Jesus-fucking-Christ, has it been hot.
I know tis may come as a surprise to you desert-dwellers, but most Canadians aren’t that used to the heat. (There are some weirdoes that live in Osoyoos, which is practically a desert, and the Saskatchewan grasslands sometimes get that hot. But c’mon!) It’s expected to stay above 35 Celsius the whole week, and get as high as 40 Celsius away from the water. That’s over 100 degree in real temperature. Just look at this bullshit, which I put in English just for the people wo live in Canada’s pants:
Yeah – no shit “heat warning”. I’m supposed to get excited for the Stanley Cup? Hell – I braved Costco on a Saturday just so I could walk into the cooler to get some milk.
Given my luck, it’ll rain on Canada Day. And still be 90 degrees.
Tonight’s sports:
- NHL:
- Game 1 tomorrow night.
- NBA:
- Milwuakee at Atlanta – 8:30pm | TNT / Sportsnet
- MLB:
- Cubs at LA Dodgers – 7:00pm | ESPN / TSN
- US Olympic trials:
- Track & Field – 7:00pm | NBC (tape-delayed on the Best Coast)
- Women’s Gymnastics – 8:30pm | NBCSN
- I assume Simone Biles doesn’t have to attend?
- Futbol:
- Columbus at Austin – 8:00pm | FS1
- Letters:
- Scripps National Spelling Bee: Semifinals – 7:00pm | ESPN2 / TSN2
You know the teacher in me has that finals set to record. There better not be any more of that eight-way tie bullshit like 2019!
I spent two weeks in Palm Springs one August moving my mom from one apartment to another. I thought I was going to die. I can’t imagine being there full time.
I used to be able to do a mean cartwheel.
I tried one a few years ago to see if I still could. That’s a nope!
I think I could do something rather pathetic that I would be happy to describe as such as long as no one taped it and made me watch. But probably wouldn’t hurt myself, so all good
I don’t know lots about bicycle racing, but I know enough to know there is tons going on strategy-wise that I am unaware of and that for the true aficionados it is a big deal to watch the full pack in real time. Enjoy!
I’ve seen a couple documentaries about the team aspect, but nothing beyond that. I did just buy a book about a past TDF. Would love it if you did a post or more about it though
“this is not easy at all”
No shit! You mean elite athletes are doing things that are difficult?
Simone is having an off night and she’s still whoopin’ everyone. She really is a specimen.
She found her thing and she is awesome 🙂
Hey look! Simone is using a roller on her quads just like me and other lesser humans!
Simone Biles kicks butt
You got that right.
They have closed all the Vancouver area schools tomorrow due to the heat. I can’t wait for the union meeting demanding the Board install AC in all facilities.
They’re going to have to soon enough. This shit isn’t going to fix itself.
94 is nice. What’s the temperature in the Sun?
It’s still triple digits here in the PNW.
Everything is lava.
Tomorrow is going to be hotter.
They postponed tonight’s Olympic track & field trials until 8:30 Pacific on NBCSN.
I hear FloJo is making a comeback.
At least Mt St Helens isn’t responsible for this particular lava party
The guy who took over as lead singer of Skid Row after Sebastian Bach just passed away. From liver failure. At age 55.
Do with that new what you will (I’m having a beer).
Fuck Patrick Swayze.
You used to do that to guys like him in prison?
I feel your pain. 41 here in the Okanagan but you get the humidity in Van too. My AC is working hard to keep it under 75 inside. I use Fahrenheit inside and Celsius outside. The Canadian way. Like grocery stores that advertise in price per pound but use kg in the store. Hope you’re all having a good Sunday, time for more beer.
Enjoy your metric pound of beer! Maybe have a metric pint of crisps to go with!
Thanks, I will. A quarter gill of whisky with a cold flagon of ale to wash it down. Repeat until sleep. That’s my plan.
Hah, George Washington tossed a salad over the Potomac
ppl forget we didn’t have salad in America until Thomas Jefferfon imported the first salad machine in 1774.
Who was the lucky recipient?
