Paul Graham on Great Work

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Monday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Truth be told I'm pretty excited about the announcement of the new Starlink Mini. Waiting on news if there's any discount on the monthly price (it's not a full Starlink service) and what the availability is. Feel free to Subscribe to help me to afford one. Thanks in advance!

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!

How to Fix Things

Linky Links

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

- Morgan Housel on Useful and Overlooked Skills.

- Plus the basics of reading, writing, math, and history.

- Freaky

- Reminder today

Richard Feynman - Never Regret a Day

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Father's Day Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Today really is Father's Day. I checked a calendar and everything! Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. Subscribing would make a nice Father's Day gift. Just saying. Thanks!

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- This is both sad and funny.

- Heh Heh

- Greek Mythology

- Makes sense.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!

Happy Father's Day

Reminder

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Substack Linky Links

Have a new Linky Links post up on Substack.

Some of the links I read no longer seem compatible with Blogger so I just the simple solution of posting them on Substack. Hope you enjoy!

Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Sorry today's offering is a little late. As Bob Cratchitt once said, "I was making rather merry yesterday." But unlike Cratchitt I'm not trying to make an excuse that it won't happen again. It will. Maybe even today. Please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!

Linky Links

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

- Crime statistics in the US have become no different that economic statistics from China.

- Love reading stories like this one. Where do we find such men?

- Matt Light may be the most interesting man in the world

- Dan Wetzel on the NFL Sunday Ticket lawsuit.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!

Luxuries in Life

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Luck

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ABC Nightline - the Birth of Fake News?

It can be argued that ABC News: Nightline was the birth of fake news. The show's original tagline was  "The Iranian Crisis: America Held Hostage." That was highly editorial and jingoistic in nature if you think about it just for a minute. This should come as no surprise when you realize it was the brainchild of Roone Arledge who was promoted from heading ABC Sports to heading the news department as well. It's even less surprising when you realize that Arledge is the same guy who lost the rights to televise the real sport of NBA games and replaced it on Sunday afternoons with made-up competition of the Superstars. 

Superstars did better ratings on ABC than CBS did with NBA games in the same time slots. Likewise ABC News went from a 3rd place also ran to a ratings juggernaut under Arledge with the creation of ABC News: Nightline. The fact was not lost on ABC's competition and programming news stories for ratings (the clicks of the day) was off and running.

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Heh Heh

- Funny because could be true. 

- Never forget! (a bit late)

- OK I laughed

Friday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Given the overwhelming reception and applause for Bill Belichick at Foxboro Stadium the other night you'd have to think Donald Trump would be wise to select him as his running mate. Belichick has great name recognition - especially in the NFL cities across the country. Of course this would never happen. Perhaps make him the Press Secretary for a spell? That would be fun. Please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!