Iuz the Evil

NIL is going to be a thing, but it’s still a learning curve for sponsors. You think that car dealership wants their vehicles back from Spencer Rattler? Does he have to give them to Caleb Williams now? I know Caleb likes mustard on his (insert local brand of hotdog)… that was the first commercial I heard about from the new QB. It’s a very weird time.

Lane Kiffen is an absolutely terrible human being… but he is so entertaining!! That was honestly a total boss move. The visor toss at the end was icing on the cake (edit: the catch is at 0:17 and is beautiful) https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32419481/behind-scenes-lane-kiffin-wild-return-tennessee Lots of taking the high road all around in that game. Hahahahaha! Edit: wow, that was an expensive tantrum! https://www.secsports.com/article/32424523/tennessee-penalized-football-game-interruption $250k fine, threaten to revoke alcohol sales if identified steps aren’t executed on. “It just means… more” 🤣

Oh my. Oklahoma found a quarterback. This could be interesting, he’s still very young. Going to make mental mistakes. But they look a lot better with Williams. TCU have a decent defense. 3 starters out in the OU secondary, so lack of depth there was not good. Made their QB kind of all conference against the second team defense, and injuries are part of the game. No bueno. Still I’m pretty happy with the outcome. 7-0 lounge is pretty nice. Been a minute since I visited.

This is still a period of unprecedented peace and prosperity, from a historic perspective. Some things are inarguably worse, to my sensibilities, but 90% of humanity is not living in extreme poverty which was true only 125 years ago. Murder is also historically low, we have managed to avoid wars between the great powers since Southeast Asia (although the lower intensity conflicts around the globe remain and have gone up and down since then). Heck, some of the things we complain about fervently are not matters of life or death - they’re an expression of emotional reaction or affiliation or “triggering” experience. I had typed a lot more, but suffice it to say that from a human history perspective these are pretty good times by most metrics. And there is a long way to go…

That was a pretty crazy day of football. I didn’t love the way my Sooners looked, but they won. So hanging out in the “undefeated lounge” another week. Clemson though… yikes. They might not be very good this year. Great win for (checks notes) NC State?! Next couple weeks will be interesting. Season is getting underway for sure…

Mustard, dill pickle, cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce (possibly swap jalapeño for either the lettuce or pickle as the mood takes me)

While I’m pleased he was not recalled, it is my hope that Governor Newsom doesn’t read into the results as a ringing endorsement of his administration. Larry Elder running against him was a gift. That was a completely unacceptable alternative. It may have gone very very differently had the California GOP been able to run a centrist candidate. The PG&E scandals alone are very concerning. French Laundry-gate is just a symptom of the inherent issues where a single party system feels unaccountable to the electorate. I held my nose and voted for the least objectionable candidate. Most likely I’d throw up my hands and walk away next time if nothing changes with this administration. I have voted Democrat for over 24 years at this point, and I know for a fact I’m not alone in that assessment. I’m pleased at the outcome, but far from celebratory. It was just that the other option was so much worse… we have serious problems with accountable leadership in this country. And that isn’t a partisan comment, in my opinion. Cuts both ways, it’s the rich and powerful - and everyone else.

Vote for Iuz, I will stretch out my skeletal hand from crumbling Dorakaa and raise the dead to serve my will. Their undead labor will drastically reduce necessary costs for infrastructure improvement. I’m pro family, in that all family members shall serve my dark reign or perish… America has shown it’s willingness to be led by dark forces. Isn’t it time we embraced that destiny instead of hiding behind tired slogans?

Some devastating burns today in college football social media https://www.google.com/amp/s/fansided.com/2021/09/11/arkansas-twitter-buried-texas-sec-welcome/amp/

Yeah Chip Kelly. The Dabo loss isn’t bad, he’ll be fine. Aside from the rep you correctly point out, it’s exactly the sort of loss one wants (if one is going to lose): early in the season, to a highly ranked opponent, in a close fight.

Dang UCLA, maybe the Kirby hire pays off this season?

Embarrassing win, but it’s a win just the same. I’ll take it and move on

Ouch. I just watched the Rob Lowe roast again this week. The folks that night said it better than I could about her…

Oh yeah, K State isn’t what I was thinking… was reading it while distracted and thought Kansas. UCLA + Kansas = basketball domination, but that’s not the case.

On the up side, if you care at all about College basketball (which I do not), the PAC would reign supreme. It’s kind of weird, the shockwaves are really jacking up any illusion of the traditions which college football has clung to. The money is in full display, which at least is honest… and I can’t wait until they lace ‘em up this season.

Yes, absolutely. It’s the manner of exit that’s troubling me the most, rather than the exit itself (which it could be argued is long coming… this was after all, also Trump’s plan - yay bipartisan agreement). If we cannot manage our involvement better than this, maybe we shouldn’t play at nation building. Our track record kind of sucks. I’m conflicted as to whether we are too soft/civilized or just not very strategic/overly concerned with the political sensibilities of our regional allies (especially Pakistan). Whatever one’s personal perspective, it’s hard to paint this as anything but a horrific catastrophe.

The Taliban now have our hardened military sites, vehicles, abandoned weaponry (all intended for the Afghanistan peacekeeping allies we had there)… they’ve occupied Kabul, control every major city in the nation. Nothing short of major military action would seem likely to change the current situation, and maybe that would only be a holding action at best. This is the culmination of four United States administration efforts, extending over 20 years. It’s appalling. I’m not suggesting any other outcome than a reversion to autocracy and a terrorist state was possible, I don’t know enough to competently opine on the likelihood of that. But the manner in which we exit, after the sheer quantity of blood and ordinance expended, leaves much to be desired. These folks are not going to be our friends, to put it lightly. The “forever war” is just not really paying off in any meaningful way in my opinion. It’s depressing.

20 years of war… What the heck?! This is such a total disaster…

😳 the thinking behind that is pretty sound actually… I don’t know that buy that but it is a rational observation.

Yeah for sure, and we have a lot of folks who don’t want to work remotely. They want a partition between work and home, or the home environment isn’t conducive to work… or work is a social outlet for them. It’s pretty complicated and still evolving.

Yes there’s definitely a desire from staff for more telework options, and we’ve offered some significant incentives in that area. Hard to give injections over Zoom though… or take vitals, run a jail, or respond to community disasters like fires. I don’t want the sheriff on Zoom or Teams if I call 911.

That isn’t the case in Northern California, we have many labor sectors that are struggling to fill positions. Government, tech, healthcare, etc. We cannot full psychiatry, nursing or social service positions. Those are relatively high paying, pensioned positions. Yes, dishwasher or cook is very difficult to fill. But so are IHSS Administrators. It’s a pretty intense market, and we are seeing wage increases and other incentives in a lot of sectors that are showing mixed results. We just lost one of our best people for a nearly total telework job… the other position they left isn’t really able to do that more than 2 days a week. Good for her, of course, but it’s still an organizational problem. We can always pay more, I suppose, and the public will need to cover that cost (government). It’s definitely a pretty pro labor market right now… everyone in the area is hiring.