Happy Black Friday! This is a touch embarrassing but I’ve got nothing this week. That’s right. I had ONE JOB and failed miserably at it.
Just kidding…ish. I really didn’t have any planned here. I got so focused on hosting Thanksgiving at FOB: Cape Cod, and prepping for an upcoming work trip that by the time I realized “Oh shit, it’s really a Thursday” was at about 1130 Thanksgiving morning with the bird resting and me elbow deep in prepping sides for the meal.
So, in the spirit of the holiday, I want to take a minute and say how thankful I am to this community here. To allow me the space to post half ass drink reviews like it know what I’m doing for the past checks notes… Five years has been insanely fun. Not to mention chiming in on the many threads making dumb jokes with you fine people. It’s very entertaining and we’ve got a good thing going here.
So…yeah. once again my inability to create a backlog for myself has come back to bite me. Oh well, C’est la vie. One of these days I’ll learn and start banking a number of ready to deploy posts, but today is most definitely not that day. L I’ll be back next week with a more traditional post, before stepping back for 2 weeks while I’m away doing business type things. But for now, enjoy the long weekend!
(Banner image courtesy Matthew Tetrault Photography)
UConn has blown most of a 19 point lead, now up 6 with 2:10 to go.
Point spread was UConn -1.5. Just saying.
THESE GUYS THE UCONN HUSKIES I CALL THEM RIKKI’S CAR IN HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY KEEP RUNNING OUT OF GAS.
Local COTW
I succeeded in not napping when I made it back to my room around 4 pm, however, I never regained enough energy to put my shoes back on and head out for dinner, and now I bow to the power of jetlag and will head to sleep at 8:15 pm. Fancy lunch tomorrow, also walking around San Polo.
Sleep time woo! Look forward to waking up and finding out what happened with Bears/Iggles!
I decided to have biscuits with sausage gravy for brunch, because I didn’t have nearly enough carbs yesterday- but wait! No biscuits! It’s going to be sausage gravy on thin sliced Dave’s killer bread. Practically health food!
You’d be foolish not to do it!
Well, the day has passed. Wife and I are laying low, until i go to the Elks Club to get shitfaced.
I tried something new for thanksgiving that I was intending to use for a substitute COTW next month.
It did NOT turn out.
Daniel Jones has a fractured fibula, but he was a full participant at practice today. The team doctor said: “It’s a pain management issue, it’s his non-throwing fibula.”
It’s just a little broken, it’s still good
I had a fractured fibula when I was 21 (yes it happened while under the influence), and I was in a cast for about 6-8 weeks. Football players are built different?
If by “built different” you mean “access to painkillers that Mexican cartels thinks are a bit much” then yes.
You know how thet say in the NFL: there’s a difference between hurt and injured. Injured means you’re a precious widdle thing.
What if Lane told his players he was staying – but ONLY if they win this game?
They’d probably lose by 30, with a smile on their faces.
Wait, we can mail it our weekly posts? Good to know!
Also, here’s my cocktail of the day.
Uf 🏆
lookit Riche Rich with his NAME BRAND juice smgdh
You clearly don’t read the mock drafts.
Near-riot in Stark-Vegas
This is true. As God and my Dad as my witnesses, even after they intercepted the Raiders in the Wild Card Win and everyone was proclaiming the Curse of Bo Jackson over, I was muttering to myself “Don’t fumble the kneel down” under my breath.
I mean, wouldn’t be surprising
https://bsky.app/profile/bridgetgoirish.bsky.social/post/3m6phvvd7n22q
🎶 You better watch / You better not cry / You better not pout / I’m telling you why
Santa’ll put a cap in your ass 🎶
Yeah, if he’s going to spend time in Philadelphia it might not be a bad idea.
Found a funny:
white america’s desire for national suicide and ruthlessly torturing Mexicans for sport is bumping up against their desire for cheap treats and not being ruled by a protected caste of pedophiles.
what will happen when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Find out next season in 2026.
NYT Pitchbot right now (artist’s conception):
I’ll substitute one of my reviews for Sharkbait.
Get a good bottle of bourbon.
Pour three fingers into a glass.
No ice.
Enjoy.
Instructions unclear, fingers all sticky now
Fightin’ Horatios, Netball Division, are playing Illinios for the first time since they whipped them in the NCAA tournament two years ago, a game that included a 30-0 (!) UConn run.
Illinois came prepared bringing a couple of guys with Serbian sounding names who appear to have transferred straight from military service.
Snowed overnight, – 10 C, Mrs. Cola’s bday and she wants to tuck in at an Olde English Pub for lunch, then a bar that serves only Fondue and Champagne for dinner. I am punching way above my weight with her.
No arguments here.
But really you’re a swell fella – almost good enough – have a great day out at the pub and fondue.
That’s pretty high praise from the BIL.
That’s a quality day. Enjoy!
Happy Birthday to Mrs. Cola, and best of luck to your colon after a dinner based around melted cheese.
FonDUE it!
Happy bday to the Mrs!
¡Feliz cumple a la doña! Demand cava at the dinner. The staff will love you.
Surprisingly hangover free, but we’ll see how much booze is required post game.
Do they not call it FAHKIN’ DAHKIE FRIDAY in Boston anymore?
RELEASE THE BRUINS!
No no. They need to stay where they are.
Not surprised that the ice is already covered in piss.
coo-coo-ka-choo bitches, it’s EGG BOWL TIME
Setting up cameras in a locker room seems problematic, maybe enough so that Congress should look into it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/1p8yc7n/casagrande_lane_kiffin_in_a_sec_network_interview/
Oh look an Ohio representative has already volunteered to “look into it” and pretend that he didn’t see anything.
Oh, so he does know how to out on a suit jacket? The shirt and tie only thing is just performative bullshit?
I, for one, am shocked.
After all these years of doing this EVERY WEEK you’re allowed a mulligan.
Happy holidays!
Yeah with how hungover I am today I couldn’t even think about more booze.
I’ll sub in with a quick wine review 🙂
I learned today that there is a grape variety native to the Venetian lagoon called Dorona. It was considered lost for quite a long time until a winemaker from nearby (big Prosecco producing family) found a few vines and revived the varietal. Full story in this BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220619-the-resurgence-of-venices-prized-dorona-grape
The vineyard is on the island of Mazzorbo in the north lagoon, and is connected to Burano by bridge. I walked over from Burano and tried a glass. It’s a gorgeous amber color and very dry. A lot of minerality, a touch of salt, and maybe some apple, although that might just be my brain thinking it should have apple from the color. Different from any other wine I’ve had for sure, glad I had a chance to try it!
na na NA NA na NA na NA na na NA na na NA NA na NA
DRY DORONA
How is this week’s cocktail being logged in the spreadsheet?
Bye week
PUP
IR
or just skipping it all together
Good question. I’ll get creative
DNP, Coach’s Decision
Sharkbait is the coach