Rainy night here. What’s up in your neck of the woods?
Florida woman, still rocking a punk rock ethos in the 2020s, which is kind of sad. Betty Cracker has been a Balloon Juice writer since 2012.
Sunday Evening Open Thread
The mister saw these wild turkeys strutting around on a golf course this morning:
Do they know it’s almost Thanksgiving? Asking for it, they were.
In meaningless NFL news, my team won! Woohoo!
I am now testing Mistermix’s (??) theory about the Willie Nelson station being the best ever on Pandora. So far? He’s right.
Idiot Box (Open Thread)
I’m camped out in my yard watching a grill and anticipating some company. Thought I’d see what was on TV:
Netanyahu lecturing us about what’s good for us. As a BFF, you understand.
Then Mittens:
He was saying Obama should have listened to the Republicans and stayed in Iraq. He warned that thanks to Obummer, we’re going to probably need ground troops to settle ISIS’s hash. I’m sure Tagg, Lagg, Bagg, Ragg and Mittlet are at the recruiting office right now signing up for our next glorious Middle East adventure.
I changed channels:
Ah. Much better!
Open thread.
ETA: In college football news, Florida finally shit-canned Muschamp. About damn time. Now, the AD needs to find someone with successful head coaching experience to replace him. Head coach of the Florida Gators is not an entry level job.
Saturday Evening Open Thread
Looka this pretty doggie:
Interesting football games on today. There’s a thread on it below. My team threw away a late fourth quarter lead and lost in overtime, but if our crappy coach gets punted out of The Swamp, it’ll be a small price to pay.
My kid is doing a stop-motion film project this evening. She said, “Mom, can you sculpt a 4-1/2 inch tall replica of Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’? Right now?”
So I said, “Sure!”
That’s what I’m doing. You?
UPDATE: Wah-lah!
The things we do for our kids…
College Football Picks & Open Thread
There’s a lot of great football on tap today. I haven’t followed college football this year as closely as I normally do, so I’m not going to make a pick on every game. But here are my picks for some of the games I’ll be watching today — rationales below.
I think Georgia Tech beats Clemson. Why? I dunno — just a feeling. Mississippi State will roll the Tide, making Saban even more dyspeptic, if that’s possible. LSU will root out the Hawgs.
The Dawgs, still smarting from that beat-down Florida delivered, will take out their ire on the luckless Tigers / War Eagles.
I WISH Miami would beat FSU. I hate both of them but hate FSU more. But the ‘Noles have lured me into false hopes of their implosion too many times this year. I think they beat “The U” like a rented mule.
As for my own Gators, damn, I hope they win. My grandma went to the University of South Carolina, and she will be insufferable over the holidays if the ‘Cocks prevail. But I think the Gators lose, damn it.
What say y’all?
Friday Evening Open Thread
I’m about to shut down the PC, set the chickens loose to roam until sundown and enjoy a glass or five of red wine, vintage to be determined.
You?
A Swing and a Miss
There were rumors that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the raving kook who is the self-proclaimed Caliph of ISIL / ISIS / Islamic State and who appears to share former FL Governor Charlie Crist’s fondness for portable fans, was killed in a recent US bombing raid.
But he appears to have released a new audiotape referencing recent events, including President Obama’s decision to deploy an additional 1,500 US troops to Iraq, so he’s still alive. Bummer.
Please feel free to discuss the ISIS lunatics, the wisdom of continuing US involvement in Iraq or any other topic — open thread.