A Large Regular: Lent

It can't be said often enough - the overwhelming evidence indicates that the worldwide pandemic originated in a lab in Wuhan and that the Chinese have covered that up. Don't trust China - China is asshole!... I'd watch a "news" network where clearly mentally disturbed people rant about their take on the news, politics, and general life beliefs. If people went too far off the rails the producers could start playing the Benny Hill theme music and cut to commercial. I'd call it the Crazy News Network (CNN)... There's now multiple generations/age groups who have been scarred by the fear mongering and mask wearing to the point they now believe that life's too short to care about sports or to risk one's health going to an arena. This is one of the major unexplored reasons for the drop in all sports TV ratings. Ain't going away either... Interesting - GameStop is still selling for over $189 per share... Bless me Father for I have sinned - I was supposed to give up betting on the Boston Celtics for Lent. I've failed miserable. And am paying a price for my lack of willpower (just wish it was only saying some Our Fathers and Hail Marys)...

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

The phrase "parts unknown" has fallen off a cliff in usage in this country. It was in vogue in the Old West describing the origins of good and bad guys alike. Then later to describer where masked wrestlers were often from. Perhaps in the modern day the phrase can be reborn as a gender designation... We are coming up on the one year anniversary of Lamar Jackson suing Amazon for selling unlicensed merchandise using his likeness and registered trademarks. I wonder how that lawsuit is going... I'm giving up betting on the Boston Celtics for the rest of Lent. Wish I could have made this retroactive before Sunday's awful loss where they blew a 24-point lead... I need to read more Robert Heinein... I wish I could bet that Kamala Harris won't be the Democratic nominee in 2024. Getting about 3 to 1 odds sounds about right. Just don't see it happening...

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Linky Links

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

- Japan's moon rover will be built by Toyota. And it looks pretty damn cool!

- Not news to me that a man would choose to have nothing but beer during Lent. News to me that Lent is now 46 days long?

- Massive Sun storm hit Earth in ancient times and it could happen again.

- Interesting - you can now use your FSA or HSA cards to purchase eligible items on Amazon

- How to stop being miserable

- The impending cellular data crisis