Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Sorry but I'm all done visiting Colorado and California plus NYC. Their lack of respect for democracy is sickening... Interesting: Apple set to discontinue sales of specific models of its popular Apple Watch in the US. Supposedly this is over a patent issue but is it ever really that simple?... Learn something new every day 1: the McDonald brothers who founded the iconic franchise were originally from New Hampshire. They went to California in 1930 because the wanted to break into the movie industry. Turns out they were better off as restaurant managers... Abraham Lincoln was also taken off state ballots by Democrats. He still won the election. Is Colorado seriously elevating Trump to a Lincoln-type level?… Lesson to live by… As we remember the history of Bastone and the Battle of the Bulge - admit I love the show Band of Brothers but Jimmy Fallon's cameo at the beginning of the 101st heading into that battle bothers me every time... Seriously curious what it would take to reverse the statehood of Colorado and turn it into just a territory - like Guam. You know that others are wondering this too... Funny but kinda true… Morgan Housel once asked, "What do I believe is true that is just good marketing?" One thing many believe is that breakfast is the most important meal of the day but that was actually invented by Kellogg's to sell their breakfast foods... Organs of Benevolence would be a good name for a band… Learn something new every day 2: two of the secrets of McDonalds were no silverware to clean either at the restaurant or at home and secondly all the staff were instructed to be especially nice to kids whenever possible. The McDonald brothers knew instinctively that kids came equipped with parents... Still waiting for those Donald Trump "Miss Me Yet?" billboards to pop up around the country. Maybe start in Colorado...
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