tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66069562024-03-19T00:30:32.493-04:00A Large RegularChris Lynch's slanted view on sports, politics and entertainment.
Please send thoughts or comments to chris.lynch@gmail.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17885125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-61650501977289723212024-03-19T00:30:00.001-04:002024-03-19T00:30:00.144-04:00Truth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D61gx9QXoAAxN1U.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D61gx9QXoAAxN1U.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-82734946412748598262024-03-18T09:43:00.001-04:002024-03-18T09:43:58.742-04:00Ben Franklin's Daily Routine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqzC51OXsAAArRE?format=jpg&name=small" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="433" height="645" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqzC51OXsAAArRE?format=jpg&name=small" width="433" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-46161649980221623502024-03-18T08:11:00.001-04:002024-03-18T08:11:49.524-04:00Some Memes You May Enjoy<p>Many a truth is said in jest.</p><p>- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBCq9vuV2riwf8rEZTrJDrcSOM8SRkicQq3GbnmMqWJsEP8JZpE3ii93SivNXvgu4v6aKSj1Fv7UBT3_9zsMUrHrVmSrMfdPr1vnpB6JXc0kmbcrhQzbv8k-9yHari9fg6Zq01pcHuTh8dPBsPxgV0Y7E7RY9v4tJbyoJ9cxPjNWWucp5QfICHxH6D=s774">Still waiting for that story about a person trying to siphon gas from the wrong tank on an RV.</a></p><p>- <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GAwM1InWQAAbb4m?format=jpg&name=medium">A little left over St. Paddy's Day humor</a></p><p>- <a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/media-reports-trump-threatened-nuclear-war-after-he-says-this-guacamole-is-the-bomb">Believable</a></p><p>- <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilipL47837986/status/1769477564915966076">Laugh every time</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-7250671373073946422024-03-18T07:00:00.000-04:002024-03-18T07:00:00.136-04:00Education of a Wandering Man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81bcLBYeviL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="487" height="320" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81bcLBYeviL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><p>Started <a href="https://www.louislamour.com/nonfiction/education.htm">Louis L'Amour's memoir <b>Education of a Wandering Man</b></a> the other day and was pleasantly surprised to find the introduction to the 1939 book by Daniel J. Boorstin who himself was both an author and the Librarian of Congress. To say Boorstin knew a thing or two about books and authors would be an understatement. He wrote, "We are often told that we are what we eat. In our world since the printing press it may be more accurate to say we are what we read." </p><p>L'Amour read everything and though he was a "lone reader but somehow never felt lonely in the company of a book."</p><p>Louis L'Amour showed many of the traits of both a wise and happy man to Boorstin:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"Louis was a modest man, slow to reveal what he really knew."</li><li>"He kept his own values undented."</li><li>"Jealous of any time not spent writing, he luxuriated within the walls of his books."</li><li>"Louis was a good listener, as eager to learn from the spoken as from the printed word."</li><li>"Louis gives us a lesson - too seldom offered by academic or professional critics - in open-mindfulness and literary charity.</li></ul><div>Louis L'Amour is quickly becoming a favorite of mine.</div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-14569258856797132542024-03-18T04:55:00.001-04:002024-03-18T04:55:33.666-04:00Monday Flotsam and Jetsam<p><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/monday-flotsam-and-jetsam-0c3?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observation post up on Substack</a>.</p><p>Happy day after Saint Patrick's Day. Or as those who celebrate call it - Hangover Day! As always - please <b>Subscribe</b>, hit the <b>Like</b> button, or share the <b><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/monday-flotsam-and-jetsam-0c3?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Link</a></b>. Thanks in advance!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-70368364765141697072024-03-18T04:25:00.001-04:002024-03-18T04:25:37.094-04:00Quotes for Today<p>Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.</p><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Have a new </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Quotes for Today</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-91375630138999662902024-03-18T00:30:00.001-04:002024-03-18T00:30:00.135-04:00Reminder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOldUvXVsAY6i-2?format=jpg&name=medium" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="800" height="389" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOldUvXVsAY6i-2?format=jpg&name=medium" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-3242290032830621282024-03-17T11:55:00.001-04:002024-03-17T11:55:46.589-04:00Adopt these 10 Things and You'll Go