Boston Celtics trade for Kevin Garnett in 2007.
Rowdy Roddy Piper dies in 2015.
Celtics icon Bill Russell passes away.
Nomar Garciaparra is traded from the Red Sox in 2004.
EDIT: Should have added trade with Seattle where Boston got Varitek and Lowe in 1997.
That in a nutshell tries to explain why Oliver Cromwell was able to come to power in England while in Scotland the people still supported the King (aka "first magistrate").
Not sure if I buy that explanation.
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As an aside - in the old days people used to identify the Holy Ghost as the feminine side of the universe but that must have changed because growing up Catholic I always just assumed that the Holy Ghost was genderless. Did we become more open minded or is this another example of "the patriarchy" in action? As always please Subscribe (you know you keep meaning to), hit the Like button, or share the Link with others. Peace be with you.
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- Disney's dire year at the box office continues with Haunted Mansion flop. Go woke go broke!
- Over 100 universities, including some Power 5, still require vaccines. You'd think Brony James' cardiac arrest might put an end to this madness.
- People used to drink 4-times as much alcohol than us in the Middle Ages. We're really lightweights.
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"We must never give in to the oldest and least democratic trick of all - the coercion of many by the ruthless, manipulating few." - Margaret Thatcher
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled." - Plutarch
"Nothing like a health problem to turn up the contrast dial for the rest of your life." - Naval Ravikant
"Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life." - Jerzy Gregorek
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- Historical nugget that may only interest me - in one of the final acts of the Civil War the Confederacy set Richmond, their own capital, on fire.
- Michael Shermer: There's a UFO in my garage. Feel I'm forced to be a doubting Thomas on this subject.
- Historian Tim Snyder - "Our misreading of Russia is deep. Very deep."
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"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." - Charles Darwin. He was an interesting cat. As always please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link with others. Thanks in advance.
The OODA Loop: How Fighter Pilots Make Fast and Accurate Predictions.
As has been pointed out - John Boyd was an interesting person.
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"Why should I worry about dying? It's not going to happen in my lifetime!" - Raymond Smullivan
"Socialism is often dressed up as environmentalism, feminism, or concern for human rights. All sound good in the abstract. But scratch the surface and you'll as likely as not discover anti-capitalism, patronizing, and distorting quotas, and intrusions upon sovereignty and democracy." - Margaret Thatcher
"It's just that I'd rather die of drink than of thirst." - Ian Fleming
"Politics are almost as exciting as war and quite as dangerous.... in war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times." - Winston Churchill
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- Truflation is a site you should check periodically.
- Matt Taibbi on Facebook allowing the Biden White House to censor content.
- I wasn't aware I was in need of a new conspiracy theory but there you go.
- Shocker - not one 8th grade student at Lebron James' I Promise School has passed state's math test in 3-years. Either these scores are due to the school only being 5-years old, the school starting in 8th grade (and the failure is really on who was "teaching" the students before) or James is much better at PR than education. Not sure.
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- G7 vs BRICS comparison by GDP. Reminder that Russia was asked to join G7 in 2007 but was kicked out for invading Crimea in 2014.
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Think if you asked the average American if Joe Biden or Mitch McConnell are too old to hold office you'd get a resounding "YES" but both still somehow get reelected. Try explaining that to a foreigner. As always if anything made you think or smile - please Subscribe. Thanks!
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"Peace is happiness at rest, and happiness is peace in motion." - Naval Ravikant
"The idea that taxpayers owe it to pay for what you want suggests that much of today's education fails to instill reality, and instead panders to a self-centered sense of entitlement to what other people have earned." - Thomas Sowell
"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one." - Marcus Aurelius
"It's not my concern." - Mike Pence
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- Ross Dellenger on the Big 12 vs Pac 12 saga for Yahoo! Pat Forde has a similar article but it's behind SI's paywall.
- Now that you mention it - I haven't noticed.
- About 800,000 are estimated to be victims of medical malpractice a year in US and article asks if AI can help reduce that number. Interesting thought - I hope it works.
