Ciao from Bologna, Italy…woke up around midnight, looked at my phone, and saw the news.
My GF is sound asleep…boy, is she in for a surprise when she wakes up.
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- Thu May 30, 2024 5:46 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years
- Replies: 2166
- Views: 65095
- Sat May 25, 2024 9:14 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Le Pro Cycling Thread
- Replies: 264
- Views: 16034
Re: Le Pro Cycling Thread
Penultimate stage of the Giro this morning...brutal climb up Monte Grappa...and they are having to do it twice! Absolutely brutal.
- Sat May 25, 2024 9:07 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp Travel Guide
- Replies: 1268
- Views: 93088
Re: Swamp Travel Guide
Leaving on holiday this afternoon...two weeks in Italy. Few days in Florence, then Bologna, Parma, and then Castiglione Falletto in the La Lenghe wine region in Piedmont.
Excited for Aperol Spritz, wine, pasta, and gelato.
Excited for Aperol Spritz, wine, pasta, and gelato.
- Fri May 24, 2024 6:24 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
- Replies: 2631
- Views: 165848
Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
When I was talking to my parents about this, my mom gave me the "You never stop being a parent"....govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 5:29 pm When you figure out how to not stress about your kids, share the secret with me.
- Fri May 24, 2024 4:18 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
- Replies: 2631
- Views: 165848
Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
So my daughter who is working her first "real" job at Wayfair has been saddled with a shitty manager. She's super micro-managing, doesn't communicate clearly, and not big on positive feedback. She's also remote, and this is the first time she's managed people. Daughter has been thrown into...
- Fri May 24, 2024 1:25 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: A non-majors Golf Thread for 2023 and beyond
- Replies: 236
- Views: 4231
Re: A non-majors Golf Thread for 2023 and beyond
The cop getting dragged to the ground always sounded weird to me...was he he holding onto the door handle or something? Nonetheless, if that did happen, it looks like it would have been right before this, because he's running from behind and clearly pissed off. https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/s...
- Fri May 24, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Doc: The Umentary Type
- Replies: 142
- Views: 2712
- Fri May 24, 2024 11:03 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Doc: The Umentary Type
- Replies: 142
- Views: 2712
Re: Doc: The Umentary Type
Yeah, I hate that song too. Otherwise, I can take or leave Seger. Never did anything for me. But that song has always pissed me off. And of course, "Like a Rock" was also forever ruined by those truck commercials. I do like "Hollywood Nights" and "Turn the Page" though...
- Fri May 24, 2024 10:53 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Doc: The Umentary Type
- Replies: 142
- Views: 2712
Re: Doc: The Umentary Type
Yeah, I hate that song too. Otherwise, I can take or leave Seger. Never did anything for me. But that song has always pissed me off. And of course, "Like a Rock" was also forever ruined by those truck commercials. I do like "Hollywood Nights" and "Turn the Page" though...
- Fri May 24, 2024 10:30 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
- Replies: 3931
- Views: 249872
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Morgan Spurlock, Documentarian Known for ‘Super Size Me,’ Dies at 53 Morgan Spurlock, a documentary filmmaker best known for the Oscar-nominated 2004 film “Super Size Me,” which followed him as he ate nothing but McDonald’s for 30 days, died on Thursday. He was 53. In “Super Size Me,” Mr. Spurlock ...
- Wed May 22, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years
- Replies: 2166
- Views: 65095
- Wed May 22, 2024 4:26 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3107
- Views: 282755
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Look man, it was a good run. The third Atalanta goal was a banger... We leave for Italy on Saturday, and just realized that Fiorentina (Florence, IT) is in the Europa Conference League final next week against Olympiacos. Unfortunately, we are leaving Florence on Wednesday and will be in Bologna tha...
- Wed May 22, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9404
- Views: 516105
Re: Random Politics
Wow...does Justice Alito's wife LOVES her some flags... Another Provocative Flag Was Flown at Another Alito Home Last summer, two years after an upside-down American flag was flown outside the Virginia home of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., another provocative symbol was displayed at his vacation hous...
- Wed May 22, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Fontly Speaking
- Replies: 31
- Views: 525
- Wed May 22, 2024 11:25 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years
- Replies: 2166
- Views: 65095
Re: To the extent it comes up: Trump crap post-WH years
from the Jeff Tiedrich newsletter this morning...
