Wednesday, June 10, 2026
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?
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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Monday, June 08, 2026
Lessons of History
It was well reported that The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman was one of JFK's favorite books. But it was also reported in David Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest that JFK may have sent those 18,000 "advisors" to Vietnam as a direct result of the bullying treatment he received from Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna. It's as if he didn't lean anything from Tuchman's book.
"Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it." - George Santayana
I've also long held that much of the tragedy of WW I was because military leaders failed to learn from the lessons of the American Civil War where trench warfare had it's seeds.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Tonight is game 3 of the NBA Finals and the first finals game at MSG since 1999. Look for any celebrity from New York or any who have shows on ABC or Disney to attend and get plenty of air time. If you did a drinking game of having to take a sip every time a Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Timothy Chalamet, or other luminary appears on screen - you might be drunk by halftime.
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Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
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Sunday, June 07, 2026
Take Action
The habit of taking action is one of the most important habits one can develop in life.
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More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- 11 Kettle Bell Exercises to Level Up Your Workouts.
- Jonathan Turley: Virginia Governor may prove greatest gun influencer since Charlton Heston.
- It's hardware's turn to eat the world.
- This summer's sleeper hit is about a man who can't ask a woman out.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- 8 Best Exercises to Help You Sleep at Night. Especially in older adults.
- Iran stops negotiations with US.
- Just learned of the heroics of General Teddy Roosevelt Jr. On D-Day. Where do we find such men?
- From the archives: Dan Carlin on D-Day.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Each day I try to have at least 10 items to discuss in my Flotsam and Jetsam posts. Some days I breeze right past that number. Other days I struggle to get to 10. This was one of the latter days.
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Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
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Saturday, June 06, 2026
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Today is the anniversary of D-Day and I admit this day always makes me think of Band of Brothers and their buildup and portrayal of the Day of Days.
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Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
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Friday, June 05, 2026
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Glenn Reynolds: Scott Pelly is out. So what? He's not wrong.
- From the archives: Naval Ravikant - 15 timeless Naval thoughts and 50 quotes.
- New Testament clues hidden in the Old Testament.
- Beauty and the beastly. He's not wrong - there's a marked difference.
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
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
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Tank Man
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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
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
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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.
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