Of course numbers completely different if you use miles per second. (Via)
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Would truly be happy with a government shutdown for years if I knew all the people living on fixed incomes and all active duty and retired military were still getting their regular checks. Think a shut down government is the most efficient. As always please Subscribe, hit the Like button, and share the link with others. Thanks.
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"Study successful investors, and you'll notice a common denominator: they are masters of psychology. They can't control the market but they have complete control over the grey matter between the ears." - Morgan Housel
"Work is the only good thing." - John Steinbeck
"I have a flat stomach. It's just that the 'L' is silent." - Anonymous
"You are tough when your mood is not dependent on your conditions." - James Clear
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- Dan Carlin on UFO's - can we handle the truth? As an aside "Contact with Non-Human Entities" would be a good name for a fetish dating site.
- Travel and Leisure's Top Place to Go in 2023. (HT Tim Ferriss)
- Sean Peyton is not holding anything back on how bad the 2022 Broncos were. This is just putting more pressure on him to succeed.
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"If you are being used, piece by piece and day by day, to construct your own replacement, then moderating this process is hardly going to be adequate." - Paul Kingsnorth
"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intentions, sincere effort, and intelligent execution." - Aristotle
"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius... loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next." - Gladiator
"He who knows only his own side of the case, knowns little of that." - John Stuart Mill
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- Interesting - Japan PM reaffirms Web3 plans.
- I was unaware of this. I am suddenly more skeptical of childhood vaccines.
- My Family was Hunted by Nazi but I was Fired. Was sure this was going to be written by Rosanne Barr but instead I get an example of the Left (unsurprisedly) eating its own. The author is wrong - Twitter is not that sort of place - Seattle is.
- Think this would be a good law. Also in support of "farmers market-type" places for hunters to locally sell excess deer and other game meat.
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- Hunter Biden and his lawyer are literally unbelievable. If you wrote a comedy series about them the script would be thrown out for being too unrealistic.
- Tucker Carlson - Episode 10 on Twitter X. Under 1 million views as I post this.
- Cool - you lean something new every day. (HT Massimino)
- Scandals believed to wrack Chinese leadership. Strange. Don't know what to make of this.
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Not really sure how I feel about the change from the Twitter bird to X. Not sure what this says about me but don't think the Twitter bird had any influence on me or if I had any attachment to the bird. Elon Musk spent $44 billion so I guess he's entitled to act as he pleases. As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link with others. Thanks.
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"Remember thar all is opinion." - Seneca
"They don't ban hate speech; they ban speech they hate." - Elon Musk
"The Government seeks a stay of the injunction so that it can continue violating the First Amendment." - Judge Terry Doughty
"Most of the greatest evils that man has inflicted upon man have come though people feeling quite certain about something which, was in fact, false." - Bertrand Russell
A day after his birthday Patrice Bergeron announces his retirement after 20-years with the Bruins in the NHL. He'll always be pure class and the Captain in my mind. Here's hoping he enjoys his well earned retirement. I'll be sure to watch the game where his number is retired.
Guessing one reason why Patrice Bergeron went out the way he did is because he had a front row seat to how Zdano Chara's career ended elsewhere. Boston picked Bergeron with the 45th pick overall - a pick they got from the NHL for losing Bill Guerin to free agency. I'd call that a good trade any day.
I'd also 100% support renaming the Selkie Award after Bergeron. May the road rise to meet you. Thanks for the memories!
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- Yesterday was a significant anniversary in Boston. 19 years ago.
- VDH on How to Create Conspiracy Theories.
- Covid-19 video. Highly entertaining.
- Matt Ridley on the BBC and corporate media trying to weaponize temperatures to support climate change. It's always been a hoax.
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Have to admit that today's offering is quite chock full. Please enjoy - and please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link with others. Thanks.
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"If Socialists understood economics, they wouldn't be Socialists." - Friedrich von Hayek
"When your mind knows you're not going to quit, your body adapts to whatever is in front of it." - David Goggins
"You will never be able to escape from your heart. So its better to listen to what it has to say." - Paulo Coelho
"Happiness is probably the least selfish thing you can pursue. Because if you're happy, you're going to make a lot of people happy as well." - Richard Koch
The Atlanta Braves really missed out if they did not send out a similar message. Have long supported the Crime Dog. Congrats!
