200 thoughts on “July 27 2012: I’m having my coffee iced today”

  2. O.k. I'm really digging the U.S. Olympic team's opening ceremonies uniform (seriously). British Boarding School accented with the french beret.

    2. I keep trying to think of a 'Melo jump shot joke here, but I can't come up with anything.

    4. I would like to think that the designers were inspired by The Kinks 'Schoolboys in Disgrace' era

    1. congratulations. My parents made it 21 years before divorcing, so glad to hear you're still going strong. I'm currently at 10 days. Hopefully I can tell you in 2033 the same thing.

    2. Congrats on the anniversary. (although I never pictured Rowsdower as the marryin' type. Seemed more of a loner to me.)

  5. I got a ticket in St. Paul on Wednesday for reading an e-mail on my cell phone while driving. Have absolutely no problem with getting a ticket for that, but $189 is a bit of a kick in the gut. Oh well. I've been pulled over 15 times in my life and this is only the second ticket I've gotten, so my white male privilege can take a break for a day.

      1. I've driven a lot at night in the country, and most times it's been for suspicion of drunk driving. Usually I was doing something (7 MPH over speed limit; drifting over the white line) and they were just checking. When it turns out I'm sober, they let me go.

        I've also been pulled over for running red lights, broken things on my car, not using turn signal, taking corners too fast.

        I've found that "yes sir, thank you sir" and being honest (without volunteering additional info) is most effective. And luck.

        1. The time I got pulled over for suspicion of drunk driving, I was coming home from Linds' parents very late at night. My cell phone went off, so I reached over to grab it and put a tire on the white line. That was plenty to get me pulled over.

          And yes, compliant and helpful covers over a multitude of 60-in-a-55's.

          1. I got pulled over five or six years ago driving back to Minneapolis from my cousin's house in Hudson, WI. It was about 3am and there were no other cars on the road and I was 20, so I was going 85+ in a 65. The cop didn't mention my speeding at all. He didn't even ask if I'd been drinking. He cut right to the chase and asked me if I had been smoking meth. Then he said that he was going to call in a canine unit to search the car. For meth. He said that when he found my meth pipe he was going to see to it that I went to a state prison. Eventually I was able to convince him that I was not, in fact, high on meth, and he let me go without a ticket. It was a very unusual experience.

            2. More meth stories: Little HNOS and his family were in a motel on da range and the alarms went off in the wee hours of the night.

              Turns out that some dude had started a fire in his bathroom mixing a batch of meth (chemicals, Sudafed, shake-and-meth??), and had started the place on fire, and had burned himself quite badly as well.

    3. Heh. I was 3 for 3 in getting pulled over and getting a ticket to start off my driving career, though one of them I was able to prove I had insurance so it went away (first day with the car, insurance card hadn't yet arrived).

      One of the other 2 was totally made up. Small town. The cop alleged I was going 70 in a 45. I was doing 60 in a 55. When I tried to discuss it with him he just said "I don't have to prove it to you," and walked away from me. I got the county attorney to drop the price to the minimum, at least.

      1. Small towns are good for that sort of thing. My grandpa hadn't been pulled over in the 60 years he'd been driving until a couple years before he died. He was doing 33 in a 30 in Osakis.

      2. One of the other 2 was totally made up. Small town. The cop alleged I was going 70 in a 45. I was doing 60 in a 55. When I tried to discuss it with him he just said "I don't have to prove it to you," and walked away from me. I got the county attorney to drop the price to the minimum, at least.

        When I was visiting my brother in St. Peter, I got pulled over on 169. I saw the officer behind me before I turned onto the road and my brother was quite hammered (and only 18), so I drove 26 in a 30. The guy pulled me over anyway and wrote me a ticket for going "44" in a 30. He saw my license and said, "Challenge me in court, city boy." Oh, and my courtdate was set when I was in DC, so I had to pay the whole stupid thing because it was still cheaper than flying back to fight it.

        1. The one time I fought a ticket, the judge accused me of wasting everyone's time and that I was lucky I hadn't gotten a harsher penalty in the first place (which was... untrue). It's not an experience I care to repeat, but if I did, in fact, waste everyone's time, then so be it and serves them right.