Far<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/proxy/hN1vvJuKLsfdxJjZ7idbpHRInnB432ilu8SzNSVbpCufuFspcOWD0lo5Zv0mlLpA6v_fLd0TR3vmjf8GzQpeNJ3vfzWAu5KrcxY_dgy6nQ=s591-d" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="550" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/proxy/hN1vvJuKLsfdxJjZ7idbpHRInnB432ilu8SzNSVbpCufuFspcOWD0lo5Zv0mlLpA6v_fLd0TR3vmjf8GzQpeNJ3vfzWAu5KrcxY_dgy6nQ=s320-d" width="298" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-25914108729155807572024-03-17T09:30:00.001-04:002024-03-17T09:30:00.134-04:00Rick Rubin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIwQD0yacAAP3Le?format=jpg&name=900x900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIwQD0yacAAP3Le?format=jpg&name=900x900" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-55023481572935350922024-03-17T08:17:00.000-04:002024-03-17T08:17:46.959-04:00Saint Patrick's Day Flotsam and Jetsam<p><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/saint-patricks-day-flotsam-and-jetsam?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack</a>.</p><p>Happy Saint Patrick's Day! The one day a year the world revels in Ireland's boiled cuisine! Enjoy that corned beef sandwich but stay away from the cabbage unless you want to sleep alone on the couch. As always - please <b>Subscribe</b>, hit the <b>Like</b> button, or share the <b><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/saint-patricks-day-flotsam-and-jetsam?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Link</a></b>, Thanks!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-50880506735187753882024-03-17T07:33:00.001-04:002024-03-17T07:33:31.391-04:00Quotes for Today<p>Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.</p><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Have a new </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Quotes for Today</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-50967565352238752942024-03-17T00:30:00.001-04:002024-03-17T00:30:00.135-04:00Happy Saint Patrick's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.chzbgr.com/full/8759726336/h540E6205/happy-st-patricks-day" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="550" height="345" src="https://i.chzbgr.com/full/8759726336/h540E6205/happy-st-patricks-day" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-3221513748410324872024-03-16T11:56:00.001-04:002024-03-16T11:56:39.957-04:00Saint Patrick's Day Music<p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Here are my Top 5 Songs for celebrating Saint Patrick's Day (because Oh Danny Boy is shite).</p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8713097102718954875" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 578.4px;">1. <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QdbeM2JWYE" style="color: #992211; text-decoration-line: none;">Rocky Road to Dublin</a></b><br /><br />2. <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4v6aNjGFFk" style="color: #771100; text-decoration-line: none;">If I Should Fall From Grace with God</a></b> - The Pogues<br /><br />3. <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d30rpdvtiA" style="color: #771100; text-decoration-line: none;">Four Green Fields</a> - </b>Makem & Clancy<br /><br />4. <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaS3vaNUYgs" style="color: #771100; text-decoration-line: none;">The Foggy Dew</a></b> - Sinead O'Connor and the Chieftains<br /><br />5.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-64CaD8GXw" style="color: #771100; text-decoration-line: none;"> <b>I'm</b> <b>Shipping Up to Boston</b></a> - Dropkick Murphy's</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-55772270777818895892024-03-16T11:30:00.001-04:002024-03-16T11:30:00.140-04:00Good Life Advice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIpeBugXEAAo5Yh?format=jpg&name=medium" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" height="399" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIpeBugXEAAo5Yh?format=jpg&name=medium" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://twitter.com/SallyMayweather">Via</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-82220639739304709652024-03-16T09:30:00.000-04:002024-03-16T09:30:00.132-04:00Blog Anniversary<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/US_20.svg/1200px-US_20.svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/US_20.svg/1200px-US_20.svg.png" width="200" /></a></div>Just another day to me but I know some people celebrate these anniversaries - especially as they get up there in years. Today is the date that my blog turns 20-years old. Hard to digest that I'm been doing this for so long.<p></p><p>A brief story on the number 20. A longtime goal of mine has been to drive Route 20 from Fenway Park to the Kingdom in Seattle. Route 20 is, I believe, the longest route in the country with the only break in its cross-country trek briefly in Yellowstone Park. Always wanted to do that drive. Closest I've come is once on a nice fall Sunday I drove a rented convertible from Auburn, MA to Auburn, NY all on Route 20. That was fun!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-71203009654817993712024-03-16T08:30:00.000-04:002024-03-16T08:30:17.680-04:00Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam<p><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/saturday-flotsam-and-jetsam-8e4?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.