A pizza place in Berkeley showing UCLA-USC and not the Cal game is a choice.

Meanwhile I’m waiting for a single email from @oaklandish.bsky.social

I wish all of football would figure out how to not call penalties that don’t actually matter.

Getting ready for my 30th HS reunion and I’m still not 100% sure why I’m going. Selfishly, I think it may be because I have a PhD and the same waist size I had in ‘95 and I’m going to see how much I won by after being treated like crap for four years by people with better prospects.

👀 TWO YEARS AGO TODAY. We introduced the world to the Oakland Ballers. What an unreal run it's been so far. We're just getting started. 🏆

Doing dishes after dropping off the wife and kids to go backpacking on the Friday after Thanksgiving: “Wait a second….”

Watching House of Guinness and remembering using mostly Irish Celtic Rock to score my rugby linguistics documentary and my British professor complaining to another faculty member that rugby was invented in England and I should recognize that in the music.

I just heard someone refer to Boba Fett’s ship as “Opportunity Intern 1”, and I’m dead.

Billy Corgan playing all the instruments on Siamese Dream was a lot more impressive before I learned how albums are recorded.

You know it’s coming but the roll call that starts the new De La album is a crusher.

We're thankful for every Oakland sports fan, every sold-out night, every ounce of energy you delivered. You showed up all season and together we brought home a championship for Oakland. We are and will always be forever thankful you've joined us on this journey. Happy Thanksgiving. 🦃⚾️🏆

🍿 🎥 Join us this Saturday for a FREE screening of Inside Out at Raimondi Park in partnership with Cal State East Bay and Pixar. 🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/town-flicks-at-raimondi-park-inside-out-tickets-1936653174779?aff=oddtdtcreator

Me: Do you know Insane Clown Posse? 14y/o: I’m not into those kinds of movies.

i’m not crying you’re crying xkcd: Fifteen Years

WTF is Joe Buck’s outfit??!! Ugh. Don’t they have stylists? Nothing goes with any other element of the fit.

I gave the last faculty consult I am likely to give at school and the professor asked for my personal email so we can talk about accessible pedagogy in the future. Y’all. I was good at this job.

Here’s the link to the show! The kids were awesome. www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

One time, I wrote an article about Amy Schnieder for Parents Magazine. www.parents.com/news/jeopard...

Face for radio

Now it is this morning. Tune in at 9:00 AM Pacific.

“The voices that matter most – trans young people, their families, the clinicians who work with them and trans health experts in Aotearoa – have been clear: access to puberty blockers is crucial.” Young trans people need access to transition healthcare. We must listen to them, not to transphobes.

Me: Look at this bird. Wife: Where has this guy been the last 20 years?

I love a kicker wearing #92

Reminder that me and the kids will be on KQED’s Forum tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM. Call in and tell us how cool we are. Here’s our interview from last week: www.kqed.org/news/1206360...

Tough ending after the good vibes early in last year but the collapses have been pretty bad. www.espn.com/college-foot...

Not quite a helmet catch but that scramble by Winston had shades of Eli Manning

I keep reminding my kids that I am not unemployed. I am on two months paid leave. After that, if I haven’t accepted a new position, I will be self employed.

VERY. GROUCHY. HERON. 🦉

Hey Cal

Reffed 100 minutes today. I’m a little tired.

I was offered a buy out when I got laid off. I took the option to continue working b/c I wanted to support my staff. Yesterday, my boss was so rude, I went to HR and took the buy out. Staff bought me a cake and took me out for a drink to congratulate me.

What’s the most significant advice you received from a teacher? I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held” Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.

In anticipation of our appearance on KQED’s Forum on Monday, here’s the first interview I did with the kids about their experience coming out. open.spotify.com/episode/4H06...

Today’s rediscovered badass baseline: Reach Out I’ll be There, Four Tops It’s not featured in the mix as much as it deserves

What a Baller!

Just finished an interview. I feel like it went well. Fingers crossed.

It’s the difference between “word to your mother” and “word at your mother” that really matters.

We just surpassed 500 FREE ticket signups for our 2nd Edition of Town Flicks. This time we're screening Inside Out. Come enjoy a FREE community movie night at Raimondi Park. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/town-flicks-at-raimondi-park-inside-out-tickets-1936653174779?aff=oddtdtcreator

Interpreting for an MBA program which has been very fun but also a little sad to realize I talked myself out of pursuing an MBA because I thought the math would be hard. The math is not hard.

Job hunt means answering your phone when you don’t recognize the number. It’s brutal

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring BANANA PHONE! youtu.be/2U3Faa3DejQ?...

Those are awkward teenager legs.

People really keep doubting Brock Purdy. Yes, he had some bad throws that he got away with. But also, he had some really good throws and off schedule plays. Bless Mac, but Purdy did some things Mac can’t do.

MY LOST LENOIR!!!! What a return!

Why did the world move away from using backup QBs as holders for kicks? Seemed so useful for fakes or for when the process breaks down.

I find today’s shoe/sock combo very satisfying.

You know what I’d love? To be in a rut. I would love for my life to be stable for long enough to get bored of it.

Applied for a job a mile from my house. That would be cool.

Thanks, John! I am very impressed by these kids.