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- 100 Tips for a Better Life. This is a couple years old but many suggestions are new to me. (HT Tim Ferriss)
- The Daily Coach on Josh Harris taking over the Washington NFL franchise.
- Jonathan Turley on how the Democrats have embraced censorship and tyranny. This may prove their downfall.
The Washington Football Team has new owners and hopefully soon a new name.
Everyone involved, even Dan Snyder with his $6 billion payday, are happy with the results. Probably none more so than Jon Gruden.
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"Anybody can be a non-drunk. It takes a special talent to be a drunk. It takes endurance. Endurance is more important than truth." - Charles Bukowski
"Those who are determined to be offended will discover a provocation somewhere, We cannot possible adjust enough to please the fanatics, and it is degrading to make the attempt." - Christopher Hitchens
"The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill man's heart." - Albert Camus
"Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult should go to prison for life." - Elon Musk
Not sure if its a Fun with Dick and Jane or Nigel Farage vibe to it but I laughed. (Via)
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Posted many days in a row but afraid of letting my thoughts and posts pile u[. Hope it isn't getting annoying. As always please Subscribe, hit the Like button (its FREE!), or share the Link. Thanks in advance.
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- The Covid vaccines were never safe. FOIA is a God send. On a related note - Matt Ridley: Why did Fauci et al suppress the lab leak theory? Fauci should be in jail.
- Sound of Freedom passes the $100 million mark. Good for them!
- ESPN has reportedly spoken to the NFL and others about investing in the network. Objectivity has long gone by the wayside.
- The Dark Knight Rises was released 11-years ago this week. Movie holds a special place for me for personal reasons.
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"If you kill a cockroach you are a hero, but if you kill a butterfly you are bad. Morality has aesthetic standards." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." - Oscar Wilde
"Much of what are called 'social problems' consists of the fact that intellectuals have theories that do not fit the real world. From this they conclude that it is the real world that is wrong and needs changing." - Thomas Sowell
"Mostly it is loss that teaches us about the worth of things." - Arthur Schopenhauer
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Saw a David Bowie cover band last night and now I've head a David Bowie song stuck in my head all day. Won't share the ear worm because I don't want to infect another. As always - please Subscribe (paid if you can afford it), hit the Like button, and share the Link with others, This thin, white Duke thanks you.
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- Daniele Boelelli on Bruce Lee 50-years from his death.
- Ann Althouse on the Jason Aldean music video controversy. Reminded of the Ted Nugent quote, "You have to let the crazy people talk so you can find out who the crazy people are." (HT Cultural Offering)
- Is Newsweek coming out in favor of RFK Jr.? Or are they straddling the fence? Either way - not a good sign for Joe Biden.
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"Assuming you rise to the top, please remember: what made you great may not be appropriate for the next generation." - Richard Hamming
"The real power in America is held by fast-emerging new Oligarchy of pimps and preachers who see no need for Democracy or fairness or even trees, except maybe in their own yards, and they don't mind admitting it. They worship money and power and death. Their ideal solution to all the nation's problems would be another 100 Year War." - Hunter S Thompson
"The two hardest things to get on film are UFO's and White House cocaine users." - Scott Adams
"One of the great symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important." - Bertrand Russell
More stuff I thought was interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The history behind the song The Battle Hymn of the Republic
- You have to have a heart of stone not to be amused by this - Longtime Colts reporter Bob Kravitz laments his time at The Athletic.
- Racehorses in NJ are dying at an alarming rate - what's going on? Racehorses across America are dying at an alarming rate. This is a problem.
- The Fox Sisters and Spiritualism - interesting bit of American history.
There's less than 600 days until Joe Biden is scheduled to leave office. What's the over/under for when he gives Hunter Biden a blanket Presidential pardon? And what's the chances that the politicians in office just let him quietly fade away if he announces he's no longer running for President in 2024?
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- US GDP by State. I'm competitive and want Mass to catch and pass NJ. On the bright side - our GDP is higher than Sweden's.
