In the grand scheme of things we were sort of like Renault in F1. No threat to the mercs or ferraris, but for a 24′[1] boat that weighs 3500lbs, not bad. And we brought two new sailors racing and they can take over as skip for me when I can’t make it.
[1] Length at the waterline determines maximum speed for sailboats. The boat we’re passing in that pic is 11′ longer than us.
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??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??
@Mike J:
This is America. The only kind of racing we like is 200 mph billboards that go in circles for 7 hrs and the spectator stands are 1/4 full. Oh, and it’s still called “stock” car racing even though literally nothing is stock anymore. Aka NASCAR.
Not that I’m a functional sailor, just a pax once in a while on boats with sails. My kid has some basic sailing skills, that he learned through the California community college system. Yes the courses cost some money, but sigh… I doubt those sort of courses will ever come, back, and that’s ok, but Wow…
Writing in the Reno Gazette Journal yesterday, 12 members of Adam Laxalt’s family penned an op-ed strongly attacking their relative’s campaign for governor. The family, who identify themselves as lifetime Nevadans, say the current state attorney general’s campaign is misleading and inauthentic. At a recent campaign fundraiser, Laxalt framed himself as a homespun Nevadan posing with farm equipment and bales of hay, they wrote, and then lambasted the move as a cynical stunt.
“This event perfectly captures the Adam Laxalt candidacy: the phoniness of the setting and costumes, the pretense of folksiness used as a prop for Washington power players.”
“All this careful arrangement is meant to project an image of authenticity, of a deep family tie to Nevada and its history. But it’s all fake, all props paid for by someone else,” they wrote.
They went on to question his stance on immigration, saying his brief career as a practicing lawyer was a “train wreck”, and decry his positions on land conservation, healthcare and reproductive rights.
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OzarkHillbilly
Mike Africa Sr’s parole is of even greater consequence for his family, and especially for his son Mike Africa Jr, who for 40 years has never seen both of his parents together or out of prison. He was born in a cell where his mother Debbie gave birth to him a month after she and her husband were arrested during the siege.
For three days Debbie kept her baby son concealed in the cell, hiding him under the covers, until she was forced to hand him over to prison guards. With both parents imprisoned until the eve of his 40th birthday, Mike Jr effectively became an orphan of the black liberation struggle.
He was raised by relatives and other members of Move and now lives with a family of his own outside Philadelphia.
“I’m having an out-of-body experience right now,” Mike Jr told the Guardian as he drove his father back to his home to be reunited with Debbie. “I’m floating over the top of the car.”
He said that this was what he had waiting for more than four decades – to be together for the first time with both his parents. “I’ve always hoped for this, but I never knew that it would happen,” he said.
Lily! Who’s a pretty girl? Lily, that’s who. I cried when she was diagnosed, and it broke my heart. But now it’s such a joy to see her sweet little self all fancy and adorable.
It’s a cool, brisk, but sunny morning. My lottery ticket matched exactly none of the winning numbers last night, so I’ll be working today. And that’s okay because I love what I do. But a few hundred million dollars might have been nice.
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Ella in New Mexico
What’s so sad about bows on Doggos is they can’t see how frigging cute they look wearing them.
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Sis
What a baby doll. :) No wonder you love her so much.
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Omnes Omnibus
Great timing.
Mary G
Googley eyes and everything. So happy she is recovering so well!
lahke
What a dear pup. Glad that the treatment is going so well.
NotMax
Right color to have been made of Trumpskin.
:)
Mike J
In case you missed my racing results this weekend:
https://twitter.com/emmeyekayeee/status/1054220464698998784
In the grand scheme of things we were sort of like Renault in F1. No threat to the mercs or ferraris, but for a 24′[1] boat that weighs 3500lbs, not bad. And we brought two new sailors racing and they can take over as skip for me when I can’t make it.
[1] Length at the waterline determines maximum speed for sailboats. The boat we’re passing in that pic is 11′ longer than us.
??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??
@Mike J:
This is America. The only kind of racing we like is 200 mph billboards that go in circles for 7 hrs and the spectator stands are 1/4 full. Oh, and it’s still called “stock” car racing even though literally nothing is stock anymore. Aka NASCAR.
Sister Golden Bear
Adorbs!
seefleur
Mr. Cole – Lily is NOT a “good dog”. She is a SPLENDIFOROUS dog. And don’t you forget it!
(((CassandraLeo)))
I am glad she’s OK. I hope she continues to be OK for a good long while yet. I know it won’t be forever. But IT SHOULD BE, dammit.
Villago Delenda Est
What a sweet dog she is. Good dog, indeed! The bow suits her.
Aleta
@seefleur: Her ears are to swoon for.
Mike J
@??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??: So you’re saying that trying to make yacht racing relatable by comparing it to formula 1 was the wrong way to go.
Mnemosyne
I meant to get some NaNo prep stuff done tonight, but forming new habits is hard. Sigh.
gammyjill
She IS a good dog!
Amir Khalid
@Mike J:
Ah, but has our budding-writer friend figured out a right way to go?
SectionH
@seefleur: Damn right! She is.
opiejeanne
Oh dear Lily! What a sweetie.
Is that a little bat on her ribbon? Very Hallowe’eny.
Amir Khalid
@opiejeanne:
That is indeed a bat! Just right for the season.
J R in WV
@Mike J:
CONGRATULATIONS !!
Good job, glad to see it.
Anne Laurie
The nurse let you pick that bow out special, didn’t she?
Worth it. Lily is indeed a Good Dog, and I hope we are reading about her for many years to come.
Patricia Kayden
Awwww! So cute. Lily is one loved doggy.
Dan B
@Mike J: Is that at Luther Burbank Park?
SectionH
@Mike J: Yes I did miss your results – Bravo!
Not that I’m a functional sailor, just a pax once in a while on boats with sails. My kid has some basic sailing skills, that he learned through the California community college system. Yes the courses cost some money, but sigh… I doubt those sort of courses will ever come, back, and that’s ok, but Wow…
rikyrah
Lily looks fabulous in her new bow ??
OzarkHillbilly
Another Republican is disowned by his family.
OzarkHillbilly
Raven
Brian Kemp and the Triumph of Mediocrity
OzarkHillbilly
@Raven: He’s a peach.
Steeplejack (phone)
@Raven:
Very good backgrounder.
donnah
Lily! Who’s a pretty girl? Lily, that’s who. I cried when she was diagnosed, and it broke my heart. But now it’s such a joy to see her sweet little self all fancy and adorable.
It’s a cool, brisk, but sunny morning. My lottery ticket matched exactly none of the winning numbers last night, so I’ll be working today. And that’s okay because I love what I do. But a few hundred million dollars might have been nice.
Ella in New Mexico
What’s so sad about bows on Doggos is they can’t see how frigging cute they look wearing them.
Sis
What a baby doll. :) No wonder you love her so much.