Sunday, January 18, 2026

College Football Thoughts

Some college football thoughts and observation as we await the championship game between two teams none of the experts picked to be here before the season began.

Was having these thoughts anyway and figured may as well jot them down.

Linky Links

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

- Peter Attia on exercise intensity.

- Egg prices over the past decade. Egg prices over the last 10 months. No wonder you don't hear the legacy media talking about egg prices anymore. MAHA!

- How to improve your content diet in the new year. You are what you read. Couple of years old but new to me.

- Trump spared the ayatollah - for now.

Word for Today

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Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

With the news that Bo Nix has a broken bone in his ankle and is out for the rest of the year the path to the Super Bowl is now wide open for the winner of today's game between New England and Houston in Foxboro. Hate to jinx it but I really like the Pats chances. Despite everyone seemingly picking the Texans - there's a reason Vegas still has the Pats as the favorite.

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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.

Happy 71st Birthday to Kevin Costner

 

One of my favorite scenes.

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Stoic Rules for 2026

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Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Canada already had the very real danger of Alberta voting to become an independent nation but instead of going to Alberta to try and put out that fire Canadian PM Mark Carney went to China and lit a bigger one. Will the results of this "trade deal" with China see the province of Saskatchewan join with Alberta? With those two gone what's to keep British Columbia from declaring independence since they are now geographically cut off from the rest of Canada? Quebec has long wanted to be independent. How long before the other provinces follow suit? Are we witnessing the disintegration of Canada in real time?

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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.

Wisdom from Scott Adams

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Friday, January 16, 2026

More Linky Links

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

- The power of constraints.

- Back military lethality - out military DEI.

- Steven Pressfield on Pericles Funeral Oration.

- Why most countries ban mail in ballots.

Funny How That Works Out

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Linky Links

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

- The AI revolution is here. Will the economy survive the transition? Long but interesting read (especially if you can power through the AI nerd speak).

- Great medical tip. Hope I don't need to use it but forewarned is forearmed.

Carbon taxes are more problematic than they seem. If your eyes aren't glazed over yet - here's some taxes and accounting talk.

- Global tropical cyclone landfall. Today must be stats day.

Friday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

A little little language nugget as we await the fall of the Islamic regime in Iran: today the word "polygraph" basically means lie detector test in many people's minds but the word originally was used to denote a machine that would copy a letter as it was being written. Thomas Jefferson was big into those sorts of machines.

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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.

Bill Waterson on Creating a Meaningful Life

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Thursday, January 15, 2026

More Linky Links

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

- China's trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump's tariffs. Data surprised me but then I remembered that these numbers are supplied by the CCP. What if China is lying? 

- From the archives: Mystic chords of memory - learning from the American story.

- Minnesota is a frozen-Banana Republic. It's getting dangerously close to being declared a filed state.

- Tariffs: May Not Be So Scary. Experts and opponents keep being surprised the tariffs are working.

Reminder - On this Day Last Year We Lost Bob Uecker

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College Football Thoughts

Have some thoughts and observations on the latest developments in college football as we wait for the transfer portal to close Friday and the championship game to be played on Monday.

Was having these thoughts anyway and figured I may as well jot them down and post on Substack.

Linky Links

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

- Kevin Kelly: How Will the Miracle Happen Today? Like Kevin Kelly's writing but coupled with the recent passing of Bob Weir I couldn't help but have the Grateful Dead song I Need a Miracle Every Day stuck in my head as I read this.

- From the archives: Shane Parrish on the Shortness of Time.

- The Chinese war on the planet goes to sea. Where's Greenpeace when you need them?

- As Dan Rather might say "Fake but accurate?"

Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

President Trump says he'll be attending Monday's championship along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio who's from Miami, Notre Dame seems to be building quite a team, and Dante Moore says he will be returning to school. Lots of college football news to think about as we wait for news out of Iran to come of the regime's demise.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope ay 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.

Reminder

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Gone Away - The Offspring

Linky Links

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

- Memories of the Job Search Jungle. Interesting thought - did the practice of "ghosting" actually start with the HR department not dating websites?

- Scott Adams: The Day You Became a Better Writer. (Via)

- Bank Sepah and others becoming insolvent may be end of Iranian regime. "This is a death spiral with a countdown."

- Greg Gutfeld on the passing of Scott Adams.

Scott Adams Happiness Formula

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Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Every morning I wake up and wonder if the regime in Iran toppled while I was sleeping. I'm not worried about missing it so much as bothered by the fact that each night it doesn't happen is another night dozens of protesters are killed by the mullahs. I pray that it happens soon.

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Quotes for Todat

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.

Why the Federal Budget Should be Decimated

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Scott Adams Passes Aged 68

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College Football Thoughts

Some thoughts and observations on college football, the transfer portal, as well as some championship game nuggets.

Was having these thoughts anyway and figured may as well jot them down. 

Linky Links

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

- History of China's recent naval moves in the South China seas. People tend to forget the role Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan in 2022 may have played.

- Secure your home network: Part I - what is a firewall and why do you care? Part II - watertight compartments. I like the metaphors.

- Discriminatory Diversity Programs.

- Iran, Persia, and all that Jazz.

Language

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Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam

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

Our attention spans are short here - just look at the Brown University shooter fading from public consciousness. Or remember pledging you stand with Hong Kong? When's the last time you thought of either? Hard not to think of how fleeting such things can be when someone like Scott Adams is facing more eternal questions.

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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.

As a Parent I View This as Good News

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As an adult I think "These kids don't know what they're missing." (Via)