Wednesday, September 09, 2026

Life Advice

College Football Thoughts

Some college football thoughts as we head into week two games and watch the SEC and LSU battle play out and Michigan tries to tell time.

Was having these thoughts anyway and figured may as well jot them down and put up on Substack.

Linky Links

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

- Kevin Kelly: Argument in favor of AI Fair Use. I'm OK with this in the abstract but in the real world it could be used for outright stealing. Is it fair use to change just a word in a joke or a tweet?

- From the archives: Montaigne's rule for reading.

- Why the AfD wins. Good history and background on the popularity of the AfD. (HT Execupundit)

- This is cool. So nice of the cartels to give us target practice.

Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack

Tonight marks the return of the NFL with a rematch of last year's Super Bowl between Seattle and New England. The game kicks off at 8:20 EST and I for one am hoping for a much different outcome this time around.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today 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.

Let's Go Pats!


The Patriots are 5-0 the last five times the team played on September 9th. Just saying. New England and Seattle kick off the NFL season tonight.

Tuesday, September 08, 2026

Linky Links

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

- Is President Trump building a new world order? Sure seems like it - good!

- AfD wins big in regional German election. The AP calls them "far right" but doesn't that mean the previous party in power was far left? How come the AP never used that language.

- How AI tools are changing research, communication, and education.

- Let's play crystal ball.

Life Advice from James Clear

Via

Where the Slaves Were Actually Shipped from Africa


Notice the small amount that was actually shipped to the colonies. Yet white guilt seems to belong only to Americans.

Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

The federal workforce has been reduced to 1966 levels but is still at 2.67 million employees - so there is still work to do in shrinking the government. At the same time this is happening the economy keeps growing and more net jobs get added every month. Plus the number of federal regulations keep shrinking. These facts are not unrelated.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today 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.

Truth

Monday, September 07, 2026

Truth

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- I'm an awful person for laughing at this.

- Analysis true!

- The Lindsay Clancy trial in a nutshell.

- USA! USA! USA!

Labor Day Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Have a happy Labor Day. I'm going to celebrate the end of the summer by going to Maine and squeeze in one more beach day and see my grand daughters. Hope you and yours have an enjoyable, restful day.

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Quotes for Today

 Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today 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.

Happy Labor Day

Sunday, September 06, 2026

Linky Links

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

- Why optimists live longer.

- Analysis true!

- Jonathan Turley: When 12 Angry Men becomes One Angry Man.

- Rob Henderson: Some status games are worth playing.

Thomas Sowell's 3 Questions

Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

While watching what should have been an upset of Michigan by Western Michigan I kept wondering who the back-up QB was to Bryce Underwood because whoever it was probably could have done a much better job. Michigan is a team that by all rights should have CJ Carr as QB but they screwed that up too.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today 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.

Sahil Bloom on Happiness

Saturday, September 05, 2026

Linky Links

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

- Glenn Reynolds reviews the Wendy's Pretzel Bacon Pub Cheeseburger. News you can use! And you can't spell pub burger without "pu."

- From the archives: What Metformin really does inside you.

- Many a truth is said in jest.

- 8 experiences people don't have anymore because of cell phones.

College Football Thoughts

Some week one college football thoughts. We have actual games this weekend but Lane Kiffin keeps trying to suck up all the oxygen in the room. How is this drama act actually helping him or LSU?

Was having these thoughts anyway and figured I'd put them all in one place and post on Substack.

Michael Lewis on Happiness

Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Stayed up to watch the Miami-Stanford game last night but for some reason it didn't occur to me that this was a league game until it dawned on me at half that the West Coast Stanford was part of the East Coast ACC. Obviously knew this fact but perhaps it was so incongruent my brain could accept it at first.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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Life Advice

Friday, September 04, 2026

Linky Links.

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

- Glenn Reynolds asks AI platforms to comment on his "Demons in the Wall" essay.

- VDH: The Elephant in the Canadian Room.

- Jonathan Turley on Congressional Democrats and the Supreme Court.

- Trump's top 25 achievements. I'm not MAGA or even Republican but you have to agree this is impressive. Don't agree - what were Obama's top achievements?

We Did It Once We Could Do It Again

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Swear I was think of this too

- Heh Heh

- Didn't Barack Obama get a political donation from Osama bin Laden?

- I have the sense of humor of a 12-year old boy.

Friday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Yesterday a state judge in Louisiana ruled 40 former pro athletes are eligible to play college sports and the SEC filed suit against LSU in federal court. Today Lane Kiffin is supposed to finalize his football roster - will it include two former NFL players? Tune in for the latest installment of As Lane Turns.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today 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.

If by Rudyard Kipling - Read by John Facenda