          1. One time when I was waiting in court for a hearing I actually saw a ticket get thrown out. The charge was reckless driving, because the driver swerved aggressively into the other lane (2 lanes going same direction). The officer had been in the lane that was swerved into, back a little ways, but saw the driver swerving over the dotted line and pulled him over. The driver claimed there was a large pothole in his lane that he swerved to miss. The officer denied that any pothole existed, but admitted not seeing the other lane. The driver also had an ace up his sleeve - he knew the driver behind him, who testified that he also had to swerve to avoid the pothole. Given the extra witnesses, and the fact that the officer admitted not seeing the condition of the other lane, the court was absolutely forced to throw out the ticket. But they weren't happy about it.

            1. I fought a parking ticket about a month ago. It was for parking too close to a fire hydrant. I argued that the lines painted on the road made it appear that I was within the designated parking area, and that since it was on a corner there was still plenty of room for the hydrant to be accessed. I brought a picture on my phone to illustrate my point. The judge sighed heavily and said something to the effect of "you're completely wrong and probably an idiot, but you're my last case of the day and I don't care any more, so get out of here before I change my mind."

              1. I think the sigh was because you kept shouting "NEW GUY IS GOING TO WIN THIS CASE!"

          2. I had a really terrible experience fighting a careles driving ticket. I sideswiped a parked car when I was 19 because I didn't completely scrape off my windshield. I could see just fine straight ahead, but not to the side. After turning off the car, my friend and I were both breathing heavily as we were just in an accident, and it fogged the windows completely over. I tried explaining this to the judge, and was honestly only trying to talk down the six points I received on my license. He berated me for five minutes about how I could've killed a kid, and I was careless and I'm lucky only my car was hurt and blah blah blah. Fine, okay, whatever, I was a dumbass 19 year old kid.

            However, I was furious because he'd reduced the ticket of the gentlemen before me. They were pulled over for driving on the sidewalk at NDSU in the middle of the night with their headlights off. Their explanation was that because there were yellow lines on the sides of the sidewalk (for the snow moving equipment to know where to move snow in the winter) they thought it was a road. It's clearly not. They had their headlights off because they "didn't want to wake anyone up." Sure, I was stupid, but I wasn't driving around on the effing sidewalk on a college campus on thirsty Thursday with my headlights off. Sigh.

          3. Judges love blaming the person who argues the ticket. "C'mon, I know it's false and costs you money, but just LET ME GET DONE FOR THE DAY AAAUUUUUUGGGGHHH"

            The judge who sentenced me to jail ended up going to prison because he unfairly gave a ton of people (including me) jail time so he could close his cases and go on vacation.

              1. I never saw any money out of the deal or anything, but upon hearing of it (from one of the guards, no less, whom I befriended while inside) I rejoiced. I considered visiting the judge in prison so I could laugh and point.

                1. Laughing and pointing would certainly be in order, even if they're just the tip of the iceberg. It frightens me how easy our criminal justice system can be corrupted. I'll stop there before getting into forbidden territory, but sheesh...

                  1. One part of the problem is that eventually judges figure out that they can make any decisions they want and nothing's going to happen to them if they're wrong. The worst that can happen is they get overturned on appeal. That rarely happens, and even if it does, the only thing it might do is make the judge look bad. Having no consequences for one's actions is rarely a good thing.

        2. I couldn't fight mine in court for the exact same reason. I really wanted to, on principle, but the cost was prohibitive. And the fact that it almost certainly wouldn't have mattered, since on those kinds of things the officer's word is going to be absolute anyways.

        3. Good old St. Pete boys cops. I'm surprised he didn't find a reason to impound your car.

    4. My ratio is 20 and 4, so you've got me beat on luck/persuasion. Fiddling with my cell phone is one of the few things I haven't been pulled over for (speed, incomplete stop, suspicion of drunk driving (i hadn't had a drop), suspicion of trespassing (i wasn't), failure to turn on headlights with windshield wipers engaged, failure to use seat belt, driving in a bike lane, and a non-functional brake light make up what I do have).

      1. You should probably work on your driving... or at least the things that go along with driving.

  6. Ah... last day of work for a while. Heading up to Minnesota on Monday to watch a couple games. I'll get my first glimpse of the inside of Target Field (I've seen the outside).

