cut him...probably the best thing for all parties.
re: Goody Two Shoes - it's one of two Adam and the Ants songs for which I misheard lyrics for years. For some reason I heard "Send a treasure token, token" as ""send the judge a token, token." Similarly, in the song "Don't be square (be there)" I consistently head "Dirk wears white socks" as "Death Wish One Sucks"
Next time you're in Rotterdam, Finland, London, or Zurich- it might be an opportunity to pilot your own wood-fired hot-tub boat
https://www.rentahottug.nl/locaties.htm
I would have assumed a hot tug was more of an Amsterdam service
They did show the contestants competing in hot tugs in Amsterdam in one of the Amazing Race seasons. Looking it up, it was The Amazing Race 26 back in 2015.
did it have a happy ending?
Long cylinder near American Airlines 2292 looks like a giant...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/american-airlines-pilot-reports-seeing-long-cylindrical-object-fly-over-n1258831
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1JgMxRm--0
Asian + Latin American fusion food
Filippino food. Some of the more famous national dishes like adobo and lechón have Spanish origins.
and funnily enough, filipino menudo is NOTHING like mexican menudo
Birria Ramen. For those in the Bay Area, hit up La Santa Torta. They have multiple trucks; one in downtown Oakland, one usually posted up at Richmond Costco and one in SF.
Sushi Burrito
To me that just sounds like food.
El Chino Bandido, near Turf Paradise race track in Phoenix....a Guy Fieri DDD fave...delish.
I was just about to mention them! Ultimate Chinese-Mex fusion.
Today in Covid
😟 Two groups note that one rapidly propagating mutant variant (aka the "New York" strain) has evolved to resist anti-bodies, is deadlier, and is spreading in the Northeast and California.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/health/variants-coronavirus-new-york-city/index.html
GREAT
Is all caps the new sarcasm font?
NOTHING TO SEE HERE
EVERYTHING IS FINE
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
<image:burning dumpster>
DBD AV club
weird...looks like Comedy Central now requires login to watch streams (I was trying to watch last night's Daily Show). And xfinity isn't listed. That or previously I did login using xfinity but now it isn't allowed.
Looks like I'll need to resort to other means to watch last night's episode.
For me at least, it's now easier to stream shows through the xfinity streaming website than the other channel's website with an xfinity login. The slight annoyance here is that my browser's adblocker used to get rid of ads during the streams (though that's been mostly patched now...I think ABC is the only major channel where this still works) but doesn't work through the xfinity stream page.
Can you stream shows that have already aired? I Guess I've never tried that.
Yes, it's designed for that. There is occasionally an only in your home network restriction at times. The cable companies and different channels have different agreements.
In my experience, Comedy Central has been truly awful at understanding how streaming works.
I've never had a problem watching the Daily Show episodes. This is the first time in probably 2+ years that I've had a problem with "logging in"
I agree with this.
watched Ep 1 of Allen vs Farrow on HBO, detailing the relationship of Woody and Mia and the fallout over the child molestation allegations. It was a difficult watch
I would also watch this with the knowledge that it's very slanted towards the Farrow side. Woody, Soon-Yi, and other estranged siblings will not be featured.
For me, the more I look into this situation the less certain I am about what actually happened.
without a doubt it's completely one-sided
The only thing I'm really sure about is that that household seemed completely toxic on all sides (except for Ronan Farrow, I guess).
At some point, when a man with a personal history with young and / underaged women has a series of films with recurring themes about older men with underaged girls, you have to assume that the smoke is from a raging fire.
Well, in my view there is a difference between being into teenaged/young adult women and little kids. And the latter is a really big question here.
Zero interest here. Icky
We just started watching season 2 of Tough as Nails. It is an unusual reality competition show because you really grow to like everybody in it. There's nobody truly obnoxious that you learn to hate. The competition is about who can do various challenges of manual labor in the best and most efficient manner. Competitors are all blue collar workers who are there to win some money for their family. Phil Koeghan (from Amazing Race) produces and hosts it.
