77 thoughts on “November 3, 2015: No Good Reason”

  1. I have to actually commute today *shudder* -- training class about 2 blocks from the Arch.

    (Mike -- I have 6 of the 8 FilmWise Invisibles; I'll let you guess which ones)

    1. I only managed three this week, so I'm hoping yours are complimentary (I got 2, 7, and 8). But I'm guessing your correct ones include 2 and 8, since those seem like the easy ones to me. My guess is you're missing 3 and 4, since those seem like the least obvious/unique shots. Am I close?

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  2. I flipped over to the Wolves game for a stretch at the end of the 3rd, start of the 4th quarter and got exposed to more of the folding chair defense from the Lavine/Martin backcourt. There's got to be a way to stagger their time on the court so they don't play simultaneously.

    1. There is, and its pretty simple. Put Lavine in a suit and let Miller/Jones play backup point.

    2. That was where that game was lost. In the first half, the bench was terrific. But SMitch stayed with them for far too long in the second half.

        1. He'd be making far more than I ever will in my career, but I still think my statement would apply.

    3. Luckily for the Nats, all their young arms have already had Tommy John.

      Joking aside, its not a terrible hire. Its not a fantastic hire either. Somewhere in the middle.

  4. Hearing we're to enjoy a warm and drier Midwest winter (through February at least), Anyone else kind of disappointed by that? Thanks, Obama El Niño.

    2. As someone who spends every other weekend on the highway, please, for the love of everything holy, let's have a warm and dry winter.

      1. Aye. There will be much driving for this family too.

        Also, as someone who wants the pheasant population to increase, let's have a warm and dry winter.

        1. Heh. I say with apologies to Zack because 70% of his tweets during the winter months are weather related.

          1. All good. And actually, I will be down to one driving trip a month, so the amount of winter driving I do will be cut in half.

          2. I am essentially on edge with anxiety for seven months, it's the worst. I'm really sad to see that it impacts my #brand so much, though.

    4. Even if I didn't love winter & snow, I'd be worried about the implicaitons for our watershed & agriculture.

      1. Nice rains in April are good.

        Some snowfall isn't terrible. It's the snowfall when temperatures are hovering around freezing that are problematic.

      2. The agricultural people around here will complain no matter what the amount of snow is. Dry winter? "We need the moisture from the snow!" Wet winter? "It's all just going to run off! It won't do us any good!"

    5. I like Cold and Dry.
      1. The cold keeps the stragglers out of the woods.
      2. I don't have a snowblower (though the driveway's not that long). Still expecting something to go wrong with snow and the roof though.

    7. As a person who works at a golf course and wants to quit for the year, I am praying for a cold blast any day now 😆

  6. The Warriors seem to have avoided a post-'ship hangover so far. Wow. I haven't seen them play yet, but I'm looking forward to it. Also: LBJ hits 25,000 points last night and Duncan sets record for most wins by a player with a single team. Plus, Harden comes alive as the Rockets beat the Thunder. The Association is off and running.

    2. they (Warriors) are the late game tonight [edit: err, Wednesday night?] on the 4ltr. You should record it.

    3. According to Chris Jaffe, Tim Duncan is exactly as old today as Richard Pryor was on the day he set himself on fire trying to freebase cocaine.

      1. To be fair, that last part is disputed. Can't find the source, but he had written something years pryor to that in which a character basically did exactly the same thing and purposefully set them self on fire. So, really, it wasn't a mistake. It was a suicide attempt.

  7. Rode my bike to work today on a nice early -September morning.

    What's that you say, it's November 3rd? Get outta here with that crazy talk.

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    2. Deer Opener lows around Freezing. Single-digit wind speeds (rising to 15 around butchering time on Sunday).
      Dare I leave some layers at home?

        1. Odds are more mushrooms than deer. If not, you need assistance with your deer problem and I would be willing to help.

          1. There is a bit of a deer problem where I hunt.
            Are you looking for a hunting party?
            Things are kindof set for this year, but I could ask about "vacancies" for next year.

            1. I was feeding the dog last night and noticed flashlights in my woods... I put the dog away and then headed out to see what was up.

              Me calling into the woods: Hey there fellas. Can I help you?
              Them: Hi ... we're just looking for a deer.
              Me: Got it.
              Them: You've got it!?
              Me: ... No. I understand what you said.
              Them: Oh ... okay.
              Me: Good luck.

              and I went back to the house. Last I'd heard, the final weekend of the culling/archery hunt was supposed to finish up on Sunday, but apparently it didn't. I assumed that's what they were doing, but still, my thought process was basically, "I wonder if I should grab a gun and flashlight before I go out there? No, those are my woods, I'll just project authority and ask. That's dumb CoC, they obviously don't care whose woods they're in ... maybe just throw a colloquial "fellas" into the greeting to soften the 'Halt! Who goes there!?' but still make sure you know that they know that you know they're there."

    1. That final line is priceless:

      It’s also an argument that could be not-inaccurately summed up as “‘Washington Redskins’ is every bit as crude as

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      but so what?”

      1. I, for one, think that the Washington Dick Balls would be a tremendous name for that team.

    2. First comment below the article was something to the effect of: "How did Deadspin get a hold of my browser history?"

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