    I don't know if this will totally ruin my street cred here at WGOM, but my mom and I are planning to bring "Circle Me Bert" signs for the game. (Well, mostly she's planning it). So if you see a sign that says something along the lines of "Normal Twins fans" (meaning Normal, IL), that's us.

    Side question, does the Bullseye have wi-fi? Meaning if we bring a tablet, can we get online? I'd want to check in here during the game.

    1. i was able to get online, though it was in one of the suites. i can't imagine the wi-fi is partitioned like that though.

    2. Yes, there is free Twins Wi-fi throughout TF. We'll grant you a pass on the Circle Me Bert signs, just don't start The Wave.

    4. Is Bert back? I think he was taking all of July off. "Circle me, WASTE," doesn't have the same ring to it.

    5. If you have a smartphone I recommend the MLB At The Ballpark app. Gives you a full map of the park - restrooms, beer, ATMs, concessions, etc.

  7. Interesting breakfast today. I've always been an eggs and fatty meat for breakfast guy (hence the heart disease). So to get a high protein, low sodium, and relatively low fat breakfast today I had a tuna sandwich on New England wheat bread.

    1. this reminds me that, now that mrsS has returned from afar with the camera, I have an Appetite post to write and illustrate.

      Twayn, what is your attitude toward Indian, Thai, and Vietnamese cuisines? Lots of color and flavor, and there need not be much fat (or any saturated fat). I do all of my Indian cooking sans ghee (absolute Boo) due to the Girl's veganism. The dishes still turn out mighty tasty, if I do say so myself.

      also, I swear by Post Shredded Wheat-n-Bran topped with fruit and walnuts for breakfast, with only the (very) occasional diversion for an over-easy egg with toast.

      1. I've had more Indian than Thai, which still isn't that much, and I don't recall ever having Vietnamese. The Thai dish I had in the Nordeast with E-6 a few years back was mighty tasty, but I don't recall what it was other than it had wide noodles. But right now I'm realizing that I'm going to have to do a lot more cooking from scratch going forward. Reading labels at the grocery store yesterday I was really appalled at how much salt/sodium I've been eating without even realizing it. I'm also looking into whey or soy shakes as protein options for breakfast.

        1. so, you have a health need for a Vitamix!!!!1111one111!!!

          but seriously. That's one kick-ass blender. I made chile colorado sauce two weeks ago, and mrsS asked whether there was dairy in it because it had such a creamy texture.

          do you have weight control issues, or just got a bad draw from the heart disease distribution?

          1. also, totally yea on the sodium front. Although our bodies are pretty good at flushing excess sodium, consuming a lot still has to put SOME stress on our organs.

            Thai and Vietnamese have a lot in common. Lots of emphasis on fresh ingredients and bright, contrasting flavors (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami). I love fresh spring rolls (not deep-fried), for example.

            A couple of recipes that are very accessible to the home cook are green mango salad and green papaya salad (som tum). Drool!

            1. The can of soup I just had for lunch had over 1700mg of sodium. I should really stop having that every day.

              1. I assume you have access to a microwave at your work? Dude, make batches of soup at home and brown-bag it.

                Here are the basics of one of my family's favorites:

                1/2 c to 3/4 c extra-virgin olive oil
                1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
                1/2 tsp dried oregano (or 1 tsp fresh)
                1/2 tsp rosemary (fresh or dried)
                1/2 tsp fennel seeds
                1 rutabaga, peeled and chopped into bite-sized chunks
                1 cup carrots, chunked
                1 onion, chopped
                4-6 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
                1 large or two medium potatoes, peeled and chunked (waxy potatoes are best)
                1 large can crushed or chopped tomatoes (or the equivalent in fresh tomatoes)
                1 can low-sodium chick peas or kidney beans, drained and rinsed
                1-2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced or chunked
                1-2 bell peppers, cut into chunks
                1 cup fresh green beans, chopped into bite-sized lengths
                1 bunch kale, rinsed well, stemmed and chopped
                1/2 cup chopped parsley

                Bring the oil to temperature with the chile flakes, oregano, rosemary and fennel in a big soup pot. When the herbs are fragrant, add the rutabaga, carrot, garlic and onion, stirring to coat. Cook ~5 minutes, then add the potatoes. Stir to coat and cook another couple minutes, then add the tomato, beans, mushrooms and bell peppers. Bring to a simmer and cook covered, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are just tender (20-30 minutes). If using fresh tomatoes, you may wish to add a cup of water or red wine so that the gravy doesn't get too tight. You want stew consistency, not a dry pot or soupy consistency.

