I'm surprised by GoFundMe's lack of ambition. The way inflation is headed, I doubt you will be able to afford anything other than a mid-range trebuchet.
This is astonishing coverage of the #ClimateCrisis from the Guardian. Typhoons, heatwaves, and wildfires from all over the northern hemisphere are brought together in a stark vision of the current crisis.
How does #ClimateChange manifest itself? Like Hemingway's bankruptcy: gradually, and then suddenly.
Fascinating study that attempts to explain why #ancient humans painted the walls of #caves
I still wonder if there's a bit of survivorship bias here. Maybe we only find paintings of such antiquity because they lay undisturbed for so long. What if our ancestors painted every surface they could lay a brush on, yet only these survived?
Question for #dog owners. What does your dog bring you (or visitors to your home) when you cross the threshold? The classic is "slippers" and it's tempting to ascribe intentionality: "Make yourself comfortable!" But I get brought stuffed toys as well as footwear. I wonder if it's whatever comes to mouth, as it were.
"It is an extraordinary transfer for him and for Romania. He is the fourth Romanian to arrive there and I have great confidence that he made the perfect choice”
Obviously Gica Popescu and Dumitrescu were Romanians 1&2. Pub quiz time: who was the third?
Half time at Kenilworth Road and its 0-0 between Luton and Spurs.
Unbelievably we're now down to 10 men after Bissouma has a heads-gone moment and gets himself sent off for simulation after having already been booked.
Barring that, we've done everything right in this game apart from putting the ball in the net.
Frustrating and we've made it hard for ourselves now with a player down. Still have faith we can see the game out though.
[Official] Van de Ven and Maddison out until New Year
"Speaking to SPURSPLAY on Friday afternoon, our Head Coach has confirmed that Micky van de Ven, who picked up a hamstring injury in Monday's defeat to Chelsea, is expected to be out of action until the New Year while he also confirmed that James Maddison, who was forced off with an ankle injury against the Blues, is also expected to be sidelined until 2024."
I had a feeling this was coming. Just didn't expect all the bad news to come from one match.
I haven't looked at the numbers but my impression is that our players were more prone to injury when Poch was in charge than when Mourinho or Conte were. High-pressing, fast football really takes its toll. You can go a whole season without getting a knock or a tear when you play without the ball, employ a low block, park the bus, and be as negative and boring as you can.
I had a funny feeling we'd scored too early. Do that and you have to kill the game off, preferably with one either side of half time to ensure their spirit is crushed.
I was watching on TNT in the UK; Darren Fletcher had one of his rare moments of clarity, saying November is when you start losing players to suspensions. Lo and behold, Bissouma misses the next match for a fifth yellow.
Normally I get annoyed by the international break. But it can't come soon enough.
Absolutely not hating on Ange-ball, but there's something not quite right about our execution. We absolutely dominated possession, made more passes than I've had hot dinners, but managed two shots on goal the whole game. And whenever we lose the ball there's this lunatic rush to win it back, which inevitably yields fouls and yellow cards. There are times when it's OK to let the oppo have the ball for a bit. Maybe #Wolves aren't the sort you want to have it, but still...
I feel bad for Richarlison. At Everton he got 43 goals in 135 appearances. For Brazil he's getting a goal pretty much every other game. His form at Spurs has been like it was at Watford, i.e. crummy.
I think he's got the yips. It's not like his positioning is bad: he just can't seem to find the net.
I've just seen the Netflix series All The Light We Cannot See, based on the novel by Anthony Doerr which is sitting on my bookcase. It has tempted me to read and/or reread some novels based in WWII.
Does anyone have any recommendations of novels based historically in or around WWII?
"Jeder stirbt für sich allein" is published in English as "Alone in Berlin" or "Everyone Dies Alone." It's Hans Fallada's fictionalised account of the Otto and Elise Hampel affair, and describes the reality of living under a totalitarian regime.
Feel sorry for Richarlison, but he's blown too many chances.
Bissouma needs to work on his head.
The mentality, resilience and grit on display is so unspursy.
Low blocks. Oof.
IN OTHER NEWS: Bus sales spike as Premier League managers panic buy ahead of Spurs games. Parking them, apparently, best way to win against Ange's men.
There was something slightly frustrating about our buildup play. An attacker will take the ball to the 18 yard line, then turn his back to goal and wait for someone to pass to. This gave Luton time to regroup. It's almost as if they aren't allowed to score unless they've had ten passes in the opposition's half.