Vancouver PD: Hate crimes doubled. Anti-Asian crime up 7-fold.
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/hate-crimes-up-97-overall-in-vancouver-last-year-anti-asian-hate-crimes-up-717-1.5314307
Elsewhere in college
Auburn scored 33 runs against HBCU Alabama A&M over 8 innings as they didn't need the bottom of the 9th.
https://twitter.com/AuburnBaseball/status/1364972881260785667
Former starting Clemson DE medically retires due to Covid.
https://twitter.com/fosterkiddddd/status/1364697754224762889?s=21
didnt Dabo have his guys get infected on purpose to "get it out of the way"? That was the rumor back in April/May. If true, that'll be some serious lawsuit action coming their way
Old Dominion DB transfer to UCLA gets denied admission. How does that even happen? Why would you offer a guy who is academically iffy unless you're desperate? Why wouldn't one check with admissions first before offering?
https://247sports.com/college/ucla/Article/UCLA-Football-UCLA-and-DB-Transfer-Kaleb-Ford-Dement-Go-Separate-Ways-161441206/
Good
e, Cameron James (#19, OLB, 6th year senior)
& Plenty. Yuck.
Lmftfy: Yum
Place?
Shoes
Nike used to be one of the few shoe companies that made wide shoes, so I used to exclusively buy them. Ever since I moved back to the US, I no longer buy them because I gained access to Zappos and don't want to fund Phil Knight.
I'm not super particular about sneakers type shoes. For the work boots I wear most of the time....Usually get Red Wings. They make nearly all of their shoes in a multitude of sizes and widths.
I only buy Solomon and Adidas for shoes. Flojos for flip flops.
++ on Salomon, i have multiple hiking boots as well as ski boots
Yeah, I bought my first pair of Salomons when the wife and I went on our Machu Pichu trip back in 2015 and have never went back. I have hiking boots and hiking shoes. The shoes I generally wear to work.
The Walk Shop in Berkeley
is that still there? i love that little area of N Berkeley.
Still there. Gourmet Ghetto
Grab a cup of coffee at the original Peet's, get something to eat at Chez Panisse.
Two
can be as bad as one
It's the loneliest number since the number one
-headed dog
https://youtu.be/F7aLXehSXAo
beats off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jsQ4Hr-3u4
of Hearts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfBdGT4dn4E
thx for posting. i had forgotten about this one
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
The fuse has been lit and the petard has been hoisted.
Trump's accountants Mazars handed over millions of pages of financial documents earlier this week. After years of doubting whether anything would stick to these crooks, I have never been more hopeful that we'll see Trump, Manafort, Bannon, and others actually in NY State jail and the Trump Organization facing financial distress.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/politics/trump-taxes-mazars-vance/index.html
2 things
1. i listened to some conservative talk radio while driving yesterday. while there were plenty of inaccuracies and blind spots in their arguments, the tone was very civil and not ranting/raving/yelling as one might imagine it is.
the main themes were "self sufficiency instead of govt help and intervention", "we are the party of law and order", "all-american pride in being able to figure stuff out and solve problems"
2. there was an ad for something called podium, but in the ad they had to make a point of spelling it out, p-o-d-i-u-m. i thought that was funny ...
I really wish self-sufficiency and law-and-order were actually the operating principles of the current Republican Party, then maybe we could have productive compromises with them.
