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Kaffibarinn was our hidden gem on the trip. Chill vibe, friendly patrons, and good conversation all night (we left before it changed over to a disco). We went back every night we were in town.

Loved Reykjavik. How many nights will you be in the city? We found some great places frequented by locals, just by wandering around. One of the cleanest and safest cities we ever visited. Messinn was a great restaurant, amazing seafood. Can't really go wrong with seafood anywhere around there. Fredriksen Ale House was a decent pub. If you have a chance to visit the concert hall, even just to walk through it, it's worth a few minutes.

Correct, international break starts on St. Patrick’s Day

This is accurate. My American sports fandom is easily focused around my local teams, who I’m supported since I was a child. I found my way to supporting Leicester because every friend had chosen a Big Six team, and I couldn’t bring myself to do that. However, NFL fandom is far more nationalized/non-regional than any other sport. You’ll find Packers and Cowboys fans in all areas of the US, and several close friends are obsessive supporters of historically losing teams that aren’t within a thousand miles of their home. Little did I know, the emotional torment of supporting teams with only 1 or 2 league titles in their entire history pairs well with my choice in English football. Never a dull moment!

Winks laying into Faes, deserved

Awful, awful news about Johnny Gaudreau and his brother. Visiting his hometown for the weekend, with his sister getting married today.

Off to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in Philadelphia tonight. Feels like a rite of passage when you live in New Jersey that you must see him in concert at least once.

Opened an American-made English mild from Underground Beer Lab, seconds before Vardy equalized. Delightful on all fronts

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Still out of the relegation zone and ahead of Chelsea in the table

Just had a fox run in front of me and the dogs on our morning walk…I’ll accept it as a good omen for Monday that it wasn’t a mangy fox. Grasping at straws for pre-match optimism.

Gold medal women’s soccer match has been fun thus far.

When the Detroit Lions had their historic winless season, they won all 4 of their preseason games. I’ll sign up for the inverse here…if optimism is permitted in a match thread.

The CB pairing of Maguire and Evans in the Community Shield is more compelling viewing.

Final round of the men's golf has been excellent so far. Big name players at the top of the leaderboard, on a course that demands more precision.

On ESPN right now, Man City up 2-0 in the 5th minute against Chelsea. Two terrible giveaways by Chelsea passing it around the back…

ESPN+ is a US based streaming service, won’t be on regular TV here. Still need a subscription.

Saturday’s match being shown on ESPN+ in the US, for anyone who lives here or who has a VPN and a friend…

Finally got into a long-held bottle of Thesmophoros Pecan Pie imperial stout, from Mortalis Brewing near Rochester, NY. One of the best stouts I’ve ever had, smooth and tastes much lighter than its 10% ABV.

Up until ~10-15 years ago, Kentucky and West Virginia were Dem-dominated states. I won’t dive into why things shifted…not enough time for that. Beshear is the son of a popular former governor and also the state attorney general when he ran for governor against a deeply unpopular incumbent gov. He since won reelection and is one of the most popular governors in the nation. With R supermajorities in the Kentucky state legislature, he has to work with the opposition party, so he focuses on popular issues where he can sway Rs- teacher pay, healthcare, etc. Roy Cooper in NC is in the exact same boat, but North Carolina is more in play for the presidency, so I would lean towards him or Mark Kelly getting on a 2024 ticket. Al Gore couldn’t carry his home state in 2000, and while Beshear is far more popular than Gore, Kentucky is not competitive on a national level. It’s less common than it used to be, but currently Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and up until last year Louisiana all had Dem governors with R legislatures. Virginia and Vermont, have the inverse, and Vermont’s Republican governor (yes, the same state as Bernie Sanders) is the most popular governor in the nation. It’s a simple playbook- focus on helping your constituents and kitchen table issues, don’t be an inauthentic TV talking head.

So many great shots, even with this wind. It’s a must-see back 9 for the leaders. Lawrence (aka Tom Hardy’s South African doppelgänger) already playing it safe, feels like it’s the Rose/Schauffele pairing that will make a move. Was that Lawrence with a West Ham-themed bag???

Lowry looking great, Rory already making plans elsewhere for Saturday. Walked 18 yesterday, might play again tomorrow. Watching the Open always makes me want to get out on the course, more than any other major.

100% agree. Even if a stadium isn't right in the heart of the city, they've gone to great lengths to build up fan experiences around new facilities and make stadiums into a destination. The Battery in Atlanta, though not for the World Cup, is a great example, and worth the trip if you find yourself in Georgia. Philadelphia is 20 min away from our house, and they have a subway line from the city center to the stadium complex, plus a casino/hotel and a large bar complex called Xfinity Live adjacent to the stadiums. The final is at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, which is outside of NYC. It's a 30 min train ride with a transfer from either NYC or Newark Airport, and the train drops you off on the doorstep of the stadium. There's even a mall with an indoor ski slope right next to the stadium.

Ah yes, the joys of sighthound ownership. Had similar challenges with our two whippets. The first one we got as a puppy, so she adapted more easily. Our second whippet came to us as an adult, and it took longer for him to get used to us going to work and being out of the house. Sighthounds tend to be very clingy, so it definitely seems more pronounced- when we're home, they must be with us or on us. They are smart dogs, and will pick up on certain tendencies- when they hear my wife's hair dryer in the morning, they will go to their crates because they know it's time for her to go to work. For sleeping, we started with them downstairs overnight, but eventually brought the crate upstairs. We now keep a dog bed on the floor of our bedroom with a heated blanket on it, which keeps them off of our bed enough to ensure a decent night sleep for us, and they know they're near us. They're still pining for our bed, and do end up on there from time to time, but this is a great compromise for all. Unrelated, they've both been on a murderous streak with rabbits in our yard. Two dead in the last week, but we're not mad...it's what they've been bred to do for generations.