Taking my mom to check out bamboo floors and also the new HMart in Dublin, so we will probably grab food out there, maybe at one of the restaurants attached to HMart.
we are renting out our studio basement apt in VT. the women who is moving in seems great, intellectual outdoorsy etc.
asked to have the TV removed so there would be more shelf space for books!
she also asked about storing her snow tires in the garage. it is a shared space (kind of). happy to let her store bikes and skis in the garage. a set of snow tires seems like a LOT of space in a 1-car garage.
would it be appropriate to say "leave them outside covered w/ a tarp"? would tires be ok outside like that that thru summer/winter/weather?
Depending on the size of the car, I think it would just stack up in a corner and take up 4 feet high and the diameter of the tires. Probably similar to No 1's snow tires he kept in the corner of your storage room.
But the tires should be fine stored outside covered with a tarp. The wheels themselves can handle bad weather and the Tires should be OK covered up.
If you have a highish ceiling in the garage, you can probably find a rack that holds tires off the ceiling. That's what I was thinking of doing if I needed the room with No 1's snow tires.
started as a republic, things got corrupt and govt became completely ineffective, people lost hope, and dictator took over. people enjoyed watching exceedingly violent "sports".
My go-to first guess word is rated by WordleBot as 99 Skill. WordleBot says that my go-to first guess word is "(T)he opening move of a Wordle genius,..." I will admit that I tried to use only the most commonly used letters when I constructed my go-to word. And, Wheel of Fortune gave me strong hints of letters that are frequently used.
If my go-to word were actually the solution, I would expect to get a 99 rating on both skill and luck.
BERKELEY – Due to an inclement weather forecast, the California baseball team is rescheduling its midweek home game with San Francisco. The game that was originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 21 at 6 p.m. at Stu Gordon Stadium will now be played on Wednesday, April 22 at 3 p.m.
Winner of six of its last eight games, the California baseball team will test its recent success this week hosting San Francisco on Wednesday before flying to Coral Gables, Florida, to take on Miami in a three-game weekend series that begins Friday. All four contests will be aired on ACCNX.
California is bound for its fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament this week, entering the 2026 National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship as the No. 4 seed. The Golden Bears carry a 14-7 overall record into the event, which will be held Friday-Sunday at UC San Diego's Canyonview Aquatic Center in La Jolla. Cal opens with a quarterfinal bout against No. 5 seed Hawai'i (16-5) at 2 p.m. PT on Friday to vie for a spot in a 4 p.m. PT semifinal on Saturday. The 2026 national championship game is set for 6 p.m. PT on Sunday.
Beginning this fall, UC Berkeley will guarantee two years of on-campus housing to every incoming first-year student -- and I couldn't be more proud.
This milestone took years of bold vision, relentless planning, and investment. Carol Christ championed this goal long before it was within reach, and we stand on her shoulders today.
Two years of guaranteed housing gives students a community, stability and the foundation to fully engage in their education and in the life of this university. And we're just getting started.
something positive about Chancellor Carol Christ ..
The completion of those two projects will unlock enough beds for the two-year housing guarantee, realizing a vision that was long championed by former Chancellor Carol Christ.
Not sure if it's because of the weather, but ticket prices dropped. We bought tickets last week and they were well over 100+ for the front half of the upper deck behind home plate. We got 70ish tickets at the upper half. Now you can see 2 tickets behind home plate upper deck towards the front for 40ish.
A dozen runs was more than enough with the way Justin Wrobleski pitched, but the Dodgers decided to err on the side of caution with one of their most complete offensive efforts of the year, running away with a 12-3 win in Colorado. It’s been an unusually productive early start to the season against left-handed pitchers for Max Muncy—that’s how the scoring got started for the Dodgers, with the veteran third baseman going deep for the third time this season against a southpaw, already only one short of his season total in 2025.
It is always great to see a reference to to one of the all time great performances
The Knicks had been 40-1 in the postseason since the advent of the shot clock in 1954-55 when leading by 12 or more after three quarters. The only loss was when Reggie Miller scored 25 points in the fourth for Indiana in Game 5 of the 1994 Eastern Conference finals.
