Chris Lynch's slanted view on sports, politics and entertainment. Please send thoughts or comments to chris.lynch@gmail.com
Monday, November 17, 2025
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Peter Attia on warning labels on hormone replacement products.
- Wise words from Frank. He's not wrong.
- Democrats texted with Jeffrey Epstein during 2019 Congressional hearing. It's all coming out in the wash.
- Jonathan Turley: How to reverse the dumbing down of American higher ed.
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Well with the penny being discontinued
- Leslie Nielsen was the best (he was a fan of the fart machine if you haven't figured it out)
Fredrick Douglas on Liberty
Sunday College Football Thoughts
Some thoughts about yesterday's college football action.
Always watch the action and find myself having these thoughts - so figured why not just write them down and share them on Substack.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
A little inside baseball but sometimes the "B" on my keyboard sticks so often a word appears missing a "B." I've become so attuned to searching for those missing "B's" that I often overlook other clearly misspelled words. Of course I could just get a new laptop but I've been putting that off as using this one has been a habit for nearly 3-years.
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Quotes for Today
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Saturday, November 15, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Why Congress should let the enhanced ACA subsidies expire. Agree 100%.
- From the archives: Do other countries do it? A simple litmus test for RFK Jr's ideas.
- Antisemitism and Anti-Americanism are Evil Twins. Agree 100%.
- Energy and the EU. "National security requires AI. AI requires energy." Not a fan of solar though.
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Seems like my thoughts and observations keep getting more political but the truth is the Biden administration years were just so bizarre and now the Trump administration is fixing all the low hanging fruit of stupid prior mistakes - you can't help but notice. Even on a college football Saturday.
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Quotes for Today
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Friday, November 14, 2025
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- VDH: Confronting anti-Ellis Island immigration.
- 10 Other Other Commandments That Did Didn't Make the Cut.
- Every SNAP recipient needs to reapply to show their need. This is after hundreds of thousands of checks going out to dead people or fraudsters double dipping.
- The quest to reinvent anesthesia. Could this become the new "it" drug? (HT Tim Ferris)
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- It's official South Park duo has TDS. As much as I love this show - it's true. And it stopped going for laughs a while ago.
- A world without hope. But there's always hope - time for the pendulum to swing the other way.
- Book Recommendations. Typed in some of the books I've re-read from the top shelf of the nearest bookcase and while many of the books recommended were by the same author - many others were one's I've read or liked or ones I'm guessing I should put on my reading list.
- Don't speak to me about your false heroes. Amen! Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a name everyone should be know.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Last night New England beat the Jets 27-14. It was a great win with Gronk signing his ceremonial one-day contract and all but I'll be honest - not a fan of the new Nor-easter uniforms. They look like someone bought a jersey but ran it through the washer too many times until the color faded. Stick to the blue and occasional red Pat Patriot uniforms.
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Quotes for Today
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Thursday, November 13, 2025
Jordan Love and Mike Greenwell
The Green Bay 10-7 loss at Lambeau to the Eagles on Monday Night has brought out a lot of criticism on both Packers QB Jordan Love and coach Matt LaFleur. Think the criticism of LaFleur is mostly venting. He's been widely compared to the 49ers Kyle Shanahan and Rams coach Sean McVay (LaFleur even has a better winning percentage than those two "geniuses"). To the venters LaFleur should be on the hot seat though.
The case of Jordan Love is more complicated. He suffers from the fact that he does not appear to be a young Aaron Rodgers or Brett Favre (his two predecessors with the Packers). Such expectations are unfair - but they are real.
The situation reminds me of the situation Mike Greenwell found himself in with the Red Sox. Greenwell took over LF from Hall of Famer and the most feared hitter in the AL - Jim Rice who took over patrolling the Green Monster from legend and no-doubt Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski. Greenwell was an excellent hitter but just wasn't either Rice or Yaz.
Perhaps Love is suffering likewise because he's not Rodgers or Favre? Maybe that's too much to expect? Or just maybe Green Bay needs their version of Manny Ramirez.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- All of my employees are AI agents, and so are my executives. What is real anymore?
- From the archives: An oral history of WKRP in Cincinnati's famous "turkey drop" episode.
- The Supreme Court's calendar in January. Some interesting cases coming up.
