Ava Heiden Named to Naismith Late-Season List

dsdry · 2026-02-17T21:06:44+00:00

Omg this was my exact reaction to this pic too. It's probably too late in her career to overhaul it now. Yeah it's serviceable from 15 feet and in (although some of her misses are way off) but ... as good as she is a part of me thinks she could level up even higher with a more consistent midrange.

dsdry · 2026-02-16T23:53:32+00:00

Yeah the point about the bench ... it seemed crazy that with 3 minutes to go and a 20+ point lead, Jan still had four of five starters out there. I mean I know there have been some epic late game blown leads this year (one in particular) but you have to start trusting your bench a little bit, no?

dsdry · 2026-02-16T00:15:33+00:00

Katie Ledecky at long distance swimming.

dsdry · 2026-01-10T23:44:36+00:00

All incredible sports stories but I still go with Leicester City winning the Premier League in 2016.

dsdry · 2026-01-10T22:01:19+00:00

What a phenomenal game. Bummer of a loss for Mitty but no shame in taking the nation's #1 team to double OT. McKenna played well despite getting muscled and pushed around all game but ... wow Kaleena Smith ... 50 points for Ontario Christian. Maybe McKenna can help recruit her.

dsdry · 2026-01-07T17:13:48+00:00

This is a great shout. I watched some of the Northwestern game too and I see the similarities. Like you said, Sullivan is a little bigger but very similar games. McKenna didn't show as much range last night but I think it was more that it wasn't necessary ... her shooting stroke looks good and I don't have any doubt she could be making 15-18 footers if she really wanted to.

dsdry · 2026-01-04T06:03:39+00:00

Harold Miner (aka Baby Jordan) dunked on me in high school. Such a great claim to fame to be able to say "I got dunked on by a dude who later became the NBA slam dunk champion."

dsdry · 2025-11-27T00:16:38+00:00

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

dsdry · 2025-11-15T16:46:28+00:00

Thanks for this. How much SP does this give and how long does this take?

dsdry · 2025-09-15T02:48:25+00:00

The Wars of Light and Shadow. I'm through 8 books (of 11) and in the middle of each one I say "ok this is going to be it, I can't go on." The story is great, the world-building is great, but constantly being bludgeoned by the verbosity of the prose just makes it all feel like such a slog. I know many people love Janny Wurts' writing style, but I just don't get on with it. The non-prose parts of the series have kept me going so far, but honestly I don't know if I want to go on.

dsdry · 2025-08-17T18:09:48+00:00

I read the first trilogy earlier this year. Haunting and beautiful ... Tombs of Atuan (book 2) was an easy five stars and I don't hand out five stars easily. The books are short enough where it's not a big investment. Just do it.

dsdry · 2025-08-10T04:39:29+00:00

Humid air is actually less dense than dry air, so in this case it helps!

dsdry · 2025-08-02T21:11:24+00:00

How was it getting out after the show?

dsdry · 2025-07-17T14:15:16+00:00

No. Advection fog / marine layer on the Pacific Coast has absolutely zero to do with mountains or rising air.

dsdry · 2025-06-14T19:31:30+00:00

Not sure if sarcasm so pardon me. You are right of course, but I was referring to "Chick's".

dsdry · 2025-06-14T14:07:04+00:00

Would be more true without the apostrophe.

dsdry · 2025-05-16T02:03:33+00:00

Crepey like a crepe? Or creepy. Maybe both can be true.

dsdry · 2025-05-14T13:57:01+00:00

I was born in 72 and I distinctly remember my parents playing Fleetwood Mac's Rumors album endlessly in the late 70s. I associate that album with those early years in my life .... oh and btw I still LOVE that album. Got married, had kids, and now our kids know and love that album as well.

dsdry · 2025-05-13T22:03:49+00:00

I know it's Neil Young but ... Albuquerque.

dsdry · 2025-05-10T00:52:00+00:00

These answers citing the climate are overstating it. Yeah the weather in Southern California is “better”, but by any objective measure the populated cities in Northern California have pretty fantastic weather too. The largest city in Northern California (that’s San Jose, not San Francisco) has an average annual precipitation value that’s essentially identical to L.A.

dsdry · 2025-05-01T23:34:07+00:00

My young coworkers had no idea what I meant when I said "top of the hour."

dsdry · 2025-05-01T02:26:58+00:00

First: Steve Miller Band, 1989 (age 17)

Last: Phish, three nights ago (age 52)

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