- Midnight Run turned 35-years old this week. Never realized that Danny Elfman wrote the music for the film.
- This was a very sad night for me. Still is.
- Jonathan Turley on the attempt to censor Jason Aldean and his video Try That in a Small Town. Amused he mentions CMT maybe becoming the next Bud Light (although he doesn't call the Streisand Effect by name). Just an example of minds thinking alike.
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"Happiness, love, and passion - aren't things you find - they're choices you make." - Naval Ravikant
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." - E.E. Cummings.
"Nature never deceives us, it is we who deceive ourselves." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"I have one consistency, which is being against the totalitarian - on the left and on the right. The totalitarian, to me, is the enemy, the only one that's absolute, the one that wants control over the inside of your head, not just your actions and taxes." - Christopher Hitchens
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- The rising importance of older workers. Good news - many jobs are shifting to older workers. (HT Wally Bock)
- And I thought the Babylon Bee was supposed to be satire.
- Does "Made in America" still matter to consumers? Still say that Sears missed a giant opportunity by not going with a 100% Made in the USA approach.
- Morgan Housel on Rich and Anonymous. So true - well worth the read. Also one of my favorite Naval Ravikant quotes.
Have to admit that these two essays seem at odds:
- Is Steven Pressfield right about self-doubt? Should you be aware of it and just own it?
- Or is Paul Graham right about mindset and procrastination?
Maybe both are correct in their own ways. Still believe that Naval Ravikant was right when he said happiness was a choice and Eckhart Tolle when he said you need to own the present moment and simply act as if you chose it. As Pressfield puts it - just put your ass where it needs to be.
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Have to admit that every time I see the Jason Aldean music video Try That in a Small Town that I tear up. Every time. Not too proud to admit it. As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link with other. Thanks.
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- Perhaps the best car ad of all-time. (Via)
- They can't hide the signal Mal. And aged 70-79 is among the most vulnerable.
- The Christopher Nolan movie Dunkirk was released 6-years ago. Thoroughly enjoyed the flick
- San Diego State to stay in Mountain West. In other news - the Pac 12 screws up a wet dream.
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"A rational person can find peace by cultivating indifference to things outside of their control." - Naval Ravikant
"What can be added to the happiness of the man who is in health, who is out of debt, and has a clear conscience." - Adam Smith
"When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love." - Marcus Aurelius
"Politics is the art of making your selfish desires seem like the national interest." - Thomas Sowell
The above is the opening paragraph of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Became a fan of the book and author, who would have celebrated a birthday yesterday, in high school. As I got older I became less of a fan of the man but still enjoy the work. Say what you will but Hunter S. Thompson is gone too soon.
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- VDH on if we've forgotten the Russian way of war. Maybe we have.
- Can't say he's wrong. Elon Musk calls Justin Trudeau a clown for blaming Muslim opposition on "right wing conspiracy." Trudeau is a clown. A dangerous clown.
- As mentioned before - Northwestern is getting sued by all sides in the hazing scandal. Oh what a tangled web Northwestern weaves.
- Springtime for AI. Have to admit I had not thought of this use for AI.
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- The Daily Coach on the Champion's Home. Interesting look at the humble abode of Carlos Alcaraz.
- Heh Heh - knew it! Barack Obama grew up on gay porn!
- Jonathan Turley on Christopher Wray and the FBI being weaponized against Republicans
- The Secret Service investigation into the White House cocaine was preposterous. Agreed!
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Have to admit that it does bother me that the only time you seem to be reminded of WKRP in Cincinnati is at Thanksgiving. As always - please Subscribe (paid if you can afford it), hit the Like button, or share the Link with others. May never have won multiple Silver Sow awards but I still thank you.
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"In the short term, you are as good as your intensity. In the long term, you are only as good as your consistency." - Shane Parrish
"Beware the difference between prediction and prophecy. Prophecy purports to know things which cannot be known." - David Deutsch
"I'm old enough to remember life pre-Internet. There were only three largely identical television networks (plus PBS if you lived near enough communists, which I didn't)." - Marc Andreessen
"Persistence beats timing. Execution beats luck. Not immediately but eventually." - Naval Ravikant
- Scary! Assuming this is just "sports supplements" and not Omega 3 fish oils and things like Vitamin D. Or am I wrong? Should I be ordering from only Onnit just to be safe?
