More Linky Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- President Trump issues EO to protect Army-Navy broadcast. Curious how this is received but disappointed that protection of a national iconic tradition is necessary in the first place.

- The happiest countries in the world.

- Learning to weld. If I had it to do over I'd seriously look at welding.

- Trump Administration unveils AI policy framework.

The Army - Navy Game

The series has been discontinued a couple of times because of anger. Very soon after it began, President Grover Cleveland stopped it. It seems that following the game of 1893, a brigadier general and a rear admiral got into such a bitter argument about it that they challenged each other to a duel. There was no Army-Navy game for five years. - Dan Jenkins  

From the book Saturday's America. Now I want to know more of this story about the almost duel.

Army-Navy Game Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations from Saturday's Army/Navy game.



The above video was shown on the big screens prior to the game - I thought it was pretty cool... One of the pre-game traditions that I was not aware of was the game balls being run to the stadium from both West Point and Annapolis by marathon runners from both academies. The runners were honored prior to the game... Another pre-game tradition I was not aware of was the "prisoner exchange" where Midshipmen spending a semester at West Point and Cadets spending a semester at Annapolis were "exchanged" at midfield to allow them to return to their natural rooting environments during the game. Can't recall that ever being shown on the pre-game TV show... President Trump got a huge ovation at the game and I give Trump credit in that he seems to thrive in a football environment... Trump received a huge ovation despite his presence (and therefor that of the Secret Service) causing a large security line getting into the stadium (here's what it looked like 45-minutes before kickoff)... The rain and clouds before kickoff caused the cancellation of the traditional pregame fly-over. However, we were treated to a half-time airshow... It was a great game and I'd happily attend another. Really glad to have had the experience...

The Army / Navy Game

Pretty excited to attend my first Army / Navy game today in Philadelphia. Had two brothers in the Marines so my natural inclination is for Navy but my tickets are on the Army side. So just hoping for a good game (and good weather).

Linky Links

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

- NASA's Voyager 2 probe enters interstellar space. The second NASA probe to do this but still a tremendous accomplishment that should have garnered more attention than it did.

-  101-year old WWII vet credits his longevity to having a Coors Light every day. Coors hears of this and does the right thing.

- I was in Miami watching the Army/Navy game but this pre-game benediction brought tears to my eyes. Where do we find such men?

- Screw Nike. BTW - Nike's stock price is down about $7 since they announced the Kaepernick ad campaign.

- Godspeed former President George H.W. Bush from his Secret Service detail. Interesting - did not know his Secret Service code name was Timberwolf.

- Actor Philip Bosco has passed at age 88. I agree with Alan Sepinwall - my favorite role of his was as the bus driver (or "blufftony" driver if you like) in the movie Quick Change.

- Another story that was grossly under-reported was President Trump's progress in world trade at the recent G-20 meeting in Argentina.

Army Navy Game

The Army helmets today are pretty cool too.

Who am I rooting for today? I think this pretty much sums up my sentiments.