Friday, February 28, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- From the archive: Tyler Cowen's 12 rules for life.
- Flight of Innocents. "Child please; when has the USN not been a global force for good?"
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Said it before but don't think it's a coincidence that AG Pam Bondi chooses today to release the Jeffrey Epstein client list. After Trump's first cabinet meeting and after all his nominees have been confirmed. Now release the list and let slip the dogs of war.
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Quotes for Today
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Thursday, February 27, 2025
Gene Hackman
Sadly Gene Hackman, aged 95, and his wife and dog were found dead inside his New Mexico home. Authorities are not claiming any foul play at this time. Here are what I consider his best movies.
1. The French Connection2. Hoosiers
3. The Poseidon Adventure
4. Unforgiven
5. Get Shorty
There are a bunch of movies that easily could have made the list (French Connection II, Bonnie and Clyde, Crimson Tide, The Conversation, etc) but I really liked Hackman in The Poseidon Adventure and as Harry Zimm in Get Shorty).
My favorite Hackman trivia is the fact that he was the first choice to play Mike Brady in The Brady Bunch TV show.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Interesting thoughts on nuclear weapons. Makes sense.
- Also interesting - the EPA and the greenhouse gasses "endangerment findings." Rescinding the finding fits with moving fast and breaking things. Let the courts or Congress decide.
- From the archives: Jethro Tull's guide to Indian food.
- Top 20 FBI Fun Facts - James Comey Edition. James Comey is not a good man (and he doesn't hold a Presidential pardon from Joe Biden either).
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Didn't watch or read anything about Trump's first Cabinet meeting yesterday. Imagine I'll be doing that today. Can't be any earthshaking news coming out though because people would be screaming that the sky is falling though.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Good advice from Dr. Rhonda Patrick. Move more (me too).
- The rule of thirds. More good advice.
- From the archives: The successful man's path to lasting satisfaction. Sensing a trend here.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Hunger in the US Army. This is a disgrace.
- Is the Revolt of the Public Over? The idea that it's a revolution or reaction is incorrect - it's a counter revolution and the corrective measures continue. Disagree with the premise but worth reading.
- Self-improvement is hard work. Good advice.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
President Trump to hold his first Cabinet meeting today. Elon Musk will be in attendance. You can be sure that DOGE's potential saving for all departments and the new minerals deal with Ukraine will be topics of conversation. This is going to be memorable.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Tips for reducing microplastics in your diet.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Exhibit B on why the Department of Education should just be ended. (Exhibit A is the fact that test scores have gone in the toilet since they were created.)
- Bridget Phetasy caught in the crossfire of the culture wars.
- Forecasting the future of the West. Another possibility is a big backlash.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Keep imagining how much more efficient a place like the DMV would be if most of the workers were replaced by Optimus robots. It would not only be more efficient (no breaks) but also much harder to fool and the amount of fake ID's would plummet.
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Monday, February 24, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- VDH at his finest: "We're in the midst of a counter -revolution. He's not wrong.
- 21 things I wish I knew in my twenties. He's not wrong either.
- Glenn Reynolds: Let's go privateering! The more we hear about them - the more Letters of Marque become a modern reality. Why not use them against terrorist organizations?
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Seems like I've spent an inordinate amount of time on politics lately but the Trump Administration has really taken the mantra of "move fast and break things" to heart. And the response really has been a resounding "faster please." Maybe it will slow down when the weather gets warmer?
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Sunday, February 23, 2025
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Democrats protesting DOGE in a nutshell
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Currently up in Maine living the hotel and grandpa life so posting schedule may be a little strange today. Enjoy!
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Iwo Jima
Today is the anniversary of the iconic photo by Joe Rosenthal of the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribashi on Iwo Jima. The fighting on the island actually started four days earlier on February 19th. The story of this battle is something every high school student should have to learn before they are allowed to graduate.
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Interesting - what's so important about the Majorana 1? Beside the fact I've been saying the name wrong,
- Bipartisan coalition finally tells Europe, and the FBI, to shove it.
- Is Ivermectin, Fenbendazole, and Mebendazole a super medicine? Sure looks that way.
- Waymo's factory in Arizona. Dawn of the driverless cars?
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Have to say I like the Trump Administration's policy of regularly issuing video updates directly to the people. Whether it be Pete Hesgeth at DoD, the new Press Secretary, the new AG Pam Bondi or others. Tell the people the news directly instead of having news filtered by a traditional news media middlemen who apply their spin. Like it a lot.
