Why I Don't Drink Whiskey (Anymore)

Linky Links

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

- A serious paper about the path to super intelligence.

- Have federal regulations caused America to embrace liquid gas over nuclear power?

- One whiskey you should bring home from each state. My daughter distills the choice from NJ.

- Kevin Kelly on is AI conscious or not? Excellent point on the creation of language.

Why I Don't Drink Whiskey

Linky Links

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

- It was always a hoax.

- Whiskey on the American frontier. (From the archives.)

- VDH: What are "they" afraid Donald Trump might do?

- When a captive shark vomited up a human arm and sparked a murder investigation. (Article couple years old but new to me.)

Some Memes You May Enjoy

 Many a truth is said in jest.

- A little Irish humor.

- My kind of soup of the day.

- A little Lord of the Rings humor.

- I feel seen

Heh Heh - Why I don't Drink Whiskey

Via

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.  That's the Law of Consistency. It doesn't matter how talented you are. It doesn't matter how many opportunities you receive. If you want to grow, consistency is key." - John C. Maxwell

"Today's rain is tomorrow's whiskey." - Scottish Proverb

"I drink to make other people more interesting." - Ernest Hemingway

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tzu 

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Patriots (re)hire Bill O'Brien as their Offensive Coordinator

- Whiskey on the American frontier. (From the archives) 

- NRC certifies first US small modular reactor design. Great news!

- Interesting profile of Ester Crawford - the woman behind Twitter Blue. Paul Graham is a fan which is high praise indeed.

Quotes for Today

 Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.  That's the Law of Consistency. It doesn't matter how talented you are. It doesn't matter how many opportunities you receive. If you want to grow, consistency is key." - John C. Maxwell

"Today's rain is tomorrow's whiskey." - Scottish Proverb

"I drink to make other people more interesting." - Ernest Hemingway

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tzu

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Whiskey has killed more men than bullets, but most men would rather be full of whiskey than bullets." - Winston Churchill

"Any lesson from the past becomes relevant and is applied now. Any planning as well as working toward achieving a particular goal is done now." - Eckhart Tolle

"The greatest prophet on earth can give you no more than a watchword, and the vaguer the watchword the greater the prophet." - Nikos Kazantzakis

"Change your opinions, keep to your principles, change your leaves, keep intact your roots." - Victor Hugo

Happy National Bourbon Day!

Yes - it's a real holiday! My daughter helped make the above batches. Celebrate responsibly - or however you damn please!

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.  That's the Law of Consistency. It doesn't matter how talented you are. It doesn't matter how many opportunities you receive. If you want to grow, consistency is key." - John C. Maxwell

"Today's rain is tomorrow's whiskey." - Scottish Proverb

"I drink to make other people more interesting." - Ernest Hemingway

"It is dangerous to be right in matter on which the established authorities are wrong." - Voltaire

Linky Links

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

- How Bourbon rose from a humble grain to embody American exceptionalism. (HT Stephen Landry)

- Make Learning a Lifelong Habit

- Well this would explain UFO's

 - Matt Taibbi: If Private Platforms use Government Guidelines to Police Content, is that State Censorship? Yes and it should be noted that Brett Weinstein is a hero for speaking the truth despite the consequences. 

- Reminder - Sweden didn't have lockdowns

Linky Links

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

- What happened to the actors who were performing the night Abraham Lincoln was shot. (HT Daddy Pundit)

- Matt Taibbi: Rachael Maddow is Bill O'Reilly. "With Maddow in the lead role, MSNBC has become Fox, but somehow more craven, jingoistic, and shameless."

- The Irish academic who s getting his PhD in Irish "Ghost Whiskeys." Very cool. (HT Daddy Pundit)

- Bari Weiss: You have to read this letter. Loved this line, "But speak up you must. There is strength in numbers and I assure you, the numbers are there." Bravo!

Pappyland

Recently finished the book Pappyland by Wright Thompson and I highly recommend it. 

The book is about whiskey, family and the first family of American whiskey  - the Van Winkles. Fairly short book, excellently written and enjoyable even if you're not a whiskey drinker.  

Linky Links

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

- Bari Weiss interview with Natan Sharansky: Why Alexi Navalny is playing with his life. I wonder who will be China's Alexi Navalny? (HT Execupundit)

- Whiskey on the American frontier

- Teen suicides major reason for schools to reopen. I've been saying this for months.

- Israeli's say they will attack Iran if US eases sanctions. My money would be on Israel. 

Linky Links

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

- Steve Jobs on the most important thing in life.

- Pretty cool Ted Simmons and Bob Seger story.

- Could the Province of Alberta actually secede from Canada? I would 100% welcome Alberta as the 51st State.

- 3 heuristics for decision making from Naval Ravikant. Excellent advice!

- How whiskey is made by Heaven Hill Distillery. They skipped the all-important Step 8!

- This is fantastic!