It is said that in the before time we traveled to the white sky disc,
men, in arrows of fire, hurtling at the sky, and they returned with great tales of discovery.
In the before time our huts were as warm as we chose, and were kept temperate in summer.
Before we rode in chariots of chrome and steel, in various hues and styles,
some for sport, some for utility, most for personal reasons.
Back in the before time we had great warehouses where many types of organics could be had, fresh meat, and sugar, the flavor of the Gods.
/Discus AT 202
In our histories we are told of great works, monuments that reached to the sky,
great flying machines that would cross a continent in a day,ships that traversed the planet, and a way to speak to others, whether next door or on the other side of the world. What happened you might be wondering? Well here we go…..
I was searching the archives trying to find the exact date when the end came, something I have searched for for the last 20 years, and there it was, finally,
1/20/21
A man named Bi Den assumed the chieftains role under severe opposition from the Ma Ga tribe, and he proceeded to tear the great land apart.
Until that point, the land on which we stand now was considered the best place on the planet to be, we ruled the world. The oceans were safe for navigation, the skies were free, and everyone had what was called a “smartphone?” I have no idea how they worked but you could speak to anyone, anywhere, truly our ancestors were Gods, anyway.
The archives aren’t very organized though I sort as much as I can, always looking for answers, what happened? On day one Bi Den shut off the power and the tribe was thrown into darkness. On day two he closed the fueling stations.
Day four he got us into a needless war.
Day five he was begging dictators for fuel
The tribe did nothing to stop the madness the archive tells me, so the inevetible
happened.
Most of the tribe died in the sky fire but it’s been said we have achieved a great victory.
Put out the candle when you’re sleepy, my son.
Let’s go Bi Den!
I have other ideas, but time will fix the Bi den without my parcipitation
And the rallying cry shall be:
LGBDTQIITTLKNICVNLSEBN+++!!!
Is that pronounced like a cat working out a hair ball?
Been watching how-to videos. Already greatly improved my accuracy and distance. I am pretty sure my next round of 9 will only be 10-15 over par.
Slow is smooth,
Smooth is far
Timing of your walk up and throw are critical, always be over your CG, and follow through
I need to work on my follow through. For right now, I’m just doing a one-step throw until I can get all all the other stuff working right. Athletic stance, elbow and hip pushing forward at the same time, grip, arm and wrist flat….all that shit. There’s a lot going on in a disc throw.
Im glad you noticed, many things going on at once, thats where timing comes in. I do a three step walk up for drives. Im reworking my short game, standstill throws with my putter etc.
elbow and hip pushing forward at the same time
I’ve found better power (and the discs started doing what the numbers say) leading with the hip.
If you rotate correctly your hips naturally lead,
/ timing
I should say your elbow catches up to your hip right as your hip reaches the most forward. I’m not saying it right, but I think we are all in violent agreement.
Yup, it’s that whole kinetic chain thing.
For sure. Also, I keep it close to your chest…that alone helped a lot. I was swinging out to wide.
Thats rounding, pull it like starting a lawnmower, and crank your wrist back for spin
I’ve learned a bunch from Paige Pierce. If that little thing can throw as far as she can, I should be able to throw 200-300…one day.
She lives somewhere around here. I’ve bumped into a couple of lower tier pros in the area, but haven’t seen her on the course yet. Granted, I’m not seeking out the hardest courses in the area.
*impatiently waits for the triple digit heat to go away so I can play again*
I cant wait to play a big park course, tired of trees
Yusef; that would get frustrating, but I bet it forced you to get good quicker.
A year ago I was happy with a par, now I expect them, play every day
/ discus
If I can get to par, or even just a few over, this summer I’ll be very pleased.
Solid bogies are fine at first, you sound like you are on a good path, drive for show,
Putt for dough,
I don’t understand this euphemism.
Most dont, its ok
Love it. 👍🏻
🙂
I am glad to hear that Musk, one of the top Firsters of the age, is giving up on the foolish endeavor to buy Twitter. Why would pump all the time and money into a platform where you can’t First? Where Firsters are shadow or outright banned? It cannot be saved. The only reason to buy it would be to destroy it.
Elon is my hero, but wrong post, try the afternoon, you are welcome oh Firstess of First
Is it embarrassing to you how badly I out-firsted you tonight?
Haha!
Don’t quit your day job, MikeS.
Dont quit welfare,
I don’t understand this one either.
Try to keep up.
None of you can keep up with me. I am as fast as lightening.
As I was enjoying the read, Yusef, I couldn’t help but notice some sort of parallels to that’s… Hey wait a minute, this wasn’t a historical fiction at all.
For a long time I was worried I wouldn’t be around to see the end, how it all plays out. Now I worry that I will be. Way sooner than I’d have guessed.
