Althouse: A very dark sunrise

October 13, 2025

A very dark sunrise — 6:37, 6:57.

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75 comments:

Ann Althouse said...: Actual rain this time.; 10/13/25, 6:27 PM
rehajm said...: Spooky!; 10/13/25, 6:29 PM
rehajm said...: I love this guy…Letitia’s arch enemy isn’t Trump it’s an accountant sitting at his kitchen table.; 10/13/25, 6:31 PM
dwshelf said...: I like both pics! Ordinary, they are not.; 10/13/25, 6:34 PM
rehajm said...: …dollars to donuts she keeps her law license…; 10/13/25, 6:35 PM
Beasts of England said...: It was a dark and stormy morning…; 10/13/25, 6:41 PM
n.n said...: The mist

Sleepy hollow

A headless jack ass riding; 10/13/25, 6:50 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Tenebrous. I love these.; 10/13/25, 6:58 PM
Jamie said...: Send some of that rain our way in south Texas!; 10/13/25, 6:58 PM
NKP said...: #1. Now, THAT’S a picture!; 10/13/25, 7:00 PM
narciso said...: Wonderful landscapes

I think the strike in doha told the al thanis it was time to jettison hamas (at least publically) much like the botched mabhouh hit, well hamas stopped meeting in dubai after that dodnt they; 10/13/25, 7:17 PM
Kakistocracy said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/13/25, 7:27 PM
Goetz von Berlichingen said...: Stormy skies here in CA Gold Country as well.

Came across this environmental survey company in Paso Robles, CA :https://www.althouseandmeade.com/

Thought you'd find it amusing. Maybe they have some cool chatzkies. Christmas IS coming up.
Goetz; 10/13/25, 7:36 PM
narciso said...: https://x.com/omriceren/status/1977752577593811303; 10/13/25, 7:43 PM
R C Belaire said...: #1 Looks like something Vermeer might have painted.; 10/13/25, 7:47 PM
tcrosse said...: The first picture represents the Existential Threat to Our Democracy settling over Madison. Flee to Stoughton before it's too late.; 10/13/25, 7:48 PM
Aggie said...: You know what these remind me of? That old thriller soap opera, Dark Shadows. Collins Castle should be there, in the background, with Barnabas in a high window.; 10/13/25, 7:54 PM
Lazarus said...: Jack Nicholson also commented regretting Diane Keaton's passing. I thought he was sunk in dementia. Maybe this is what he's been paying press agents to deal with.; 10/13/25, 7:59 PM
Aggie said...: Hey ! Is anybody going to comment on the Supreme Court's discussion of Humphrey Estate and its finding's effect on Trump's ability to remove unwanted administrators? Not seeing a lot about it, online.; 10/13/25, 8:04 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Just saw the "The Usual Suspects" (1995)- a well made but overly familiar paint by the number crime movie. Kevin Spacey does a good job in his "breakout role". But I've seen it all before, profanity, cool violence, betrayals, twists and turns. The film's lushly made but in spirit its the usual "dark and gritty". None of the other talented character actors have much charisma. So when they died I was "meh".

Also "Asia" - Narrated by richard Attenborough. Excellent nature series.; 10/13/25, 8:19 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: There were some "rats" in "usual suspects" but I too was unfazed by them.; 10/13/25, 8:20 PM
Jaq said...: That's all fine, but Israel only killed bodyguards, including a Qatari, and Trump thanked Qatar specifically for their help in working out this deal with Hamas, and Trump forced Netanyahu to apologize personally to the Emir. I know everybody cheered on Israel for the attack, but Trump was working on this deal, and it appears that Israel was trying to block it, kinetically, as they say. It's weird that people seem more loyal to Israel than Trump.

I think that Trump is like when Dad comes into the room, and your good for nothing Uncle Joe was playing poker, and had bet the family farm, and Dad has to take over the cards and responsibility for what has been bet so far by your addled, and dementia-ridden Uncle Joe, and he is doing the best he can in an imperfect world with the hand he was handed. And to break the analogy, the government is riddled with your demented uncle's friends, allies, and plain old cronies in corruption, working against Trump at every turn.; 10/13/25, 8:28 PM
Saint Croix said...: That damn bobble off the glove into the wall unassisted double play was some wild shit. I swear, everybody was confused except the catcher.

