Was having these thoughts anyway and figured I'd jot them down and share on Substack.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
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- Some scary numbers when comparing the navies of China vs the US. It is a wake-up call for the new year.
- Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port city over weapons delivery from UAE for separatists.
- HHS cuts off all child care payments to Minnesota - effective immediately. Related.
- Iran declares state of emergency. They declare total war against the US and Israel because they cannot handle protests from their own students and women.
Goals for 2026
These are the goals I've set for myself as we head into the new year.
- Be up to doing a set of 50 pushups each day.
- Self publish a book of quotes and why each one is important.
- Want to donate blood at least once a quarter.
- Live below my means.
- Read 1 to 2 hours per day.
Keeping it simple. But results should be a healthy, wealthy, and wiser 2026.
New Year's Eve Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Haven't commented on the Stephon Diggs situation because I've learned to adhere to the Bill James practice of saying "something horrible has happened" and leave at that until the facts are unveiled. Right now it is a he said - she said situation over money. Not drawing any conclusions without knowing the facts.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
More Linky Links
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- I wish Victor Davis Hanson nothing but the best.
- From the archives: The Generalized Specialists.
- While some college coaches have adjusted to a new era, others are still stuck in the past. NIL has turned all top college programs into pro teams.
College Football Thoughts
Some more college football thoughts and observations before the quarter finals games kick off.
Was having these thoughts anyway and figured may as well jot them down and share on Substack.
Linky Links
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- Could peace in the Ukraine war be close at hand?
- From the archives: Still on my buck list.
- The Minnesota fraud is getting so much attention that Pam Bondi feels need to issue clarification why the DOJ isn't acting faster. Yes - faster would be better.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Sometimes the news comes at you like a firehose. Military strikes inside Venezuela, the regime poised to topple in Iran, but most of all the firestorm of disgust at Somali fraud uncovered in Minnesota. Other news items like the shooter at Brown University or the stabbing murder of Rob Reiner and his wife by their son go by the wayside as folk only have so much bandwidth and attention to pay. Know I'm guilty but who has time for deep dives when there's also life that still has to be lived?
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Monday, December 29, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- FBI Director Kash Patel on the fraud investigations in Minnesota.
- Have the Patriots somehow rebooted a dynasty and become likeable?
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Today's offering includes thoughts on the NFL, and the NBA, but the real headline is on how the Somali fraud case in Minnesota has become headline news. This is mainly due to the work of YouTuber Nick Shirley who got roughly 10-times the views of his post exposing the fraud as 60 Minutes normally gets in a week. The dam truly broke on this story this weekend and it feels like there's no more holding back.
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Sunday, December 28, 2025
College Football Thoughts
Was having these thoughts anyway and figured why not jot them down and share on Substack.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- We are risking a Brave New World. He's not wrong.
- From the archives: Peter Attia on using James Clear's Atomic Habits to reach your health goals.
- Japan unveils a space to earth wireless solar power link. The amount of power generated is potentially tremendous.
- Jonathan Turley: the UK's healthcare disaster is a cautionary tale for America. Obamacare is a disaster.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Maybe anti-Semitism's root cause may be simple jealousy. Jews have long been known as "people of the book." Then came Guttenberg and his printing press and suddenly the Bible was the best seller and Christians were like "shouldn't we be the people of the book now?" And don't forget forget Islam and the Koran or what they consider the supreme book. Doubt it's that simple but it probably is a contributing factor.
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Saturday, December 27, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The walls are closing in on Tim Walz. Try telling the state worker that loses his job because fraud took all the money his unemployment was Trump's fault.
- Michigan State's Tom Izzo says latest college trend may drive out more coaches.
- Utah blew it with Kyle Whittingham, all to Michigan's benefit.
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- That's one way to think of it.
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
It's that time of year again when most of my weekend is spent shoveling snow and watching football. Is it wrong that I actually love this time of year?
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Quotes for Today
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Friday, December 26, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Let's fix college football with common sense - by Louisiana governor Jeff Landry.
- Don Surber on Monroe crossing the Delaware. Some history I was not aware of. (HT Cultural Offering)
- Rob Henderson: Lesson's I learned from Thomas Sowell's memoir.