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Friday, February 21, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- It's Time to Acknowledge Reality and End the War in Ukraine. He makes a good case.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Kash Patel is confirmed by the Senate 51-47 to be the new head of the FBI and Attorney General Pam Bondi says she's set to immediately release both the Jeffrey Epstein Client List and P. Diddy's list. What a great way to kick off the weekend!
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Thursday, February 20, 2025
More Linky Links
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- The amount of Covid relief funds wasted by schools is staggering. Now do a Venn diagram of the school that wasted funds on boondoggles that were represented by teachers unions.
- 20 Deep State Revelations from Mike Benz. Highly recommend that Joe Rogan podcast.
- A couple of thoughts on the quantum computing breakthrough. What an interesting time to be alive.
- VDH: Tom Hanks, Margaret Brennan, and European Ministers - reveal it all. Tom Hanks has become the Lancet Magazine of actors.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- How the US Government controls Ukraine's media. "Instead of watchdogs, they became guard dogs." Wow!
- K9 Hurricane, the most decorated dog in US history, has died.
- When bystanders film crimes. Questions we have all asked.
- What it means to be a free speech absolutist. Interesting history lesson.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The idea Elon Musk floated about doing a video audit of Fort Knox to show the American people that the gold there exists has really struck a chord with me. The Army would be within its rights to say the security there is top secret and cannot be filmed, however, Donald Trump as Commander in Chief and could order the Army to stand down. Trump would need the assent of both Pete Hesgeth the Director of the Department of Defense and Scott Bessett the Secretary of the Treasury who have both publicly said audits are their top priorities.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Donald Trump - the Happy Warrior
Donald Trump learned many lessons in his first term in office but the two most powerful are A: to share the spotlight by letting others take the credit (and the risks) and B: to surround yourself with likeminded, capable, loyal people.
It's morning in America again! The sleeper has awakened!
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Why cutting government spending is so tough in the first place. Sadly true.
- The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) got bumped (ugly). I agree both that it's worrying that a new low-tech targeting method may have been revealed and that even if they are targets we need more aircraft carriers.
- The leadership grace of coach Buzz Williams. Good advice!
- Jonathan Turley: Critics prove Vance's point on anti-free speech movement. The pro free speech message needs to be repeated as often and as loudly as possible.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Now many on the Left are complaining that DOGE is wrong that there's not 20 million dead people receiving Social Security - it's because the data processing system is ineffective. The defense literally is now it's not fraud we're just awful at the job! Most people look at the facts and think "It's probably both!"
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025
On the Fourth Anniversary of Rush's Passing
I should amend the title to this post because it wasn't really Rush's book I read but instead Zev Chafets' Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One
Jet me say off the top that I do listen to Rush Limbaugh but I'd consider myself far from being a ditto-head. I also listen to NPR and sports talk radio but would equally hate to be labeled as a fan of either of those mediums either. I listen to Rush because he entertains and informs. Agree or disagree with him - Rush makes you think. When he doesn't entertain or inform - I turn the channel. Seeing as he's been #1 in his slot for so long - I'm guessing that millions find him entertaining enough not to turn the channel.
Reading the biography of Rush I was both struck and pleased by the fact that Rush is first and foremost a businessman. Not an entertainer as many who would try to minimize him would have you believe. Not an ideologue as the most ardent ditto-head would have you believe either. No Rush is something else.
Joseph Campbell famously espoused that people should follow their bliss in life in order to find the job or path that was right for them. Rush always wanted to be successful as a radio personality. And he has succeeded beyond anyone's wildest dreams. Chafets artfully explains this journey in the book.
That's not to infer in any way that Rush does not believe in the things he speaks about on the radio. To paraphrase another old saying, Rush is true not just to his own self but also to that of his father and Ronald Reagan. I would also not try to minimize the impact Rush Limbaugh has had on politics in this country. The political history of the past 30 years could not be written without including chapters on Rush Limbaugh.
None of that explains his success though. My belief is that Rush has been successful because he not only believes in what he's saying but he has fun saying it. So much fun that you get caught up in his point of view and his way of expressing that view. And make no mistake - his is a man's man's point of view.
