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Carl Spackler

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  1. This fucking pisses me off on multiple levels. So some fucking moron in the LVPD didn't dot the i's and cross the t's on the blood draw, which potentially weakens the legal case, which leads the DA to chicken out and agree to 3-10 such that stupid motherfucker Ruggs will be eligible for parole in 3. Or maybe the DA's office is blowing smoke to cover its own ass in some fashion. Either way, it's galling. And don't even get me started on the level of stupidity it takes to get behind the wheel while drunk and roll on city streets doing 156 mph. The lady and her dog BURNED ALIVE. And this motherfucker gets 3-10. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38162272/ex-raiders-wr-henry-ruggs-iii-sentenced-3-10-years-fatal-dui
  2. The last time I skied PT it was still Squaw. Outstanding place. I don't know what they've done with it in the last 5+ years, but the times I've been there the skiing was top notch. My favorite place to ski in/near Tahoe along with Kirkwood. KWood is a bit of a schlep from the lake, but worth it IMO. Heavenly is fun too -- can ski both sides of the state line. Tubing the Truckee is fun. Yes, water will be cold, but the one time I tubed with my son and one of his buddies, we got accustomed to it once we were in for a little while. Pack a lunch unless you're doing some kind of float where they provide the food. Downtown Reno has seen better days. It's kind of run down. There's a Basque restaurant down there called Louis' that is really good, though.
  3. Laz Diaz is turrrible, but that was not a blown call. It was a pretty damn good pitch. Boone going off the rez over it is about par for the course.
  4. Best thing about Oakland's stadium = the short beer lines. Giants stadium is a lot of fun. Took the ferry over from the Oakland side to the ballpark one time, which sure as shit beat trying to get over there in a car or the BART. Also, the wife (no pics) and I are heading up to the Santa Cruz Mountains area in a couple weeks for a few days Staying in Los Gatos, but will be spending our time either up in the mountains checking out wineries and redwoods or near the coast in Santa Cruz/Capitola. Have dinner reservations for two of the three nights, so looking for recs anywhere in that general area. Also, itinerary isn't totally mapped out, so if you have suggestions about stuff to do/see around there, lay 'em on me.
  5. Absolutely no reason to suspend him for those comments. WTF is the Baltimore ownership thinking?
  6. Here's his website if you want to check out some of his other songs. https://www.colegallagher.com/
  7. Full disclosure: I've known this young man, Cole Gallagher, since he was a pup and I'm friends with his mom and dad. Cole just put out an EP called The Confluence, and I've been listening to it today. I think it's pretty damn good. David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) plays accordian and sings on one of the tunes (which was actually cut a couple years ago). Jimbo Hart and some of the other guys in the 400 Unit play on it as well (Jimbo produced some of Cole's earlier songs). The song below is the first song on the EP. I would describe his music as Americana -- definitely influenced by heartland rock, roots, and a bit of country.
  8. Actually, 36-15, but who's counting? [*I am*]
  9. Fair enough. I don't agree with everything you wrote, but I definitely agree that if the ump had issued warnings after the pitch that was high and tight, Mikolas almost certainly wouldn't have hit Happ with the next pitch. Fortunately, it looks like Contreras isn't too much the worse for wear -- I see he's back in the lineup.
  10. Yes, I do. Wow. If it had been intentional, I could understand plunking him. But it was clearly unintentional. A little chin music on the next pitch? Fine. But it should have been left at that. That said, I tend to agree that the umps should have issued warnings instead of running Mikolas. But when the plunking is clearly intentional, the umps have the right to give him the heave with no prior warning, so they were within the rules to do what they did.
  11. This is a good move. It would be tough to measure the size of the hole the Cubs were dealing with at 3B.
  12. Bountygate, mostly. I'm a Vikings fan, so I'm not favorably inclined toward the Saints in general. Or anyone who was associated with their '09 team.
  13. I can't say his comment is wrong, but fuck Sean Payton anyway.
  14. Damn you. Came here to post this.
  15. I initially read the final sentence of that tweet as sarcasm, but, holy shit, maybe that was wishful thinking on my part. Can't believe anyone would try to condone putting other people at risk just for a sick dog. Sounds to me like he was trying to come up with an excuse -- any excuse -- to give to the LEO to rationalize driving like a complete fucking idiot.
