Linky Links

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

- Judge's order prohibits SEC from blocking athlete's return.

- Guns and ammo pricing - 1986 vs 2026.

- The cost of decoupling with China.

- Shamed to admit I did not know the story of the 400. I fully agree - this should be a major movie.

More Linky Links

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

- 11 Kettle Bell Exercises to Level Up Your Workouts.

- Jonathan Turley: Virginia Governor may prove greatest gun influencer since Charlton Heston.

- It's hardware's turn to eat the world.

- This summer's sleeper hit is about a man who can't ask a woman out.

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Good point

- A little Jeffrey Epstein humor.

- I could see this happening

- Classic

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- I like subtle.

- I feel seen

- I'm an awful person for laughing at this.

- Funny cause it's true!

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- If you have a dog you know this is true.

- Parenthood

- A rose by any other name

- Heh Heh

Some Memes You May Enoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Funny because its true!

- Heh Heh

- Now that's what I call road rage.

- Heh Heh

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

I have to wonder how many people receiving that $1,200 from the Government will use some or all of that money to buy a gun? And how many of those people will be first time gun owners?... Had never heard of Bookshop before. Going to try and shift my book-buying over there. Independent bookstores are some of my favorite places... Are we still replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 with Harriet Tubman? What's taking so long?... Interesting picture and message. Are you carrying a jackass in your life?... Opening Day in baseball used to be a really big thing for me. Pretty much a holiday that I'd take off (whether my bosses knew or not) to watch the game. This year Opening Day was cancelled and it passed pretty much without much notice. Going forward I don't think I'll ever feel the same towards Opening Day. Not quite just another day - but not too far off... From the Daily Stoic - Things Seneca tried to do daily...

Linky Links

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

- Two easy changes that could reduce healthcare costs by up to 75% in the US

- It does look like Bill Murray

- 21 of the best movies of the 1970's. Confession - I have never seen either The French Connection or Taxi Driver. And why is Texas Chainsaw Massacre on this list?

- Ugly Renaissance Babies

- It's 60% more expensive to use Boeing to get an astronaut to the ISS than using Space X - so why are we still using Boeing?

- Not a fan of gun "buy-back" programs

Linky Links

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

- Net Neutrality defeated at Federal level but court says States free to act on their own.

- Where does Mexico get its guns? Interesting Fox News article seems to give a plausible justification for the Obama Administration's Operation Fast and Furious but also suggesting the border wall could stem the tide of illegal immigrants coming to the US AND illegal guns into Mexico.

- I did not know this.

- Speaking of exercise - How to work out like Tom Brady

- Good question - why hasn't the FDA made Naloxone available over the counter as a measure to help fight the damage cause by fentanyl?

- It's been 2-years since the passing of Tom Petty. Rolling Stone put together a list of what they consider his top 50 songs to mark the anniversary.

- Journal Nature retracts ocean-warming study. Because of bad math. On a related note - Michael Crichton was a very smart man.

Linky Links

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

- When the line between satire and reality is not just blurred but obliterated.

- North and South Korea agree to round of reunions of divided families

- I think this thread best explains the type of person Charles Krauthammer was. It should be mentioned that he was also a huge baseball fan.

- Just saying

- Heh heh - come and take them!

- When a Mars simulation goes wrong. If it's this tough to run a successful simulation on Earth it doesn't bode well for a manned Mars mission.

Linky Links

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

- Article argues "social scientists and humanities experts" will be in demand in the coming age of robots and artificial intelligence. I remember seeing similar articles in the 80's and 90's - I'm reminded of those articles every time a barista at Starbuck's asks me for my order.

- Hmmm - red meat and diabetes

- Letters from a self-made merchant to his son at college

- Cool - the moment Kyrie Irving found out he was traded to Boston

- Former slave and two-time Olympian becomes an airman

- Offered without comment

Linky Links

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

- I don't own a gun (yet) but I just have to say Mike Rowe's post on guns is awesome!

- Now I really want to try this booze

- Making sense of String Theory. The video is from 2005 - I wonder if the theory still holds up? Seems like all the cool kids are speaking about Quantum Physics these days.

- Fantastic true story of an American  fugitive drug smuggler who became an environmental hero in Australia

- 12 fun facts about Slap Shot. Thank God they went with Paul Newman and not Al Pacino.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

What came first? Bill Cosby becoming a rapist or Bill Cosby becoming pitch man for New Coke? Just curious as to which caused him to first lose his soul... Has any NFL coach with a sub .500 record ever gotten more attention than Rex Ryan and his 48-51 record?... Interesting - here are 5 things Jeremy Affeldt won't miss about baseball after he retires on Sunday... After posting about Maureen O'Hara the other day - I got to wondering what other stars of Hollywood's Golden Age are still not quite bereft of life? Mildly surprised that Kirk Douglas still hasn't joined joined the choir invisible... Surprising gun statistics. Imagine what they would look like if you were able to remove the deaths from Chicago...  Would you consider Sean Connery a member of Hollywood's Golden Age? He's still alive and kicking... Speaking of still alive and kicking - George H.W. Bush is still going strong. I wonder if the 91-year old Bush continues to cling to life out of a stubborn resolve to outlive the 85-year old H. Ross Perot...

And That's Why We Need a Gun in the House

I had a dream last night where through the cracked open door on my youngest' room - I spotted a tiger pacing around. I immediately burst into the room to see my two youngest standing on their beds, with their backs against the wall, both clutching pillows as if the pillows offered some defense to the pacing, agitated tiger.

As Soon as I assessed the situation - I jumped on the back of the tiger and put it in into some sort of full-nelson (I'm very brave in my dreams). I then started yelling for my kids to get out of the room and for my wife to either call someone to shoot the tiger or to shoot the tiger herself.

Of course my wife then explained to me in a rushed nervous way that she couldn't shoot the tiger because we had no gun in the house. In my dream I clearly recall still straining on the back of the tiger responding, "See - that's why we need a gun in the house!"

In real life - if my best argument for having a gun in the house is to protect the kids in case of tigers - then I'm guessing we're not getting a gun any time soon.