One stat jumped out at me - Rush's audience are 72% male while Bill O'Reilly's is just 53%. It occurred to me that the same could be said of the men themselves. Rush seems like he's more than 70% real man - interested in football, golf, cigars some sexual innuendo and people making it in this country by the sweat of their own brow. Those things interest me. Bill O'Reilly just doesn't cut if for me. Sorry - I could be 100% wrong but Bill O'Reilly gives me the gut feeling that he secretly tapes Oprah.
The book takes the reader all the way up to the present day and no issue is left out. His hearing loss, his drug addiction and his failure to buy an NFL team are all dealt with factually and evenly.
Reading the book I was reminded of Lance Armstrong who took a medium/sport with low expectations and viewer penetration to unprecedented heights - just as Rush saved AM radio. Older champions took their shots at the new champions - Larry King at Rush and Greg Lemond at Lance. Both famously overcame physical maladies that would have been career ending in lesser mortals (deafness in Limbaugh and cancer for Armstrong). And both have been dogged by the drug issue.
Maybe the most surprising thing gleamed from the book was the idea of Rush getting into politics at 35. It was like learning that Jacques Cousteau didn't lean to swim until he was 40. I heartily recommend the book.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share,
- Daniele Bolelli: The Brilliant but Joyless Stoicism of Marcus Aurelius. I agree to a point. Meditations was a diary and as such was meant as booth a criticism and reminder to Marcus Aurelius and was never meant for a wider audience. Now his son Commodus on the other hand...
- Could school choice work on a federal level. Interesting idea about giving school choice payments to members of the military and those on Indian Reservations.
- Do your job: The Art of Winning. Already have the book on my reading list.
- Glow in the dark bunnies - coming to a store near you. Sorry but getting more of an Island of Dr Moreau feel to this than the warm and fuzzies.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Currently using Chat GPT for my AI but this week think I will switch to Grok 3. The problem with LLM AI is they are based upon what humans wrote on the Internet which is often wrong and biased. In computers the first thing most are taught is "garbage in - garbage out." Trying to figure out which AI has the least GIGO.
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Home Depot Customer Bill of Rights
"The customer has a bill of rights in our company, These six items are, we believe, the only things a customer wants to pay for at The Home Depot:
- The right assortment.
- The right quantities.
- The right price.
- Associates on the sales floor who want to take care of customers.
- Associates who have been trained properly in terms of product knowledge.
- The expectation that our associates will be there when the customer needs them.
Together, those six things represent excellent customer service. If you take care of those things together, you are taking care of all the customer needs. We don't believe that, given a choice, home improvement customers are going to pay for wider aisles and brighter lights. That's not what they come to our store for."
Monday, February 17, 2025
Farnam Street Knowledge
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.
"There is plenty of room at the top here, but there is no elevator in the building." That was perhaps my favorite bit.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Glenn Reynolds: Abolishing the income tax. He makes a good argument but be sure to take into account the mea culpa in the last paragraph.
- Interesting.
- Global IPO's in 2024 by country. #1 was a surprise to me.
Atlas Shrugged
"Of what importance is an individual in the titanic collective achievement of our industrial age?" Ayn Rand
That second quote is taken right from the book and though that mindset quoted helps explain the villains in the book it also explains Rand's propensity to introduce numerous characters that ultimately have nothing to do with the plot.
The exposition that goes along with each character helps explain Rand's awful reputation as a novelist. I've gotten through about 10% of the book and I can't take anymore.
Yes you wanted each man be be a combination of man of action and philosopher who knows they have free will to act and they decide to act to achieve something. But each industry doesn't need you to create a character to describe such a man. And then create a character for each industry that's a parasite in the same field.
I felt the need to re-read this book because of so many of the characteristics she is known for are coming true daily in the news. I was optimistic that I could gleam some new insight from a re-reading. Instead I'm going on a strike of my own, saying "Who is John Gault?" and putting the book down in favor of another.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Recently Substack has been making some changes and during those changes some comments or even the ability to comment may have been lost. If one of you were precluded from sharing a comment or I somehow missed your comment I apologize. Reader comments are one of my favorite things.
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Sunday, February 16, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Kevin Kelly: 50 years of travel tips. R&R or E&E - going to have to remember that.
- NPR faces a reckoning on what it is. NPR delenda est.
- US population trends by state 2020-2024
- Peter Attia: How can the process of drug creation be improved?
VP JD Vance's Munich Speech
If you've been paying attention you have heard many of his points before but the fact the he said them to the very faces of the European leaders took courage and was historic. It was all common sense but many of these leaders have been sadly lacking it.
- Here is Vance's speech in full.