4x, its the only reason I havent killed myself, if its going down, I want to watch the sky burn
Somehow Yusef obtained historical scrolls from the future.
Yesss
The dog and I startled a bear on our walk this evening, just on the state land side of our wood lot. Looked like a juvenile: bigger than a cub, but not a full-sized adult. Unfortunately I couldn’t get a picture.
Yikes!
It’s typically difficult to whip out an imaging device when you’re busy shitting your pants.
Wasn’t close enough to be scared by the bear, especially since it immediately ran off. Sonny seemed curious, as though he didn’t realise this was something he shouldn’t be chasing after.
It hasn’t happened with the current dog, but I have had a few occasions where I saw a mama bear and cubs up ahead on the trail, *That’s* worrisome.
Happens all the time here. We’re a spread out city with lots of greenspace. In fact we are the #1 bear murdering capital in Canada. Good.
Cool!
I was up in the mountains with my son and his buddy, walked around a bend and almost tripped on one of the biggest bull moose I’ve ever seen.
Definitely got the heart rate up!
Many years ago my dad was working in his yard when he looked up and noticed a couple of bear cubs walking across the yard. An avid photographer he thought this would be a good photo. But just to be sure he looked around and on the opposite side from the bear cubs was the mama bear.
For some strange reason he didn’t move.
Fun read Yusef.
I was chatting with my friend in Japan tonight and naturally PM Abe’s assassination came up. I was explaining to her what a “zip gun” was.
As I was explaining it to her I looked up what the Japanese word was and laughed. Naturally, it came from English – “jippu gan”.
ジップ・ガン
Thanks
Not to step on Yusef’s toes, but reposting from the dead thread because I didn’t get it posted while that thread was active. And really, 95 minutes has got to be well within the bounds of etiquette.
This Week In Quordle- Turns out MikeS doesn’t care enough about you people to spend five minutes a day (and only every other week to boot) to keep the DQR running. Oh well, guess we’ll never know how long Sean can keep his no-chump streak going. Anyway, I care, so next week I will gather scores for the purpose of seeding the July Glibs Quordle Tourney (from here on out (until further notice) we will hold one tourney a month). So don’t give up and keep those scores coming, the Tourney will start the following Monday.
Also what the hell I went back and did MikeS job for him – 149 entries, 30 different players, 16 of which played at least 6 days, of those Sean had the best Average – 19.42857413 and low score – 17 (db got a 17 also but he only posted twice), JG43 and Ozy managed 213’s. Full stats here.
You were fine until quordle, whatever that is
It’s Frisbee Golf for nerds that aren’t quite nerdy enough to Frisbee Golf.*
*This is a joke.**
** I normally don’t make this kind of disclaimer but some people tend to get twists in their undies so…***
*** That was a bit unfair…apologies.****
**** Yes never apologize, but what the hell sometimes it’s easier.
I still love you,
Its a breach of contract to say Frisbee,
/Innova guy
Thanks, Hyp. And MikeS.
So weird how my routine has become:
1. wake up
2. scratch
3. make coffee
4. Quordle
If you guys want to keep it going, that’s awesome. But I may be addicted regardless.
I quit Quordle but even more disturbing… I have literally not enjoyed a cup of coffee in months.
I make one cup every morning before work, but I rarely finish it. I used to love coffee – I don’t know what’s wrong with me.
Is it just I’m getting old? I didn’t used to wake up before the alarm goes off every morning – and on weekends! – either.
Brother? I started drinking coffee when I was nine or ten. About the age of 50 I just couldn’t stomach it any more. Tea is losing its shine also.
OTOH I now take a siesta every day after lunch because I can.
I’m fucked if I ever get forced back to the office.
The fuck?
How do you lose the love of coffee?
Just started tasting “off”?
Man, I used to down a LOT of coffee, horrible black coffee from the lab coffee pot and the cubicle farm coffee pot.
Then somewhere in my mid thirties, my brain said “Nope” and I never drank another drop.
My hypertension went away, my insomnia lessened, and my heart palpitations completely vanished.
I didn’t used to wake up before the alarm goes off every morning – and on weekends! – either.
I had today off and slept in to the late late time of 6:53am. I assumed it was a parent thing. Y’know, my body naturally desiring a shower without kids interrupting me to ask for a drink or to watch TV or just play with toys they’ve stashed in the master bath.
oh , I thought you guys were done, so didn’t post mine today – 24. I didn’t chump yesterday either, but I don’t recall my score. Middling, probably
We’re done doing the daily thing, but I’m going to run a monthly tourney.
Yeah, 5 minutes.
What the fuck are you doing that takes more than five minutes?
If it takes 5 minutes, why aren’t you doing it, again?
Thank you.