                When the root vegetables are basically done, add the green beans and kale. Cook ~5 minutes or until the green beans are tender and the kale has wilted. Add the parsley, stir and serve. I like this with a nice shake or two of parmesan cheese. I also really, really like this when I cook Italian sausage IN the pot, then remove the sausage, slice it and return to the pot. But that adds a wee bit more fat and sodium. It's great without the sausage too.

                This will serve 5-6 comfortably (with some crusty bread for dinner), or provide lunches for a week.

            2. I just made fresh gulf shrimp spring rolls yesterday. The easy method is to chop equal parts cilantro and basil, the add a generous dose of roughly chopped green leaf lettuce, a thinly sliced bell pepper, a thinly sliced poblano, some chopped up green onion, shredded carrots (really any fresh veggies you like), toss all this in a bowl. I pan fried the shrimp in a small bit of sesame oil, a dash of salt and pepper, and some red chili flakes, and boiled a fist full of rice sticks. Soak the dried wrappers in hot water, place softened wrapper on a tea towel to drain excess moisture, add a pinch of noodles, 2-4 shrimp, a healthy dose of the veggie mix, and roll by folding two sides towards the center and rolling the other ends while stuffing the filling back. The construction and rolling are a bit tricky, but once you find a rhythm it goes pretty quickly. A serving of 4 of these (depending on how big they are, and how hungry you are) should fill you up pretty well. Serve with a side of a light sesame ginger salad dressing (or a peanut sauce if you want to get wild). We do the same thing when shrimp isn't on sale with tofu prepared in the same manner.

              These will keep in the fridge for a couple of days afterword, just remember to add a damp paper towel to your tupperware to keep the wrappers from drying out.

              1. Sheenie's parents overnighted us some jumbo shrimp last week. Those things are huge.

                    1. You come over to my house and I cook you dinner, or you go to will's house and he cooks you dinner.

                      The basics are creating a sauce from butter, butter, more butter, some spices like a bay leaf, paprika, salt, pepper, a shot or two of Tabasco, chili powder, a whole lot of Worcestershire sauce, some garlic, and a dash of lemon juice. Melt and brown the butter, add a little olive oil, and add the spices and Worcestershire stirring to combine ( a bit of beer or white wine will add some depth here as well). Add 2 lbs of shrimp with heads and shells on and simmer over low heat covered until the sauce is thick, and the shrimp are done. Warm some crusty French bread, wear something you don't mind getting saucy in, and dig in.

            3. Since we're talking cooking, I have so much freaking zucchini...

              I've grilled it, baked it, fried it many many ways, and eaten it raw. I've made stir-fries, pastas, sandwiches, and pure zucchini dishes. Right now I'm eating gnocchi with zucchini. I love it.

                1. Not yet, though I've had some that other folks have made. Since I've been cooking it every night for dinner it has been hard to find the motivation to go back into the kitchen to bake later in the evenings. Maybe I'll see if I can talk Philosofette into baking tonight. I'll be making zucchini sliders for dinner (they're basically meatball subs, with zucchini instead of meatballs).

                    1. also, you can shred it, perhaps with some other veggies, mix in seasoning, bread crumbs and egg, and make veggie patties/"cakes" (like crab cakes, only not).

              2. This soup is delicious. I've succesfully subbed greek yogurt for the cheese.

                ZUCCHINI AND CHEDDAR SOUP
                Makes 4 (11/4 cup) servings.
                Note: This is one of the few soups that make the cut in summer. Serve it chilled to take the edge off a hot evening. This can be made up to 3 days in advance and refrigerated.
                • 3 c. reduced-sodium chicken broth
                • 1-1/2 lb. zucchini (about 3 medium), cut into 1-in. pieces
                • 1 tbsp. chopped fresh tarragon or dill or 1 tsp. dried
                • 3/4 c. shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese (3 oz.)
                • 1/4 tsp. salt
                • 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper

                Place broth, zucchini and tarragon (or dill) in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until the zucchini is tender, 7 to 10 minutes.
                Purée in a blender, in batches if necessary, until smooth. (Can be made ahead to this point.)
                Return the soup to the pan and heat over medium-high heat, slowly stirring in cheese until it is incorporated.
                Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper. Serve hot or chilled.

