Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Brothers in Arms (Live) - Mark Knopfler

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing ad thought I'd share.

- The Dragon's Sad Tale. Rule Britannia no more. On the same subject.

AJ Jacobs: Congrats on beating the longest odds in the universe. Memento Nasci.

- Build baby build.

- The best places in America to work.

Guessing the Price of Gas Comes Down Shortly

Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

The NFL is about to open their calendar year tomorrow but teams and players can announce deals now. This is why you've seen a flurry of top names being cut or signed with the actually contracts not being signed until tomorrow or later. Look for mid-level players to be signed later - maybe even after the NFL draft next month.

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I Feel Seen

Monday, March 09, 2026

Some Memes I Hope You Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Always a funny joke.

- Many a truth is said in jest.

- Is he calling him a bastard? Threatening to kill him? Both?

- Now AI can do both.

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- From my cold dead fingers.

Kevin Kelly: Growth vs Evolution.

- California's billionaire tax will reduce revenues.

- From the archives: This is the best time to be alive.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Tim Ferriss: What 20+ years of "optimizing" has taught me. Good advice. (HT A Layman's Blog)

- Data Republican: State of the Iranian conflict. Long read but excellent summary.

- a16z's Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps.

- The shrinking economic weight of energy.

Does This Make the Upcoming Season Tank Because of Tua?

Monday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

President Trump says he will not sign another bill into law until the Save America Act is passed in the Senate. Voter ID is something most Americans are in favor of and I hope this Presidential boycott works. It's another 80/20 issue Trump has placed the Republicans on the side of the 80% leaving the Democrats to explain why they favor something 88% of citizens are against.

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You Are Here

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Sunday, March 08, 2026

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The Democrats war against Operation Epic Fury. He's not wrong.

- President Trump urges college sports leaders to return to pre-NIL days.

- Russ Robert: Chabad and the war with Iran.

- Romans had Horatius at the bridge - the Americans had Ripley at the bridge. Where do we find such men.

Land of Confusion - Genesis

Home Depot - Built from Scratch

Been meaning to post about this book on the history of Home Depot written by the founders but mainly by Bernie Marcus. They wanted to build a "do it yourself" superstore with a focus on, "Whatever is better for the consumer is better for the economy."

Important to remember that Lowe's was number one in the building supply industry until Home Depot sailed past them in 1989.

File this under once you see it you can't unsee it, "...the logic of supermarkets. Lumber was our meat. When you go into a grocery store, you never see the meat up front, because you want all the people to buy all the condiments before they get to the meat."

Home Depot started their affiliation with the Olympic Games in 1992 when the games were held in their home town of Atlanta. They remain one of the largest providers to Olympic hopefuls in the world. If you watched the recent Winter Olympics - you may have noticed the connectron.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- This may be the clearest sign yet the Obama's marriage is a total lie. Not one to dwell on the marriage of others but this is strange.

- Jared Isaacman: Introducing NASA Force.

- Evils apologists are always out there.

- What Dostoevsky understands about political rage. I admit that Russian literature has been a blind spot for me.

Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Been doing Spring forward and Fall back for Daylight Savings all my life and it screws me up every time. I'm so sick of this ignorant way of doing things. I'd rather go back to sundials. Sorry for the crazy schedule today.

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Saturday, March 07, 2026

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Two decades in the swamp. (HT Execupundit)

- Why is everyone obsessed with Hyrox? Think if you saw a race and how good a shape and how difficult just a single event is - you'd understand,

- US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race.

- Meme Theme Till They Cry

Ancient Roman Timeline


The USA is often compared to the Roman Empire. That means in comparison we'd just be up to the birth of Christ. 

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Paul Graham: The brand age. Interesting but long look at the lessons from the history of Swiss watchmaking.

- Senate Democrats block bill to fund DHS (while Iran war is going on).

- Revised nuclear safety rules are made public.  The rules book was reportedly cut by two-thirds. Good!

- Niall Ferguson: Khamenei joins Saddam in hell, but Iran 2026 is not Iraq 2003.

Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Historians may look back at yesterday's college sports roundtable as President Trump's "jump the shark" moment. A time when someone out there said to themselves MAGA can be beaten. Trump's best when he simply attends sporting events and waves to the fans instead of trying to insert himself into a sports controversy.

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Heh Heh

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Friday, March 06, 2026

More Linky Links

 More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Iran can neither be appeased or postponed.

- Kevin Kelly: Three modes of cognition.

- Matt Ridley: CO2 is simply not a danger to human health.

- VDH: Trump's way of war.

College Football Thoughts

Some offseason thoughts and observations on college football as many leaders prepare to meet at the White House.

Was having these observations anyway and figured may as well jot them down and share on Substack.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Emil Michael's "holy cow!" moment regarding AI. Was the Maduro raid when they government woke up to the danger of someone like Anthropic?

- Interesting theory why Kristi Noem was dismissed.

- Netflix acquires AI start-up founded by Ben Affleck.

- Battleships with fricken lasers (Austin Powers reference). This could be a game changer.

White House UFC Card is Set

Suddenly everyone wants to know how to get the Paramount+ app. This fight card could set records.

Friday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Every baseball spring training we get stories about how much bullpen catchers make and every spring I find myself dreaming if I made the wrong career choice. Maybe it was that dream that caused me to sleep in this morning?

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8 Stoic Rules for a Better Life

 
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Thursday, March 05, 2026

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Mass vs RFK Jr. over Dunkin' Donuts. Think a Kennedy would know enough not to mess with Dunkin's in Mass.

- The sinking of the Dena was textbook.

- The hidden insurance rules keeping MLB star from the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

- Sebastian Junger: What it feels like to get blown up. Some thoughts on the US military involvement in Iran.

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- He has a point.

- Russia and China to Iran.

- Some NFL humor.

- Makes sense.

The Four Agreements

"To be alive is the biggest fear humans have. Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive - and express what we really are. Just being ourselves is the biggest fear of humans. We have learned to live by other people's points of view because of the fear of not being accepted and of not being good enough for someone else." Don Miguel Ruiz

Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Did not comment on the Rate Payer Protection Pledge signed yesterday by the major AI companies and President Trump because it is a "pledge" - a guideline without the force of a law. I'm waiting to see how this shakes out. Have the feeling the Administration is nudging AI companies toward partnering with military bases installing nuclear plants. These things seem to be aligning. 

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