Elliott
@emc314159.bsky.social
#WNBA, #Fever, and #UofSC Gamecocks fan.
We live on an island of blue that we created in a deep red part of Indiana.
My grand-kitten, shown here, is Shane.
He/him.
We live on an island of blue that we created in a deep red part of Indiana.
My grand-kitten, shown here, is Shane.
He/him.
The Cafelat Robot would (probably?) be winner of the "Coolest Espresso Maker of 2025." It's supposed to cost $399.
But, ...
You can't get one.
#coffesky
But, ...
You can't get one.
#coffesky
December 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The Cafelat Robot would (probably?) be winner of the "Coolest Espresso Maker of 2025." It's supposed to cost $399.
But, ...
You can't get one.
#coffesky
But, ...
You can't get one.
#coffesky
The #WNBA must get+train+retain great refs.
The MNBA has the right approach - give them a career in reffing ($$$) so they don't need to ref elsewhere.
The W _needs_ to do this!
E.g., a ref in the #NCAAWBB KY/Miami game today was the W ref Angelica Suffren.
Note: SEC refs make as much as W refs.
The MNBA has the right approach - give them a career in reffing ($$$) so they don't need to ref elsewhere.
The W _needs_ to do this!
E.g., a ref in the #NCAAWBB KY/Miami game today was the W ref Angelica Suffren.
Note: SEC refs make as much as W refs.
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
My bad. Thanks - I would have missed it!!
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My bad. Thanks - I would have missed it!!
We are a fairly "blue" group here. So, a little survey on what Libs prefer.
It looks like most of you prefer Aeropress or French press.
Is that about right?
I, for one, prefer espresso. Although any well prepared coffee is just fine with me.
Am I an outlier?0
#coffeesky
It looks like most of you prefer Aeropress or French press.
Is that about right?
I, for one, prefer espresso. Although any well prepared coffee is just fine with me.
Am I an outlier?0
#coffeesky
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
We are a fairly "blue" group here. So, a little survey on what Libs prefer.
It looks like most of you prefer Aeropress or French press.
Is that about right?
I, for one, prefer espresso. Although any well prepared coffee is just fine with me.
Am I an outlier?0
#coffeesky
It looks like most of you prefer Aeropress or French press.
Is that about right?
I, for one, prefer espresso. Although any well prepared coffee is just fine with me.
Am I an outlier?0
#coffeesky
IMHO, Lauren Betts is going to be great in the #WNBA. But,
Azi Fudd as no. 1 to the Wings makes sense - Paige may insist.
The Lynx seem to want Awa Fam - 6'4" center from Spain.
Seattle doesn't need her because of Molanga
It looks like she'll go to the Mystics
What a steal for Washington!
Azi Fudd as no. 1 to the Wings makes sense - Paige may insist.
The Lynx seem to want Awa Fam - 6'4" center from Spain.
Seattle doesn't need her because of Molanga
It looks like she'll go to the Mystics
What a steal for Washington!
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
IMHO, Lauren Betts is going to be great in the #WNBA. But,
Azi Fudd as no. 1 to the Wings makes sense - Paige may insist.
The Lynx seem to want Awa Fam - 6'4" center from Spain.
Seattle doesn't need her because of Molanga
It looks like she'll go to the Mystics
What a steal for Washington!
Azi Fudd as no. 1 to the Wings makes sense - Paige may insist.
The Lynx seem to want Awa Fam - 6'4" center from Spain.
Seattle doesn't need her because of Molanga
It looks like she'll go to the Mystics
What a steal for Washington!
I was today years old when I realized this: you can only experience "now" for a split second at a time ... unless you snap a photo of it. Then you can experience it forever.
A wonderful "now" from this weekend, shown here.
A wonderful "now" from this weekend, shown here.
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I was today years old when I realized this: you can only experience "now" for a split second at a time ... unless you snap a photo of it. Then you can experience it forever.
A wonderful "now" from this weekend, shown here.
A wonderful "now" from this weekend, shown here.
My 6 y.o. grandson made this Gamecock flag for me while we were watching the #NCAAWBB game, Queens College (NC) vs. #TheRealSC #UofSC.
<3 <3 <3
<3 <3 <3
November 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My 6 y.o. grandson made this Gamecock flag for me while we were watching the #NCAAWBB game, Queens College (NC) vs. #TheRealSC #UofSC.
<3 <3 <3
<3 <3 <3
Although my #UofSC Gamecocks routed the Winthrop Eagles last night, it was fun to see Semeka Randall Lay on the sidelines. She was part of the 1998 #NCAAWBB championship at Tennessee, & was drafted 17th by Seattle in the #WNBA, 2001.
I bet the Eagles will be special in a couple of years
I bet the Eagles will be special in a couple of years
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Friendly reminder: the Right Coast SC won, so (by prior implied agreement), your Left Coast team is to be called "Southern Cal", and we get the SC (and "USC") acronym, for the next 12 months.
Go Gamecocks!
Go Gamecocks!
November 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Friendly reminder: the Right Coast SC won, so (by prior implied agreement), your Left Coast team is to be called "Southern Cal", and we get the SC (and "USC") acronym, for the next 12 months.
Go Gamecocks!
Go Gamecocks!
Good question. Wikipedia has all the answers, of course.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundba...
TL;DNR: Fox owns the rights to this great John Tesh composition right now, and NBC has bought the right to use it simultaneously with Fox for their NBA coverage.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundba...
TL;DNR: Fox owns the rights to this great John Tesh composition right now, and NBC has bought the right to use it simultaneously with Fox for their NBA coverage.
November 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good question. Wikipedia has all the answers, of course.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundba...
TL;DNR: Fox owns the rights to this great John Tesh composition right now, and NBC has bought the right to use it simultaneously with Fox for their NBA coverage.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundba...
TL;DNR: Fox owns the rights to this great John Tesh composition right now, and NBC has bought the right to use it simultaneously with Fox for their NBA coverage.
The natural color of wood is beautiful, for sure.
But, ...
Natural wood floors make the players look terrible. And the Gamecocks are wearing all black, which makes it look even worse.
It's not traditional, but painted grey floors make the players easier to see.
#UofSC #NCAAWCBB
But, ...
Natural wood floors make the players look terrible. And the Gamecocks are wearing all black, which makes it look even worse.
It's not traditional, but painted grey floors make the players easier to see.
#UofSC #NCAAWCBB
November 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Basketball is best when there are lots of assists, IMHO.
Last night's #MNBA Spurs@Bulls game was assist/FGM = 69%
This puts it squarely in the range, for assists of an average #WNBA game.
If this continues, the men's pro bball might, someday, be as good as the women's pro bball.
Last night's #MNBA Spurs@Bulls game was assist/FGM = 69%
This puts it squarely in the range, for assists of an average #WNBA game.
If this continues, the men's pro bball might, someday, be as good as the women's pro bball.
November 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
When my glass press broke (thanks to gravity - not an explosion), I got an all stainless one and never looked back.
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
When my glass press broke (thanks to gravity - not an explosion), I got an all stainless one and never looked back.
A Gaggia Classic with a good-enough burr grinder, and fresh coffee beans, yields damn good home espresso. And the cafes I've tried in my medium-sized, Midwestern city are not as good as what I can make at home.
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A Gaggia Classic with a good-enough burr grinder, and fresh coffee beans, yields damn good home espresso. And the cafes I've tried in my medium-sized, Midwestern city are not as good as what I can make at home.