Politics
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth removes requirement for flu shots for the military.
Great idea to remove that when 5000 sailors are on carriers. And other infantry sleep in small spaces during war.
DBD Lunch
Taking my mom to check out bamboo floors and also the new HMart in Dublin, so we will probably grab food out there, maybe at one of the restaurants attached to HMart.
Hmart food is usually great
Currywurst!
i need to go to the Google store at Chelsea market and they have one of my favorite casual lunch things in NYC
https://www.chelseamarket.com/directory-all/berlin-currywurst
I think I had Currywurst in Vienna. Wasn't too bad. I do like other sausages better.
Asking for a friend ..
we are renting out our studio basement apt in VT. the women who is moving in seems great, intellectual outdoorsy etc.
asked to have the TV removed so there would be more shelf space for books!
she also asked about storing her snow tires in the garage. it is a shared space (kind of). happy to let her store bikes and skis in the garage. a set of snow tires seems like a LOT of space in a 1-car garage.
would it be appropriate to say "leave them outside covered w/ a tarp"? would tires be ok outside like that that thru summer/winter/weather?
Depending on the size of the car, I think it would just stack up in a corner and take up 4 feet high and the diameter of the tires. Probably similar to No 1's snow tires he kept in the corner of your storage room.
But the tires should be fine stored outside covered with a tarp. The wheels themselves can handle bad weather and the Tires should be OK covered up.
ok cool. i was just wondering about the outside part.
they also wanted to geta small outdoor storage shed for all their extra hiking/camping gear. i am much more tempted to let them leave that inside
If you have a highish ceiling in the garage, you can probably find a rack that holds tires off the ceiling. That's what I was thinking of doing if I needed the room with No 1's snow tires.
Rome
After being there for a month last year. I kinda miss it.
The best part was the local cafe and the infinite variety of cacio e pepe preparations.
started as a republic, things got corrupt and govt became completely ineffective, people lost hope, and dictator took over. people enjoyed watching exceedingly violent "sports".
sound familiar?
Hunger games?
Word(le) games
I got very lucky today
Wordle 1,767 2/6*
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Wordle 1,767 4/6
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WordleBot
Skill 95/99
Luck 54/99
Got another Sea of Greens badge for this one. I coulda had it in three if I had just decided to use a different vowel.
it just occurred to me that Wordle is a lot like a show that we all grew up with .. Wheel of Fortune.
it would be fun if we got to go shopping for goofy gifts after we won and accumulated points. i miss the "shopping segment" of the show.
Wordle 1,767 4/6
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WordleBot
Skill 80/99
Luck 61/99
Should have had it in 3.
Quordle
Ugh.
🙂 Daily Quordle 1548
6️⃣🟥
5️⃣4️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
almost got it in 6. off by one letter on the 6th guess that was down to a 50/50 guess
🙂 Daily Quordle 1548
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5️⃣4️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
🙂 Daily Quordle 1548
7️⃣6️⃣
5️⃣3️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
🙂 Daily Quordle 1548
3️⃣7️⃣
6️⃣4️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
Back on the winning track.
Wordle 1,767 4/6*
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WordleBot
Skill 91/99
Luck 39/99
Magnificent. Tied Wordle Bot on an easy one given the starting letters
Wordle 1,767 2/6*
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WordleBot
Skill 99/99
Luck 86/99
I would guess that the Luck factored most heavily into your first guess. And your second guess was nearly a fait accompli after your first.
Can't do better than 99 skill!
i wonder if 99 skill + 99 luck is getting it on the first guess??
I don’t expect to find out from personal experience
Would getting it on the first guess be 99 skill? I'd think that would be 0 skill and all luck.
My go-to first guess word is rated by WordleBot as 99 Skill. WordleBot says that my go-to first guess word is "(T)he opening move of a Wordle genius,..." I will admit that I tried to use only the most commonly used letters when I constructed my go-to word. And, Wheel of Fortune gave me strong hints of letters that are frequently used.
