Many a truth is said in jest.
- Well played Dewey Decimal system
Friday, May 15, 2026
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.
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
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The Origin of Species
Thursday, May 14, 2026
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
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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.
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
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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!
College Football Thoughts
Was having these thoughts anyway and figured I may as well jot them down and post on Substack.
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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Monday, May 11, 2026
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Bollocks to the Iranian engineers: Shahed drone is German-American.
- Jonathan Turley: Law professor suggests extreme method to save Virginia redistricting map.
- Let's end the American cultural revolution with some candor. At long last have they no shame?
Richard Feynman
Feynman was notoriously famous for working on problems like the structure of DNA and then just putting it aside in a file. His file cabinet is said to be chock full of such half-finished problems. I have long thought that a great use for AI would be to put this amazing computing power to work to solve these "files" for the benefit of mankind.
As always I recommend the book Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman in his honor. Richard Feynman was a very interesting character and I enjoyed his "autobiography". I use the words in quotations because it was really more a collection of stories. Feynman, along with two others, won the Nobel Prize in 1965 for his work on quantum electrodynamics. But that's barely a blip in the book. In fact I don't think it is even mentioned until there were about 50-pages left in the book.
Feynman was a one-of-a-kind character. A man who was always curious and always learning. As a kid he was interested in how radios worked and soon became the go-to person for adults to see to get their radios fixed (back in the days before TV). While working on the Manhattan Project he became interested in becoming a safe cracker and soon became expert on that too. Drumming, Samba music, Portuguese, Japanese and painting became other interests of his. Can you see why Feynman was considered so unique?I would also recommend the essay What Impossible Meant to Feynman. Often when I learn something new I'd find myself exclaiming "Impossible!"
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The NFL released their 2026 regular season schedule yesterday. In the past many fans would look at the schedule to see when they play rivals or to determine what games they may travel to see. Now it seems they're looking to see if they have all the streaming services they need to watch their team.
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Sunday, May 10, 2026
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Lithium deal with over $1.5 trillion discovered in Oregon.
- A piece of forgotten US history.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Glenn Reynolds on the Gathering Storm. He's not wrong.
- What parents are prepared to do. Sadly true.
- The four biggest NCAA failures shape college sports today.
- Welcome to Proto-Town. Hopefully it's a welcome to the future.
Mother's Day Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
On this Mother's Day it is good to remember the arc of many marriages see the woman going from mistress, to maid, to mother. Though today we honor the mothers out there don't forget the other stages because it's important to remember these aspects in order to keep a relationship fresh and happy.
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Saturday, May 09, 2026
The Automobile, Finance, and the American Language
The automobile wasn't exclusively an American invention but all the ingredients were present in the US to help create much of the modern world when it comes to cars.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Glenn Reynolds on dealing with a mom with Alzheimer's.
- Media coverage (or not) of of RCP8.5 RIP.
- Cyberattack hits Canvas system used by thousands of schools as school finals loom.
Carlo Rovelli on the Size of the Planck Scale
"...if we enlarged a walnut shell until it becomes as big as the whole observable universe, we would still not see the Planck length. Even after being enormously magnified thus, it would still be a million times smaller than the actual walnut shell was before magnification. At this scale, space and time change their nature. They become something different; they become 'quantum space and time,' and understanding what this means is the problem."
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Get the feeling President Trump might help end the war in Ukraine, remove the Iranian regime as a threat, and drain the swamp but some will still find fault like the way he combs his hair or talks. Such people are getting less and less credible by the day.
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