Scroll through 3-4 posts looking for scores; do it again because you likely missed one or two; calculate the fucking pointless Scrabble score; calculate the interesting but probably pointless Quordlemetrics; update the no-chump streaks; write a synopsis of the days happenings; hope someone actually reads any of it…rinse/repeat.
Like I said before, once summer is over I will have time again, but summer is just too busy. Change the Quordleweek to Mon-Sun and the DQR to a Sunday WQR and I’d reconsider.
Also reposting from the dead thread, you missed my 18 today (see morning thread), so I tied Sean for the low average for the week. (BTW, thanks for all you do with this, it must be hard to track all the scores down since they end up all over the place.)
I liked it! Just waved Judi off on yet another wilderness camping trip that I could not join. Canoe trip up in the mountains through a chain of lakes. Too many portages, too much sitting. Ah well, got her set up with some light-weight fishing gear. It sucks to rely on memories for pleasure.
D, Im gonna make as many memories az I can,
Im homeless now, so I can go wherever I want
Good!
Somehow I have acquired a bunch of discs. I’m assuming from my son.
May have to try your mysterious sport!
Its worth a try, easy on the body, and still good excersize
The best part about being a bachelor is that when you spill something, the dog will clean it up. She’s been gone for two hours and the test has been taken and passed!
Terminal List is awful. Does it get better? Who is Chris Pratt blowing to keep getting roles? He’s a terrible actor.
Fuck it, I’m out.
Episode 3? that’s where I bailed. Pratt can be good in some roles but not this, and the story is a mess.
Episode 1. Like first three minutes.
Wife overrode my decision and it’s still on.
Damn, you are one harsh critic.
He was “Dad-Bod” guy from Parks and Rec that all the millenials swooned over. Played dumb, got snatch.
That’s the only thing I know him from. He hasn’t done anything interesting to me since.
I should add I only started watching Parks and Rec last year – never saw it during the initial run. Love it.
I was that guy with Schitt’s Creek. Discovered it and started watching it years after it ended. Loved the shit out of it.
Ron Swanson was supposed to be the Archie Bunker of the cast and yet again became the heart and soul of the show. + April Ludgate. The woke shit got steam-rollered by the funny.
April is great.
Leslie is obviously a proggie but they lampoon her enough that it’s not grating, usually.
Anyway the politics are almost beside the point, as it should be.
Its….not great. The story is all over the map. I like they are talking about the mental health of our SFOs but Six did it first.
He blew himself. He is the executive producer
Redhedz 4 Yusef.
https://archive.ph/qGsIR/8e1265dc0991e5fee9488437816b0556bff7c232.webp
NSFW.
https://archive.ph/WSugJ/07c015cde73edf0ae3f9efd36a824b79eeba613d.jpg
https://archive.ph/DcoRb/6d772e0af12726e47724aea46752c43cd2f6ed11.webp
NSFW.
https://archive.ph/mW1x4/c9963e850fb0e7b84f3fa9ba45eadddc97b0f7e2.webp
NSFW.
That third one… The first girl probably doesn’t realize that her tattoos actually read “Here Be Herpes!”
Ugh freckles. Just reminds me of my mom. I inherited that if not the red hair.
Lol
All four are great, but #3 is red hot.
Yeah…
Works for me.
I now identify as Yusef…
…and I thank you.
On my trip to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s homestead, they had a spiffy print of this bookcover. I wanted one, so I asked where to get it. She told me. I googled. I found. I have just had a heart attack.
Very cool!
That’s the trouble with yer limited edition prints.
Buy a hardcover copy of the book, slip off the dust jacket, then flatten and frame that.
That seems a bit steep for an unnumbered print.
“Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only?
– Ebenezer Scrooge, ‘A Christmas Carol’.
Since you’re a Musk fanboy, Yusef, we’re going to (hopefully) watch the SpaceX launch at Vandenberg on Sunday. I don’t know if we’ll manage any decent photos, but if we do I’ll post it!
Oh thanks for reminder
I think he still does the live feed, which is awesome.
https://youtu.be/TA9Rec1qAFQ It’s gonna be a long fucking week at Casa Festus…
Hello, friends.
And hello to you!
Happy Friday, CP.
Well howdy. Zoom still going?
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/vegas-mulls-curfew-under-21-after-recent-shootings
Would be interesting how to enforce. While 21 is the age to gamble, I do not see the authority to restrict 18 year Olds with a curfew
Only in Vegas.
Ha, nice catch.
In NYC the public sector unions call the shots. Guess it’s different out there.
Might as well have a curfew on men. Would be more effective.
They probably don’t. At least they are taking crime seriously.
Why do I have a “universal remote” when I still need the DVD remote to shut that fucking thing off when I accidentally turn it on with the universal – which incidentally turns my TV back on when I didn’t ask it to and why the fuck has nobody solved this problem arrrrggghhh–
When Elon gets his neuralink thingy working, you can watch TV in your head and everything will be wonderful.