- Mon May 20, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
- Replies: 3931
- Views: 249872
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Bruce Nordstrom https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/bruce-nordstrom-retail-titan-ultimate-shoe-dog-dead-at-90/ar-BB1mFTfI?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=ca4d84e3042242508c15c0f9613c0aca&ei=50 Met him once...the GF's daughter dated a Nordstrom kid for most of High School and college, s...
- Sun May 19, 2024 11:24 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: EPL 2023-24
- Replies: 449
- Views: 19565
Re: EPL 2023-24
Fucking Rodri...always scores in the big moments...
- Sun May 19, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: EPL 2023-24
- Replies: 449
- Views: 19565
Re: EPL 2023-24
Hang on...West Ham back in it on a spectacular bicycle kick...
- Sun May 19, 2024 10:41 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: EPL 2023-24
- Replies: 449
- Views: 19565
Re: EPL 2023-24
So much for any "Decision Day" drama...
And it was quite a scene during YNWA at Anfield...
- Sat May 18, 2024 7:30 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NBA Regular Season 2023-24 f./ NBA In-Season Tournament 2023-24
- Replies: 413
- Views: 17536
Re: NBA Regular Season 2023-24 f./ NBA In-Season Tournament 2023-24
Why does Dallas have guitar logos painted in the key?
- Sat May 18, 2024 11:55 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Electric Vehicles
- Replies: 166
- Views: 5075
Re: Electric Vehicles
Oh...its just Kid Rock starting a concert at JerryWorld for a pro rodeo stop...coming out in a CyberTruck wrapped as the General Lee from "Dukes of Hazzard".. https://www.tiktok.com/@themortgagemogul_/video/7370372964342140203?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=73443679535207...
- Fri May 17, 2024 5:32 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
- Replies: 3931
- Views: 249872
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Dabney Coleman, actor who portrayed comic scoundrels, dies at 92 Dabney Coleman, a Texas-born character actor who created an acclaimed gallery of comically macho throwbacks in films including “9 to 5” and “Tootsie” and TV shows such as “The Slap Maxwell Story” and “Buffalo Bill,” died May 16 at his...
- Fri May 17, 2024 4:28 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL 2024 Offseason
- Replies: 348
- Views: 24795
Re: NFL 2024 Offseason
Netflix announces Jerry Jones documentary series is 10 parts Netflix has announced its 10-part documentary series on Jerry Jones. The fact the entertainment company is making a documentary about the Cowboys’ owner, though, isn’t new. It was reported almost a year ago that Netflix paid just under $5...
- Fri May 17, 2024 2:12 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp Cooking Thread
- Replies: 983
- Views: 55861
Re: Swamp Cooking Thread
Made the mistake of reading this before having lunch...(gift link) The 25 Essential Pasta Dishes to Eat in Italy For a food that begins with just flour, water or sometimes eggs, there are infinite variations of pasta. So what happens when you convene a panel of five Italian cuisine experts and ask t...
- Fri May 17, 2024 1:31 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Long Reads
- Replies: 287
- Views: 23708
Re: Long Reads
Nice story about people's last day of work before retirement (gift link): Imagine Your Last Day of Work Ever. Here’s Theirs. Among life’s major milestones — think graduations, weddings, even annual events like birthdays and anniversaries — the retirement day is notably lacking in cultural convention...
- Fri May 17, 2024 11:29 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Return of Confessions
- Replies: 1353
- Views: 82508
Re: Return of Confessions
My wife hates leftovers. I could have the same meal for a few days straight and not be bothered to get anything else. When I was living alone/being single, I would always make something "big"...and then eat it multiple meals (except for breakfast) in a row until it was gone. Now we always...
- Thu May 16, 2024 10:30 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
- Replies: 1315
- Views: 199020
Re: Comedy...stand-up and otherwise...
Great story about stand-up Zak Toscani, who's been doing house shows...for $800-$1200 he'll come to your house and do stand-up for you and your friends. The Concierge Comedian In August 2022, Zak Toscani was in the middle of performing a stand-up show in a fan’s Boulder, Colorado, backyard when, sud...
- Thu May 16, 2024 1:44 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: A non-majors Golf Thread for 2023 and beyond
- Replies: 236
- Views: 4231
Re: A non-majors Golf Thread for 2023 and beyond
Scottie didn't even have to putt on his first hole after becoming a Dad. Wonder if fatherhood will mellow him out any...because this article in The Athletic makes him sound like a big of a psycho... Scottie Scheffler’s secret: How a ‘venomous’ trash talker became the best golfer in the world "...
