As in life, a light menu this evening, in anticipation of the big feast tomorrow.
NFL News:
- Josh Gordon was officially back at Browns practice today.
- So, I guess we’re no longer talking about 0-16?
- Driving even ardent Christians to pray for a meteor, Donald Trump & LaVar Ball continued their twitter feud.
- Now, I might be a white Canadian male with a Wet Hitler haircut, but it sure comes across like Trump wants Ball to get on his knees and thank his
masterPresident for showing such benevolence on his son’s behalf.
- Now, I might be a white Canadian male with a Wet Hitler haircut, but it sure comes across like Trump wants Ball to get on his knees and thank his
- For some reason, the Seahawks have cut Dwight Freeney.
- ESPN guesses “cap space”, since the Seahawks only have $150,505 left, including Freeney’s salary.
- Cutting him opens a roster spot and leaves them some extra money to sign someone, if they are still considering a playoff run.
- The Hall of Fame semi-finalists were announced last night. The headliners are Randy Moss & Ray Lewis.
- Moss & Lewis should get in, so that leaves a maximum of 5 from the remaining candidates.
- Argue amongst yourselves individual merits. I say Terrell still gets hosed.
- ESPN has a much better way of listing the other finalists, so I’m stealing their list:
- Others in their initial year of eligibility who made this cut are Brian Urlacher, Richard Seymour, Steve Hutchinson and Ronde Barber.
- Four previously eligible players made the semifinals for the first time: LeRoy Butler, Leslie O’Neal, Simeon Rice and Everson Walls. All others on the 2018 list have reached the semifinals in previous years.
- Already chosen as finalists are Bobby Beathard as a contributor, and Robert Brazile and Jerry Kramer as senior candidates.
- The other semifinalists are Steve Atwater, Tony Boselli, Isaac Bruce, Don Coryell, Roger Craig, Brian Dawkins, Alan Faneca, Torry Holt, Joe Jacoby, Edgerrin James, Jimmy Johnson, Ty Law, John Lynch, Kevin Mawae, Karl Mecklenburg, Terrell Owens and Hines Ward.
- Moss & Lewis should get in, so that leaves a maximum of 5 from the remaining candidates.
Finally, breaking news out of Buffalo:
Head Coach Sean McDermott has announced that Tyrod Taylor will start at QB this Sunday.#BUFvsKC #GoBills pic.twitter.com/TuU6d9BD0o
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) November 22, 2017
- As for the fan reaction, here’s a brief “Hope Clicks Eternal” summation:
“Forsooth.” sayeth the fan base. “Forsooth!” Followed by a chugged beer and a smashed table.
Tonight’s sports:
- NHL:
- Flames at Blue Jackets – 7:00PM | Sportsnet360
- Blackhawks at Lightning – 7:30PM | NBCSN
- Habs at Predators – 8:00PM | Sportsnet1
- NBA:
- Raptors at Knicks – 7:30PM | TSN
- Warriors at Thunder – 8:00PM | ESPN
- Lakers at Kings – 10:30PM | ESPN / TSN
- NCAA:
- Men’s basketball:
- Belmont at Providence – 7:00PM | FS1
- The Maui Invitational
- third-place game: Marquette vs. LSU – 8:00PM | ESPN2
- championship game: Wichita State vs. Notre Dame – 10:00PM | ESPN2
- Women’s Volleyball:
- Auburn at Florida – 7:00PM | ESPNU
- Men’s basketball:
I hope you’re prepared for a full day of football tomorrow. Most Canadians have to work, unless you’re smart & booked the day off like some of my fellow Canadian Commentists. Not me- STUCK AT SCHOOL!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m57gzA2JCcM
Oh shit?
Who left the console and left me in charge?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp21F4fimkc
The night crew?
I guess what I’m trying to say here in summation.
/ducks empty beer cans and shouts of “Get on with it you fucking arse!”
Is, I want to thank each and everyone of you for being here and being a part of the family and in all seriousness if you are feeling lonely and aren’t outside of the 310 you’ve got a seat at my table.
Bring beer.
Every one of you have a seat at my table
You’ve no idea how much I for one wish I could take you up on that.
But one way or another we’ll make up for it next weekend.
Agreed. That invite stretches to 617 as well. If time permits I’ll be looking to meet for tasty beverages when I’m in California.
One more batch of bleedin’ dishes.
Worst part. But at least its mostly done tonight.
Nighters all, I’ll be at a relative’s house tomorrow so I’ll do my best playing with you folks on my tele-phone device.
We’ll see if DAK! has anything left in teh tank.
Ron Howard: He didn’t.
Still watching Jacques Pepin
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tnc9
DUI = Driving Until Indicted
It’s nice having your own place where you can be yourself.
Caption: I FUCKING LOVE WEED
I don’t have access to CBS, so it looks like I won’t be able to watch Cowboys/Chargers tomorrow.
