Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Monday, May 22, 2023
Find Something Beautiful Today
The interior or the Orient Express (one of my bucket list things to do). Photo via. Headline stolen borrowed from Execupundit.
Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation." - Margaret Chase Smith
"Seek wealth, not money or status. Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep. Money is how we transfer time and wealth. Status is your place in the social hierarchy." - Naval Ravikant
"Education is greatest blessing if of best sorts. Otherwise no earthly use." - Rudyard Kipling
"Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask." - Tim Ferris
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Hope you're having as good a weekend as I am (despite the Celtics trying to bring me down). As always - if anything made you think or smile - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share with others.
Saturday Morning Cartoons (for Adults)
Someone replaced George Carlin's Thomas the Tank Engine narration with some of his raunchier material. Obviously very NSFW.
Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated." - General George Patton
"I can buy anything I want, basically but I can't buy time." - Warren Buffett
"I just want a normal person as President." - Elon Musk
"Those we lead must be taught how to behave like champions. It's a cultivated and developed habit that's not natural or instinctive for most." - Mike Lombardi
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Studies show that meat, eggs, and dairy are vital sources of "much-needed nutrients." The USDA's food pyramid has always been a bad joke.
- Really have to admit that Elon Musk would make a scary real-life Doctor Who or Bond villain.
Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"There's no shame in not knowing things! The only shame is to pretend that we know everything." - Richard Feynman
"Who would call a day spent reading a good day? But a life spent reading - that is a good life." - Annie Dillard
"Nobody in the history of the planet has ever complied their way out of totalitarian control." - Robert Kennedy Jr.
"A man who does not have a picture of the whole in his head cannot possibly arrange the pieces." - Michel de Montaigne
Friday, May 19, 2023
More Linky Links
More stuff I thought I'd share.
- NFL fans become nervous after YouTube TV has issues during final minutes of NBA game. There will be issues. There always are.
- National security experts: War in Ukraine an "unmitigated disaster."
- Chris "the Bear" Fallica's Preakness picks.
- Tesla wins big Supreme Court case. Big win for consumers.
Global Warming is a Hoax
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Mike Lombardi really isn't a fan of how the 76ers built their team.
- John Collison on Stripe's crypto strategy.
- Interesting - why Kentucky Derby favorite Forte was scratched just before the race and why he's not running in the Preakness. It wasn't because of a failed drug test.
- Always amusing when satire - becomes reality. Or was it vice versa?
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Always thought that Andre the Giant should have won Best Supporting Actor for his work in The Princess Bride but he wasn't even nominated! As always, if anything made you think or smile - please Subscribe (what are you waiting for?), hit the Like button, or share the link with others. Thanks!
Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"It's not Republican, it's not Democrat. Honestly, it's not liberal, it's not conservative. It's economics. If you tax people who work and you pay people who don't work, don't be surprised when you get a lot of people not working." - Arthur Laffer
"There is no shortage of good days. It is good lives that are hard to come by." - Annie Dillard
"From the beginning of our existence as a nation, our greatest political leaders were cautioning us that America could not be an empire abroad and continue to be a democracy at home." - Robert Kennedy Jr.
"I was just absolutely obsessed with Truth. The obsession with Truth is why I studied Physics, because physics attempts to understand the truth of the universe." - Elon Musk
Thursday, May 18, 2023
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- I have a Twitter blue check though its funny I don't identify as a sex worker. I'd disagree that traffic is down on Twitter as well, however, I wasn't following any of the anti-Elon crowd to begin with.
- Kevin Feige on getting comfortable with failure.
- Interesting - an AI Chatbot was asked to read the Durham Report and give Top 5 observations about General Flynn. And then - the AI was asked what should be done. (Via)
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- I have the sense of humor of a 12-year old boy. (HT The View from Lady Lake)
- Interesting - The World's Top 50 Endowment Funds. Stanford overtaking Harvard shows how the power of Silicon Valley has overtaken old money influence.
- And just like that - Florida and Texas added Portland Maine to the list of cities they'll be busing illegal immigrants to. (HT Feral Irishman)
- Heh Heh - this is great! Reminds me of how a guy made lots of money by simply selling generic toilet paper by naming it Shit Be Gone.
Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"No man who owns his own house and lot can be a Communist. He has too much to do." - Bill Levitt
"If your opinions on one subject can be predicted from your opinions on another, you may be in the grip of an ideology. When you truly think for yourself, your conclusions will not be predictable." - Kevin Kelly
"Inspiration is perishable - act on it immediately. - Naval Ravikant
"We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing." - Doyle Brunson
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Celtics Free Agents
Gallinari has a $6.8 million player option for next year and I'd expect him to be in a Celtics uniform next season. Grant Williams is a restricted free agent so I'd expect the Celtics to let him test the market and then decide if they want to match whatever offer he receives. Williams is a pest that I enjoy watching. If he's playing against your team - you'd definitely dislike the guy. Blake Griffin may simply retire (or sign a 1-year contract at the veteran minimum).
The big question this summer will be if Jaylen Brown becomes eligible for a super-max extension and if he signs it.
This is a long way around the barn way of saying that the Boston Celtics team that takes the floor tonight against the Miami heat will be mostly intact next season as well (barring trades or injuries). That's good news for Boston fans.
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Glenn Reynolds: Democrats throwing blacks under the bus in favor of progressive policies. Blacks or Jews who vote Democrat are really doing so against their own interests.
- The Tablet on Silicon Valley's Civil War. Put me firmly in the Andreessen/Musk/Thiel camp.
- Reminder that Donald Trump still has a $475 million defamation suit pending against CNN. Based upon the recent Durham report I wouldn't be surprised if CNN is now anxious to settle the case out of court.
- Nuclear is humanity's greenest energy option. Thanks for stating the obvious.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Gen Z is ditching smartphones for flip phones. Don't think its so much nostalgia but more of an awareness of how unhealthy social media can be for a person. (HT Execupundit)
- The Biden Administration is so very, very corrupt.
- Is playing in the NHL hazardous to your health? Interesting study but it raised more questions with me than it answered.
- Jason Tatum befriends 10-year old cancer patient. After reading that - how can you not root for Tatum and the Boston Celtics.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
A generous reader has made a pledge to support my efforts on Substack. In order to accept this generosity I need to turn on paid subscriptions which I will do today. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up this is happening in case others feel they too would like to show support of my efforts. I literally make nothing from either this blog or from Substack. Up until now.
Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"Be not inhospitable to strangers lest they be angels in disguise." - W.B. Yeats
"That which you most need will be found where you least want to look." - Carl Jung
"The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it." - Abraham Lincoln,
"The best way, perhaps the only way, to change others is to become an example." - Naval Ravikant
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