- Wed May 15, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Uniforms, Logos, and Such
- Replies: 1305
- Views: 102587
Re: Uniforms, Logos, and Such
If you think Fanatics is a pretty scuzzy company before, wait until you read the article in the Athletic or listen to today's ESPN daily podcast about their deal with Perfect Game, a youth baseball exposure tournament. Here's that article: Why the Perfect Game, Fanatics deal has agents raising conc...
- Wed May 15, 2024 11:06 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Live Music thread...
- Replies: 2132
- Views: 185906
Re: The Live Music thread...
Has anyone seen LCD Soundsystem?
They are doing 4 nights here, starting tomorrow, and I missed out on the regular tickets. But I just checked on Stubhub and I can get tickets for a semi-reasonable price, and I'm wondering if its worth it.
They are doing 4 nights here, starting tomorrow, and I missed out on the regular tickets. But I just checked on Stubhub and I can get tickets for a semi-reasonable price, and I'm wondering if its worth it.
- Wed May 15, 2024 10:45 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Yacht Rock
- Replies: 327
- Views: 21163
Re: Yacht Rock
Did you know that Michael McDonald, the crown prince of Yacht Rock, has a memoir coming out? And would you have guessed he co-wrote it with Paul Reiser? How Paul Reiser helped Michael McDonald write his memoir What do you get when you combine a 1970s music legend, a 1990s sitcom star and a global pa...
- Tue May 14, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
- Replies: 3931
- Views: 249872
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Saxophonist David Sanborn, 6-time Grammy winner, has died at age 78 David Sanborn, whose keening cry on alto saxophone was as bright and steadfast as a lighthouse beacon during a career that spanned nearly 60 years and included collaborations with everyone from David Bowie to Stevie Wonder, died on...
- Tue May 14, 2024 10:33 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9404
- Views: 516105
Re: Random Politics
For those that watched the most recent season of "Fargo" (the one with Juno Temple and Jon Hamm) will remember the scheme where they had multiple candidates for Sheriff with the same name as Hamm's character? Some Right Wing clown here in Washington decided it would be great to pull the sa...
- Tue May 14, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
- Replies: 9037
- Views: 462395
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
I'd wager that she didn't write it...or at the very least was heavily guided by school district attorneys.The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 6:29 am Fuck, I can imagine how horrible it’d be to have to write that letter, especially as a principal.
- Tue May 14, 2024 10:20 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Getting the spins
- Replies: 3359
- Views: 228632
Re: Getting the spins
My oldest has informed me that she likes riot grrrl music. I am pleased. Kathleen Hanna has an autobiography out... Riot grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna: ‘A lot of men really get off on watching a woman get angry’ When Kathleen Hanna was 19 years old, a man broke into her apartment while she was out a...
- Tue May 14, 2024 9:29 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Le Pro Cycling Thread
- Replies: 264
- Views: 16034
Re: Le Pro Cycling Thread
Not pro cycling...but a great story about the "Little 500" race at Indiana University (gift link): The wacky, grueling bike race that captivates a Midwest college town A crowd of sorority sisters appeared outside of the Kappa Alpha Theta house in matching T-shirts that read “Theta Cycling....
Re: Slam?
Slam used to make great foulweather gear for sailing...but lately they've become more of a "fashion" line, and the quality has fallen off...
https://www.slam.com/
https://www.slam.com/
- Sat May 11, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away
- Replies: 167
- Views: 7744
Re: Umbras and Penumbras - The Sun is Going Away
Went outside a couple of times last night, didn't see anything. Must of slept through it.
- Thu May 09, 2024 12:23 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Presidential Election 2024
- Replies: 571
- Views: 18264
Re: Presidential Election 2024
Here it is...the dumbest thing you'll read this week... Trump can win as the anti-chaos candidate This creates an opportunity for Trump to seize the mantle as the anti-chaos candidate. His winning message is not to promise “retribution” against those he believes wronged him. It is to tell Americans:...
- Thu May 09, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Le Pro Cycling Thread
- Replies: 264
- Views: 16034
Re: Le Pro Cycling Thread
Been watching the Giro D'Italia (coverage is on the B/R portion of HBO/Max). Today's stage was super scenic...through the Tuscan countryside around Siena, and included multiple stretches of dirt/gravel backroads. The clouds of dust were amazing.