Happy Saint Patrick's Day

Heh Heh

Also waiting for that first story of a person trying to siphon gas from an RV but they put the hose into the wrong tank (if you know what I'm saying).

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The Price of Gas

No idea how reliable the data used for the above map is but it does illustrate that the problem of high gas prices effect all nations. You would think the political maxim "Its the economy stupid!" would apply but in some countries, like the US ,some politicians actively make lower gas prices harder to obtain. Higher gas prices also make the price of almost everything go up. It makes no sense and makes life harder on the very people the politicians are supposed to represent.

Map via.

Kyiv's Mayor Draws Inspiration and Lessons From Israel and IDF

Kyiv's Mayor and former heavyweight champion of the world Vitali Klitschko discusses his admiration for Israel and the IDF.  

Klitschko and all of Ukraine's leadership would be wise to follow the model of Israel - a country that knows what it's like to have enemies attacking from all sides. 

Happy 20th Anniversary SpaceX

Hard to believe its been 20-years since Elon Musk started SpaceX. So very much has been accomplished in that time. I don't think their accomplishments are celebrated enough.

Just from this week - here's two stories of the impact SpaceX is having on the world:

NASA's Inspector General reports the SLS (Space Launch System) will cost about $58,000 per kilogram launched into space meanwhile it would only cost $10 per kilogram with SpaceX.  Shows you the vast difference between the government doing something vs a private company doing the same thing.

SpaceX's Starlink was Ukraine's most downloaded app. Being able to maintain internet connections via Starlink have been invaluable to the government and people of Ukraine. Elon Musk doesn't get enough credit for what he's doing for the war torn country.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Robert Johnson wrote that the word happiness comes from to happen. Our happiness is what happens." - Jeff Bridges 

"A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week." - General George Patton

"Modern capitalism is a pro at two things: generating wealth and generating envy." - Morgan Housel

"Take care of yourself right now. Befriend what's happening, not just who you're supposed to be or what the world should be like. This is where you are now, so how do you care for yourself this minute?" - Bernie Glassman

Today's Art Break

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? by Paul Gauguin. Considered by many to be his masterpiece. 

Funny Because It's True!

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Facts Do Matter

"Instead of promoting fourth booster dose, he [Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla] should explain the safety disaster in the first 90 days and why the product was not pulled off the market to figure out why it was so dangerous. Expect the company and the govt agencies to cast blame at one another for not stopping it." - Peter McCullough MD

This scandal should be headline news everywhere.

Got to Love Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton is the epitome of decency and class. She knows she's never been a Rock and Roll singer and has no business in their Hall of Fame. If only the people who run the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had as much common sense.

Will China Doulbe Cross Russia?

The invasion by Russia of a neighboring country on their western borders once nearly led to all-out war on their eastern borders with China. Could history repeat itself?

Have this new post up on Substack. Please let me know what you think. Thanks!

Quotes for Today

 Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own." - Albert Ellis

"Whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together." - Jonathan Swift

"A decline in courage may be the most striking feature that an outside observer notices in the West today." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

"Why doesn't everybody leave everybody else the hell alone?" - Jimmy Durante

The White House Excuses on Inflation

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Tom Brady Coming Back

I'm please to have another season of Tom Brady - as I'm sure are all Tampa Bay fans. He did lead the NFL in passing yards and TD's last season. Now we have to hear from Gronk if he'll also be back with the Buccaneers.

Monday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Getting to the point where letting your child join the Mickey Mouse Club is as big a risk as letting them be an altar boy in the Catholic Church. Please subscribe, hit the Like button, and share with others. 

Happy Pi Day

Find Something Beautiful Today

The Golden Pheasant (photo via). Headline stolen borrowed from Execupundit.

And Just Like That - America Entered World War II

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Two topics impact everyone, whether you are interested in them or not: health and money." - Morgan Housel 

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel Boorstin

"One lucky break, or one extremely shrewd decision - can we tell them apart?" - Benjamin Graham

"So I have this word for much of what I do in life: plorking. I'm not playing and I'm not working, I'm plorking." - Jeff Bridges

Adopt These 10 Things and You'll Go Far