</a></p><p>Got off to a late start this morning. Was making rather merry last night. Had nothing to do with Saint Patrick's Day and everything with doing well in cards. As always please <b>Subscribe</b>, hit the <b>Like</b> button, or share the <b><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/saturday-flotsam-and-jetsam-8e4?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Link</a></b>. Thanks!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-5289822882812630422024-03-16T07:43:00.001-04:002024-03-16T07:43:33.153-04:00Quotes for Today<p>Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.</p><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Have a new </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Quotes for Today</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-43423717248884046152024-03-16T07:00:00.003-04:002024-03-16T07:00:00.126-04:00Some Memes You May Enjoy<p>Many a truth is said in jest.</p><p>- <a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/nations-men-prepare-to-pretend-theyve-been-following-college-basketball-all-season">Reminder</a></p><p>- <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FrLLlKQWAAERL2F?format=jpg&name=900x900">Still funny!</a></p><p>- <a href="https://twitter.com/Super70sSports/status/1636510233706082304">Analysis true</a>!</p><p>- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVWYXR83mGKwCMS-RG1XcsAv3ZDfxifdsdoX8KXLg_ij9Tg9208pzsEDl36QBSAUTpqweU7ofBGsB4E8mq-NjCu43eRgJi7vLVFa73GR6PpREBEDUjWhz4iFfnT6x-TqxHCbbH1J6D5F9tn4BU-jOJPYB2E14NeuP8HSGKG09iJkQ8VcjOugHWBJ5/s800/8471712_10212929625849758_665325.JPG">Many a truth is said in jest</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-38602570761817852452024-03-16T00:30:00.001-04:002024-03-16T00:30:00.132-04:007 Habits of Highly Effective People<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIg8yCfWYAEXmDG?format=jpg&name=900x900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="640" height="459" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIg8yCfWYAEXmDG?format=jpg&name=900x900" width="379" /></a></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-10032006543659563392024-03-15T13:52:00.000-04:002024-03-15T13:52:42.626-04:00Behind Blue Eyes - Roger Daltrey and The Chieftains<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kXwl7vzwaSw?si=XPw9qxs6GAtb4fwJ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-30673136515960198512024-03-15T10:56:00.000-04:002024-03-15T10:56:02.946-04:00Linky Links<p>Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.</p><p>- <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqzS0z-aEAAuGMP?format=jpg&name=large">Naval Ravikant's Life Formulas.</a> Great life advice!</p><p>- From the archives: <a href="https://peterattiamd.com/the-epidemic-of-martiomania/?utm_source=weekly-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=220320-NL-marchmadness&utm_content=220320-NL-marchmadness-email-nonsubs-b">Peter Attia on Matriomania</a></p><p>- <a href="https://jonathanturley.org/2024/03/15/rachael-rollins-disbarred-after-justice-refuses-to-prosecute-one-of-its-own/">Jonathan Turley on Rachael Rollins disbarment</a>. It's a start.</p><p>- Mostly forgotten piece of history: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Jenkins'_Ear">The War of Jenkin's Ear</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-30423290872931601202024-03-15T09:04:00.001-04:002024-03-15T09:04:42.117-04:00Kurt Vonnegut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GH8tK10WgAAxl0R?format=jpg&name=large" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GH8tK10WgAAxl0R?format=jpg&name=large" width="320" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-18125954363825100022024-03-15T07:56:00.002-04:002024-03-15T07:56:58.234-04:00Some Memes You May Enjoy<p>Many a truth is said in jest.</p><p>- <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FN-7eGIXoA4YMS5?format=png&name=900x900">Programming vs demon summoning</a><br /></p><p>- <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIouUrnWEAAT2OU?format=jpg&name=medium">Analysis true!</a></p><p>- <a href="https://twitter.com/BaseballQuotes1/status/1768392912805748950">I'm an awful person for laughing at this</a>.</p><p>-<a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIoc4laWwAA80u-?format=jpg&name=900x900"> A little math humor</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-6644092549062928872024-03-15T06:40:00.001-04:002024-03-15T06:40:07.456-04:00Friday Flotsam and Jetsam<p><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/friday-flotsam-and-jetsam-6b3?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack</a>.</p><p>Still don't know what to think about Congress voting to ban TikTok. This would be a time when having Grok AI read the bill to let me know what it really says would be extremely useful. As always please <b>Subscribe</b>, hit the <b>Like</b> button, or share the <a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/friday-flotsam-and-jetsam-6b3?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true"><b>Link</b></a>. Thanks!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-823624768684795742024-03-15T05:30:00.079-04:002024-03-15T05:45:00.540-04:00Quotes for Today<p>Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.</p><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Have a new </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Quotes for Today</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0