- VDH on the snarky Europeans reaction to Vance's speech. He's not wrong.
- Jonathan Turley: Vance delivers historic defense of free speech in Europe,
Sunday's Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Last night's 4 Nations showdown between team USA and team Canada resulted in a 3-1 victory for America. Have to admit that I love this format and hope they keep it. You actually forget it's an All-Star competition (and it's by far the best format of all the major sports). The one wrinkle I'd add is relegation. Next year have Russia (Ovechkin and others) take the place of whatever team comes in last (guessing team Sweden or Finland at this point). Gives everyone something to play for - nobody wants to get relegated.
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Saturday, February 15, 2025
February's Habits
For February I decided the habit I was going to concentrate on was to journal each day and so far haven't missed a day! My journaling habit is pretty straight forward. Each day after my two morning coffees and before my morning shower - I try to journal my goals for the day (other days the journaling occurs a little later than that).
I have 10 things which I've developed over the years that I try to do each day which I then track in my journal. These are:
- Sleep - convinced that getting a good night's rest is the key to everything else you're trying to accomplish that day.
- Kids - I have four kids and I try to be in contact with at least one every day. That contact can be in the form of in-person, text, email, etc.
- Read for an hour each day. Normally more that one hour but sometimes because of schedule even an hour isn't possible.
- Write for an hour each day. My blog and Substack account usually make this pretty easy to accomplish. Next up is branching out to longer Substack articles and maybe a book (or two).
- Exercise - an hour a day. Try to get at least 1.5 miles of walking and maybe to the gym, pool, or for a hike (harder to do that in the winter).
- Work - after being retired this is basically my "To Do" list (more on this later).
- Diet - eat right which means minimal carbs and sugar with as little processed food as possible (though I am a sucker for chips).
- Debt - pay one bill each day.
- Simplify - try to get rid of one thing each day. It could be some clothes I no longer wear, a book, a file, or something along those lines.
- Have fun - we aren't hear for a long time so might as well have a good time.
Also firmly believe in the Warren Buffet, Charlie Munger idea of going to bed 1% smarted than when you woke up. So each day I write down what I may have learned that day (with the idea that putting it to paper reinforces the knowledge).
Finally - I write down my To Do" list of things I want to accomplish that day. This helps make sure you are doing the things you told others or yourself that you'd do so that you don't let the day slip away.
My goal for January was to do 20 pushups each morning - increasing the number by one each week until I was doing 25 per day at the end of the month. Maybe I was lazy or the goal too ambitious but it was a failure. Once I did this and found myself doing 70 consecutive pushups each morning but I had the incentive of getting back into the dating pool. Now I live with my girlfriend so don't have that incentive anymore. At least I found myself exercising more.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Movie Groundhog Day was released 33-years ago. One of my favorites.
- From the archive: Mitchell Paige the real-life face of GI Joe. Where do we find such men?
- Biden's USAID paid terrorists. Shame!
- Everything you need to know about the Daytona 500 which will be run tomorrow at 2:00.
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Have long said that if the government wants to save some money and cut spending the easiest way would be to cancel all ads on print, TV or radio. There's no reason why the government should be advertising any service or political viewpoint. Plus the loss of revenue would hurt traditional media. So let it be written - so let it be done.
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Friday, February 14, 2025
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- I have the sense of humor of a 12-year old boy.
- They aren't called whizz kids for nothing.
- Bonus: Some dark Valentine's Day humor.
Linly Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The Jokes Liberals Used to Make. Proof of the facts that celebrities should never read the comments and if you try to go woke there's no lengths you can go to please some people.
- The utility of math. Hope this link works. Fan of math (not very good at it but wanting to be better).
- Argument that DOGE is good but not good enough. I argue that DOGE is a great start. A good plan executed today is always better than a perfect plan executed sometime in the future.
Valentine's Day Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Fully believe that DOGE will greatly reduce government spending - greatly exceeding its $2 trillion dollar goal and that we will see a booming economy and lower interest rates by sometime in 2026 at the latest. So let it be written - so let it be done.
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
Linky Links
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- Jonathan Turley: Dems exhaust last of their credibility with Trump "Constitutional crisis."
- New Car Makers by US Market Share.
- Trump's reciprocal tariffs may be largest tax increase since WW II. Two things that seem to be overlooked - if this spurs more nations to invest in US - that's god news (just look at Japan's $1 billion investment) also its reciprocal - that means these nations are already charging us high tariffs.