- Heh Heh
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
President Trump signed the bill to reopen the government after 43 days and the longest shutdown in history. The second longest was 35 days and happened during his first term in office. Be honest - do you remember anything about that earlier government shutdown? What was that shutdown about? Anything?
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Quotes for Today
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Wife of Moses
Book idea: do a first person book of what it was like to be the wife of Moses. We know much about Moses but almost zip about his wife Zipporah. We know that she was the daughter of Jethro, the mother of Moses' two sons Gershom and Eliezer, and that her name means bird but other than that - a clean slate.
The book could be the same genre as Grendel by John Gardner or Layer Cake by JJ Connolly. Use the same storytelling techniques but remain historically correct. The plot basically writes itself.
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- A Wakeup Call at Whitman AFB.
- From the archives: Why did Sulla march on Rome?
- We're going to war with Venezuela aren't we.
- The other side of 60 Minutes sob story. He's not wrong.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Congress gets new information regarding Clinton Foundation corruption.
- Speaking of Hillary: Not saying this is true but it does answer many questions and connects many dots.
- Some details on the LSU-Brian Kelly legal battle. On team Kelly for this one.
- From the archives: What impossible meant to Richard Feynman.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
It's a dumpster fire at LSU as the "you're fired" wait a minute Brian Kelly saga continues. Meanwhile the Big Ten says "Hold my beer" with its private equity deal. Who thought that the release of a new college football playoff standings would be the least controversial thing today?
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Quotes for Today
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Rob Gronkowski to sign a one-day contract to retire as a Patriot. Glad to see it.
- Jonathan Turley: If Democrats get back in power they plan to pack the Supreme Court.
- 100 books to read before its too late. I've only read (or started) about 15% of the books on the list.
Veterans Day
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month an Armistice was signed to end the carnage of World War I. November 11th became Armistice Day cross much of the world but Wold War II caused the day to morph into Veteran's Day instead because what's the point in honoring an Armistice agreement that wasn't adhered to?
"A 'Veteran' - whether active duty, discharged, retired or reserve - is someone who, at one point at his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'the United States of America', for an amount up to and including his or her life."
The men and women who risk or who have given this "last full measure of devotion" are more than worthy of a Day in their honor.
By the way, that railway car used to sign the Armistice in 1918 was later used by Hitler as the venue chosen for the French to sign their surrender to the Nazi in World War II.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Why did Democrats fight so long - before caving?
- How Obamacare works - or since it was enacted - doesn't work.
- LSU now saying it did not formally terminate Brian Kelly. That's a bold strategy there LSU - let's see if it works.
- VDH: The race for the Trump economy. Would be funny if the Trump Administration adopted the phrase "Build back better - this time for real!" as their motto.
Veterans Day Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The Senate passed a resolution to reopen the government. Now it needs to get a vote in the House and then President Trump's signature. Until those things happen the government is still shut down. Have faith that will all happen but just enjoying the Democrats rightfully blaming Chuck Schumer for this disaster of a strategy with some saying he should be replaced with Bernie Sanders. These people don't know the first rule of holes do they?
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Quotes for Today
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Monday, November 10, 2025
The Disenlightenment
Going to have to disagree with this statement. Yes a therapist might say "Time's up" but you cannot be suggesting they provide an open ended schedule. Also many of those in most need of therapy may not have a clergy person, relative, or wise layperson to turn to. Or in some cases these very people may be the cause of the trauma. Never personally used a therapist or felt the need to but I do not assume others are as lucky. Depression is real and mental health issues are also real - if you feel the need for help - seek it!
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at 84. RIP.
- China's "long game" of becoming a world naval power has arrived. Those who dispute this are deluding themselves.
= The flood of evidence that Jan 6th was a "fedsurrection" cannot be ignored.
- Walter Isaacson: The ideal that underlies the Declaration of Independence.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
A deal has reportedly been reached where 10 Democratic Senators will vote to reopen the government. The deal does not include an extension to Obamacare which Chuck Schumer had promised. If the deal is not reached look for Senate Majority leader Thune to cave to President Trump's request to use the "nuclear option" to get rid of the filibuster in which case the CR passes and the shutdown was for nothing. If a deal isn't reached look for Chuck Schumer to face challenges for how he's handled the situation. The deal gets done one way or the other.