One of the great things about the upcoming Snake Eyes movie that is really true to the character is that you see his real face in almost every scene.
I’m actually amazed that there are that many people in Georgia who can count to twelve.
Well most of them did have their hands down their pants.
Fingers and butt cheeks?
Then the males could count to 13.
Until voters banned PBS because Sesame Street made gays normal.
Oooh, Match Game is on. There was a mention of Billy Beer!
And it came from Betty White!
TAJ still has an unopened can of Billy Beer.
As good as the day it was canned, possibly!
My dad had a six pack of Billy Beer. He’s given a couple cans away over the years, but I think he still has at least 3 cans (unopened).
Giving up on A Hole doing the commentary for the Cubs game and switching to the NBA to hear Reggie Miller is like turning down the baby shit pie in favor of the earwig sundae.
Uncorked the Flying Suitcase 2013 Syrah I picked up. Definitely needs to open up a bit first, it’s 16% and just smelled boozy for the first minute. Very tasty now, but if anyone wants to come over and grill me a steak to go with it that would be awesome.
The best I could do right now is to throw some olives in a generally northward direction.
I appreciate the effort!
I love watching the NBA playoffs in TNT because they do a great job promoting their own shows that it wouldn’t even occur to me to watch during the remainder of the year.
Not sure I’m a fan of these “cool ice” uniforms the Bucks are sporting.
Woo hoo roundball time!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=StTqXEQ2l-Y
Since the hot air all decided to head north, we had a lovely day for the horse show. I scribed in the afternoon and got to learn all the secrets of judging. I also have lunch for tomorrow since there were about a million leftovers from the pot luck lunch!
The Dr. Mrs. has commandeered the TV and we are now watching Married at First Sight.
I think Drunk Rikki should live blog Married at First Sight.
I would but the basketball game is about to start.
That’s an every-Sunday thing at my house.
I say very impolite things about Asuelu. Also the white trash wannabe slave owner lady.
Wait, Married at First Sight is the OTHER one, on Wed and Thu.
Oh yeah, that’s also on every week.
Is that for people who think 90 day fiancé doesn’t move fast enough?
That and they feel a little squeamish about watching a relationship where the power dynamic is dependent on one of them not fulfilling their threat to call up I.C.E. and have the other one deported.
How do you spell TWO OUT TWO RUN HOMER?
I take it you finished your peaches?
I’m at 65. Fairly light day today. Three so far, maybe?
Heh heh, Rizzo unable to [too drunk to make a tolerable Grease joke].
Okay, kids, how do you spell DODGERS GRAND SLAM?
Ron Cey spelled it D-E-N-N-Y-S.
I am drunk, and intend to proceed to getting LIT. Or passing out, whatever.
Lytton is two hours east of Vancouver, in the Fraser Canyon.
https://twitter.com/weathernetwork/status/1409275513395425285?s=21
That’s 114° in American degrees.
That’s “too fucking hot” in any form of English I’ve ever spoken.
That’s why I will stand by the Farenheit scale. If it gets below zero, it’s insanely cold. If it gets above 100, it’s a liberal Chinese hoax.
And none of those pesky fractional degrees!
The temp in the part of LA that I live in is a nice 88 degrees. Should remain around there for the next week.
It’s nice because it’s a dry heat.
To you, maybe. I’m calling the city manager and demanding that he turn the city thermostat down to 86.
It’s hot up here, and I have no AC. Fuck this shit.
What, it’s not 72 with an on shore breeze where you live? A shame really.
I’ll regret that in September and October when it’s our turn.
In September and October we’ll be in 100+ so, yeah you won’t regret it.
WOO HOO SCRIPPS BEE VIA ZOOM!
Glyphosate, motherfuckers!
The Western Canucks
Cannot live nor breathe
In 45 degrees
(no insult intended, that is the only two syllable nickname I know for Canadian folks.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejorQVy3m8E
But is it a dry heat?
No!
We don’t have that same heat but have the same humidity…yuck
The “Too Hot For You?” haiku?
Actually, a cold Allagash White would be perfect right now.