The Swamp

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Watching the Leicester - Southampton match of relegated clubs, and I don't normally say this because the EPL is so deep and so good, but these clubs do not look like they belong in the league. Sloppy, unintelligent, disorganized play.

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Black Bag on Netflix was a fun spy thriller with more intrigue than action. Exceptional cast. Well-written.

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sancarlos wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 12:34 am Rewatched Tombstone (in honor of Val Kilmer.)

I predict my way wife will soon get weary of my repeated use of the word huckleberry.

My wife uses this term every time she hears, sees, or thinks about Val Kilmer. Probably once every two weeks or so. Her attempt at the accent is very endearing.

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I got parsley from Trader Joe's. And it was the best parsley I've ever eaten. So much more firm and tasty than the sad limp stuff you get - even from farmer's markets or Whole Foods. Also lasted forever in my fridge.

It is worth the trip alone.

Also a big fan of the pre-cooked lentils they ...

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Have you ever been to a shared bathroom in a confined space and walk in, and you're like, how can anyone just urinate all over the seat and leave it? This happens frequently to me on planes, and sometimes in nice restaurants, hotels, or lounges.

I think very poorly of people who do this. And so I ...

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Shirley wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 9:14 am This probably won't sway any of the Cucurella haters, but it just makes me love him more.

Damn it. That did make me like him more.

Still a villain on the pitch.

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Pleased that Washington selected the least least impressive of the two tackles that Business Horse didn't like enough to rank.

Everybody else seems to like him and really, I mailed this in harder than ever this year. Barely watched anything compared to usual. I will stand firm on Kelvin Banks ...

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I got parsley from Trader Joe's. And it was the best parsley I've ever eaten. So much more firm and tasty than the sad limp stuff you get - even from farmer's markets or Whole Foods. Also lasted forever in my fridge.

It is worth the trip alone.

Also a big fan of the pre-cooked lentils they have in ...

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Thuram's took my breath away.

And Yamal's was a masterclass. L'Enfant Terrible!

What a match!

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DaveInSeattle wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:49 pm Restart the "Arsenal needed to sign a striker!" talk...

Although, the save by Donnarumma against Trossard was a thing of beauty.

Not sure the "Arsenal need to sign a striker" talk has died down since Van Persie left.

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Have been eating generally well, drinking sporadically, and traveling excessively. Resulting in my weight being up and down this year. Good news is, I'm the same today as I was in mid-January (while not exercising regularly in seven weeks due to the knee). Bad news is, that's 10 pounds above where I ...

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Pleased that Washington selected the least least impressive of the two tackles that Business Horse didn't like enough to rank.

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Gareth Evans has a style. Tom Hardy has a style. If you like them then you’ll probably like Havoc.

I enjoyed it enough, but like Samwise I could have used more Olyphant.

Quit it halfway through. I like Hardy and it was well-shot, but the writing was atrocious. The lines they gave Forrest ...

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Liverpool were the class of the league this year.

Not easy to follow Klopp. Full marks to Slot.

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DaveInSeattle wrote: Sun Apr 27, 2025 12:07 pm Ruttiger was gonna kill somebody. Needs a good long suspension…

100%.

Real Madrid showing an utter lack of class that is consistent with their recent identity. If I cared more about La Liga, they might be my least favorite franchise in professional sports.

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Damn, man. That's a brutal turn for the worse. Sending love to you and your family.

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I don’t give enough of a crap to have too strong of an opinion but yeah Francis was about as good of a pope as you’re gonna get in the modern Catholic Church. If the world is lucky the cardinals elevate someone with mostly the same outlook.

As bad as the modern Catholic Church is, my bet is ...

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I don’t give enough of a crap to have too strong of an opinion but yeah Francis was about as good of a pope as you’re gonna get in the modern Catholic Church. If the world is lucky the cardinals elevate someone with mostly the same outlook.

As bad as the modern Catholic Church is, my bet is it ...

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Proper response from Newcastle.

A nice opportunity to rest players and get some run for players like Osula and Miley. Botman's return was great to see.

Hoping Joelinton's absence is just a rest injury.