              3. Oh... I've also got a metric crap ton of basil too.

                Planting the garden downhill from the septic tank seems to have worked well.

                  1. I have very much pesto. Lots and lots of frozen stuff.

                    So far we've gotten about 10 packed cups of basil, and that was leaving more on the plants than we should have.

            4. I could stand to lose 20 pounds, that's my new goal, but I got a bad draw from genetics. I also smoked for about 25 years, finally quit for good five years ago. Sedentary lifestyle was the other key risk factor for me. Oddly enough, my cholesterol levels have always been in the healthy range except for slightly low HDLs.

              1. Glad to hear that you are off the cancer sticks. Five years off is long enough to dissipate most/many of the associated health risks. Also, your risks of cervical cancer are now no higher than that for a non-smoker. So you got that going for you. Which is nice.

                1. Indeed, well done (yes, it was five years ago, but I know firsthand how long it takes for the cravings to go away).

                  I passed my ten year anniversary this year, and certain triggers still occasionally make me think I want them, and I only smoked for about nine years.

        2. Re: Shakes, we generally have a shake every morning that consists of equal parts frozen greens (beans, peas, spinach etc) and frozen (fresh if we have it) fruit with 2 heaping tablespoons of low fat yogurt, a couple of scoops of protein powder, and some hot water to help the blender out. We've experimented with almost every type of protein powder on the market, and have decided that Muscle Milk's 100% whey is the smoothest finished product. Stuff isn't cheap, but it blends well with the other ingredients, and doesn't leave you with grit sticking to your teeth.

              1. aren't you a Kept Man? Tell Dr. Chop that you have certain needs and expectations.

          2. I've been using Optimum Nutrition protein lately. It's a bit cheaper than Muscle Milk, tasty, blends smooth, and really low in sugar.

  8. a co-worker asked me how the vikings off-season has been. i thought about it for a moment, then honestly replied, "you know, i have no idea."

    2. People around here keep asking me about the Vikings, too. I have to keep reminding them that I divorced the NFL a couple years ago and only my fantasy team(s) matter to me.

      1. I'm in. I want some revenge against Buffalo for knocking me out of the playoffs last year.

      2. spoons runs the usual game. i'm guessing most players will return though. if someone runs a secondary league, i'd play in that too.

          1. League hereby renewed. You have been auto-invited if you played last year.

            A couple of players have expressed to me that a couple of players last year didn't show up much. I'll keep close watch of who's playing and who's not this year, and replace anyone who doesn't field their team consistently. No point in keeping out people who'd really be into it. (In this vein, I should probably stop playing fantasy baseball. I just don't keep up with it)

            1. I'm thinking I might be relinquishing my spot in the league. I've done alright and had fun in the past, but I'm just not feeling like playing this year.

            2. Woohoo! Time to get ready to continue my status as the Daneeka's Ghost of fantasy football.

              If I don't actually sign up on the Yahoo site for a while, though, it's just cause I'll take a month to think of another witty, relevant team name.

        1. unless anyone else stands up, i'd be happy to run the B league (i dislike playing with strangers, and no one else i know is cool enough to do FFB, so i'm all for more leagues).

            1. You're in the league I run though, right, wattsy?

              If we have multiple leagues, we should have a promotion/relegation system, eh?

    4. I guess I'm the only one around here who still likes the Vikings.

      This off-season has been... okay. Nothing really exciting happened. They had a productive draft, making a smart trade to nab an extra pick and addressing some critical needs in the secondary and o-line. But they didn't do much of anything in free agency besides signing Jerome Simpson, who should be pretty good but will miss the first three games.

      All in all, they improved the defense from terrible to mediocre, but the offense will still be below average. Depending on how much Christian Ponder improves, and how Adrian Peterson's knee holds up, they're probably in the 5 to 7 win range.

