Derek Malcolm Test: "A great movie is a movie I cannot bear the thought of never seeing again."
I generally agree with this, with a few exceptions. There are some great movies so sad, I'm not sure I want to revisit; and there a couple movies that effected me so powerfully years ago, I'm afraid to watch again for fear they won't live up to my memory of them
Voting via ballot and the drop box in the week before the election. I'm also showing up at the polls. All good Californians should plan on voting twice, at least! (not)
Probably going to go on election day. I did get a postcard that I was supposed to sign my name and send it in so they could confirm it's me when I send my ballot in. I didn't do it partially because I wasn't sure it was required, maybe it was the opposition trying to get my signature. Also I forgot to send it in so I'll just go on election day.
Oregon is a vote by mail state, and has been for years (decades), except you don't need to mail the ballot back, as they also have numerous drop boxes throughout the communities. This minimizes the impact due to the post office issues.
I'll vote shortly after receiving the ballot (might need to research some local candidates or issues), and drop it off in a drop box probably a week before election day.
TIL: Nearly all of the 30,000 residents of St. Pierre in Martinique died in 1902 when the volcano next to it erupted. Except one dude who survived because he got crazy drunk and peed on his shirt
(Actually yesterday) The Pac-12 announced a partnership with Quidel that will put testing equipment on all the campuses that can test athletes daily with results in ~15 minutes. See also separate story on WriteforCalifornia, and on the Pac-12 website.
The Atlantic: Trump's hate for wounded vets, combat dead, and former POWs, including witnesses of the Commander in Chief calling them "losers" and "suckers". Just when you think he can't go any lower, he does.
Fort Mason is going to start doing drive-in movies (double bills). Schedule here: https://sfist.com/2020/09/04/fort-mason-to-become-sfs-first-drive-in-movie-theater-later-this-month/
I'm going to find it hard to resist Saturday Sept 26th: Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Furious 7.
Oohh...this looks pretty cool. Now I just gotta find a couple of movies I want to watch. Head on over, put the top down, and watch.
Great Movies
Swiped from a Ebert review:
Derek Malcolm Test: "A great movie is a movie I cannot bear the thought of never seeing again."
I generally agree with this, with a few exceptions. There are some great movies so sad, I'm not sure I want to revisit; and there a couple movies that effected me so powerfully years ago, I'm afraid to watch again for fear they won't live up to my memory of them
Don’t forget the famous Roy G. Biv.
What's your plan to vote: early, absentee, election day, or all of the above?
I will vote as soon as I receive my absentee ballot and drop it off at City Hall.
what, you don't trust the USPS?
Shocking, I know.
Vote early, vote often
Okay Mr President 😂
exactly
Voting via ballot and the drop box in the week before the election. I'm also showing up at the polls. All good Californians should plan on voting twice, at least! (not)
Probably going to go on election day. I did get a postcard that I was supposed to sign my name and send it in so they could confirm it's me when I send my ballot in. I didn't do it partially because I wasn't sure it was required, maybe it was the opposition trying to get my signature. Also I forgot to send it in so I'll just go on election day.
we can vote early in NY starting Oct 24. going to do that
Been absentee since I was 18, plan on voting as I normally do. I'll fill it out and mail it back in within a week of receiving.
Oregon is a vote by mail state, and has been for years (decades), except you don't need to mail the ballot back, as they also have numerous drop boxes throughout the communities. This minimizes the impact due to the post office issues.
I'll vote shortly after receiving the ballot (might need to research some local candidates or issues), and drop it off in a drop box probably a week before election day.
TIL: Nearly all of the 30,000 residents of St. Pierre in Martinique died in 1902 when the volcano next to it erupted. Except one dude who survived because he got crazy drunk and peed on his shirt
https://darktourists.com/saint-pierre-the-prison-cell-of-ludger-sylbaris/
Need a laugh?
My tongue fell out again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spnTvfdsnBY
I watched the first three episodes of Raised by Wolves on HBO Max. I am enjoying it so far.
Bad, bad, LeeROY Brown
Bruce LeeROY!
LeeROY JENKINS!
Baddest man in the whole damn town, badder than Ol King Kong, meaner than a junkyard dog...
Elsewhere in college
(Actually yesterday) The Pac-12 announced a partnership with Quidel that will put testing equipment on all the campuses that can test athletes daily with results in ~15 minutes. See also separate story on WriteforCalifornia, and on the Pac-12 website.
How accurate are those tests? I've kind of lost track about reliability of different tests.
PSU FB Doctor clarifies his assertion about myocarditis in Big 10.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/09/03/big-ten-coronavirus-myocarditis/
Em Dash
I LOVE EM AND EN DASHES.
Today in Corona
A's pitcher Daniel Mengen positive for CV-19:
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29802826/a-righty-daniel-mengden-tests-positive-coronavirus
So... Mengdenitis?
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
USA Today: Administration orders dissolution of the Stars and Stripes publication
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/04/trump-and-stars-and-stripes-attacking-american-icon-column/5706859002/
Pasco County (North Tampa Bay) gets a Precrime division from Minority Report
https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/2020/investigations/police-pasco-sheriff-targeted/intelligence-led-policing/?itm_source=parsely-api
The Atlantic: Trump's hate for wounded vets, combat dead, and former POWs, including witnesses of the Commander in Chief calling them "losers" and "suckers". Just when you think he can't go any lower, he does.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/
I know he's dodged an accounting for almost all the despicable things he's said, but I think this one leaves a mark.
On Senator McCain..."I don't like guys who get captured."
Later he called him a "loser and a f---ing loser"
https://www.thewrap.com/trump-falsely-claims-he-never-called-john-mccain-a-loser-watch-him-do-just-that-video/
Apropos: "I immediately approved lowering flags to half-mast for John McCain"
People who were in the United States when John McCain died: "Uh, no you didn't"
https://twitter.com/MilesTaylorUSA/status/1301838420466114560
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/08/27/john-mccain-flags-white-house-full-staff/1108717002/
PRO
Celtics lose at the buzzer
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1301690870006272000
Also: I smirked at the behind-the-basket video screen asking the non-existent crowd to make some noise
That was fucking crazy, also Jaylen Brown had a great game.
F1: Williams family stepping away from Williams Racing
Kershaw overwhelms D-Back through 6 innings, Dodgers win 5-1
https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=401226243
Kershaw also passes Christy Mathewson on the all-time strikeout list. Next guy to pass... AJ Burnett???
Adrian Peterson cut by Washington Football Team
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29808083/source-washington-football-team-releasing-veteran-rb-adrian-peterson
CAL
Oh no! Bud "Dog" Turner has passed away. Every Cal football player knows who this man is.
https://twitter.com/NormanMo409/status/1301920645840646145
go bears!
Roy
Rob (the movie) "All in all just shy of a classic."
me
or also FE Roy
The worst protagonist. Who thought promoting that late was a good idea?
Rob (the drink)
Roy Fisher .. he was legit good Cal hoopster no?
Until he couldn't inbound the ball against UofA when we should've beaten them. too soon?
too soon
Hobbs
My favorite Roy is Henry II.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_France