Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength." - Marcus Aurelius

"Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe." - Mark Twain

"When it's all said and done, history will show that left wing environmentalism increased aggregate global emissions, not decreased." - Dan Crenshaw

"You are going to die one day, and none of this is going to matter. So enjoy yourself. Do something positive. Project some love. Make someone happy. Laugh a little bit. Appreciate the moment. And do your work." - Naval Ravikant

"A wise man accepts his pain, endures it, but does not add to it." - Marcus Aurelius

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." - Albert Camus

"Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in." - Isaac Asimov

Linky Links

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

- Batman played by Joe Pesci

- The facts even according to the CDC 

- Life expectancy 1900 to 2019

- Not that there's anything wrong with that

- Noah Smith: The terrific triviality of Twitter. I'm a bit bemused by those who have major issues with Twitter. If someone is a meathead - don't follow them. If an idiot annoys you - mute them. Simple.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Congratulations to UMass the 2021 NCAA Men's Hockey National Champions! I wonder if there will be a victory parade in Amherst?... They should hand out the 2021 MLB Comeback Player of the Year right now... An updated version of A Few Good Men would have Lt Daniel Kaffee arguing that Corporal Dawson and Private Downey weren't giving Santiago a Code Red - they were just trying to get him to wear his mask. Of course an updated version would have to change the title to A Few Good People Who Self-Identify As They Wish... In the discussion of the greatest American writer since Hemingway the name Ray Bradbury has to be in the discussion... An inconvenient truth is that Al Gore's documentary  of the same name has not aged well or held up factually. When's the last time you saw it offered or advertised on a streaming service? That movie has pretty much gone down the memory hole... All the best to Rep. Dan Crenshaw. Get well soon America needs your voice of reason... 

Linky Links

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

- Dan Crenshaw's list of 22 core conservative principles (HT Newmark's Door)

- Earth's Magnetic Field flipped 42,000 years ago creating a climate disaster. Been mentioning this for years. The science is not settled - in fact in this case we have no idea why or when it happens.

- Kapil Gupta - The Successful Man's Path to Lasting Satisfaction 

- Matt Taibbi: Even By Democratic Party Standards, Censoring Fox News is an Insanely Stupid Idea

- Related - The Government Censors are Here

- Cool Underwater Photography

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

OK I'll say it! I don't think that is is a coincidence that International Women's Day fell on a day where there was no football. That's proper scheduling... This is awesome!... Is goalie Roberto Luongo a Hall of Famer? Sure he's 2nd in all time in games played and 3rd all-time in wins (485) but he's never won the Vezina Trophy as the top goalie in the NHL. Maybe he is a Hall of Famer - I just never looked at him that way... Adult Swim should have a show called Rick Santorum: Vatican Spy. It would be a cross between The West Wing and Archer. Tell me you wouldn't watch that show!... Would you eat the Moon if it was made of ribs? Harry Caray would... Maybe the worst part of St. Patrick's Day is the fat guy in a kilt. You know that guy - you run into one every year. The fat guy in the kilt who is always joking about "the breeze" or "dangling shillelaghs" trying to get you to ask if he's wearing underwear. You know the guy... Now this is a diet I could get behind...

Linky Links

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

- The great undoing continues. History will not be kind to Obama's foreign policy choices.

- The Zombie Tit Menace. As an aside Zombie Tits would be a great name for a post-menopausal Spice Girls cover band.

- Lefsetz on Springsteen on Broadway. I tried watching but couldn't make it to the end. I used to be a super fan but no more. This show was like a more upbeat Nebraska and I really did not like the album Nebraska.

- I will never think of Nietzsche the same (you fucking pussy).

- The compelling case for greater economic freedom

- I really like Dan Crenshaw

- I just love the words "vacation cheese". I think it should also be slang for spending money you've saved for when you go away.

Linky Links

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

- 7 chores for 2019

- Wow! Talk about a treasure trove! The transcripts for all 350 episodes of the Tim Ferris Podcast. Some real gold in there!

- An interesting NFL Playoff nugget

- The Poker dream: what it takes to turn pro and should you try?

- One of the hardest things in life is to say "No". But it is very necessary.

- All American indeed!

- Billy Connolly on the poetry of Scottish swearing

Linky Links

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

- This letter is awesome - be sure to read until the end

- Mother Jones - A century of fire suppression is why California is in flames (and this was written a year ago!)

- Trump's sanctions are crushing Iran's job market and potentially destabilizing the regime. Keep the pressure on! That's what you deserve when your biggest export is terrorism.

- Awesome - farting controversy "clouds" dart championship. Let he who hasn't cropdusted while playing Cricket cast the first stone.

- Why you should always take the high road

- Interesting - Lebron James specifically asked Cleveland not to trade Kyrie Irving and especially not to the Celtics

- Outstanding!