“Oh No,” she said in an unconvincing voice
I’ve got a big dinner planned so if you want a real Thanksgiving you’re just a short jaunt to LAX away. We’re at 14 bodies for dinner count tomorrow.
I was thinking of charging everyone 10 bucks for dinner because I used “bone broth” instead of stock in the gravy.
You are most indeed invited.
We have cheese! And wine! And cornbread dressing!
That sounds awesome, but I’m seriously afraid to look up the cost of even short last minute Thanksgiving flights 🙂 And if I was going down coast I really ought to go to my Aunt’s, which….not this year, I need the settling in time
You can come to my house Dok. You can be the goalie.
Any unwanted folks show up, you kick save ’em right out the door.
I have confidence in you.
Will accept.
Not me, not this year.
Most folks have been instructed to stay home and learn to be adults or don’t ever come back. Yes, these are people I’m related to….allegedly.
Five people this year. That’s it.
Yes, I’m fucking thrilled. For more reasons than one.
Charlie Brown was a man ahead of his time….
Not even a little. I could probably pass a drug test right now.
This time next week, not so much.
So what? A week from now or so?
Bring your Vegas A Game Mr. Man!
I’ll be hitting a dispensary before I even check in my man. Though I guess that’s a week from tomorrow. OK fine…this time 8 days from now, lol.
I’m not good with calendars sometimes.
This should be interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKWL8yZgmxE&list=PLXdrTGFkTVKN2WosPMwBeYy5O_kRovkLP
Any requests you’d like to have available upon your arrival? I’m a good shopper.
Thai massage.
Hahahaha. That again, huh?
We’ll talk. Still not my thing per se, but I don’t necessarily have the same “constraints” I felt last year. With enough THC in my system, I might be more open minded this go ’round.
That’s what I’m talking about!
Tokyo?
Oh that’s nice!
I’m not a real car guy even growing up in the muscle car era.
The first time I stopped and paid attention was to one of these. A 1964 Rolls Royce Phantom.
Why don’t we have a branch of the Monster Raving Loony party in the US?
Political reply in 3…2…
Too easy
Early James May is way more awesome than I remember
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/798/744/f10.gif
I read this as James Earl Ray the first time.
My apologies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDdkwwiV-is
I should get a kitty, but would probably need to turn down the travelling frequency
Nah, it’s not the frequency.
It’s the length.
(well shit, that sounds wrong too….I give up)
Get a kitty.
However much of that white wine there was, we finished it. And got food in between!
ginger ale and soda? Why do you need the soda?
That was the one that got them sued I believe.
Yep, Falwell wasn’t amused.
Bummer dude.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoZ5dTQa_2E
Awwww, childrens of all species are annoying
Joke or not, this is a beautiful quote
Well, it has been there a while and it is a low traffic 7-11.
Also calling them a dyke or bitch as they pass by might contribute to the denial of your weiner.
You only call them that AFTER they reject you.
Kids these days…
Tell me about it. You should see some of the high schools. Ffs…
“Hey! You up for brunch this Sunday?”
“… ….. …. ”
“Um, OK, maybe next time than.”
Wake up; dried up hotdogs can’t talk.
I always wondered how a landwork meant to reclaim land from the sea came to be a derogatory term for lesbians
This my tie back into the Dutch boy’s finger.
You don’t think the lady dykes came first?
Dammit, I’m getting as bad as tWBS.
You poor bastard.
Off topic:
We have a large dog (GSD) and a rescue cat. Dame Nobyl constantly pesters me about getting another Shepherd. I had to draw a line because our house/yard is just too small and she loses all sense of perspective and reality when it comes to dogs.
We were driving through town the other day and passed a lady walking two big dogs.
Dame: See! She has two dogs, what’s the difference, why can’t we?
Me: She also probably still gives her husband blowjobs.
I’m glad I have a comfortable couch, and I really have to remember when my father in law is in the back seat.
Wait wait…we haz TOPICS?!
Hot Topics.
As a pet care professional, I approve of this.
Blowjobz 4 puppiez.
(well, that just sounds wrong when I say it like that)
You’re on a roll today, aren’t you?
My “I hope you haven’t seen Snowden yet” reply applies once again.
Hehehehe
How many extra pounds during Thanksgiving come from the extra 5th meal you make during pre-prep?
GODDAMN that is some tasty cornbread!
Mmmm, I love cornbread. I could eat some of that. You should make pulled turkey with leftovers!
Fuck we end up having second dinner with the cheese, meat and bread we didnt finish from the morning/early afternoon course!
I’ve got this amazing cheese shop inside my grocery store and the cheesemonger – he really does look like a cheesemonger – does the samplings of the cheeses. I’ve had and then bought some manchego, the cave aged gruyere, a tripple brie, a Danish marrsdem and many varieties of cheddar.