- Here's why Pritzker should celebrate the Supreme Court ruling on the National Guard.
College Football Thoughts
Was having these thoughts anyway so figured might as well jot them down and share on Substack.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
There should be a name for the week after Christmas Day but before New Year's. How about Airport Week? Many are traveling, some drink at odd hours (like many do just because there's a random bowl on at 10:00 AM), and what you eat seems to have no rules (like at an airport people eat whatever is handy which in most cases is leftovers and too many desserts). Let Dry January and New Year's resolution diets start next week - now it's Airport Week!
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Thursday, December 25, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Three reasons Trump and the GOP might carry the 2026 midterm elections.
- Jim Beam plans to close Kentucky distillery for at least a year. No layoffs are currently planned/
- From the archives: Regrets of the Dying.
Christmas Day Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new Christmas Day miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
For everyone who needs something to occupy themselves this Christmas - how about 1 million more Jeffrey Epstein files? For everyone else I wish you and yours a very safe and merry Christmas!
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Quotes for Today
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025
College Football Thoughts
Some pre-Christmas college football thoughts to maybe ready you for the next round of the playoffs.
Was having these thoughts anyway so figure may as well just jot them down.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Last night I turned the channel with the Bruins losing to the Candadiens 5-2 in the 3rd period. I changed to John Wayne's last movie The Shootist which still had about a 3rd to go. Couldn't help but notice that the gravestone JB Book's ordered had his age as 58 if you did the math. That seemed awfully young in today's years so I looked it up - John Wayne died 3-years after the movie at age 72 which would have made him 69 when The Shootist was released. For comparison sake - Tom Cruise is 63-years old but can you picture a comparingly aged Wayne doing his own stunts in Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning? We live in a different time.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The invention of "climate risk" - politically brilliant but fatally flawed.
- The real Watergate scandal. Reminder that the screenplay to All the President's Men was written by William Goldman (who was not exactly known for any documentaries). (HT Execupundit)
- How the Chiefs landed perhaps the most lopsided deal in NFL history. Great googly-moogly.
- From the archives: the origin of the use of "om" in meditation.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- It's time to affirm that character is greater than color. Agree but wasn't reverse discrimination already ruled illegal by the Supreme Court?
- Sponsoring an immigrant has financial repercussions. And the bills are coming due.
- Kevin Kelly: The Oil and Water Planet. Some may see this as an anti-oil post but I view it as a pro nuclear power argument. Water is for drinking.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Sorry this morning's offering was a little late this today. Went to a holiday party last night and was making rather merry. Slept in this morning and am now praying to the god of hangovers.
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Monday, December 22, 2025
College Football Thoughts
Some college thoughts and observations after the first weekend of the playoffs.
Was having these thoughts anyway so figured I'd jot them down and share them on Substack.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Jonathan Turley: Yale no longer has any Republican professors. Another form of the Pattern.
- The Australians give a sober view of American naval decline. A warning that should be paid heed.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Also have lots of thoughts on the college football world, the Brown University shooter, and the fraud in Minnesota but probably will have separate posts on each subject later if I have the time. Now it's time to take out the trash - the actual trash not Tim Walz and Ilhan Omar.
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Sunday, December 21, 2025
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Do you know how many people would join this place.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Morgan Housel: The Quest of the Simple Life. Good life advice on happiness and money.
- Peter Attia: There's no age limit to living a full and happy life. "Throughout our practice and content, we follow the guiding principle that the goal of living longer must go hand-in-hand with the goal of living well through all those extra years."
- Forgot Lethal Weapon was a Christmas movie too!
- Are we losing the art of storytelling? Clips of an actor or musician on Johnny Carson or Dick Cavett continue to be watched but when's the last time you heard anyone tell a captivating story on late night TV? That's a problem.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
New England takes on Baltimore tonight on Sunday Night Football on NBC. The key word is NBC since I have Fubo and for some reason they no longer carry any NBC affiliated channels because the rights costs and the channels were not renewed. That means I'll need to go out to a bar to watch the game. Oh the cross I have to bear.