If my go-to word were actually the solution, I would expect to get a 99 rating on both skill and luck.
the way it defines skiil is if you do a good job eliminating other words from the possibility of choices.
Cal
[BASE] Cal Baseball Announces Midweek Schedule Change
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/20/cal-baseball-announces-midweek-schedule-change.aspx
BERKELEY – Due to an inclement weather forecast, the California baseball team is rescheduling its midweek home game with San Francisco. The game that was originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 21 at 6 p.m. at Stu Gordon Stadium will now be played on Wednesday, April 22 at 3 p.m.
[BASE] Cal Hosts San Francisco, Visits Miami
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/20/baseball-cal-hosts-san-francisco-visits-miami.aspx
Winner of six of its last eight games, the California baseball team will test its recent success this week hosting San Francisco on Wednesday before flying to Coral Gables, Florida, to take on Miami in a three-game weekend series that begins Friday. All four contests will be aired on ACCNX.
[WPOLO] Cal Heads South For NCAA Tournament Action
https://calbears.com/news/2026/4/20/womens-water-polo-cal-heads-south-for-ncaa-tournament-action.aspx
NCAA ACTION
California is bound for its fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament this week, entering the 2026 National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship as the No. 4 seed. The Golden Bears carry a 14-7 overall record into the event, which will be held Friday-Sunday at UC San Diego's Canyonview Aquatic Center in La Jolla. Cal opens with a quarterfinal bout against No. 5 seed Hawai'i (16-5) at 2 p.m. PT on Friday to vie for a spot in a 4 p.m. PT semifinal on Saturday. The 2026 national championship game is set for 6 p.m. PT on Sunday.
note from Chancellor
Beginning this fall, UC Berkeley will guarantee two years of on-campus housing to every incoming first-year student -- and I couldn't be more proud.
This milestone took years of bold vision, relentless planning, and investment. Carol Christ championed this goal long before it was within reach, and we stand on her shoulders today.
Two years of guaranteed housing gives students a community, stability and the foundation to fully engage in their education and in the life of this university. And we're just getting started.
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/03/23/uc-berkeley-reaches-major-housing-milestone-for-incoming-new-students/
seems like they jumped from 1st year students not guaranteed, to everyone for 2 years.
something positive about Chancellor Carol Christ ..
The completion of those two projects will unlock enough beds for the two-year housing guarantee, realizing a vision that was long championed by former Chancellor Carol Christ.
PRO
Giants take the day to reflect on taking the day off.
i think the Mets had the day off too. back at it today to try to break 11 game losing streak
Looks like Mets play the Twins. Not sure how good the Twins are.
I have tickets tonight for Giants Dodgers. Hopefully most of the rain will be through, but we'll see.
Not sure if it's because of the weather, but ticket prices dropped. We bought tickets last week and they were well over 100+ for the front half of the upper deck behind home plate. We got 70ish tickets at the upper half. Now you can see 2 tickets behind home plate upper deck towards the front for 40ish.
Bottom of the order flourishes in blowout Dodgers win
https://www.truebluela.com/los-angeles-dodgers-news-notes/114014/justin-wroblesk-miguel-rojas-max-muncy-blowout-victory
A dozen runs was more than enough with the way Justin Wrobleski pitched, but the Dodgers decided to err on the side of caution with one of their most complete offensive efforts of the year, running away with a 12-3 win in Colorado. It’s been an unusually productive early start to the season against left-handed pitchers for Max Muncy—that’s how the scoring got started for the Dodgers, with the veteran third baseman going deep for the third time this season against a southpaw, already only one short of his season total in 2025.
It is always great to see a reference to to one of the all time great performances
The Knicks had been 40-1 in the postseason since the advent of the shot clock in 1954-55 when leading by 12 or more after three quarters. The only loss was when Reggie Miller scored 25 points in the fourth for Indiana in Game 5 of the 1994 Eastern Conference finals.
Knicks ended up winning that series in 7 games.
Knicks lost last night. I saw the end of 3rd quarter score and figured they were on the way to an easy win.