My Dad and I are pulling for the Dodgers. I feel like this pennant race is going to be all seven games.; 10/13/25, 8:30 PM
Narr said...: Youtube offered me a trailer for the movie "Satantango" (insert accents or diacriticals as you prefer) based on the book.

A couple of minutes was hard to take--seven hours sounds like a foretaste of hell. Like Bergman on Qualudes.; 10/13/25, 8:34 PM
Old and slow said...: We've had as much rain in Arizona in the past 5 days as we had gotten since the year began.; 10/13/25, 8:36 PM
Original Mike said...: "Actual rain this time."

0.25 mm, on the rooftop of Space Science.; 10/13/25, 8:37 PM
Saint Croix said...: 99% of the time, you got the bases loaded, one out, and you hit a shot to the warning track, it’s an automatic run. Tonight it’s an unassisted double play, nobody scores, and the umpires need 5 minutes to figure out what the hell happened.; 10/13/25, 8:38 PM
Mason G said...: I don't know about "unassisted", somebody threw the ball to the catcher for a force at the plate for the second out. The catcher did get the third out all on his own at third base, which probably doesn't happen very often.; 10/13/25, 8:42 PM
Saint Croix said...: I have never taken the horse tranquilizer — Bill Cosby says it’s fine — but I suspect Persona on Qualudes would really freak me out.; 10/13/25, 8:43 PM
Dave Begley said...: Creighton alum in LF for Brewers.; 10/13/25, 8:43 PM
Aggie said...: How was there a force play at the plate, if the fly ball was caught? Pardon an ignorant question - the video doesn't show whether he tagged up at third or not, but in what case would it be a force play?; 10/13/25, 8:44 PM
Canadian Bumblepuppy said...: That was a weird play.

Horrible Thanksgiving weekend for me. Leafs lost twice to Detroit and Bluejays lost twice to Seattle. Good luck Brewers!; 10/13/25, 8:44 PM
Saint Croix said...: You are right, Mason, the Bobbler definitely helped out.; 10/13/25, 8:46 PM
Saint Croix said...: Aggie, we suspect that the ball hit the wall. That’s like a bounce on the ground.; 10/13/25, 8:48 PM
Dave Begley said...: Creighton alum owns the Dodgers.; 10/13/25, 8:49 PM
Saint Croix said...: Took us 10 minutes to come up with that hypothesis.; 10/13/25, 8:49 PM
Aggie said...: Ah: Rule 5.09(a)(1). Runners may leave their bases the instant the first fielder touches the ball... But if he caught the ball on the fly, then it bounced off the wall, but returned to his glove and he kept it (never touched the ground), isn't the batter called 'out'? Hence no 'force play'? I guess not.; 10/13/25, 8:54 PM
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Mason G said...: "How was there a force play at the plate, if the fly ball was caught?"

The fly ball bounced out of the fielder's glove, hit the wall and then he caught it. So- not a catch.; 10/13/25, 8:56 PM
Saint Croix said...: Aggie, the commentators never figured it out, either. And we might be wrong. The ignorance is widespread. We’re all confused. Except the catcher.; 10/13/25, 8:57 PM
Saint Croix said...: And Mason!; 10/13/25, 8:58 PM
Aggie said...: The Catcher proceeded to trot over to third and tagged the bag to force the other base runner out, too. Almost a leisurely 2 outs before the announcers caught on. Catchers bags an unassisted double play with 2 force-outs.; 10/13/25, 8:59 PM
Saint Croix said...: I haven’t man-splained in years.

Felt good!; 10/13/25, 9:00 PM
Mason G said...: "The fly ball bounced out of the fielder's glove, hit the wall and then he caught it. So- not a catch."

