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Crazy game in Florida tonight.  This is a few seconds of the giant brawl that erupted in the 6th.



Goodbye, California. You were awesome, along with your friends Oregon & Washington.
As much as I love DC, and our new house, and all our friends, there’s a part of me that will always want to live in the West, on the edge of history.  I don’t think that part of me will ever win the discussion over where to be and what to do. That part will always be there, though, staring at golden hills and green fields of corn and sunflowers, and imagining a life in the West.

Goodbye, California. You were awesome, along with your friends Oregon & Washington.

As much as I love DC, and our new house, and all our friends, there’s a part of me that will always want to live in the West, on the edge of history.  I don’t think that part of me will ever win the discussion over where to be and what to do. That part will always be there, though, staring at golden hills and green fields of corn and sunflowers, and imagining a life in the West.


strifey: sorry Amp [about Strasburg]
Ampersand: it's okay, strifey
Ampersand: he'll be back
Ampersand: it's a bummer, but he's not the whole franchise (...just a lot of it...)
strifey: yeah, but he was a reason to watch this year
strifey: now youre sorta like the Mets
strifey: without as much suck
Ampersand: there are still some other reasons to watch
Ampersand: including
Ampersand: 1) Return of Jordan Zimmermann from Tommy John
Ampersand: 2) What will Nyjer Morgan do next?
Ampersand: 3) Have the Nats (please for the love of god) rid themselves of Rob Dibble?
Ampersand: 4) Will Jason Marquis ever have a "normal" ERA? How about normal facial hair?
Ampersand: 5) Willie Harris: Threat or Menace?
Ampersand: 6) How many players with less than 6 months of AAA can we cram into the lineup in September?
Ampersand: 7) Will Jim Riggleman ever say something different in his postgame presser?
Ampersand: 8) Will Craig Heist and Bill Ladson actually throw down about Ian Desmond?
Ampersand: there's a lot to watch
Ampersand: sure, some of it is circus sideshow
Ampersand: but there's a lot to watch

fuckyeahelisabethmoss:

honeydirt:

PEGGY OLSON: HBIC

fuckyeahelisabethmoss:

honeydirt:

PEGGY OLSON: HBIC


I think this one should just be called “Joy”
Congratulations to Irwin & Dawn who tied the knot Saturday night in Seattle.
ƒ2.8, ISO 3200, 1/25th [Canon 5D Mark II, EF 70-200 L Series]

I think this one should just be called “Joy”

Congratulations to Irwin & Dawn who tied the knot Saturday night in Seattle.

ƒ2.8, ISO 3200, 1/25th [Canon 5D Mark II, EF 70-200 L Series]


Look at your comment, now back to mine, now back at your comment, now back to mine. Sadly, it isn’t mine, but if you stopped trolling and started posting real comments it could look like mine. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re scrolling through comments, writing the comment your comment could look like. What did you post? Back at mine, it’s a reply saying something others want to hear. Look again. The reply is now diamonds. Anything is possible when you think before you post.

All I Know is that I Know Nothing about the Size of the Rally » We Love DC

Kirk won the Internet this evening.  Read comment #19, then his response as above.


courtney:

fuckyeahlost:

The Emmys may have been disappointing for LOST, but the “Born to Run” opening featuring Jorge (and many others) was pretty awesome.

This was epic.

Agreed. Epic use of Jorge and Hamm.


And, I know it’s going to sound like Peter Griffin admitting he did not care for the Godfather, but I really, really disliked Lost.  I thought it was a crappy TV show that enthralled its fans in the zombiest sense of the word.

So, unfollow if you must, but know that I did not care for Lost, at all. 


Metal Mercedes!

Metal Mercedes!


There’s not a lot to say today, after Nats’ GM Mike Rizzo said the words, “UCL Tear.” 

It’s the sort of injury that defines a pitching prospect, as the UCL is a critical part the infrastructure of the pitcher’s elbow, and allows Strasburg to throw with such brutal velocity and artful motion.  To see Strasburg go down with a UCL tear just part of the way into his first season, and a season that the Nationals have taken such care with, it’s definitely disheartening for a fan to see.  

I’ve seen a lot of garment rending and self-flaggelation on Twitter this morning over the injury.  I’ve seen a lot of mentions of curses and whatnot.  It’s natural to display such frustration in the face of setbacks.  We need to, as a fanbase, work through our frustrations in a positive way, and remember that Strasburg was just one starting pitcher. There are 24 other guys on the primary roster, and 15 more on the 40-man roster that become eligible for use on September 1st.

In December 23, 1776, when the Revolution was in its early days, Thomas Paine started the “In Crisis” pamphlets.  They began with a phrase we know so well, “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”

Let the fair weather fan go by, Nationals fans. Let them go. This is our franchise to watch, with or without Strasburg, with or without any one player.

Mourn the loss of Stephen until 2012, but do not let it keep you from the ballpark. Do not let it keep you from your Red. Do not let it drive from you your love of this game in this city. These are the times that try fans’ souls, that tempers them in the fires of losses, injuries, and baubles; that forges in them the loyalty that comes from sticking by the team in the darkest hour.

Gather close your friends in red this week. Go see an extra game against the Cards, especially if they’re all like last night: close fought battles with a division-leader against their ace that go into extras.  There are still many reasons to love, and struggle with, Nationals baseball.  But they’re what we’ve got, and you don’t walk away from a franchise because of the injury of one player.

These are the times when character is forged, when allegiance is built.  If you’ll forgive the mangling of Paine’s closing words, “This is our situation, and who will may know it. By perseverance and fortitude we have the prospect of a glorious issue; by cowardice and submission, the sad choice of a variety of evils…”  What choice have we, but to remain true to our team?  Would we become Phillies fans?  Mets fans?  Braves fans?  Surely, we all have more class than to turn tail and run to safety amid the danger.

Do not tarry long in distress, Nats fan.  Your team still needs your voice, your heart, and your faith.


Route 16 near Esparto

Route 16 near Esparto


I know most Americans like to believe there are selfless, ultra-intelligent operatives like me out there watching over everything from an underground control room,” said the Rhodes Scholar Navy SEAL national security official who for the past 10 years we have all mistakenly presumed to be an actual human being. “Unfortunately, though, I’m not employed by the U.S. government, I’m not working at all hours to foil terrorist plots, nor am I part of some secret network of sharp, capable agents, because no such network exists.

agirlnamedbill:

Yep

It flirted with 110 in Davis today, but thanks to the utter lack of humidity here, it’s just about wonderful.

agirlnamedbill:

Yep

It flirted with 110 in Davis today, but thanks to the utter lack of humidity here, it’s just about wonderful.



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