79 thoughts on “January 3, 2013: Blowout”

    1. well boo
      but on the plus side of Bowl season, the mighty SEC has lost to a B1G, a ACC, and a Big East (!!!) team

  2. I'm trying super hard not to be all pissed at Love for his crappy shooting, but its getting harder and harder the more terrible games like this happen. It was the altitude, right?

    1. what irks me is that he doesnt hustle back on defense after something bad happens. Players go through cold streaks, but hustling shouldnt.

      1. That's what I was thinking last night...so you missed, it happens, now get back and prevent the 3-on-1 that's been running the other way all night. If you can't run with Kanter, you've got problems.

        1. I hate to sound like this, but that's what frustrating losses do, I suppose. For a guy who's popularity has taken a major hit because of the nature of his hand injury and the trap he let that Yahoo dick get him into, now's not the time to sulk after a possession, even if it might be helping him get calls later on. (something I'm not sold on.)

            1. Like I said, I'm trying really hard not to because I know he's not the only problem right now (Miss you, Bud.), though at least there are statistics that show he's sucked (uhhh, looking it up I mean to say: sucked relative to his last two seasons) unlike a certain catcher that takes local grief stupidly and unfairly.

                1. Heh, well, I'm sure it will help him be able to sleep better at night because AP is safe from me since I don't care much at all about the Vikings. This is one internet expert he doesn't need to be concerned with.

                    2. There's one thing I remember from the Rushdie book The Satanic Verses, and it's something like "The opposite of Faith isn't disbelief, but doubt." That, and falling out of an airplane.
                      I was probably 12 or 13. I made it two chapters, and then checked out his history of Nicaragua instead.

                    3. I found it:

                      Question: What is the opposite of faith?

                      Not disbelief. Too final, certain, closed. Itself is a kind of belief.

                      Doubt.

                      The human condition, but what of the angelic? Halfway between Allahgod and homosap, did they ever doubt? They did: challenging God's will one day they hid muttering beneath the Throne, daring to ask forbidden things: antiquestions. Is it right that. Could it not be argued. Freedom, the old antiquest. He calmed them down, naturally, employing management skills a la god. Flattered them: you will be the instruments of my will on earth, the salvationdamnation of man, all the usual etcetera. And hey presto, the end of protest, on with the haloes, back to work. Angels are easily pacified; turn them into instruments and they'll play your harpy tune. Human beings are tougher nuts, can doubt anything, even the evidence of their own eyes. Of behing-their-own-eyes. Of what, as they sink heavy-lidded, transpires behind closed peepers ... angels, they don't have much in the way of a will. To will is to disagree; not to submit; to dissent.

                      Yeah, that's a bit dense for someone entering his teenaged years.

    1. If not, he should be. Would make it better.
      Was thinking that next time Lucas retouches the Star Wars movies, he should have JGL digitally superimposed as boy Anakin, non-Vader adult Anakin, and also Luke Skywalker.

      1. If Lynch's stream of conscienousness isn't allowed to drift too haphazardly, it'll still beat a lot of the cr@p on the tube. The two things he's known for, over and above the odd directions of his stories, is that each of his characters is imbued with some interesting quality, and his camera captures the ambient so darn nicely.

        1. Maybe it'll go through funding hell, and he'll just pare it down to make a movie. Worked well for Mulholland Drive, anyway.

          J & I were just talking about how it'd be nice if he makes another film sometime soon. Though she is hesitant after Inland Empire.

            1. I'd be into the idea of an Inland Empire like TV series, but I know I'm in the minority there. And that's certainly not what NBC wants to put in the middle of their prime time lineup.

              As long as he's making something again, I'll be happy.

    1. Why does no one hire Mike Tice?
      I remember his mistakes as being obvious and correctable. (Don't announce that 50% of all offensive plays are going to one player.)
      He'd probably work for peanuts.

      1. Also, don't scalp your SB tickets.

        I think Mike Tice is a perfect candidate. The comedic potential is off the charts.

      2. Well, maybe owners have caught on to the fact that Mike Tice is oblivious and uncorrectable?

    2. I have made a lot of bad choices in my life. However one good decision I did make was giving up local sports talk radio. This way I don't have to care about the Bills again until next September.

    1. "Other than that, the general rule is strict liability for sperm," said [Linda] Elrod...

      I'm no Bill Mitchell, but some attorney/law professors are just a little too cute for my tastes.

      1. Isn't the easy answer sperm donor is liable to state, mother(s) are liable to sperm donor based on the agreement?

        1. I think the even easier answer is "Don't use craigslist for anything other than used exercise equipment or a couch for your basement."

