Linky Links

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

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- A black man discovers country music. I didn't discover country music until later in life either. It's what you're exposed to when younger that generally makes up your taste in music.

- Glenn Reynolds on Dianne Feinstein and on using kids in policy matters.

- Dr. Peter Attia on melatonin supplements.

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Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Just curious but I wonder if Aflac would cover you for time lost from work because you got injured participating in an "approved" riot but not if you had side-effects from a COVID vaccine? Actually a serious question... "ISIS-K" is 2021's "Latinix." Something someone somewhere invented which we are now supposed to believe is real thing people actually say... Will the next California Governor get to pick a replacement for Dianne Feinstein if the 88-year old Senator can no longer continue her duties? That's a very real consideration... Heh Heh... Wonder what has lower general approval ratings - the WNBA or Kamala Harris? Another (semi) serious question... I think one of the keys to a healthy and happy life is to avoid both processed food and processed information (i.e. social media). Eat real food and read real books... Maybe in 2022 "Whitix" will be the new "Latinix"... Who knew? Erwin Schrodinger didn't even own a cat... Why hasn't Taylor Swift commented on the Patriots cutting Cam Newton? What is she trying to hide?...  

Flotsam and Jetsam

 Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

If I owned an MLB team I'd hire a streaker (male or female) to run around the field at random times during random games just to keep the players and the fans watching at home amused... "You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." - C.S.Lewis (on of my favorite quotes)... The Tampa Bay Lightning were just the better team and I'll be rooting for them in the playoffs. Bruins fans are left to wonder how much of a difference could Tuukka Rask have made in the series... "He is a second [Paul] Dirac, only this time human." - Eugene Wigner describing a young Richard Feynman in 1943. Perhaps one of the greatest compliments one physicists could give another... Diane Feinstein is absolutely compromised when it comes to the Chinese Communist Party. This should be getting more attention and Feinstein more scrutiny... 

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...

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

GMC should come out with a special edition Denali that would only be available in Ohio but called the McKinley (too obscure?)... Heh Heh... I still firmly believe that the NFL would have been much better off if all those years ago instead of hiring Roger Goodell they got a mannequin in a suit and piped in H. Jon Benjamin's voice whenever the Commissioner needed to "speak"...  Cloudzilla!... Not to belittle the damage or human suffering in any way but it seems that we have reached a point where we gauge the severity of a hurricane's damage by whether Waffle House closes and if the death toll is higher than the average gun deaths of a weekend in Chicago... Call me a cynic but I think one reason Dianne Feinstein pulled this stunt on Judge Kavanaugh was to hopefully get people to forget her driver for 20-years was a Chinese spy... For the record I'm 100% wait and see on the Pats acquiring Josh Gordon. When New England acquired Corey Dillion and Randy Moss I was on board right away. This feels different...

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

The new Murphy Brown is going to be an absolute disaster - ratings and otherwise. Who thought this would be a good idea?... Creepy Porn Lawyer is going to totally stick as a nickname... You know that hypnotist dude from the GEICO commercial has a rape room in his basement. By far the creepiest commercial on TV... This is fascinating - can't stop thinking of the math involved... If NIKE's next earnings report is down certain commentators and analysts will blame the Trump economy for NIKE's year over year performance... What the hell's this I'm seeing?... Serious question - did Dianne Feinstein speak out against Al Franken? If not - why not?...