Some Memes You May Enjoy

 Many a truth is said in jest.

- And now he wants to do the same for the country.

- Cowboys memes are never not funny.

- A little magic humor.

- Nikki Haley everyone

Linky Links

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

- Cool story of the double life of a "marvelous Chinese conjurer"  

- China will host the 2022 Winter Olympics while accused of genocide. Should the world boycott? YES

- VDH - Losing an American Genius. VDH was a friend of Rush's so you know the appreciation was heartfelt. 

- Spring when a young man's thoughts turn to - hiking!

Harry Anderson

Magician Harry Anderson has passed away at age 65. I say "magician" and not "actor" because to me Harry Anderson was first and foremost a magician.

Anderson started off as a street magician in San Francisco but I first saw him doing his magic on the original Saturday Night Live. (That was way back when they had magicians like Anderson and Penn & Teller on the show.)

Then came Anderson's occasional appearances on Cheers as Harry "the Hat" a con-man who was at heart still a fast-talking street performer. Then came Night Court where he played the affable Harry T. Stone. Night Court remains an under-appreciated sitcom but I think much of its success was from people thinking that Anderson was basically playing himself. He was that likable.

Anderson had other acting roles but for the last decade he's been basically out of "the business". The joy he brought to people in the 1970's and 80's would be tough to match by any performer from that time. 65 was way too young. He will be missed.

Linky Links

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

- Heh heh (am I a bad person in that I want to use this line in real life?)

- Elon Musk takes down Tesla and SpaceX Facebook pages.

- You do have to read this in Brent Musberger's voice (though I can live without the "you are looking live!" visual it generated)

- The kind of data Facebook mines from your profile (including your doctors). People finally taking privacy seriously may be one of the great unintended consequences of electing Trump President.

- Fantastic real story of the "double life of 'marvelous Chinese conjurer'"

- Very cool!

- This is why every morning the first thing you should do is thank God you live in the USA

Linky Links

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

- Very cool - America's super gun! USA! USA!

- Never knew this was a scam. Have to go back to donating my old clothes to Goodwill.

- I always wondered about this. How the needle through the arm trick works.

- I went into this article not liking Joey Logano but after reading - I still don't like Joey Logano.

Documentaries

The next few days are prime time for watching TV. Here's a couple of documentaries I would recommend you place in your Netflix queue:

- Who is Harry Nilsson? (And why is everyone talking about him)

- Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

- Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage. I was a so-so Rush fan but after watching this documentary I haven't been able to not listen to a Rush song I come across on the radio because the guys were just so nice.