That Aud Smell

That tornado passed about 1/8th of a mile north of where our office building is. I parked on the street today. Thankfully, there was no damage to my vehicle. People parked ~100' feet to the north of me were not so lucky. I had some storm debris on my windshield (roofing materials, looks like) - but no damage. There's more incoming as well. Storms often don't behave the way they used to. Existing models are of limited utility.

Every Olympics, I try to enjoy that sport. But it just won't take. There's apparently no limit the number of times that a team can foul the other team? Also, a decent save percentage must be like .350 because well over half of the SOG I saw wound up as goals. It just seems like the sport is the start of a proper idea of what a competitive gymnasium game should be.

I wish I could find the version of this photo that I saw on Twitter - I can't be bothered to go back and dig for it now - where there was a line drawn to the winning US runner with a caption: FASTEST MAN IN THE WORLD - and then a line drawn to the runner in green (Jamaica?) with a caption: DID NOT MEDAL.

Also: How should we set an over/under on this thread getting locked/posts getting moved? I’ll put it at 5.5 additional posts beyond this one (it’s a Sunday after all - mods may be away).

Is it? Was she? That’s far from clear at this point. In any case, the situation with this athlete is not a simple one. Relatedly, I was watching the France women play … was it Brazil? In soccer. That French centreback is very masculine looking (whatever that means). And fearsome to play against, I am sure. But she’s a woman. I recall a rumour surrounding her during the last World Cup that her testosterone levels tested outside of some prescribed limit for “women.” This stuff is confusing as hell. Testing from a Russian federation, you say?

I find these issues to be enormously complex and not amenable to simple declarations. The athlete who’s been the main punching bag (if you will) on this — Khelif — was born with (and presumably still has) female anatomical parts. She has some unusual hormonal condition, evidently. Again, a complicated situation. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/08/02/imane-khelif-fact-check-olympic-boxer/74645341007/

Marv’s capable of prompting a “holy sh1t - that guy’s still alive?!” from me. He’s a remarkable man in so many ways — now adding long-lived to those ways.

Bro.

I just watched the first little bit. The kid reminds me of some dude who starred in a bunch of movies (not recent ones, since I don't see many of those). But I cannot think of who that is. Possibly someone as far back as The Outsiders? I mean, you hope and pray that Ziemer can elevate his game to an NHL level. Because that kid appears to be a dog.

They sure do. Outdoor shows on the other side of the hill are called amphitheatre shows. Shows in that original venue are mainstage theatre shows.

$42M~ guaranteed over 4 years - based on simplistic math. Which would be 70% 🤓

167 is guaranteed, reportedly. Given how much guaranteed money there is, I will presume that there’s no escaping that contract.

what’s the guaranteed money?

Let the church say "amen." Terry has been chirped over the years because, at the age of 40, he hired a proverbial hot number who had just graduated from Houghton -- this after he met her a few months earlier when she was applying for a waitressing job at The Old Library Restaurant. And hey - taking that white collar job was a better bet than going to Alaska to work at a fishing camp (as Kim had theretofore planned). Anyway. The image of Terry escorting a frail and compromised Kim is certainly one that speaks to the very best elements of marriage. I wish them both well. That cannot be easy. (If you've never read the best profile that's been written about Kim, it's linked below.) https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2015/08/23/kim-pegula-making-difference-adopted-hometown/32166573/

this image is inspiring, no doubt. and, if i am being honest, it's a little jarring as well. god bless kim pegula.

Fun stuff - and Buffalo’s is also cool.

i didn't see an A -- there's a prominent patch on one side -- presumably for the SCF.

Well-turned, MIL. Respect.

Yowza. I attended a few of those Power Play Luncheons that the team used to hold - back in the day. They used to have players sit at the tables which local businesses would purchase. Net proceeds must have gone to the Sabres Foundation. Mika sat at our table one year. I sat next to him. I am not kidding or exaggerating when I say that I came away worried about the guy. He struck me as deeply depressed. Homesick.

dope avatar, man.

I'm getting old and/or I'm tired after a long day at work. But I can't readily make heads or tails of that Tweet. Okay, okay. Here's the takeaway (??).

i saw that as well. my bet is that he just lost a bunch of weight and doesn't particularly care that his suit jacket is ill fitting. which is weird - given how careful he is about colouring his hair (and beard).

he's meticulous about it - you can tell.

Rick Dudley looks like an airbrushed version of Rick Dudley.