      1. don't get me wrong, i do still like the vikings, and will most likely not like ever any other team more (though i'm not going out of my way to cheer for them these days). that statement was more a combination of lack of attention and, as you mentioned, that they apparently did very little. i followed it up with, "i think they had a good draft. some shrewd trade in there. that's about all i know."

      2. I still like the Vikings and enjoy watching football. I just dont follow it as closely as I once did.

      4. I don't so much dislike the Vikings as I'm developing a growing distaste for the NFL in general. The concussion thing and corresponding bounty issue have made it really hard for me to want to care. Add in people like a cousin of mine who equates professional sport success with the quality of a state's citizens (LOL MN peeple r stoopid cuz they like the QUEENS!)(Gawd I hate Facebook)) and it makes me want football to just die off already.

          1. Yeah, there are a lot of things to hate about the NFL. The unwillingness to properly address the concussion issue and the ambivalence towards the health issues of former players are particularly shameful. But as an organization, I still find the NFL far easier to stomach than the NCAA. And I personally find NFL football to be such a thrilling, irresistible spectacle that I am always somewhat surprised that other sports fans are able to ignore it.

    5. it drives me nuts than the Vikings reporting for training camp deserves hours of coverage and is the #1 story no matter what else is happening.

      1. of course, nothing else is happening right now in Minnesota pro sports. Unless you want more coverage of Nic_ Blac_burn's suckage.

      2. This really drove me nuts in 2010. The Twins were looking like a team that could win 100 games, but they were put on the back burner once training camp started. Screw that noise.

  9. Thanks for the post, meat. Brew on an empty stomach last night - hit me hard and fast. I also had been dry for a while, so just three beers did it to me.

  10. Hey sean, I've been digging through the archives but can't find that post where you explained how to insert a table. Can you put it somewhere up top?

    2. I believe it's open-square-bracket sr close-square-bracket

      Year G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
      2012 90 389 332 53 109 21 1 6 45 4 1 53 50 .328 .420 .452 .872 141
      162 Game Avg. 162 691 598 96 194 38 3 14 88 6 2 83 70 .324 .405 .469 .874 13

    3. What Mags said.

      This reminded me that I wasn't done with re-arranging the pages. I'll add another listing the special things you can do.

      1. OK, I've got my thing typed up but the table has the paragraph thing listed. Sean, you can see it because it's saved as a draft, but I'm wondering if it is because I'm inserting the table in the entry rather than in a comment.

        1. Try removing the extra lines so it looks like this:

          [sr]
          Year,G,PA,AB,R,H,2B,3B,HR,RBI,SB,CS,BB,SO,BA,OBP,SLG,OPS,OPS+
          2012,90,389,332,53,109,21,1,6,45,4,1,53,50,.328,.420,.452,.872,141
          162 Game Avg.,162,691,598,96,194,38,3,14,88,6,2,83,70,.324,.405,.469,.874,13
          [/sr]

          1. If it still won't work, then give me a bit of time. I will need to check the PHP code and that might take until tonight.

              1. Didn't fix the problem. I scheduled it to go up in a month, so no rush if you can't figure it out right away. It was just something I had been meaning to write for awhile.

    1. I have many, many things to say, but all of them start and end with expletives.

      “If I see an entire carcass, I might throw up,” said Clifford Owens, a performance artist. Mr. Owens, who had an exhibition at MoMA PS1 this spring, invoked the daredevil spirit of the performance artist Marina Abramovic, to get himself through the evening. “This is about risk,” he said.

      This isn't about risk. It's about sensationalism, you ass.

    2. Hmm, my church throws an annual wild game feed with roast raccoon, lots of venison and elk, muskrat stew and all kinds of other things. I guess we should have been more pretentious about it if we wanted the NY Times to do a write up.

    3. A week ago, the wife and I were doing a morning run along Lago Maggiore by Ile des Borromes in Stresa, and on the sidewalk in front of us, a large rat runs across the sidewalk and dives under the boxwood hedge.

      I can tell you that my first tho't wasn't - Wouldn't that be nice racked and stacked on the breakfast bar between the Parma ham and the smoked salmon?