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Quotes for Today
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Saturday, December 20, 2025
More Linky Links
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- Douglas Murray: Trump cleaned up crime in DC.
- Judge ends injunction against Miami land transfer for Trump library. 300 acres of prime Miami land.
- Modernizing the Army-Navy game. If college football tries to make changes to make the schedule for this day - we make the change and make college football taxable.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The Power and Challenge of Intuition.
- From the people who brought you Dog the Bounty Hunter - Cartel Pirates.
- Biden, FBI, DOJ weighed campaign finance charges against Krysten Sinema. Now I'm curious if they were checking of she laundered money from USAID and other sources Democrats were using.
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Stayed up late to watch Alabama beat Oklahoma last night. It was truly a story of two games - in the first the Sooners raced to a 17-0 lead, then they were destroyed by the Crimson Tide. Meanwhile you get rewarded for your patience with a longer than usual post.
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Bastogne
On this day in 1944 the 101st is surrounded at Bastogne in what would be known as the Battle of the Bulge.
Friday, December 19, 2025
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- Reports of the GOPs demise have been exaggerated. He's not wrong.
- We wish you a Merry Christmas Bruins style.
College Football Thoughts
Was having these thoughts anyway and figured might as well jot them down and share on Substack.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- VDH: Can the Dark Ages return?
- The White House: Ensuring American Space Superiority.
- How the cannabis industry leveraged a big win from Trump. Feel the legal marijuana question should be handled at the state level.
- The USS Nimitz ends her watch. We should always have a USS Nimitz just like we should always have an Enterprise.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Thank God that the Sponge Bob Square Pants movie is finally here. Now hopefully we'll soon see the end of all those movie tie-ins and commercials. I haven't felt this antagonistic towards a movie since all those interminable Morbius commercials.
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Thursday, December 18, 2025
More Linky Links
More stuff I found I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd hare.
- How China built its "Manhattan Project" to rival the West in AI chips. Basically they did it the same way they USSR built their own "bomb" - they stole the technology.
- Nearly 2,000 Somali "ghost students" in Minnesota fraudulently received $12.5 million. The Trump Administration calls for Governor Tim Walz to resign.
Linky Links
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- From the archives: Real life does not fit the narrative.
- YouTube gets the Oscars. I'd be less concerned with YouTube changing the format and more concerned with ABC burning down the house because the deal doesn't kick in until 2029.
- DOJ's Clinton Foundation probe marred by conflicts of interest.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The situation with Fanni Willis in Georgia has turned into a circus but the situation at Brown University has become a bigger and more tragic clown show. That's where the mind share went today.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Bill Gates and the "Surplus Population"
Scrooge hung his head to hear his own words quoted by the Spirit, and was overcome with penitence and grief." - Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol
Bill Gates is much worse than Scrooge. Gates too wishes to decrease the surplus population but unlike Scrooge I don't think Gates is capable of penitence or grief. Also Scrooge never racked up frequent flyer miles going to Epstein's Pedo Island multiple times.
College Football Thoughts
Was having these thoughts and observations anyway so though I'd share them on Substack.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Fan of the movie The Accountant (and also The Accountant II). Last night I found myself worrying about some plot holes in the movie. The Dana Cummings character (Anna Kendrick) not only knew what the accountant looked like - she knew lots of details about the man. What happened to her? The John Lithgow character also had his whole estate rigged with video cameras - the Ben Affleck character was literally caught on tape killing many, many highly trained and armed men. No idea why these thoughts appeared in my head, Haven't seen either move in a long time. I'm overthinking this - ain't I?
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Good King Wenceslas
Good King Wenceslas is one of my favorite Christmas carols. Did you know that he was a real person and that on September 28, 935 AD he was killed by his brother? Now maybe you can think of that cheery fact every Christmas when you hear the tune. At least you can take comfort in thinking no matter how stressful your family gatherings are at least you probably won't be killed by one of your siblings.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
More Linky Links
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- The Expanse at 10. Going to have to give this series another shot (only watched the first couple of episodes).
- The Lost Generation. Reverse racism explained. (HT Cultural Offering)
- The American Military can't build a military anymore.