I'm not so sure about this now. According to grok:

"In your scenario, if the ball hits the fielder's glove, then the fence, and is caught before hitting the ground, it is a valid catch, and the batter is out, assuming the fielder maintains secure possession and the ball remains in flight."; 10/13/25, 9:19 PM
Saint Croix said...: NYT confirms. Ball hit the wall.; 10/13/25, 9:26 PM
Saint Croix said...: In the future, the umpires will ask the AI, the computer will rule, badly, and fans will riot.

My new theory is that we have stupid AI in order to make human authorities look smarter.; 10/13/25, 9:30 PM
Aggie said...: Grok is the kid that got picked last. What Grok doesn't know, it makes up. I'm pretty sure the rules say that hitting the wall equals hitting the ground, i.e. when a fielder catches a ball off the wall he still has to throw for an out.; 10/13/25, 9:34 PM
Saint Croix said...: This pitcher duel is super fast. Top of the 9th. We’re way under 3 hours; 10/13/25, 9:34 PM
Saint Croix said...: Brew Crew pulled their starter. Oops.; 10/13/25, 9:35 PM
Kakistocracy said...: Trump says that Obama could have gotten the October 7th hostages released during his presidency, raising new concerns about Biden's memory and cognition.; 10/13/25, 9:37 PM
Saint Croix said...: Google “Dodger double play”. The headlines are fun.; 10/13/25, 9:39 PM
Saint Croix said...: I love the Japanese invasion into the Major Leagues. Super cool. We are truly a World Series.; 10/13/25, 9:44 PM
Saint Croix said...: The world would be so different if Castro kept playing baseball.; 10/13/25, 9:45 PM
Yancey Ward said...: I hate to tell you this, Bich, but Obama was almost surely calling the shots in Biden's fake presidency.; 10/13/25, 9:47 PM
Saint Croix said...: Tying run at the plate.; 10/13/25, 9:48 PM
Saint Croix said...: No way, Yancey! Obama was out of office and impotent. For proof I offer the summer of ‘24.; 10/13/25, 9:50 PM
Saint Croix said...: Oh shit. Brewers are threatening. I need to sleep, damn it.; 10/13/25, 9:51 PM
Saint Croix said...: His splitter is brutal; 10/13/25, 9:53 PM
Saint Croix said...: Walk. Tying run on 3rd. Winning run on first.; 10/13/25, 9:55 PM
Saint Croix said...: And they yanked their closer. Damn.; 10/13/25, 9:56 PM
Yancey Ward said...: I just watched the weird double play- that was just piss poor base coaching by the Dodgers- no excuse for not plating a run on that play even if you thought he had caught the fly ball.; 10/13/25, 9:58 PM
BudBrown said...: moment of truth....no...next moment; 10/13/25, 9:59 PM
Saint Croix said...: Loaded the damn bases. Three walks in the ninth. Damn!; 10/13/25, 10:00 PM
Saint Croix said...: Woo; 10/13/25, 10:03 PM
Yancey Ward said...: Well, that ending sucked.; 10/13/25, 10:03 PM
Saint Croix said...: That pitch was super high; 10/13/25, 10:03 PM
Saint Croix said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/13/25, 10:05 PM
Mason G said...: Ok- so grok is wrong. Probably not the first time.; 10/13/25, 10:31 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Reddit: VP JD trolls Pocahontas.; 10/13/25, 10:46 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Reddit: Male Privilege 😉; 10/13/25, 10:56 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Reddit: "...little boy was left behind in the middle of the desert by human traffickers because he couldn't keep up"; 10/13/25, 11:00 PM
Jim at said...: Kevin Spacey does a good job in his "breakout role".

Am watching Se7en for the xx time and noticed - and maybe I'm the last one TO notice - Kevin Spacey's name doesn't show up in the opening credits.; 10/13/25, 11:03 PM
Yancey Ward said...: Jim, I never watched the credits that closely but it makes sense- he doesn't show up in the movie, as I remember it, until the end.; 10/13/25, 11:08 PM
Yancey Ward said...: I liked Se7en a lot- a great thriller, however, I have never rewatched it because it is so gruesome and disturbing.; 10/13/25, 11:11 PM
Jim at said...: My wife and I've watched it so many times, "What's in the booxxx," is a running joke.

Especially at Christmas.; 10/13/25, 11:19 PM