    1. I've been pimping the idea to my UCLA buddy (a die-hard Doggers fan). He hates Coletti with the fire of a thousand suns.

  14. **B SQUAD CREATED**

    for funsies, i created a B league for fantasy football. this is so i can play more FFB with awesome people, and others from the .org can play too. i don't quite know how to regulate though. i want others to get a chance to play, but i don't know about those already in the other league...? i dunno. you tell me.

    spoonto mentioned some sort of promotion/regulation system. i like it, but no idea on how to implement that either.

    League ID: 263879
    Custom League URL: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/footsandballsguys
    Password: wgom.org

    1. I'm not in the other league, so I'll go ahead and pop into this one. Thanks, hj!

    2. oh, and there was an cool feature that allow you to copy rules and scoring from other leagues, so this league will be scored the same as the other.

    3. It would all be dependent upon us. Top two in your league move into ours, bottom two in ours move down. I'm not suggesting one is better than the other, it's just a seniority thing. Anyway, we'd just have to invite the right people each season.

      Of course, it could be messy if I get relegated, since I'm the mod of League 1. I wonder if I can continue running a league without playing in it.

      1. Perhaps I'll take a voluntary relegation, so if I'm not super in to playing this year, I'm not clogging up the top division

  15. I'm streaming the Opening Ceremonies off BBC because NBC seems to think that it's 1996.

  16. I just had a perplexing experience... a coworker, who I've always been friendly-but-not-close with just called me an "emotional bully" and accused me of targeting him and trying to pick fights, including "literally getting into his face on multiple occasions" and "shouting him down." I have no memory of the things he's saying, nor do they sound anything like me or anything I would ever intend to do. It was such a strange, out-of-the-blue accusation that I find myself doubting my handle on reality.

    1. And I just had a conversation with another coworker. They suggested that perhaps the person who accused me of being a bully dreamed the events in question. That makes me feel much better about my handle on reality.

      I'm so very tired.

      2. If it makes you feel any better, I have a staff member who did something very similar to me. That staff member has been out on medical leave for two months now.

        1. That makes me feel a lot better actually. I know this guy is sensitive, and I'm going to go out of my way to make sure I don't do anything around him that could be perceived as bullying in any way. But it was the fact that he spoke so absolutely about my intent and actions in a way that didn't match up with my actual intent or actions that really threw me for a loop.

    2. The idea of you "shouting down" people seems super hilarious to me, especially since meeting you. That doesn't line up with what I'd expect of you at all.

  18. I believe this was predicted

    JoeChristensen ‏@JoeCStrib
    Plouffe scratched, likely headed to DL.

  20. Had my first cardiac rehab session today. No pain whatsoever in the chest, but the groin is still a little tender and looks like a mule kicked me. BP was 108/60, resting heart rate of 55 and oxygen at 98%. Did another 20 minute walk with the better half this afternoon. Next week I'm getting back in the saddle and hitting the bike trails at Elm Creek Park. And yes, that is two different things.

    1. In the immortal words of Charles Barkley, I don't lift weights because they heavy; I don't run, because it makes me tired.

  21. Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi
    BREAKING NEWS: #Brewers receiving shortstop Jean Segura and two Class AA pitchers from #Angels for Zack Greink

    so Liriano goes for a Drew Butea type prospect?

    1. Apparently the two pitchers they're giving up were two of their top 10 prospects, but still.

      I'm really concerned about what they're going to get for Liriano. And how bad the pitching is going to be once he's gone.

      Weaver, Greinke, Haren, Wilson is a ridiculous top 4 of the rotation. It's like the inverse of the Twins rotation.

  22. Just watched the opening ceremonies. Spoiler alert: Keith Richards lit the torch off his cigarette.

        1. Missed that, but we're DVRing for our resident Anglophile (Daughter the Younger) who is at a party so I'll look for it later. She was sure The Doctor would be lighting the Flame.

        1. i have to admit, that was a pretty awesome (and some might say unconventional) choice.

          1. i'm less clear on what the significance of "hey jude" is. my only guess is pretty much all 200+ countries can sing it.

            1. I dunno. An international platform to console Julian for the infidelity of his father seems entirely appropriate to me.

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