- From the archives: The common denominator of success. Long read but worth it.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- VDH: It's affordability, stupid? Funny how little you see the price of gas or eggs n the news these days.
- Glenn Reynolds with some hospital tips. And ever more hospital tips.
- Kevin Kelly: Thinkism. Interesting perspective but if I reach 97 think I'll be thinking less about the Singularity and more about having to pee.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Watched the Steelers destroy the Dolphins who looked honestly clueless last night. Yesterday I posted my NFL thoughts and later I will be publishing my college football observations. Didn't plan it this way but it seems to be working.
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Monday, December 15, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Congress should go retro on its correspondence. Agree 100% and also agree on Thomas Sowell.
- The banality of evil. We need to be reminded to remember this fact from time to time.
- I though all Australia was a gun free zone? Did anyone get Jim Jeffries response?
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Lots of people were making "grandpa" jokes about Colts QB Phillip Rivers who unretired after 5-years to start for Indy but where were all the comments about how young his child must have been to bear him a grandchild? Have a bunch of thoughts on yesterday's NFL action - so many that I plan a post later today.
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Quotes for Today
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Make the Internet Weird Again.
- From the archives: How 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' went from morbid omen to holiday mainstay.
- Peter Attia on the selfless work of "the world's most important doctor." I am glad I read about Dr. Tom and am grateful people like him exist.
College Football Thoughts for Today
Was having these thoughts anyway so figured might as well jot them down and put them up on Substack.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Yesterday was the Army-Navy game and the Heisman Trophy was awarded to Fernando Mendoza. Have lots of thoughts on that and other college football thoughts. Plan a new post later this morning. Most likely before the Pats-Bill game because I plan to be occupied starting around 1:00.
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Saturday, December 13, 2025
The League
"It was clear that he [George Preston Marshall] needed to try a different approach in his second season, though, and, always unafraid of making big changes, he moved his home field to Fenway Park. That ended his association with the [Boston] Braves, so he also needed to change the team name. Keeping with the native American theme, he selected Redskins....
July 6, 1933, Marshall said, 'The fact that we have in our head coach Lone Star Dietz, an Indian, together with several Indian players, has not, as many suspected, not inspired me to choose the name Redskins.' He just wanted to avoid any confusion with baseball's Braves, he said. He may also have selected Redskins to achieve a connection with the Red Sox, who also played at Fenway Park." John Eisenberg's The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire.
Had a sneaking suspicion that the Washington based Marshall was creating the origin of the Washington Redskins. In comparison Marshall's views on race and segregation make later Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey look positively progressive.
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- FBI dodged Ilhan Omar - 'bro' wedding probe. The case against her gets murky.
- President Trump honors the 1980 Miracle on Ice team. This win was a really big deal in 1980. Historic.
- Scott Adams provides sobering health update.
- Douglas Murray: Zohran Mamdani appointing radical transition team has NYC in for a rude awakening.
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
While waiting to watch today's Army-Navy game - I'll be thinking about the SCOTUS 9-0 ruling that DHS can revoke the visas of anyone who uses a sham marriage (like marrying your brother) to deport without court approval or interference. With the millions Ilhan Omar has gained through fraud she can pay the fines easily and be deported to Somalia with millions to spare. It is the threat of possible years in jail that represent the real justice in this case.
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Friday, December 12, 2025
Some Memes You May Enjoy
College Football Thoughts
Was having these thoughts anyway so figured why not jot them down and share on Substack.
Linky Links
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- Admit I saw the cigarette in the official photo and was curious. Glad I read it.
- VDH: Cry the beloved Europe? He's not wrong.
- James Clear: Being great today, what to do when things don't go well. (HT Steve Layman)
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Lots more keeps coming out as of the increasingly sad and bizarre Sherrone Moore story plus Notre Dame, Alabama, and college football in general may have entered a silly rumor season which mostly seems tied to the player transfer portal. Plan a post on all that later today.
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Thursday, December 11, 2025
More Linky Links
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- 25 Blogs guaranteed to make you smarter. An honor.
- Why did it take the FBI so long to arrest the J6 pipe bomber?
