More Flotsam and Jetsam

More miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Would be interesting to track Jeep sales pre and post Springsteen Super Bowl ad. My instincts say Jeep's sales will be down because personally I know a good number of people who will now never buy a Jeep because of the ad. Go Woke Go Broke is a real thing... Imagine that football fans in Buffalo and other AFC East cities were especially thankful watching the Super Bowl that Tom Brady is now in Tampa Bay instead of on their schedules twice a season... I'm an awful person - if I'm playing cards in a bar with some of my friends who now hate Bruce Springsteen because he's become so preachy and left-wing and I'm losing - I will purposefully throw a few Bruce songs on the jukebox to throw them off their game... If I'm Pat Mahomes I would immediately become a devoted disciple of the TB12 Method. And if I'm the Kansas City Chiefs - I'd pay all expenses for him to do so... I'm also known for putting Richard Harris' MacArthur Park on the jukebox when playing pool to throw my opponent off their game. I'll even yell/sing the lines "Left the cake out in the rain and I'll never have that recipe AGAIIINNN!!" (Seriously not kidding about this)...  

Linky Links

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

- US tech giants halt Hong Kong police help. The first step is acknowledging there's a problem. I'd prefer if there was a stronger word than "halt" though because that could mean the "help" could resume.

- Earth's magnetic field can shift 10 times faster than scientists previously believed. No mention in the article of why this could be so significant. Maybe UPI doesn't want to be cancelled by the "science is settled" zealots?

- Signaling vs certification at Harvard. Some interesting points in the comments. Makes me think of the Naval quote, "The best peers are on the Internet. The tools for learning are abundant. It's the desire to learn that's scarce."

- Dear Israel - keep up the good work!

- Tom Curran makes some good points about Pat Mahomes new contract with the Chiefs

- Heh Heh. A joke you either get or don't. If you don't get it be careful Googling the explanation.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

I'd be in favor of a Constitutional Amendment that makes that year's Super Bowl MVP the tie-breaking vote in the Senate in case of any 50-50 tie votes... Nice Pat Mahomes story... Tom Brady holds 12 Super Bowl records such as most wins (6) and most MVP's (4) but the one that impresses me most is single game passing yards (505). That came in the Super Bowl loss to the Eagles. In the 3 Super Bowl losses Tom Brady easily could have been the MVP if the defense held up their end... Recently read a Tweet that said " Entirety of Democrats Case Depends on Misquotes" however I read the last word as MOSQUITOES not "misquotes." I was honestly excited to read a story about the Democrats mosquito problem... I want no part of any tournament or party where this amount of these specific supplies are required... Reminder - until the final whistle tonight the New England Patriots remain the defending Super Bowl Champions...