Thursday miscellanea #520

On the off-chance someone reading this could be persuaded and massive, unpleasant disruption to his/her life consequently avoided: “storming” any U.S. government facility is a really, really bad idea.
The actuarial tables have finally caught my musical childhood in earnest, and sadly, the assault is only beginning. Ric Ocasek is dead at 75. Thank you for a lot of great music, man. RIP.
I’ve made plans to go to Dave and Buster’s for the first time the second week of January. Everyone will be broke from Christmas, and hanging onto New Year’s resolutions. With a little luck, it will be bitterly cold. All of these things thin crowds.
Alabama’s defensive front was roundly unimpressive against South Carolina. I have a feeling we’re going to need a lot of points this year.
The net is up in arms about someone looking into remaking The Princess Bride. I think this is an enjoyable movie, but I have never considered it an iconic cornerstone of comedic cinema (as so many obviously do). A new one wouldn’t move my needle.
The final race of the 2019 IndyCar Series is Sunday, at Laguna Seca in Monterey. Josef Newgarden has a 41-point lead in the championship standings, but there are double points on Sunday, so Alexander Rossi, Simon Pagenaud, and Scott Dixon are all still in the hunt. It’s been a fantastic season!
There was a welcome whisper of fall early this morning. We still have 90s forecast in a few days, but it looks as if they will be short-lived.