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Quotes for Today
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Sunday, November 09, 2025
President Trump Announces a $2,000 Tariff Dividend
If this hits before the holiday season - it could be a very merry Christmas for both the economy and many US families.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The Obama Foundation more crooked that the Clinton Foundation?
- Adorations to the sun. Interesting idea.
- Peter Attia: Focusing on what really matters for reducing your risk of death.
- To get the saw dust on the floor, we need to read the writing on the wall.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Today New England plays Tampa Bay in a 1:00 game. Surprised the NFL didn't make this the Sunday Night game or at least make it a 4:00 game to maximize the TV audience. The Flying Elvis's vs the Creamcicles. Enjoy!
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Quotes for Today
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Saturday, November 08, 2025
The Disenlightenment
"Psychology, even based upon statistics, is essentially the employment of opinions. The opinions deployed are are secondarily those those of the practitioner, and primarily those those of the accredited who have managed to have their observations codified. But their observations of human nature and behavior were perhaps no more exhaustive or invariably correct than yours or mine. Ours may be dismissible as 'anecdotal evidence,' but why should observations of sixty years of human interactions be necessarily inferior to those of one who has read twelve books." The Disenlightenment: Politics, Horror, an Entertainment by David Mamet
He has a point.
Rolling in the Black
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Reforming Social Security: A how to guide.
- It's still the economy, stupid. The Trump Administration should meet with industry leaders and ask two simple questions: how do we make your product priced less for the public and how can we help you maintain profitability?
- Are we about to see a flood of Russiagate conspiracy subpoenas?
- Did we have the secret to cheap energy for decades? And did China find it in our archives?
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Later this morning driving up to Maine for a pool and pizza party for my granddaughter's 4th birthday. That means posting may be a little off for you and very little college football for me. Totally worth it though.
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Friday, November 07, 2025
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Interesting look by Pete Thamel on Pat Fitzgerald who is ready to coach again. My guess is he gets the UCLA job - remember that's a Big 10 school now.
- With Nancy Pelosi retiring - will he be next?
- Well that didn't take long: Fox fires Mark Sanchez.
- Jonathan Turley: Supreme Court delivers a blow to transgender cases.
Linky Linky
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- You have no idea how screwed OpenAI actually is. Have to wonder if OpenAI is this generation's more expensive Netscape or WebCrawler.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on why the Trump tariffs are necessary.
- Jonathan Turley: The Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's tariffs. Time for a Plan B?
- VDH: Does the Democrats chaos strategy work? Never considered before that the shutdown was meant to galvanize key groups of voters before this week's election.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Mamdani's campaign promises of free buses, government run grocery stores and other free stuff to get elected reminds me of Joe Biden's multiple pledges to get rid of student debt to pander to young voters. He did this even after the Supreme Court said it was illegal. Biden was able to make those promises because he never meant to deliver - same is probably true of Mamdani's promises.
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Thursday, November 06, 2025
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The Global Population Crisis that Never Was. Mark Twain, "I have had many troubles, but most of them never happened."
- From the archives: Neil Gaiman's 8 rules of writing.
- The Strap Rail and the history of early railroads in the US.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Fossil Fuels: The Great Hoax. Interesting theory and if true could make lab made synthetic oil possible too.
- From the archives: Farnam Street on how to do great things.
- Make the best sausage possible.
- Ross Dellenger on Texas Tech: Texas, oil, and football. Long but interesting read.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Mamdani's election on Tuesday reminds me of two sayings: "When a person tells you who they are - believe them" and Ted Nugent's quote of "You have to let the stupid people talk so we know who the stupid people are." Well Mamdani didn't hide who he is and the stupid people really showed us who they are. Just remember that Mamdani doesn't take office until January so be prepared to see the swarm of people fleeing NYC called "racists" or "Islamophobic" for not giving him a chance. You know those stories are coming.
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Wednesday, November 05, 2025
Ready Player One
Finally watched the 2018 film version of Ready Player One. The movie is on Netflix and I liked it. It does differ from Ernest Cline's book (which I highly recommend) but the movie is true to the spirit of the material and if things are cut or changed it's understandable.
Outside of director Stephen Spielberg the movie doesn't really have any big "name" stars (unless you count Ben Mendelsohn or the small role by Simon Pegg who honestly I had to look up what part he did).
It's rated 7.4 on IMDB and has a 77% score from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. If you read the book - thinking you'll like it (if you haven't seen it already).
