Friday, June 05, 2026
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Carolina may have beaten the Golden Knights 4-3 in OT to even the series but the important thing to remember is once again the Stanley Cup will not be going to a team from Canada. The last time the Cup was won by a Canadian franchise was 1993 when Montreal beat the LA Kings.
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Quotes for Today
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Thursday, June 04, 2026
College Football Thoughts
Was thinking these these things anyway so figure may as well jot them down and place upon Substack.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Tell me your first thought wasn't of CHUD.
- When History Lovers are Replaced by History Haters.
- This is why America can't have robots and other nice things.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The Knicks won game one of the NBA Finals and I don't have a prediction on the outcome of the series though I will predict that another New York win will come and many will blame the Spurs loss on Victor Wembanyama fouling out of the game.
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Quotes for Today
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Battle of Midway
Today marks the anniversary of the Battle of Midway - a battle sited by most historians as the turning point in the Pacific in World War II. Below is a good article on the history of the Battle of Midway and its significance.
Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Halberstam Upper Level History
Just a thought but you could make a whole year of college upper level modern history classes from some of the books of David Halberstam. For example:
History 301: From World War II to Vietnam. The class would be based on Halberstam's book The Fifties and his book The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War.
History 302: The start of the Vietnam War to Japan taking over the US auto market. This class would be based on Halberstam's The Best and Brightest and his book The Reckoning.
These two classes would span the better part of four decades of US history over a single college year. There would be plenty of historical details to review and Halberstam is considered liberal royalty by many - so that should ease the courses being adopted by various universities. Halberstam has become more controversial as the years go by so all of the items from the books should give plenty of subjects and differing takes for historical papers.
So let it be written so let it be done.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Anthropic files a potentially $1 trillion IPO.
- American Nuclear Renaissance. Faster please!
- Trump names housing director Bill Pulte acting intelligence director replacing Tulsi Gabbard. This was surprising - not sure what to think about it.
- DataRepublican: Which NGO's are organizing the Newark protests and how.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The NBA Finals between the Spurs and Knicks open tonight in San Antonio. Could be an interesting series and with ABC carrying both the NBA and NHL Finals guessing you probably won't have to decide each night which game to watch.
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Quotes forToday
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Tuesday, June 02, 2026
College Football Stadiums
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
With AJ Brown being traded to the Patriots look for some to start saying he's the best receiver New England has had since Randy Moss. Then if Brown or the Pats get off to a slow start look for many of the same to note that Moss only cost a 3rd rounder. Some people already have their columns written, That's how it goes in Boston.
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Monday, June 01, 2026
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Trump's coalition of the Gulf states. He's not wrong.
- Meteor explodes off coast of Massachusetts causing loud boom.
- I'm an awful person for laughing at this.
- Really looking like the Bears may move to Indiana. This isn't calling a bluff - this is being stupid.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up Substack.
President Trump has been emptying the strategic oil reserve trying to keep the price of gas at the pump at a reasonable level. He's also been been selling that oil at top of the market prices because of the war in Iran. If that war ends and the price of oil drops - will he then start refilling the oil reserve by buying at much lower prices? Did the US government just make a huge windfall? The art of the oil deal?
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Sunday, May 31, 2026
Richard Feynman and Elmore Leonard - Both Cooler Than Cool
"You get used to it, that was all. You made up your mind you were going to be good at it and not panic. It was something you developed in your mind, a coolness. No cooler than cool... It was a coldness you had to develop. The pro with ice water in his veins." - Elmore Leonard
Two weeks ago I finished a book and was looking through my bookshelves for a replacement. I happened upon the Richard Feynman memoir Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman and realized I had been thinking of the book recently but haven't read it in a while. So I started re-reading it.
Then the next day at 5:30 PM the power went out and soon it got too dark to read. That's when I picked up my backlit Kindle and saw Cooler than Cool the Elmore Leonard biography. So I started re-reading that too. The power came back about 7:00 PM the next day but I kept at both books.
It occurred to me that both men were "cooler than cool" and worth emulating - if not for their particular skills for their outlooks on life.
"I used to cross the United States in my automobile every summer, trying to make it to the Pacific Ocean. But, for various reasons, I would always get stuck somewhere - usually in Las Vegas." - Richard Feynman
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The nuclear SMP race is down to the wire.
- From the archives: The general wisdom of Ulysses S. Grant.
- Jonathan Turley on the Left's lawfare machine. Illegal criminal immigrants -they left just can't quit them.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Perhaps the reason it seems so slow on the news front is because Donald Trump promised his son Donald Trump Jr. to keep a low profile during Jr.'s wedding weekend? Maybe that was the Donald's present to his son?
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Happy 96th Birthday to Clint Eastwood
Today is Clint's birthday (he turns 96 today - can you believe that?). Here are what I consider his Top 5 movies.
1. Unforgiven
2. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3. Dirty Harry
4. Fistful of Dollars
5. (tie) Kelly's Heroes (tie) Where Eagles Dare (tie) Outlaw Josey Wales
Really liked Grand Torino but the ones I picked were classics. Also liked The Eiger Sanction but the book was better. The other Dirty Harry films didn't make the list because that character became cartoonish as it went along. Used to have The Outlaw Josey Wales as my number one but Sondra Locke's presence really detracts from the film.
Saturday, May 30, 2026
College Football Thoughts
Some offseason college football thoughts and observations. News about Brendan Sorsby and possible playoff expansion continue to be top of mind.
Was having these anyway so figured may as well jot them down and put on Substack.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Jessica Tarlov accidently admits the Democrats biggest secret. Joe Biden was never sharp as a tack.
- The luxury-belief class has a new word for stealing.
- Jonathan Turley on court halting Kennedy Center renovation and name change.
- Forget Waste, Fraud, and Abuse. Focus on Improper Payments.
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
News out of Texas is that not only was QB Brent Sorsby a compulsive gambler but he also was not trying to innocently turn his life around - he got caught and may have been in full damage control mode. This is not looking good for Texas Tech. No wonder they seem so anxious to change the story to a rivalry against the Texas Longhorns.
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