Hard pass.
You don’t want me to tell you everything is wonderful?
Get out of my DTs, already. Yeesh!
With endlessly looping Jimmie Walker and William Shatner asking me to call and check my zip code.
Now that is fucking nightmare material.
Nah, that’d be DYN-O-MITE!!!
I’m sure if you asked, Warren would be happy to regulate tv remotes in the same bill she wants to regulate charging cables.
Finally received my parting gift from the last client. Perhaps there are some decent people left in this world.
embarrassing question: is Baked still here and I just don’t recognize the new username?
He’s just penguin now if I’m not mistaken. Shows up from time to time. Sure wish he would do more of the National Lampoon style cartoons!
Cats out of the bag, no so secret Nazi ex-President.
That’s it. I’m going to try to get to bed. Good Night, fellow travelers!
Night.
If we agreed to limits on how long phone calls should last, life would be much better.
Ten minutes to mom. I will allocate to her the most I think should be expected of me, without regard to how very much I want to get off the phone when she calls. Ten minutes seems fair. She is just so chatty, and we have literally nothing to talk about.
Close friends, they get five minutes. Either we’re meeting up for drinks or get off the line.
My siblings I’ll afford fifteen minutes. Yes, sometimes I have fun on your conference call with your husband/wife, but let’s be real, I haven’t got much to say after awhile.
And the sometimes friends who occasionally call, we have a system for that. Leave a voicemail.
Life has gotten awfully soft. This is the hard edge that we all fear.
I lead with that, but I’m serious: time commitments for getting off the fucking phone call without making things weird. We’re not teenagers, we’re not in love, we’re family and friends and we can commit to something sensible. If you call me and expect me to answer, let’s commit to a ten or fifteen minute window in which we sort out whatever it is you think was worth calling about. I don’t answer calls because I don’t want to bullshit for forty-five minutes. Get to the point and let’s be off this infernal device. Please.
I say ten or fifteen minutes, but let’s be real: five minutes. Make your case. And don’t be unhappy when I abbreviate the call.
Does anyone really enjoy talking on the phone? I HATE IT.
Two minutes. I’ve changed my mind. You plead your case in two minutes and I’ll call back if I’m interested in taking it up. Otherwise sayonara, sister.
I changed my mind. Lose my number.
I don’t like talking on the phone either, especially when it’s pointless small talk. I don’t think I dislike it as much as you though.
Me neither, with the luv exception.
I believe quordle repeats words. I think the upper right is a repeat.
Daily Quordle 166
6️⃣8️⃣
7️⃣4️⃣
quordle.com
Daily Quordle 166
5️⃣8️⃣
3️⃣6️⃣
I swear it’s the third time in a month. I may have seen it in Wordle once, but it’s been repeated in Quordle for sure.
I think you’re right. With a pool of 2317 Wordle words, they would be used up in less than 2 years if there was no reuse in Quordle.
Daily Quordle 166
4️⃣6️⃣
3️⃣9️⃣
Ugh. My smoke detector is chirping. Step-ladder time.
Now that’s something that drives me nuts. A bit ago I want to a friend’s house and his detector was chirping, went back a month later and it still was. The guy’s not hard of hearing or anything. A month of that would have had me barking at the moon insane.
Wow. Some people….
You know, I’m not sure if you all know this, but I’m kind of a big deal.
A lion doesn’t have to point out that he is a lion.
I’ve been to your neighborhood.
Nobody knows who you are.
Holy shit.
That is excellent.
Way to capture the zeitgeist.
Now I need a drink. And a reassuring hug.
suh’ fam
whats goody yo
Good morning, homey, hayek, rhy, Stinky, Teh Hype, Tulip, and great scotum! (Oops! Sorry, gs – I see you’re on the phone!)
Overcast here at Tranq Base, but not unpleasant. Our very nice neighbors have been up and out front chatting – I think they’re pondering having a yard sale, but I don’t know if today’s the day. Not disturbing the peace and quiet, and happily after this week’s rains, I suspect no one will be out trying to mow their grass any time soon. The hummingbird’s been by to check out the dwindling supply of nectar. I wonder if what’s left has fermented. Just what I need – drunken hummingbirds getting rowdy around here!
Its misting just enough that I can put off mowing till tomorrow with a clear conscience.
I suspect no one will be out trying to mow their grass any time soon.
Same here, but for different reasons. Aside from a 5 minute shower last weekend, I don’t think it has rained here in a month. Between that and the 105* highs every day in the forecast, nobody’s out mowing. My grass is a bit long, but not exceedingly so, so I’m leaving it until next weekend. It looks greener than the buzzed yards of the people with lawn services.