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... and to say that Pope Francis was my favorite Pope.

If there's a place to Rest In Peace, I hope he's there.

We're all imperfect, including Francis. But he was the best representation of what Jesus actually taught than anyone else in an influential Christian religious leadership position I'm ...

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I'll say it again, if you're going to claim moral authority over a billion fucking people and speak for the omnipotent creator of all time, space, and matter, you should be held to a higher standard of morality, or at least an equal standard.

If I said that homosexuals are human beings worthy of ...

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Watching The Leopard (which you'll also see referenced in the Reading Thread), a period piece based in Sicily as Italy is being formed as a country. I'm mostly watching it because it's in Italian and allows me to practice the language a bit without trying, but it's very well-shot and interesting if ...

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Really enjoyed this. Interwoven short stories with powerful messages delivered gently and beautifully. And in waves. It starts a little slowly but really gains momentum in the middle, and I found myself moved deeply in the latter chapters.

https://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/9781335005625_p0 ...

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1. To echo the advice above, the amazon ones work fine if you check reviews.

2. I don't pay anything for unlimited international text and data coverage through T-Mobile. HOWEVER, calls are either .25 per minute or you buy a plan for like $15 for a week of unlimited.

3. You must pay a fortune for ...

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As I'm being more intentional with what I consume these days, mostly to protect my mental health, I figured this would be a good way to cleanse my thoughts and remind myself about the value of silence and the harm of overstimulation. Which it was.

You can read this in a couple of hours, and it's ...

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I like reading historical stuff, and I am a member of the GaryClark book club, so I might check out The Leopard .

Just finished the previously discussed The Incorruptibles . Great history of the criminal element and efforts to stamp it out on the Lower East Side.

Right now I'm reading a well ...

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If you think authors should be paid for their work, it isn't artificial scarcity.

Authors have lost "revenue" from libraries forever due to real scarcity of physical books. I have yet to see an argument from an author who said "Libraries suck and they steal from me". Authors get more ...

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Just wrapped this. Apparently one of the most popular books ever in Italy. Considered a classic. Now a show on Netflix in Italian.

It's a melodramatic tale of life in Sicily before Italy was a country, told through the eyes of nobility and military. The author was a descendant of the main character ...

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If you think authors should be paid for their work, it isn't artificial scarcity.

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bfj wrote: Sun Apr 20, 2025 1:16 pm James by Percival Everett. Great book. Do NOT listen to it with volume up at stop lights.

Gotta read this soon. But there are SO MANY BOOKS on my list.

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DaveInSeattle wrote: Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:52 am wow..that was a banger of a goal by Neto to put Chelsea ahead...

Incredible.

Pretty much the worst weekend possible for the Toon.

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Sorry, I won't do this again, but...

My wife has some inside information from a federal employee that saw a list of potential upcoming cuts and...

Trip is off again.

I'm so fucking sick of this shit. They are absolutely gutting the federal government. People have no idea how bad this is. What ...

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I've gotten lazy, I confess, and find that reading will often lead to slumber. My wife the writer hipped me to audio books from the library, and I recently finished Kathleen Hanna's ' Rebel Girl '. Hearing her describe the worst and best parts of her life definitely made me a fan of hearing the ...

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The Villains living up to their names today. They threw a strong dose of cold water on our Champions League hopes today.

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If you're talking about Landman, there is a pretty decent back and forth on here about it.

Mixed reviews, at best. I will watch S2, but it has the potential to go the way of Yellowstone and devolve into increasingly ridiculous, over-acted plot lines.

Sheridan's overall depiction of women is ...

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Well, that was a crap start for the Magpies.

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Loved Reacher season 1 and looking forward to catching up on later seasons. Enjoyed, but didn't love this year's White Lotus. It's fine, and if you don't get too amped up waiting to see what happens in the finale, it won't disappoint you much. Been meaning to start Residence and Paradise. I ...

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Really enjoyed this. Post WWII Japanese mystery. It's considered a classic of the genre. I'm not sure if it's the writing, or the way Japanese gets translated into English, or both. But it is both wonderfully descriptive, and also stripped down language in a beautiful way. Much of it takes place ...

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