- Supplements aren't the only things that are dodgy - medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials. If you thought randomized clinical trials were the gold standard - think again.
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- Heh Heh - now the 8 Northwestern students who claim they were the victims of hazing have hired legal representation. That endowment fund is going faster than I thought. Now now it seems like only the college President and AD are without legal representation. How long before they lawyer up?
- I think about this song and how prevalent it became in Hollywood often
Have a post up on Substack describing how the two may have more in common than you think.
My conclusion is worth repeating:
Reminder that nobody had the right to impose the institution of slavery upon another free person just as no one has the right to impose their religion upon another. We would not accept a version of Christianity or Islam imposed upon us - so why would we be forced to accept versions of woke culture?
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- Freddie DeBoer on mental illness and therapy. Must confess that I find most people in the therapy cults to be the most despicable.
- Always bothered me that Northwestern decided to fire Pat Fitzgerald and none of his assistant coaches. Think calling him a scapegoat may be spot on.
- On a related note - former Northwestern assistant and former football head coach pens a letter in full support of Fitzgerald. It rings of truth.
- Tucker Carlson shores up his Twitter based show. Guessing he ends up making much more now that he's free of Fox News.
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"As long as I have a book in my hand, I don't feel like I'm wasting time." - Charlie Munger
"Read the greats in math, science, and philosophy. Ignore your contemporaries and news. Avoid tribal identification. Put truth above social approval." - Naval Ravikant
"To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn't convenient, comfortable or easy." - Epictetus
"In my view, if multi-millionaires want to be socialists they should only own one house.: - Jordan Peterson
You should also be aware that unlike MCU movies - there are no mid or end credit bonus scenes. This is a Sonly flick and they don't do that.
Have to agree that Miles Morales is perhaps my favorite Spider-Man and his powers may be the strongest of the Spider-Men to grace the screen (either real-life or animated).
Would recommend the movie heartily, though I would stipulate you be aware of the conditions I mentioned above so you're not disappointed.
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- Phoenix Suns and Mercury move forward with free over the air and streaming. Look for this to be the future of NBA. NHL and MLB.
- Honestly this is the first thing I though of when I saw the video.
- Was not aware of this about Goya
- Is the next frontier for Large Language Models biology? Can definitely see this - especially in personal health care.
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You know this isn't real. You know what is? St. Elmo's Fire. Electric flashes of light that appear in dark skies out of nowhere. Sailors would guide entire journeys on my Substack posts, but the jokes on them. As always please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link with others. And I think you.
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"Bitter are the roots of study, but how sweet their fruit." - Cato
"Reading a book isn't a race - the better the book, the more slowly it should be absorbed." - Naval Ravikant
"When I die I want my body donated to science. But more specifically, a scientist who's working on bringing dead guys back to life." - Norm Macdonald
"The real reason we should take from seeing the corruption of the college admissions process is not to care much where people went to college." - Paul Graham
Have some personal history with the movie but I still rate it one of the best movies of the 1980's.
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"Christianity is not a Theory, or a Speculation, but a Life. Not a Philosophy of Life but a Life and living process." - Samuel Coleridge
"Never regret a day in your life. Good days give happiness, bad days give experiences, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories." - Richard Feynman
"I keep hearing about how there are white supremacists running rampant in America, but the weird thing is I'm yet to meet even a single one. Maybe they're hiding out with Bigfoot." - Vivek Ramaswamy
"What I wonder about Wonder Bread is how it can stay soft at room temperature for months. If bacteria won't eat it, should you?" - Naval Ravikant
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Interesting backstory to the Gruden vs NFL (and Goodell) lawsuit.
