Yeah that was definitely the worst of the fill… Not super fun, that one

Rusnak out with an undisclosed illness; Morris is now a dad (congrats!!) and out for that reason.

And Ruidíaz was supposed to start but is apparently now in street clothes on the sideline. Maybe the hamstring? (Was apparently warming up initially but then pulled). Sounds like Heber up top.

Also love that they had players and families model the new gear: https://www.soundersfc.com/eternally-yours/retail-gallery.

It does make me wonder if they signed Paul Rothrock primarily to be a model 😂

Totally agree. The crest is miles better - looks much more modern. I really like the way that they managed to refresh without losing continuity. The Carnation and Orca are also great - can see picking up Carnation gear for myself and Orca stuff for the kid. The refreshed typography and wavemark in the text also feels fresh but a good throwback. All in all, a win, IMO.

I was thinking the same thing re: King. Restricted free agency means that she could solicit offers from other teams, but Reign have the opportunity to match, right?

Not sure if you’re looking for Reign-centric stuff, but in addition to this and [email protected], you could also check out https://www.sounderatheart.com/ - they (Ride of the Valkyries) cover the Reign with great depth, and lots of other nwsl content is discussed on the site.

Would love to see many of these players back, but above all I hope that they can bring back Rose Lavelle. Just my absolute favorite women’s soccer player to watch.

Yeah, but the end of that second half… woof. Still, will take the win at altitude on the road midweek.

This is the lineup for the #jordanisthetrue9 and #freeatencio crews, for sure. And Leyva’s on the bench for Colorado, which I guess answers the question of whether or not loanees can play against their parent clubs…

Nice! I do often miss the days of my 120 GB iPod classic with an album collection that I had carefully curated over the course of decades. There is a lot that is convenient about the streaming era, for sure, but I feel like that set of hundreds of albums that I listened to over and over again was a really unique and personal set of music, and having a bunch of favorites on Spotify just isn’t the same…

Thanks for this! This is a blast from the past.

I remember finding this CD (and a few others from the collection) amongst my dad’s music collection, right as MP3s were becoming a thing in the mid 90s.

I ripped them and they made their way onto my computer / Winamp playlists, followed me to college, and were on every generation of iPod that I used. With the switch to streaming services, I tried to bring along as much of my collection as possible, but some things just got lost.

The whole collection is incredibly curated for a very precise late-night vibe. The Billy Holliday one is great too - remember that one.

Reminds me of the Edith Macefield house, in Ballard (Seattle, WA).

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If you’re ever in Ballard, I highly recommend the excellent cocktail bar Hazelwood, which pays tribute to her with a namesake cocktail (the Edith Macefield).

A farmer coughs in your face, and then you slowly get sick and eventually die.

I agree that these changes have all been incredibly stupid and devalue one of the few remaining producers of quality TV (HBO), but I think that this is missing the point. The key is this:

Notably, the loss in subscribers didn’t seem to affect streaming revenue. It grew to $2.73 billion this quarter, marking a 13 percent increase.

In other words, fill up the service with cheap / easy to produce reality crap and hike up prices over time. Revenue goes up and costs go way down. People drift away but you keep growing the bottom line, at least for now. The shareholders rejoice and the consumers lose.

I don’t mind it as much, but the wallpaper thing is poorly executed. I have a color photo as my lock screen and a plainish lightly textured background on my home screen. But material you picks colors from the lock screen photo, which I don’t see 99.9% of the time!

Wow - I didn’t even know that those existed! Seems like a poor design choice. The tearable Velcro tabs are a must.

I don’t understand - are you changing a loaded pull-up by pulling it down over the legs, instead of just using the velcro tabs and changing it like a normal diaper?