Was having these thoughts anyway and figure may as well jot them down and post on Substack.
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Yesterday it rained so I sat on the couch and watched some great college football games. Today the Nor'easter continues so I will sit on the couch and watch NFL games. The grass needs the rain - many of the men in the northeast nod in agreement.
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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.
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Socrates
"Socrates' technique was to make his interlocutor, who started with a thesis, agree to a series of statements, then proceed to show him how the statements he agreed to are inconsistent with the original thesis, thus establishing he has no clue as to what he was talking about. Socrates used it mostly to show people how lacking in clarity they were in their thoughts, how little they knew about the concepts they used routinely - and the need for philosophy to elucidate these concepts."
This helped clarify how the Socratic method works but in Taleb's words Fat Tony then eviscerates Socrates. I tended to agree with Fat Tony. Which perhaps was Taleb's objective.
Linky Links
Stiff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- What is driving up US interest rates?
- From the archives: Laird Hamilton's 5 rules for healthy living.
- We need to bring back cultural monuments. Needs to be remembered that the Coliseum in Rome was sponsored by Emperor Nero but Donald Trump - a professional builder - gets protested for trying to build a ballroom on the White House or a classic Triumphal Arch in DC.
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
President Trump is scheduled to be at today's Texas at Tennessee game. There's no doubt the man loves football. You have to wonder how the history of the country may have been different though if the NFL let the former NJ Generals owner buy a franchise. Would he have still run for President? Talk about sliding doors.
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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.
Friday, September 25, 2026
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Trump hosts Xi - DC implodes. I remember when Gavin Newsom hosted Xi and cleaned up San Fran and got rid of the homeless to do it. The media was silent.
- Still blown away by this piece of history. Reminder Metcalfe was the inventor of Ethernet.
- How Silicon Valley knows its people.
- Are we getting closer to flying cars? More on Lift Aircraft.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Reminder - when in doubt when reading something here and you're not sure if I'm serious or joking - 9 times out of 10 I'm kidding. Enjoy yourself. Don't take anything too seriously but remember many a truth is said in jest.
As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!
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.
Thursday, September 24, 2026
College Football Thoughts
Was having these thoughts anyway and figured may as well jot them down and post on Substack.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Did Lane Kiffin make a mistake in leaving Ole Miss for LSU?
- Niall Ferguson: Apocalypse Now. Have a lot of respect for Ferguson as a historian but as a prognosticator - sorry not so much.
- Glenn Reynolds: A tale of two centuries.
- Matt Ridley: How seriously should we take AI doom warnings?
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