He gussies the cheese up a bit by putting a jam or a compote on them then serving them over an oatcake or a crisp of bread.
Tomorrow I am serving as first course aged English cheddar on top of a bit of oatcake and topped with a fine schmear of apple butter. You get this crisp oatcake then the sweetness of the apple butter and finally?
A fucking crescendo of salt and depth and the mild funk of a 3 year aged cheddar.
I’m going to be hosting this dinner for decades to come.
Fuck that sounds good. Theres a good cheese and meat shop near me that will let you taste before you buy. I got speck and rosette de lyon that were pairing with a blue (the name escapes me t the moment) a delice de bourgogne and an English cheddar. We’ve got some jams and honey to pair with them too.
It really fucking works. Goat cheese and fig jam was magical.
Gotta love a decent cheese monger. My local uber-mart does pretty good, I can get a nice wedge of Parmigiano-Reggiano (the good stuff) cut from their big wheel. I like to order it like that because I can ask for a piece near the rind, where it’s ripe and funky. Not cheap, but worth every damned dime.
I’ve got the remnants of a chunk in my cheese drawer as we speak.
Guess what’s getting grated over the gratin potatoes tomorrow?
The first argument the wife and I got into when we were dating was over cheese. I was making meatballs and needed parm cheese. I grabbed the $13/lb wedges, she wanted the kraft in the tube. I won.
Every fucking time.
Sawdust…
She’s come a long way since then. But yeah…that is not kept in our house.
Ah, here’s the May intro video!
Was that when The Stig was in black leathers?
Yes. Before they launched him off the aircraft carrier.
Vinnie Jones is a badass
Watching Jacques Pepin was a mistake. Now I’m hungry
That guy is an amazing chef. Early favorite and inspiration. I also watched Julia Child and Graham Kerr “The Galloping Gourmet” in my formative years.
I was destined for the kitchen decades ago.
Remember Jeff Smith? The Frugal Gourmet was a looong time, and one scandal ago.
http://www.pbs.org/food/shows/a-taste-of-louisiana/
Fuck yes! I loved that show because he broke down the food anthropology and the difference in ethnic cuisines and then…….
/whistles through the graveyard
Jacques is my cooking spirit animal. Maybe its the wine he drinks while cooking…
Watching Season 2 of Top Gear, they’re super young and the crowd in the studio is tiny. I think this is even pre-May
I loved that show, haven’t watched the Netflix reboot yet.
Grand Tour is pretty good, season 2 starts next month
Haven’t heard if they’re still doing one week at a time again or letting us have it all netflix-style. Given that the crowd segments are still incomplete, I’m guessing weekly. Boo.
Weekly, but no more tents.
This would be a good time to break out the link for your “Grand Tour” boots on the ground.
Shit yeah!
https://www.doorfliesopen.com/2016/11/23/balls-day-out-the-grand-tour-taping/
No more celebrity brain crash or The American either. Both of these please me.
Season two was when he joined.
This is the beginning of the first ep, so yeah, I guess I’ll be watching his intro video soon
Clear, dry and 71 deg tomorrow. Fuck AND yes.
Yeah, I talked to someone the other day who asked me if I missed seasons or some BS. People who have never experienced real winter have some ridiculous romantic notions about the cold.
Was great as a kid in Illinois, I’d get full-blown hypothermic but still played my ass off. I’m old now, fuck that shit.
I have street parking. My street turns into the Thunderdome when it snows.
I also had some younger years in Illinois/Iowa. Shit isn’t nearly as much fun now.
82 and sunny in the forecast tomorrow.
Nothing like making Thanksgiving dinner with the goddamn air conditioner on.
Chilly here tomorrow. Thank goodness.
Upper 60s next two days after though. Unfortunately, gonna be hard to play golf with 20-ish lbs of food digesting in my gullet.
You’ve lived in California for 2 weeks and someone asked if you missed the seasons?
Yup. It was in response to seeing my out of state license when buying wine.
Well do ya?
Not yet. I suspect it will be many years.
Yep, clear, dry with a high of 68 and just a slight breeze tomorrow in my little corner of fly-over-country.
Holy shit you should see this chicken stock right now.
I could make some homemade noodles and stave off the cold/flu for the rest of the season with this shit!
“Keep fuckin’ that chicken.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88sbbIX07Qg
My neighborhood has a large Afghan and a large Indian population. I suspect I’ve got a pretty good chance of being able to get Indian takeout for lunch tomorrow.
Tikka Masala* FTW
*Is technically British, but its delicious anyway
Scottish, but cause it’s good the English call it British
I prefer vindaloo with the potato and the spices.
Where did I put that cornbread?
Or Afghan takeout for that matter, though that would require going further than across the street
Seems like an odd mix, but interesting.
Imagine what they spend on furnace filters.
Duchess?
DAMMIT! The Ice Cowboys are just disgustingly bad on the road. Fuck…