          1. I find the academic questions raised by Craigslist sperm donation much more interesting than the practical issues.

            1. I'd like to read the law. If there is a shield for sperm donors that use a doctor, is there explicitly not a shield for those who don't?

              And what about this: suppose this dude gave his donation and then came back say, six years later and wanted visitation. Would the state of Kansas allow it? What if the mother was married to a man who could not produce sperm? Then would he get visitation?

              1. According to NOR,tthe Kansas courthas in fact rejected a suit by a guy in that situation. But the couple wentthrough a doctor. Sounds like scope of practice bs taken to extremes to me.

  11. CdLers, I'm going to try to get together a one-off strategy game (it would be played out completely today). If you have some time to kill today, head over. We'd essentially be doing one of the season XI games on its own, without pre-existing in-game alliances.

  12. I see that Reusse went from 358(!) on January 1, 2012 to 253 on January 1, 2013. That's a lot for a guy his age.

    2. Question for those Citizens who have wildly fluctuating weight: how much of an impact does weight have on your mood? I remember being a little down on myself when I had done four years at The Ground Round and had reached 193, which is about 30 pounds more than my usual.

      1. It's hard for me to say, since my mood isn't totally dependent on my weight. I do know that when I was down to 185, my energy was way higher and I felt better about my body. I'm 245 now, but I'm also happier because I'm more satisfied with my station in life. But I do know there are times when I feel gross, tired, and annoyed.

        That said, I saw a doctor and started a diet.

      3. For me it's less about my weight and more about my activity level/diet/sleep schedule. If I'm working 14 hours a day at a desk, eating crap from drive thrus for every meal, and barely getting sleep I feel like crap. But if I'm getting a decent amount of sleep, eating more smart, and even getting like 30 minutes of exercise I feel a lot better.

        I need to try to find a way to work exercise into my work/school schedule. I might just go work out before I study, it'd be a nice break from hunching over a desk.

        1. Yes. It has much less to do with the current weight and much more to do with current lifestyle choices.

      4. I think my weight has an indirect effect on my mood. Since I lost some weight, I have more energy and I'm less tired. When I'm tired, I tend to be in less of a good mood than when I'm not tired. So, in that sense, losing weight has kept me in a better mood.

        1. Yeah, I think it is more indirect. The reasons you are heavier tend to be reasons you don't feel well.

        1. Meh. I'm guessing the writing got better, but if they didn't fire at least a couple of the actors from the pilot, I can't imagine getting through it.

          1. Community struggled to find itself for the first 6 or so episodes. but you can tell when the actors (except Chevy Chase) really developed their character, and the writers began to write to the strengths (Ganz along with actor Gillian Jacobs really developed the Britta character and she is comedy gold by season 3)

    1. Top pic: The building on the lower right is my former building. Our current building is the next one east (further right).
      The middle building on the left is our former and current parking ramp.
      A River runs through it. I think some people drove home with wet shoes.
      I was thankful today for taking the bus and for the extra hour I got sent home.

  16. another person, and the writer doesnt 'get it'

    “As a practical tool, Moneyball does not work in the NFL because there are very few undervalued players and no middle class because of our salary cap,” Polian said. “There is no middle class in football because the minimum salaries are so high, and because of the salary cap, a player will reach a point where you can’t keep him. They go. They’re going to get big money elsewhere.”

    its funny that this comes from Polian, a person who built a Super Bowl winner from having a few high paid superstars and then value players at every other position.

  17. cc to socal and any other Citizens in the LA area: I was down last month for a day trip. My UCLA buddy and his wife (attn: meat!) took me to a couple of great spots: The Daily Pint for a couple of cask ales, then to The Tripel for finger food and more beer.

    I can't say enough good things about The Tripel. Outstanding small plates, great beer list.

    1. one of my few regrets about LA is that your boyo and I didn't have more time to exploit his better half's ticket connection. Those were some excellent seats, doc.

    1. Didn't this happen in the OSU-MIA(FL) National championship game?
      My memory is foggy, and the writeups I just scanned don't seem to say anything about that.

      1. Actually, I seem to remember that in the game I'm thinking of, the kicking team kicked it, and it was blocked or something, recovered by the defense, refumbled, and recovered by the kicking team in the endzone. Because it was kicked, they were awarded one point, not two. So it was a "one-point conversion."

    2. I seem to remember a Chip Hilton story that involved a one-point safety. That has to be one of the most obscure rules in football. Good for the officials for knowing it.

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