  16. +1. Cracked a bottle last night. Pretty hot on the first couple sips. One small ice cube leveled it off nicely. Definite cherry bomb. Kudos to Bert
  17. The Revenant is more directly based on the grizzly mauling of Hugh Glass, his miraculous survival, and his efforts to track down the two men who left him alone to die. But Jedediah Smith was indeed a certified badass.
  18. RIP. Lived a long and full life. Great voice.
  19. Someday I will make it to the Cosmic Campground in western New Mexico during a no moon/new moon phase to check out one of the darkest night skies in the lower 48. Oh, yes I will. https://www.darksky.org/our-work/conservation/idsp/sanctuaries/cosmiccampground/ https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gila/recarea/?recid=82479
  20. I agree -- the museum is good. And I forgot about the bar. Has a speakeasy feel to it. Convenient way to grab a drink and relax after going through the museum.
  21. Besides the usual options of air-conditioned casinos and pools/cabanas, here a couple ideas. If you're into gangsters, the Godfather, Goodfellas, etc., the Mob Museum downtown is interesting . . . and air-conditioned. Another option is to drive up to the Mt. Charleston area and do some hiking. The drive doesn't take that long -- maybe 45 minutes or so from the Strip depending on traffic. It will still be warm even at that elevation (7500+ feet), but it will be at least 20 degrees cooler up there than down in the valley. (P.S.: I see bigup2dahorns beat me to the Mt. Charleston rec. Listen to that man.) The recs others have given you re: Lotus are spot-on.
  22. Color me jealous. Would love to take a chunk of time and just drive around the country seeing shit. If/when you make it out to California, check out the Eastern Sierra/Highway 395/Owens River Valley part of the state. Most people head for LA, SF, Napa, Highway 1, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Disneyland, Yosemite, and all the other touristy areas of CA. But the Eastern Sierra is one of my favorite places in the state. The scenery is great, and there are several off-the-beaten-path places to explore. Check out Bodie, which is a mining ghost town that has been preserved and is now a state park. It's a cool place to walk around and explore. There's Mono Lake, with its weird-looking tufas. The area around June Lake and Mammoth Lakes is gorgeous. Take your RV on the 203 through Mammoth Lakes and go see Devil's Postpile. Lots of hiking in that area. South of Mammoth Lakes there is more great hiking, fishing, rock climbing, etc. Stop in Bishop for a sandwich at Erick Schat's Bakery or Mahogany Smoked Meats. Or at least some jerky at Mahagony. South of Bishop is Big Pine. East of that town, up in the White Mountains, is the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Do the Methuselah Loop hiking trail and by the end of it you'll be able to say that you've laid eyes on the oldest known and confirmed living non-clonal organism in the world -- one of the trees on that loop is the old guy (the park and rangers won't identify the particular tree for fear that knuckleheads will vandalize it). The road getting up to the forest is narrow and even unpaved at the end, but I seem to recall seeing RVs on it. Check with the rangers first to make sure I wasn't imagining things. South of Big Pine is Independence. Tiny little town with a big Neoclassical courthouse -- where Charlie Manson had his first prelim after getting arrested in Death Valley for possession of stolen property and vandalism after the Tate/LaBianca murders. Across the street is a cool old hotel (the Winnedumah). South of Independence is Manzanar NHS, where Japanese-Americans were interned during WWII. Well worth spending a few hours there. South of that is Lone Pine and the Alabama Hills, where hundreds of movies have been filmed over the years. It's easy to drive around the Hills and admire the scenery, which includes Mt. Whitney. There's a fun little film museum in town, which of course focuses on the films that have been made in the area. Alabama Hills Cafe is good for lunch. Southeast of Lone Pine -- if you head toward Death Valley NP on highways 126 and 190 -- you can see The Joshua Tree shrine just off Highway 190. Even if you're not a fan of U2, it's kind of fun to park just off the highway, traipse about a quarter of a mile (or less) to the south and find the shrine. U2 fans have left all kinds of stuff at the site of the joshua tree that was pictured on the 1987 album. (The tree itself is down.) Kind of a fun thing to do; a bit of a challenge to find, but not too hard. I wouldn't try to do it now, though, with temps around 120-125 degrees in the afternoon in that area. Wait until late October or November, or the spring.
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