Linky Links

Stuff I found either interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- I'd support this recommendation.

- Tara Dower sets known fastest time on Appalachian Trail

- A warning worth heeding

- The real story of Robin Hood.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The EcoHealth Alliance and the Wuhan Institute for Virology applied for a grant applied for a grant from DARPA in 2018 for gain of function on bat viruses. The COVID-19 virus came from the Wuhan lab. This should be the biggest story in the world.

- Heh Heh

- VDH: The Afghanistization of America. 

- The Appalachian Trail in 4 minutes. Love these videos. Some day I'll make the through-hike.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Steven Pressfield: Pike decides to die

- The Appalachian Trail in less than 5 minutes.

- Heh Heh

- We are definitely getting closer to electric aircraft. You can get more info on Joby Aviation here.  

- Free Knowledge and Innovation. Big believer that access to libraries have many benefits that are hard to measure (even in the age of the Internet).

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Ann Althouse on the healing power of the Appalachian Trail. I've always wanted to do a through-hike. (HT Execupundit) 

- An oral history of WKRP's Turkey Drop episode

- To Do List

- Stop the Coup

- NIL could be the savior of college sports particularly basketball. Plan to post my thoughts on this at a later time. 

50 Years Ago

50-years ago the National Trails Act was signed into existence by Lyndon Johnson. This Act created the first two National Scenic Trails; the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail.

Here's what it's like to hike the Appalachian Trail distilled down to just 5-minutes. If you think about it - Sam and Frodo basically traveled the distance of the AT going from the Shire to Mount Doom in The Lord of the Rings (love that little tidbit).

I've always wanted to thru-hike the AT. Someday...

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Reminder to those who think President Trump is guaranteed a Nobel Prize for potentially bringing peace to Korea - George W. Bush did more to stem the catastrophic spread of HIV in Africa than anyone but he was never even nominated for a Nobel Prize... Still one of the best time-wasters on the Internet... Sure Houston looks good at home going up 1-0 but just wait till the team gets to Utah and is taunted by Mitt Romney. Different story then I tell ya... Reminder that the Planck Scale is mind-bendingly small... If you think on it - Sam and Frodo basically hiked the entire distance of the Appalachian Trail to get the ring from the Shire to Mount Doom... Also just a reminder... Vengeful Farts would be a good name for a punk band or a fantasy football team...

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Not all super heroes wear capes. Texas beer ninja saves beer and takes out woman with a box of nachos... I've heard of a high colonic and can't help but wonder is there also a "low colonic"? And what the heck would that be if a high colonic already involves the anus... Whiskey Smoothie would be a good name for a band (or hangover related diarrhea)... Can you imagine being 9-years old and having already hiked the three major nation's longest hiking trails? I hope this isn't the high point for this kid's life... I have to believe that Barack Obama knew the truth about Bowe Bergdahl all along. That's a stain on his legacy that never should be forgotten... The athleticism involved in this move is nuts!...  In solidarity with the Men's National Team - I too will not be going to the World Cup...

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Cool? Gross? A sneeze captured at 1,000 frames per second

- Joe "Stringbean" McConaughy - the man who smashed the Appalachian Trail speed record. Impressive! BTW - FKT is "fastest known time" (had to look that up)

- The wisdom of Charlie Munger. You should bookmark this link and read it once a week - guaranteed to improve your existence!

- How can you not root for Marcus Mariota? As an aside - Oregon is just 1-9 as a double-digit favorite since Mariota left for the NFL. Oregon is a 14-point favorite vs Wyoming on Saturday.

- This is a problem

- The historic Cassini space probe "died" this morning. Here's an interesting article on the team whose job was to "kill" it.

- Heh heh

- Who knew? Louis CK has a new movie I Love You Daddy that could be considered a Woody Allen bio-pic

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

"Not now Gisele - I have a concussion!" Come on - who among us hasn't used that excuse to get out of sex with a supermodel?... George W just wants to say "hey!"... My iPhone has started identifying some unknown calls as "Scam Likely" which I love! Also Scam Likely was my porn name... It's been 25-years since Larry Bird last played for the Celtics. Damn I feel old... Such a great time waster... If you think of it Sam and Frodo basically through-hiked the distance of the Appalachian Trail to get the ring from the Shire to Mount Doom...

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Can't explain why but I loved this

- Interesting

- Heh heh - don't mess with Texas

- I want to hike the Appalachian Trail through Massachusetts this summer. Lyme disease will be something on my mind the whole time I'm doing it.

- US strike on Syria

- Heh heh

Appalachian Trail

Interesting personal tale of one woman's experience through-hiking the Appalachian Trail. That's something I've always wanted to do.

To have an idea of what that might be like - here's a cool video of a through hike of the Appalachian Trail distilled to 5-minutes.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Why peeing in your socks may save your life! I had to read the article and then was left thinking that those socks would really come in handy on the Appalachian Trail. Charge your phone and keep your location via GPS? Sounds perfect.

- Is the Flint water crisis the result of a stimulus project gone wrong?

- I don't think Amy Schumer is a joke thief

- They are like ninja eagles on stilts

- Heh heh

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Greenpeace Founder - Why I'm a Climate Change Skeptic

- "Mad" Jack Churchill - holy crap what a life! You could literally make several movies based on this man's adventures.

- Truth

- Monica Lewinski - the price of shame

- The Appalachian Train in five minutes

- Still waiting for this book The Last Ringbearer to come out in English. Sure many Lord of the Rings fans feel the same.

Appalachian Trail in 5 Minutes

Very cool video.

I've always wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail. I wish I had the time and money to make that possible