- The first trailer for Supergirl was released.
- Dark chocolate compound linked to slower aging. Also found in coffee.
College Football Thoughts
Was having these thoughts anyway and figured I'd write them down and share on Substack.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Michael Jordan hired the best sports lawyer in the country to go after NASCAR. Interesting details.
- Russ Roberts: Taking stock of Grok.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Sorry things were a little late today. The quotes for today were all written but I wrongly thought I had scheduled that to automatically post. Then I slept in and only woke up because I was dreaming I brought my adult family to Denver for the Super Bowl but ran out of beer before the game. Woke up realizing it was a dream - couldn't I have at least dreamed somewhere warm?
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Important to Remember
Especially this time of year it is important to remember that almost all setbacks are temporary. Let "This too shall pass" be your mantra.
Depression is a serious issue and if you or someone you know is struggling make sure they know there is help.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
What If?
- "I've never seen the Icarus story as a lesson about the limitations of humans. I see it as a lesson about the limitations of wax as an adhesive."
- If you drop superglue on cotton thread - it will catch fire.
- A version of the old joke about half-full glasses - "the engineer sees a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be, the surrealist sees a giraffe eating a necktie"
- "As a rule of thumb, you start to notice compressive heating above about Mach 2 (which is why the Concorde had heat resistant material on the leading edge of its wings)."
- "The ISS moves so quickly that if you fired a rifle bullet from one end of a football field, the International Space Station could cross the length of the field before the bullet traveled 10 yards."
- Did not know this but most modern "passenger cars have some kind of artificial speed limits imposed by the engine computer."
- "If you set out a cup of warn water on Mars, it'll try to boil, freeze, and sublimate, practically all at once. Water on Mars seems to be in any state except liquid."
- "Which brings us to wingsuits - the halfway point between parachute pants and parachutes."
- "GPS timing is incredibly precise; of all the problems in engineering, it's one of the only ones in which engineers have been forced to include both special and general relativity in their calculations."
Some of these are facts I did not know or simply just found interesting. Not sure if any of these facts will ever come into play in real life. To be honest some of the questions are so unrealistically ridiculous that sometimes it's tough to keep focused. However, having said that - it was very humorous and informative.
More Linky Links
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- New FAFSA updates flags colleges with 'lower earnings' for graduates. Would like to see colleges fight to have better tuition vs graduate earnings ratings as much as they fight for Newsweek ratings.
- TIME's top 100 photographs of 2025.
- Interesting - Find My Tax Breakdown. How your taxes are spent.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- India proposes charging OpenAI, Google for training AI on copyright content. Seems fair.
- Do we need to fight an offensive war in a funnel in the western Pacific? Interesting point and we do need to wake up to the threat.
- Jonathan Turley: The rise and fall of the American Bar Association. Some companies no longer accept applications from Ivy League schools because they've been tainted, will we soon see the same kind of attitude toward ABA members? Go woke go broke in action.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
It's that time of year again. One of my favorite things to do is to say "God bless you" to any stranger that wishes me "Merry Christmas." The response confuses them and gives me that brief second to keep moving without having to hear a well practiced pitch for money from them. Sometimes the joke is just for me.
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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!
Tuesday, December 09, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Alan Sepinwall on the Netflix acquisition of Warner Brothers.
- US effectively outsourced its most mission critical missile defense capability to Japan.
- Jonathan Turley on the Supreme Court and the separation of powers. Can't help but wonder if Justice KBJ was actually thinking of her own situation.
College Football Thoughts
Was having these thoughts anyway - so figured why not jot them down and put them up on Substack.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Today's offering a little later than usual because not only did I stay up to watch the Chargers beat the Eagles in OT - I then started watching the Magic vs Bird documentary (again) on Netflix. At about 1:10 decided that was enough and went to bed.
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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!
Monday, December 08, 2025
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- From the archives: Live your best life.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought 'd share.
- The new US National Security strategy and the Pacific.
- From the archives: What the most successful people do before breakfast.
- Hurray! Climate Change is over!
- The Climate-Risk Industrial Complex. Turtles all the way down.
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