Friday Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

The Los Angeles Lakers signed JJ Redick to be their next head coach. All that's left is for the Lakers to draft Bronny James then LeBron and JJ can discuss the pick on LeBron’s son's drafting on their podcast... June 19th is an actual date in US history and if people want to celebrate that as a floating holiday because it resonates with them - good for them. They had nothing to do with December 6th or February 3rd when slaves got the right to be treated as citizens. Why try to force a different date on people? To make you feel superior? That means you're missing the point of the day entirely... Genius... RIP Donald Sutherland. So many great movies like M*A*S*H, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Kelly's Heroes. My personal favorite however was the underrated Eye of the Needle. He died aged 88, He lived a full life...  Build back better and Open Borders have become literal joke punchlines. Meanwhile the White House is trying to blame Trump for both. That also is becoming a worldwide punchline... Nowhere is government work scarier than when it comes to legal pot dispensaries. Look no further than California or Colorado for examples. Unfettered taxation and regulations have been a disaster and just led to more black market pot dealers making money but facing less legal ramifications because pot is now “legal” there... This will keep me up at night... New England signed RB Rhamondre Stephens to a 4-year $36 million deal with $17 million guaranteed. He has a chance to be the Patriots all-time leading rusher and is already a fan favorite. Like this move... Think that a website that listed the top college football cheerleaders by NIL earnings along with pictures would immediately be a top site on the net... Wish I could somehow bet that RFK Jr. gets more votes in November than Joe Biden. If Joe Biden gets replaced at the DNC Convention or steps down Id automatically win... Look for a slew of Betty Boop cartoon porn or soft-porn starting in 2026 when the character enters the public domain. Some are probably working on it right now... When the original "Progressives" started their work in the early 1900's they were working at helping the working poor and doing so against many of the established powers of the day. Now they are historic people but they don't teach that side in school... Superman II was released 43-years ago and just like that the phrase, "Kneel before Zod" entered the language... Learn something new every day: the first commercial telephone service was actually in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Not the USA... 

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