Monday Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Have to agree with Stewart Mandell that what we just saw was real-life relegation at work in college football. The remaining Pac 12 teams were all just relegated... Political Opportunists would be a good name for a third party. It would be made up of candidates and voters whose only aim is to better the lives of the middle class in America. They could be shamelessly opportunistic in that goal - thus the name... Pro football benefitted greatly from the advent of TV. Makes you wonder if there's some sport that will benefit greatly from the Internet and streaming? Would soccer fit that description?... So is Megan Rapinoe's 15 minutes of fame finally up? One can only hope. Never asked to have her thrust into the spotlight. I miss Mia Hamm... Tucker Carlson episode 14 with Tristan Tate (Andrew's brother). At 3.2 million views as I type this... Who knew? Ross Perot is credited with being the first Internet billionaire... Have to admit that losing Gilles Gilbert was not just surprising but also shocked me how little I've thought about him this past decade. He was 74 so this should not be too surprising but still makes you wonder if Tim Thomas is being forgotten as well... Sam Walton was able to turn WalMart into a juggernaut and himself into the richest man in the world mainly by using computers to streamline logistics - including shipping and ordering, Is there another firm that may be able to use AI to do the same?… Also have to admit that I was surprised by this stat: there are more people making $30 million a year in the NBA than CEO's of S&P 500 companies. Would be interesting to see the data comparing the life-time earning of both categories. Guessing the S&P 500 would take the lead in this analysis... As Unforgiven turns 31-years old this week a reminder of how great Gene Hackman was in that role. The perfect choice... The Border Patrol's motto of "Honor First" has become as truthful and relevant under the Biden Administration as the doctor's oath of "First Do No Harm"... Well it's August which means we'll be seeing Pumpkin Spice beer any day now. They've been moving up the release date every year for the past decade... How to wonder if my lack of interest in the Red Sox has to do with Dennis Eckersley stepping away as color man. Think that plays into it but them being mediocre and me having diminishing interest are probably the primary reasons... Marc Andreessen should have a podcast called "Marc of the Beast." Would enjoy that immensely... Atari is the perfect 1970’s company in that they used to hold some board meetings in hot tubs… Dwight Eisenhower is famous for coining the phrase “the military-industrial complex.” How was anyone to know that what we really had to fear was the Big Pharma-Government Deep State complex?…

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