Very Cool

When you put these British coins together - they form a shield. Via

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

I hope President Trump knows what he's doing with these tariffs because to paraphrase economist Russ Roberts - we tried buy local only once before in history - it was called the Dark Ages... If I ever find myself in Sherwood, OR I am going to make it a point to eat at Fat Milos... In Minneapolis there is an adult gift/toy store called Lickety Split. I have a 12-year old's sense of humor because I found that funny. Still do!... Heh Heh... Who knew? Great Britain was once the world champion at ice hockey. They won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics... Heh heh - dolphins can be such dicks... Speaking of Russ Roberts, "If you want to get better at this thing called life, you have to pay attention. When you pay attention, you can remember what really matters."...

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

For the next few weeks I'm purposefully going to be that super annoying guy who keeps asking, "So got your Christmas shopping done yet?"... This is true - Turkey remembers... Who knew? Great Britain was once the world champion of ice hockey. They won the Gold Medal in hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics...  Just a reminder - Russia and Turkey have a quite a history of not getting along... Barack Obama - Less Competent than Carter and More Paranoid than Nixon". Wish that could fit on a bumper sticker... Heh heh - "Revis Island"... I think LSU would be crazy to fire Les Miles. If he wins this weekend he'll have pretty much the exact same record that Nick Saban had at LSU (49-15 for Miles vs 48-16 for Saban). If anything get the man better coordinators. Where's Les Miles version of Lane Kiffen on offense?... Cool quick cartoon explanation of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity...

Linky Links

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

- Cool a map of Britain and Ireland made from pub locations

- An oral history of my favorite Tom Cruise character

- I sometimes can't remember how old I am but Benedict Cumberbatch can recall 1,480 lines of Hamlet

- A list of the 100 greatest movies of all-time. Not saying I agree with the list but I will use it next time I'm looking for a movie on Netflix.

- Phil Ivey is counter-suing Borgata to get his $9.6 million in winnings. I'm fascinated by this story.

- The Pogues are launching their own brand of Irish whiskey.

- Interesting Hunter S. Thompson animated interview.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Heh heh - I'd play this or watch others play. It would be cool - you could pay the players in tickets to be redeemed for prizes... Childish - sure. Funny - you bet... It would be interesting if you could replace Steve Buschemi in every role he's ever played with Steve Burns the original guy from Blue's Clues... Today would have been the 72nd birthday of Richard Jordan who would have been first team in Bill Simons "That Guy" Hall of Fame". Jordan wasn't well known but you'd recognize him from his works in such films as Rooster Cogburn, Dune, The Secret to My Succe$$, and The Hunt for Red October. Jordan died of a brain tumor in 1993... Who knew? Great Britain was once the world champion at ice hockey. They won the Gold Medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics. I bet there's a story there.... Happy 58th birthday to one of the great baseball writers of this or any generation - Jason Stark...