- How to be an animal: an antidote to our self-expatriation from nature. (HT Harvey Morrel)
- Have to admit - Rand Paul was right about Christopher Wray and the FBI
- Meet the psychedelic boom's first responders (HT Tim Ferriss)
The expansion of Roman power raised big debates and paradoxes about Rome's place in the world, about what counted as 'Roman' when so much of the Mediterranean was under Roman control and about where the boundary between barbarian and civilization now lay, and which side of the boundary Rome was on. When, for example, at the end of the third century BCE the Roman authorities welcomed the Great Mother goddess from the highlands of what is now Turkey and solemnly installed her in a temple on the Palatine, complete with her retinue of self-castrated. self-flagellating, long-haired priests - how Roman was that?
From Mary Beard's SPQR: A History pf Ancient Rome
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Rainy weekend here in New England, will probably have to decide between the new Oppenheimer movie (which is having some sneak peak showings) or the new Spider-Man Across the Multiverse movie. That's my burden for the day. As always - please subscribe (paid if you can afford it), hit the Like button, or share the Link with others. Mucho gracias.
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- Steven Pressfield on Wilderness = Individuation. What is holding you back?
- CA legislators reverse course on child trafficking sentencing. Still not signed into law - just saying.
- In a move that surprises nobody - Tucker Carlson will be forming new media company.
- Marc Andreessen on pankration (aka the original MMA) and the proposed Zuckerberg / Musk fight.
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"I've been accused of vulgarity, I say that's bullshit." - Mel Brooks
"Liberty is traditional and conservative; it remembers its legends, and its heroes. But tytrannt is always young and seemingly innocent, and asks us to forget the past." - G.K. Chesterton
"We got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom - freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special and rare. It's fragile, it needs protection." - Ronald Reagan
"I'm glad Donald Trump likes me... I want to bring people together." - Robert Kennedy Jr.
Graphic via. As an aside - White House Cocaine would be a great name for a band. On a related note.
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- Never met Wolfgang but I think I would have liked to pet him.
- Seems like a practical idea. Wonder how much government related buildings could go towards that 1-2%?
- Nobel physics laureate slams "climate emergency." Your turn Barack Obama.
- Russell Brand discusses Threads. On a related note Threads is down 20^ and user engagement down 50% from just this past Saturday.
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- Reminder that Jon Gruden is still looking to burn the NFL and Roger Goodell to the ground. Rooting for Jon Gruden for the first time in my life.
- Costco gives Bud Light the Death Star treatment. Very bad news for Bud Light. Felling this may not be the last major company who would just rather not be involved.
- Interesting - the formation of xAI is announced headed up by Elon Musk. A direct competitor to ChatGPT - it is an AI for understanding the universe how it really works.
- UN reports says global climate hasn't raised it 15-years. This despite all the scare claims. Climate change is a sham - a pure money grab.
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Sorry for the lack of posting yesterday. Took a mental health beach day in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Enjoy today's offerings. As always please Subscribe, hit the Like Button, or share the link with others. Thanks in advance.
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"Generations of men establish a growing mastery over the earth, but are destined to become fossils in its soil." - Will and Ariel Durant
"Only six people in the Galaxy knew that the job of the Galactic President was not to wield power but to attract attention away from it." - Douglas Adams
"Reading science, math, and philosophy one hour per day will likely put you in the upper echelon of human success within seven years." - Naval Ravikant
"Historians now claim Hitler was just kidding when he chanted 'We're coming for the Jews.'" - Babylon Bee
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The Sports Section is Dead. "Long live the sports section." Closely resembles my own evolution on the two announcements.
- Dan Carlin has a new Substack account (well new to me). Enjoy!
- Speaking of Substack - here's Matt Taibbi of Racket News on Where Have all the Liberals Gone? Good stuff.
- Used to enjoy Anchor Brewing but understand the move. Anchor was founded in 1886 and would not be surprised if a buyer was found and the brewery moved out of San Fran.
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"Violent revolutions do not so much as redistribute wealth as destroy it." - Will and Ariel Durant
"You cannot live a free life without having your own thoughts." - Clarence Thomas
"The purpose of learning isn't to affirm our beliefs; it's to evolve our beliefs." - Adam Grant
"If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search." - John Templeton
