Monday, June 15, 2026

The Killer Angels


 "To be a good soldier you must love the army. But to be a good officer you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love. That is... a very hard thing to do. No other profession requires it. This is one reason why there are so very few good officers. Although there are many good men." - General Robert E. Lee

Linky Links

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

- Countering Indoctrination and Deception on Campus. He's not wrong.

- The transformation of AT&T Stadium into Dallas Stadium for the World Cup.

- 84-year old Senator Mitch McConnell admitted to hospital. He should retire.

- The paradox of work.

Monday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Yesterday was President Trump's 80th birthday and you have to think he had quite a day. A peace deal was reached with Iran and the night saw the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House. You have to think the timing of that event was not coincidental.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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Will Have to Remember This Acronym

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Linky Links

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

- Jonathan Turley: Post-Platner Democrats must ask "Are we the baddies?"

- Data Centers in Space are Going to Happen. Why the SpaceX IPO was so successful.

- How the UFC built an octagon on the White House lawn. 

- You knew this was bound to happen. Edit: That video is actually from Iraq.

Paul Graham on Good Writing

Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

What do you get for the President who has everything? Well how about a peace deal with a defeated Iran and a UFC event at the White House? Happy 80th birthday to Donald Trump.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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Happy National Bourbon Day

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Linky Links

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

- Glenn Reynolds: Elon Musk is a Genius and a Litmus Test. Elon should be held in the highest of regards.

- More Pritchett, Less Piketty. The economics are clear.

- Our Achilles Heel. The point about college admissions will stick with me.

- Home Security Cameras.

Advice Sam Altman Wishes He Received

Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Tonight is game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio and the Knicks have the chance to win their first championship since 1973. Have the feeling the Spurs (and maybe the NBA) won't let that happen which would set up a potential ratings bonanza game 6 in NY. Just saying.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope ay resonate with you.

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The Real Luxuries

Friday, June 12, 2026

Linky Links

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

- ESPN created this monster. "TV money and legalized gambling ruined college sports."

- Dan Wetzel: Sorsby ruling a temporary injunction that will cause permanent damage.

- What would it look like if the AI bubble burst?

- How three economists built blueprints for taking your stuff.

Truth


Filling the Ocean

Isaac Newton once said that what we know is a drop but what we don't know is an ocean. He's right of course but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try in our own small way to fill that ocean.

That - in part - is what I try to do with trying to absorb some of the lessons from the quotes I examine and try to take to heart each day. And also with my thoughts on what's going on in the world and what they may mean. Not to mention the reading I try to do each day.

In the movie The Shootist John Wayne buys a newspaper the day he learns he has terminal cancer and is intent of reading that paper cover to cover so he knows what happened on that particular day. I don't have terminal cancer (thank God) but death does come for all of us - memento mori. Shouldn't we use the time allotted to us in our short span and try to fill the ocean of what we don't know but at the same time enjoy the fact we are alive and appreciate the present moment?

Friday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

A cease-fire /peace deal was reportedly reached between the US and Iran. Again. The nuclear details are to be announced. Most of the details so far seem to favor Iran especially they part where their leaders get to finally come out of their caves and they won't get bombed.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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Once You See It - It Can't Be Unseen

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Try to Get Your Daily DOSE

Linky Links

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

- How America could become a high trust society again.

- Jonathan Turley: Democratic leaders swap "Me Too" for Maine.

- Man-Bear-Pig's Al Gore's inaccurate untruths distorted policy. It was always a hoax.

- Wow is right!

Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

The two big stories this morning are the Knicks amazing comeback to win game 3 of the NBA Finals and the war in Iran devolving to just the US taking target practice. That the NBA Finals seems the top story shows just how little regard the average American is giving to Iran's military at this point.

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Quotes forToday

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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US History and the Military

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

College Football Thoughts

Some offseason college football thoughts with emphasis on the Brendan Sorsby situation and the Protecting College Sports

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

Life Advice from Warren Buffett

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Classic.

- I feel seen.

- Heh Heh

- Many a truth is said in jest.

Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

The Brendan Sorsby ruling continues to soak up all the oxygen in the room when it comes to college football. I plan to have a separate post dealing with that situation later today.

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Quote for Today

 Some quotes I hope ay resonate with you.

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Brendan Sorsby and Texas Tech Have Become National Jokes

Tuesday, June 09, 2026

The Killer Angels


 "'This is a different kind of army. If you look at history you'll see men fight for pay, or women, or some other kind of loot. They fight for land, or because a king makes them, or just because they like killing. But we're here for something new. I don't... this hasn't happened much in the history of the world. We're an army going out to set other men free.'" - Col. Joshua Chamberlain

Linky Links

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

- Big 12 discuss options as Brendan Sorsby trial gets February date. What a mess!

- And if anyone questions the results they're racist!

- From the archives: Karl Popper on the line between science and pseudoscience.

- Is the SpaceX IPO the reason for the $2 trillion stock market sell-off?

Don't Think Support Means What He Thinks It Means

Via

Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Even with the Spurs beating the Knicks last night the big story of the day was Brendan Sorsby being ruled eligible for Texas Tech by a local Lubbock District Court despite being banned for life by the NCAA for gambling. You have to wonder if all the sports books will be pulling Texas Tech games from betting in response?

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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John Wooden - Make Each Day Your Masterpiece