I had heard that there are actually reasonable republicans out in the wild. But wonder how that show stays on the air when there’s no screaming.
this story about the woman who was arrested for stealing Nancy Pelosi's laptop is wild. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2021/02/24/woman-accused-of-stealing-nancy-pelosis-laptop-appears-in-video-making-nazi-salute/
I think that earnest liberals have a tendency to try and medicalize the causes for people's bad behavior when they are just assholes, but looking at that article you could be forgiven for thinking there's something genuinely wrong with the young woman.
also you'll be shocked to learn that the odious Marjorie Taylor Greene has a close political ally who was running around in the Capitol building on Jan 6th.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/24/politics/kfile-marjorie-taylor-greene-close-ally-in-capitol-mob/index.html
MTG posted an anti-trans sign outside her office. Rep. Marie Newman, whose daughter is trans and has an office directly across from MTG, planted a pro-trans flag outside her office.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-anti-transgender-sign/index.html
https://twitter.com/repmarienewman/status/1364658561809346564
Representative Taylor Greene is just a monumental asshole.
Biden reverses Visa ban, Ted Cruz' approval rating plummets...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-biden-news-live-twitter-latest-today-b1807096.html
PRO
The sheriff said Tiger Woods wasn't drunk.
https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/30957919/la-county-sheriff-says-tiger-woods-was-not-drunk-crash-purely-accident
Well ok then, but what else would explain that?
Speeding, sketchy turn, distracted driver on his cell phone, and Stanford education.
It's an area of RPV that is known to be winding...easy to lose control if you're speeding in a loner-Genesis, as he was....
It's definitely a sketchy turn and it is very easy to speed on the downhill.
Yeah, my wife (who thinks I drive too fast) was all about speeding, but I think some other element, a distraction of some sort must have been added to the mix.
everyone thinks you drive too fast
Not everyone...
Everyone?
drugs
Apparently the grade is tough at that spot in the road and drivers take the curve at too high of a speed and sometimes get in single car accidents.
Oh how the mighty have fallen....Marcus Mariota may be released from the Raiders
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/marcus-mariota-trade-market-drying-up-which-could-lead-to-his-release-from-raiders-per-report/
I’m guessing this is a cap and salary issues rather than performance. In his one appearance last season he played very well coming off the bench and probably should have won that game.
So, Mariota's contract is the issue...there IS genuine interest in him (apparently by the Pats) and at first glance, his contract is friendly (about $10M per I think)...HOWEVER, his current contract is incentive-laden, with about $10-$12M tied into playing time bonuses....so, all of a sudden, you deal for Marcus, make him your starter, and Mariota is now a $20M+ qb, AND he costs you a pick. That market dried up, and teams will wait to see if the Raiders just cut him...probably the best thing for all parties.
CAL
Go Bears!
MGym: #10 Cal edges #11 William & Mary 382.950-379.750
https://calbears.com/news/2021/2/24/mens-gymnastics-no-10-cal-vs-no-11-william-mary.aspx
According to the spring roster, Cal has seven 6th-year athletic seniors. Who are they (without cheating)?
Ummm...I would guess Elijah Hicks, Josh Drayden, Cam Goode. We'll that's three...can anyone guess the other four?
Hicks should be 5th year. He came in when we had no HC so year 5, same as Wilcox.
I think Kekoa Crawford is another.
Drayden, Goode, Crawford are correct.
Hicks is a 5th year.
Hint: 3 of the other 4 transferred in
Triple D: Daltoso, Deng and Dancy
Random, but interesting:
https://www.retrospace.org/2016/05/vintage-scan-51-yank-oct-22-1944.html
re: Goody Two Shoes - it's one of two Adam and the Ants songs for which I misheard lyrics for years. For some reason I heard "Send a treasure token, token" as ""send the judge a token, token." Similarly, in the song "Don't be square (be there)" I consistently head "Dirk wears white socks" as "Death Wish One Sucks"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm1uFVYRGKA
Heh I heard this "with a council of girlfriend(s) you go everywhere"
Instead of cantaloupe girlfriend IT'S BETTER THAT WAY. I'm not listening to it the other way.
Re: Photo, I've been there. Without the drink, food, ciggy or yakking on the phone.
No wine means that softer (less alcoholic) drinks like beers are fine, right?
i didnt even notice the place. been there too, it is a very cool experience.
and then you go find some Guinness