Linky Links
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- What if Canada was Conservative? Making the Canadian military stronger is something I think everyone can support.
- From the archive: Who was Lilith - Adam's first wife in the Garden of Eden?
- Matt Taibbi's statement to Congress. No matter your party we should all agree that censorship is wrong. Taibbi also has some observations on his testimony worth reading.
- Apple released emergency security updates last night. I was completely unaware. (HT Borepatch)
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed as the new Director of National Intelligence by a 52-48 vote. It should be noted that supposed Independent Bernie Sanders voted against Gabbard's confirmation. Reminder that Gabbard resigned her post as vice-chair of the DNC over the way Bernie was being treated. If there was any doubt that Bernie was just another bought and paid for politician yesterday's vote laid all doubt to rest.
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Chuck Yeager
Today would have been General Chuck Yeager's birthday. A true American original and we may never see his like again.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Glenn Reynolds: Using existing protocols and common sense to stop fraud.
- From the archives: Andrew Huberman's 10 step workout program
- Anduril takes over $22 billion Army contract. The backstory is fascinating.
- Space junk is a problem that's just going to get worse. Cleaning up junk in space is much more needed than cleaning up garbage in the ocean (though both are needed).
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Still say that the easiest way to increase federal revenue is to simply round up each federal tax bill from the actual penny to the nearest nickel. Sounds like a small amount but those round up. Just ask the script writers for Superman III or Office Space.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- VDH: How to commit Democratic Party suicide. They've revealed themselves to be nothing but slanderers and parasites but they can't change who they are.
- So when are we allowed to ask the Patrick Mahomes question? It is a discussion worth having.
- Peter Attia: Compounding effects of multiple metabolic conditions on cardiovascular health.
- Trump as Ghostbuster. The analogy works.
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Word is Philly to host a victory parade for the Eagles on Friday. Meanwhile, Kansas City restaurants are reporting a record number of cancelations for Friday's Valentine Day dinner. Wonder if these two things are related?
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Monday, February 10, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- 21-days into the Trump Administration how the world views the US.
- Note from boss to employees. Good advice. I'd add that if you've just starting out find what you boss hates spending time to do and try to take it off their plate. Great way to add value.
- The Historical Case for Trump's Riviera. (HT Execupundit)
- International Energy Association scenarios. "Energy experts."
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up up Substack.
The Eagles routed the Chiefs last night in the Super Bowl. Congrats to all the Philly fans out there (and those who bet on the Eagles). Special congratulations to all who hit their Super Bowl squares. For most this didn't happen despite hours before the game dreaming of how thousands might be spent.
I didn't hit my squares either so make me feel better by Subscribing, hitting the Like button, or sharing the Link. At least now maybe all the praise comparing Patrick Mahomes to Tom Brady will die down.
Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!
Sunday, February 09, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- DOGE is basically using AI as a force multiplier. No wonder the Biden Administration wanyed government control of AI.
- Elon Musk proposes some common sense changes to the government payment system. These are common sense but question is why they haven't already been implemented.
- Jonathan Turley: Elon Musk and how the left makes monsters of us all. (HT Steve Layman)
Some More Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Heh Heh
- I still laugh every time I read this
- They're racists! (That's how their rules work - right?)
Super Bowl Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Today is Super Bowl Sunday and there's a segment of the country that's fans of either the Eagles or Chiefs today (I'd put people who bet money on either team as fans for the day too). Think an even larger segment will be rooting for their pool numbers to come in or for the commercials to be funny. Either way - good luck!
Enjoy the day - try not to eat or drink to much and for God's don't bet more that you can afford. Have a safe and happy Super Bowl!
Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!
Budweiser Upside Down Clown
In what has become a Super Bowl tradition for me - I'm posting my favorite Super Bowl commercial of all-time - the Budweiser Upside Down Clown. This commercial only ran once because it was so disturbing (butt so damn funny!).
Saturday, February 08, 2025
Get Shorty
Read the Elmore Leonard book Get Shorty this week after already having seen the movie a couple of times. Enjoyed both very much.
Warning the plot is very similar but the ending is a bit different in both.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The best antidepressant. We all know we need to exercise more often.
- Congress funded $516 billion on expired programs in 2024. And there's 251 more that are set to expire in 2025.
- Look at the wasteful spending to universities. That's almost 26% of the grant money and you can be sure all of these universities receiving grants were towing the government lines across the board.
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