Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Sorry Steelers fans but you know in your hearts that if either Josh McDaniels or Matt Patricia was your head coach instead of Mike Tomlin - you'd be playing for a Super Bowl berth on Sunday... Heh heh... If you watch the movie To Kill a Mockingbird backwards it is the story of a black man brought back from the dead to break up some furniture...  Marie Curie was badass... OK I'll say it! Who else forgot Bob Dole was still alive?... 29 of the best small cities in America according to National Geographic... CNN reports that Covfefe Harambe was one of the most popular baby names of 2017...

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

- Interesting - why your dog can get vaccinated against Lyme Disease but you can't

- Bill Clinton really fixed North Korea's nuclear program didn't he.

- Cool - an interactive journey to the center of the Earth

- Heh heh - the kid's now an Internet star

- Enormous cavern containing a Knights Templar church found under farmers field in England

- Heh heh - babysitter's jobs safe for now

- Interesting look at how many NASCAR teams are hurting for sponsors

- Wow - sped up Bruce Springsteen really does sound like Stevie Nicks

- An oral history of NewsRadio one of the most underrated TV shows in history

- This is pretty badass

- The dog does look like Patrick Stewart

Top 5 - Best Versions of Dickens' Christmas Carol

1. Scrooge - with Alastair Sim 
2. A Christmas Carol - with Patrick Stewart 
3. Mickey's Christmas Carol 
4. The Muppet Christmas Carol 
5. Scrooged - with Bill Murray 

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Stuff I found interesting and thought I'd share.

Did Jerry Seinfeld copy the UK web series Carpool? I think he independently had the same concept but I also think it would be nice if Jerry had Robert Llewellyn on one of the next episodes. Win-win. Also worth the time to watch the video of Patrick Stewart who seems like a genuinely nice guy.

Heh heh - Barack's birthday cards

Why do divers go hot tubbing after a dive?

Interesting - Apple had to sell a million iPads in 2010 just to cover the cost of advertising

How do smartphone touchscreens work?