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Why a Value Added Tax is the wrong fit for the US. I tend to agree.
- The X-Bat looks pretty cool.
- President Trump's tariffs vs the Supreme Court's duties. Think that tariffs are part of trade deals with foreign nations and are reciprocal are the key. The Constitution only gives the President power to negotiate foreign agreements. Plus the exploding national debt can be termed an emergency.
- 'People are tired:' Democrats splinter as shutdown nears record. Don't think they thought through the optics of not wanting to reopen the government because Senators may not want to work through the Christmas holidays.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Yesterday was a busy day in news. It was election day and the NFL trade deadline while today the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the tariffs case. So much going on I didn't even have time to comment on Portugal seizing a narco-sub with 1.7 metric tons of cocaine. Have the feeling won't have the chance to catch my breath today either.
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Quotes for Today
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Tuesday, November 04, 2025
Player Comparison
With today's 4:00 PM trade deadline this player comparison occurred to me.
Player A: 73 G / 43-31 / 68.1 Comp% / 7.5 Y/A / 115 TD / 55 INT
Player B: 77 G / 38-48-1 / 67.1 Comp% / 7.0 Y/A / 121 TD / 60 INT
Player A is Miami's Tua Tagovailoa and Player B is Arizona's Kyler Murray. Both are face of the franchise QB's but both are also out of favor and in need of a change of scenery. Meanwhile both have huge contracts. Numbers wise this trade seems to make sense but realistically would never happened. But if it were proposed - who says no?
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- VDH: Not quit yet, China. He's not wrong.
- Jonathan Turley: How some on the Left found peace through hate.
- We need to fight evil with clarity and courage. The comparison between Hamas and the Nazis is an apt one.
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Heh Heh
- Sometimes I have the sense of humor of a 12-years old boy.
- Genius!
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Learned this morning of the passing of former VP Dick Cheney from a heart attack aged 84. Going out on a limb but thinking neither President Trump nor current VP JD Vance will attend the funeral. Also going out on a limb and saying someone at the eulogy or in print will blame Trump for Cheney's death even though Cheney was 84 with a bad heart.
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Quotes for Today
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Monday, November 03, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- A Federal Judge Just Opened the Strangest Door. Trump could say he was just following a court order.
- Anti-Semitism makes you stupid. Conversely you have to be stupid to be an antisemite. (HT Execupundit).
- The Austerity Threshold. A nation can't go broke if they have no national debt and a balanced budget.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Another crazy day in the NFL with many upsets and teams (like the Patriots) not covering the point spread. Maybe a coach like Hugh Freeze who just had a $15.8 million buyout will take pity on me. Or maybe some reader will appreciate my efforts and upgrade to a paid subscription? Just saying.
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Quotes for Today
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Sunday, November 02, 2025
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interest or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Abolish corporate run gambling? If cigarettes are also addicting and bad for your health - could we likewise prohibit gambling ads?
- Funny because it could be true!
- Peter Attia: Does eating more protein burn more calories? Yes but its complicated.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- James Boasberg the Deep State's favorite judge. He deserves to be impeached. No one is above the law.
- Everything is TV. Social Media is not social.
- From the archives: The 3 characteristics of an educated man.
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
While waiting for US military operations to begin against Venezuela I'm reminded that Admiral Dewey only lost a single sailor (to sun stroke) while taking over the Philippines in the Spanish-American war. I'm also reminded that President Trump is a sports fan and doubt he'd launch the offensive today and compete against the NFL for news and mindshare. Then again - Trump is unpredictable.
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Saturday, November 01, 2025
Coaching Carousel III
Most people (except Florida or Penn State fans) had the open LSU head coaching job as the best on the carousel but then Louisiana governor Jeff Landry held a press conference. Standing behind a lectern that read "Protecting the most Vulnerable" in reference to the poor of Louisiana potentially losing SNAP benefits because of the government shutdown - Landry basically said to Chuck Schumer, "Hold my beer gumbo."
That press conference by Landry made the LSU job less desirable and the coaching carousel more bizarre. Have an updated look at the situation up on Substack.
Bill Walsh on Doing Your Job
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Many are reporting the US is getting ready to strike Venezuela hard and fast. Think Maduro would be wise to surrender ASAP but make his extradition to a friendly country part of the deal. Of course it could be too late for that. Guess I'll wait for news while I watch some football.
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