Request: Can we put David Cross in the MCU?

Unpopular take (because much worse has happened since and these are not normal times): but things really slid off the rails in the US when the Obama Admin did next to nothing on Russian election interference in 2016. Even at the time I remember thinking it was kind of pussyfoot behavior.

There’s gotta be like 25,000 people at this SU / UNC game at the Dome and the entire crowd is just sitting there.

Anything other than the Syracuse Stars, a nod to the minor league teams from 1877-1929, will be a huge disappointment.

The NBA really needs to quantify elements of the dunk contest for scoring. Movement, agility, distance, force, etc... should get you a set amount of points. Giving a 44 score for a basic bitch style dunk just waters down the whole event.

One of the music highlights of my life that I take pride in is when I randomly got to play along side drummer Ed Shaughnessy (at a jazz camp in the late 90’s). This clip of the Tonight Show Band with They Might Be Giants caught my eye on YouTube. So *technically* I’m only degree removed from TMBG!

shoutout to @amazingthew.bsky.social for the actual answer to discord adult verification

‘Twas cold out there today but I managed to grill 4 bacon wrapped jalapeños 🤘

If you have not watched The Mandalorian season 2 in a while, it might be time to do so. Gotta be peak Star Wars in some instances (ep 1 and ep 5 for example).

one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things

This Cuse coaching staff is ass. 8 turnovers in the first half (!). The kids are super talented, but they can’t run plays, no one’s moving, no good looks, they seem lost on offense, can’t communicate, usually can’t make adjustments. I think they gotta look at shitcanning Autry after this season.

Folds on the Kennedy Center 3 weeks ago: I was sick to my stomach when I quit because I knew they were going to run it into the ground. No one that they were appointing had any experience in arts administration, but that was never the point. The point was to take that, run over it, and move on.

Disney / Marvel has had the ability to make a Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos movie starting Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury for a over decade now and they’ve never entertained or approached this idea. This is a huge travesty IMO. Opportunities like this are only here for a fraction of a time.

Your reminder that the 2026 Caribbean Series starts today (on MLB Network) and baseball is back and that is a beautiful thing.

Lots of good Catherine O’Hara moments for sure like Waiting For Guffman, Schitt’s Creek, and Bettlejuice but an underrated role (and underrated movie) is her as a tipsy, over-possessive mom in Orange County.

Syracuse dominating the snow game this winter. +38” from normal is crazy.

Shout out to the Ryobi 40v electric snow shovel. I had reservations, but it’s helped to keep our driveway clear without needing an actual snowblower. I can get the entire space (+patio) done in 15-20 mins which normally takes a lot longer. Caveat is you gotta do it before 5-6” of snow.

One of the (minor) downsides of being a musician / creative-type, is occasionally I’ll write songs in my sleep that will repeat in my head over and over. This time it’s a 5 second instrumental piece featuring a flugelhorn that sounds like it was written by Burt Bacharach 🤷

Pretty much how it feels playing Battlefront 2 sometimes.

The irony of a guy who insighted an actual insurrection then threatening to use the Insurrection Act.

Alas I feel the Mets just might be basement dwellers this upcoming season 😞 still #LGM

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

In this SU game, Georgia Tech’s head coach is rocking a suit and I respect that.

Finally watched Super Troopers 2 (2018). It’s a pretty good sequel. A good watch for fans. Plot’s a bit thin but there’s a lot of good banter going on. They didn’t forcefully rehash bits from the first movie; just embellished a few. Tastefully done. Movie has a score of 35% on RT which is unfair.

renaming mar-a-lago "black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, and no human is illegal" and then getting mad when kid rock declines to perform there

Picked up a rack of beef plate short ribs recently. $55 for 6lbs which I didn’t think was bad seeing as how these are an extremely hard cut to find locally. Had to trim ‘em up quite a bit tho. Plan: Dry rub overnight, sous vide in the morning, fridge until the weekend, then onto the smoker. Boo-ya.

It looks like NWS is predicting between 18” and 30” of lake effect snow for Syracuse and the immediate suburbs over the next 48 hrs. And of course I’m right under the band of snow that says 30”. We’ll see how it pans out!

Before they were released, I had this notion in the back of my head that if the DOJ redacted any text from the files, a simple copy and paste of blacked out words would probably work because this administration is so dumb. And sure enough it’s true.

Color commentator in this SU game just casually dropping a JKF grassy knoll reference mid game.

Wifey has only seen like 7% of the MCU so I just finished putting together a PowerPoint Presentation to get her up to speed for Avengers: Doomsday. Gotta say it came out pretty good!

Giving Alton Brown’s 12 mo. aged egg nog recipe a whirl. The mini sample I had was soooo good already.

People can say what they want but the Book of Boba Fett was awesome and I’d love a season 2.

I had no idea what this meme was before today and I’m so glad I found out. I watched the clip on YouTube which is great but the first several paragraphs here on Wikipedia are gold.

Trivia Tuesday: Q) The only actor to appear in all three of the following film franchises: James Bond, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones? A) Julian Glover (who still kickin it at 90!).

I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.

I have this odd theory that if the TV announcers can pronounce Syracuse correctly, they generally have more in-depth knowledge on the overall SU team that’s playing.

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Let’s check in with the SU game:

This rando lady is holding up a $100 billion private investment in CNY based on a signed contract from 2005. I do think what she is doing (in principal) is profound but alas futile. Eminent domain, if the county implements it and it probably will, is an unstoppable beast.

Cuse is blowing up. About to get both an IKEA and a Taco Bell Cantina opening in the same week! I shall partake in both me thinks.

The only accurate take I’ve seen today.

People can rip on Indy: Temple of Doom all they want but the first 10-15 mins is peak cinema.

Holy moly three good stories to wake up to this AM.

Field goal range is getting batty now with 60+ yarders are becoming norm. I do wonder if the NFL will make a scoring rule change on it soon or down the road.

I’ve given the movie Vertigo (1958) a few attempts but I just can’t get into it. The plot is too bizzare for my tastes. I will say the music is great (title sequence and first act mostly) and the cinematography is top notch. I mean these visuals are just 🤌

whelp, I’ll be thinking about the Steven Soderbergh movie about Ben Solo until the day I die, I guess. we could’ve had it all. apnews.com/article/adam...

Street this AM looked like something out of the movie Halloween.