More Linky Links

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

- Texas A&M president quits over DEI backlash.

- A candy, a foxhole, and the politics of memory. Worth a read.

- Jimmy Kimmel's ratings were plummeting before ABC suspended him for Charlie Kirk comments. Kimmel hasn't been funny for years.

- The man who tried to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh identified as a trans woman.

Quotes for Today

 Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Do I want the present moment to be my friend or enemy? The present moment is inseparable from life, so you are really deciding what kind of relationship you want to have with life." - Eckhart Tolle

"The NCAA's business model would be flatly illegal in almost any other industry in America." - Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh

"A year from now, you will wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb

"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." - Dorothy Parker

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Do I want the present moment to be my friend or enemy? The present moment is inseparable from life, so you are really deciding what kind of relationship you want to have with life." - Eckhart Tolle

"The NCAA's business model would be flatly illegal in almost any other industry in America." - Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh

"A year from now, you will wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb

"In the end, winning is sleeping better." - Jodie Foster

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Do I want the present moment to be my friend or enemy? The present moment is inseparable from life, so you are really deciding what kind of relationship you want to have with life." - Eckhart Tolle

"The NCAA's business model would be flatly illegal in almost any other industry in America." - Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh

"A year from now, you will wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb

"In the end, winning is sleeping better." - Jodie Foster

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Just saying but Saddam Hussein, Billy Crystal and Fidel Castro were all Yankees fans. You are known by the company you keep. Friends don't let friends be Yankees fans... Seems to me that the Democrats came just one step short of screaming "Give us Barabbus instead!"... Reminder that it is flu season... "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge." Stephen Hawking... I wish I could go back in time to change my senior year's yearbook quote to "Don't eat a scorned woman's spaghetti."... Sandy Koufax's career record in 1-0 games was an astonishing 11-3... If I were the Democrats I'd try to blame all the Kavanaugh allegations on a Dukes $1 bet... 

Confirmed

Linky Links

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

- Heh Heh

- Researchers from Johns Hopkins have recommended that psilocybin be reclassified for medical use.

- The great New England sea serpent of 1817. 

- Love this bet!

- Heh heh - Democrats Kavanaugh concerns over time (funny because it's true)

- Another article calling out Amazon for raising their minimum wage for nefarious reasons

- Just days after settling with the government Elon Musk mocks the SEC as the "Shortsellers Enrichment Commission". Never change Elon - never change.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Things that make you say WTF!?! Seriously how is that a real photo?... Calling Michael Avenatti a "creepy porn lawyer" isn't an insult it's the truth. It reminds me of one of my favorite Ronald Reagan quotes, "How do you insult a pig by calling it a pig?"...  The "Pied Piper of Raccoons" - another thing that begs the question - WTF!?! Seriously WTF? Is this some sort of indication of the End Times or something?... Interesting piece by Victor Davis Hanson. Trump's success is literally driving the Democrats insane... Some people poke fun at the US Coast Guard and others seem to always forget them when trying to name the branches of the US military but I bet if you compared the Coast Guard by itself it would rank as one of the largest navy's in the world... Where do we find such men? Marine veteran, 80, will receive Medal of Honor for Vietnam valor... I'm a registered Independent but I strongly feel that any Republican that votes against confirming Brett Kavanaugh at this point should be kicked out of the Republican Party and stripped of any leadership positions in the Senate...

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open." Frank Zappa... The word "lock" has seemed to have lost all meaning in the sports betting community... The use of human shields is always a cowardly and depraved act. It appears to me that Dianne Feinstein and the Democrats are basically using the equivalent of human shields as a last ditch effort to forestall the Kanavaugh Supreme Court nomination... Interesting discussion on the 25% import tariff the US places on any light truck not built in America. As much as I'm for free-trade I'd like to know the potential impact on the foreign manufacturers (like Nissan and Toyota) who have chosen to build their light trucks in the USA. Would those jobs remain here if the tariff was repealed?... Fact that may only interest me - Matt Ryan finished 7th in the 2007 Heisman voting. Of the top 10 vote getters only Chase Daniel (4th) and Chris Long (10th) are still active in the NFL. Matt Ryan has by far had the best NFL career of the top 10 finishers that year which was won by Tim Tebow... Conservatives who voted for Evan McMullin in 2016 have serious buyers remorse and many now wish they voted for Jonathan "the Impaler" Sharkey instead. I always viewed McMullin as an opportunistic fraud.. As a Boston sports fan let me say that last night's loss by the Patriots is very disappointing but before you feel any sympathy please remember these Patriots have won us 5 Super Bowls, the Red Sox currently have the best record in baseball and both the Bruins and Celtics are about to start their seasons and fans are very excited. Just the same - I'm going to stay 100% away from sports talk radio today. I have no need for the fellowship of the miserable...

Linky Links

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

- Nike's favorability drops across all demographics after Kaepernick ad campaign

- Sleepy McTinyBrain would also be a good fantasy football team name

- This is bullshit and just another reason why the NCAA should be disbanded

- Cool - software engineer hacks knitting machine to create massive stellar map

- Theater of the absurd definitely took over the Kavanaugh Senate hearings. Corey Booker is a clown.

- 10 things you may not know about Tesla Motors (and no I haven't watched or listened to Elon Musk on Joe Rogan's podcast yet)

- For sure I thought this was from The Onion but no - "Beto" O'Rourke's campaign really did ask a VFW to take down their American flags before a rally. In Texas! He's toast. I guess his 15 minutes are all but over.