Monday, May 18, 2026

Linky Links

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

- How Marcello Hernandez became the boy prince of comedy. Admit I haven't watched SNL in years and was not familiar with him ut now I'm curious.

- From the archives: 50 things I know.

- Without Pity or Platitude. Long read but worth it.

- If Iran wants to rule over rubble, should we let them?

Three Daily Wins

Monday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Knew that "Charlie" was short for Viet Cong but it finally came to me that it's originally short for "Victor Charlie" the phonetic way to say "VC." Problem is saying Victor Charlie has one more syllable than just saying Viet Cong, That's the Army for you though.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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Word for Today

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Linky Links

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

- What I told my daughter about climate change. Lucky I'm from New England and you can see the warming and cooling and the glaciers coming and going for million years,

- Jonathan Turley on Kamala Harris and bad idea jeans.

- Many a truth is said in jest.

- The mistake of conflating intelligence and power.

When You're Falling - Afro Celt Sound System (with Peter Gabriel)

Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Stayed up (well almost) to watch the Ronda Rousey-Gina Carano card on Netflix. Watched the card up to the Nate Diaz loss but then called it quits because Netflix has some bugs to work out and it was almost midnight. By the sound of it didn't miss much by not staying up for Rousey's 17 second submission victory.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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Saturday, May 16, 2026

More Linky Links

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

- 21 books for the beach.

- President Trump waiver on Jones Act shows how it harms trade. Don't be surprised if waiver is made permanent.

- NASA provides some details about Artemis III.

- Modern slang and lingo.

Wes Anderson's Lord of the Rings

Linky Links

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

- Can you legally watch a sporting event from your backyard?

- Cannabis hits record high, alcohol use down. Pun intended?

- From the archives: Henry Miller's 11 Commandments on Writing.

- The "Fourth Founding:" How our unelected plan to rewrite the Constitution,  Speaking of Trojan Horses.

Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

The saying used to be "beware of Greeks bearing gifts" but the modern version has been upgraded to "beware Chinese earing gifts," At least that's Air Force One policy.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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Reminder - News(week)You Can't Use

Friday, May 15, 2026

College Football Thoughts

Some offseason thoughts and observations while we wait to see if there's a money grab for a 24 team playoff field.

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

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Well played Dewey Decimal system

- If the shoe fits.

- I would so watch this movie.

-  Funny but it could happen.

Linky Links

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

- Life Lessons from a Board Game. Learn something every day - the name of the person in Operation is Cavity Sam.

- The Lesson from Murder's Row, Two Layers Deeper. A lesson from WW II we need to relearn today.

- Jonathan Turley: Yale Medical school accused of racial discrimination in admissions. This is my shocked face.

- Massachusetts demonstrates the futility of gun control.  And yes Mass is run mostly by dumbasses.

Reminder

Friday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

The two day US-China summit has ended and President Trump and all the business leaders who went with him are now on Air Force One on their way back to the US. Seemed those two days passed in the blink of an eye. 

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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The Origin of Species


The book began 170 years ago and though I may have seen Inherit the Wind a dozen times - I've yet to actually read the book. (Via)

Thursday, May 14, 2026

I Feel Seen

Linky Links

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

- Florida AG subpoena's NFL over Rooney Rule. Not once in the article does it mention that the NFL is being sued by former Miami coach Brian Flores over the league's hiring practices.

- President Trump opens the summit in China. China buying US oil and agreeing that Iran is never to get nuclear weapons are items that will probably be agreed to. What's the stance on Taiwan may take more than a couple of days to resolve.

- VDH: The four horsemen of the new anti-Semitism.

- GoPro is considering selling the company.  Competition has put the company in a financial crunch.

Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Soldiers and sailors still have to pay federal tax on their base pay (many of their benefits are tax free). Have long supported making the salary on anyone serving on active duty tax free. This would give them a slight raise in real income and all politicians like to say they support the troops - this is a chance to prove it.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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Leonardo da Vinci on Excellence

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Linky Links

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

- Marty Makary resigns as FDA chief. Word is he might have been about to be fired.

- American Technology Ships with Our Values. Victory through engineer leads to peace from engineering.

- Journalism succumbs to its wounds. (HT Execupundit)

- Biden's FBI secretly set up Trump to be indicted after he leaves office. Anyone who authorized Artic Frost needs to face charges.

Word for the Day

Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Noticed I tend to start these offerings with a post from President Trump. To be fair he is the President and he's usually commenting on the most important news of the day. Plus he does post a lot.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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Change

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Linky Links

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

- Jonathan Turley: AOC spins anti-capitalist fable about the Founders. BU should be really embarrassed she holds an economics degree from them.

- We have a ship building plan. Someone's excited!

- JFK's Revenge.

- And the legend was born.

College Football Thoughts

Some offseason college football thoughts and observations that I'm not even getting any NIL money for.

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

Jim Valvano

Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously removed a block on Missouri's redrawn Congressional map. This could spell the end for Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson the former head of the J6 commission. It's like anyone who had anything to do with that commission is cursed.

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Quotes for Today

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Jordan Peterson - 12 Rules for Life