It looks as though the weather might dictate some of our actions in the near future. My neck of the woods will have some lovely windchills that will create near -40C temperatures. Others will get tons of snow and our friends on the West Coast might very well sigh more than once if there’s cloud cover. Looks like I’ll have to cancel brunch with the Dominguez-Doheny’s.
We all have our crosses to bear.
Flotsam and Jetsam:
-John Harbaugh is no putz. Turns out that one of the delays in signing on to the Giants is that he wanted it written that he would report to ownership, not the GM. As we’ve learned from the wily Brandon Beane, shutting off communication between the coach and owner can get you a nice little gig.
-It says so much about this moribund organization (the Giants) that an older fart like 63 year-old Harbaugh has to come in and clean house. The first to see the writing on the wall was Kevin Abrams who was Assistant to the GM for the majority of his 27 year tenure there. Abram realized that he’s being sidestepped so he retired.
-If you’ve cozied up to the Mara’s you’ve pretty much got a job for life. Take the example of Head Athletic Trainer,(he’s being “reassigned”) 73 year-old Ronnie Barnes. His tenure began in 1976! He’s been at his current position since 1980. He was very close to Wellington Mara (rumor has it, so close that he visited the previous owner on his deathbed) and folks like that hang around the team forever.
-Retread Alert: OC Zac Robinson, who couldn’t figure out how to get Bijan, Drake and Kyle firing on all cylinders together has found new life at Tampa Bay. That’ll be Baker’s fourth OC in four years now.
-No Pressure: Jesses Minter has two years under his belt as a DC for the Chargers (and a bunch of stops in college) and has now been named head of the Ravens. Best of luck.
That’s it for me. I’m going out to ‘plug in my truck’. Nope, she’s not an EV, it’s just going going be that cold. How are you preparing?
It’s so stupid, but so funny.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT1S6yVD45y/?igsh=MTFheHd2MXlyaWxrNg==
We’re working on it, folks. We really are.
M O O N that spells moon!
Back at 00:04 EST, and the Ice Stillers have defeated the Edmonton McDavids, 6-1.
The regular Stillers are going to either hire Blue Bunny McCarthey, or RRRAAAMMMIIITTT’s coordinators.
THIS HAS BEEN YOUR WCS RANDOM SPROTS UPDATE YOU DIDN’T WANT NOR ASK FOR BROUGHT TO YOU BY WCS
The drop, off between Tomlin and Blue bunny is going to make for some great stories next year
Pro Tip : Some experts say the best way to stay warm is…
The Australian Open is underway. One thing that has always bugged me about tennis tournament seeding is that it doesn’t really affect where players end up in the draw (i.e. they are randomly distributed in tiers so as the #1 seed you are as likely to get matched up against the #16 seed as you are to face the #14, or #13, or #11. So other than establishing tiers, the seeding doesn’t really *mean* all that much.
I still have PTSD from having to facilitate broadcasting that tournament, as well as an the other ATP events when I was doing the broadcast gig.
3-1, Oilies get on the board, end the Yinzer scoring run with a shorthanded goal of all things.
14:00 still to play in the second; the 3-0 Worst Lead In Hawkey Rule is very much in play.
Nevermind, it’s 5-1 now. 5:05 left in the 2nd.
Tyson’s Corner, Virginia
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I think mob rule is unfairly maligned. Not Mob rule, like in the White House. I mean a big bunch of hotheads, like the Bills Mafia.
For selfish reasons, I want Brian Daboll to become the HC at Buffalo. But if were a Bills fan, I’d even recruit Rudy Giuliani to get me signatures for this
You sneezed at the beginning of the Ice Stillers-Oilers game, and the Pens already kicked a field goal.
3-0 already 17:03 And Oilers’ goaltender (and former Penguin) Tristan Jarry is already given the hook.
Ludicrous speed!
We have the extreme cold warning tonight til noon Saturday. -40 to -50 possible in the morning with wind, a balmy -10 otherwise.
BUT, no snow! Which I’m good with. Just stay inside. Also dropping, my girlfriends cancer numbers. Halfway through.
“-If you’ve cozied up to the Mara’s you’ve pretty much got a job for life. Take the example of Head Athletic Trainer,(he’s being “reassigned”) 73 year-old Ronnie Barnes. His tenure began in 1976!”
& here I thought the Rooney’s organization was sclerotic. Jeez..
The porno awards are in Vegas right now.
Have they done the squirting categories yet? IIRC, that’s where most of your noms are.
I guess the FBI is looking into Jim Irsay’s death.
If there’s one guy who can solve the mystery of the dead addict, it’s this guy:
In the era of AI, this is what’s real.
There was a commercial for the Dan Bongino Show on the radio yesterday. I didn’t think he was still broadcasting, what with all the “Deputy Director of the FBI” thing going on. It’s good to know he’s focusing on what really matters.
He resigned. He’s gone back to his true passion: sticking his mouth on a metal dick.
Bawlmer fired one Harbaugh, and hired the bastard child of the other.
The vortex is missing out here. Was -25C today but in Winnipeg and Regina (shakes fist at Larry) it was -40C and change with wind chill. Not pleasant.
I assume by “plugging in”, you mean putting a heating blanket on the truck so the liquids inside don’t freeze and kill the car. Is that right?
I’m just a Southern Californian that had to engage the windshield wiper a couple of times today due to raindrops even though it was still probably in the high 60s, low 70s. I’m just guessing.
Block heater in the engine so things don’t freeze.
My delta 88 had one.
“Hey, that’s so funny, I have an ’88 too! Except mine’s a tattoo.” – Stephen Miller
I remember as a kid in Wisconsin some cars came with a built in engine pre heater. They had an electric cord hanging out of the front grill.
That’s the one!