Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations

Would you be surprised if a Reddit user group similar to the one that stepped up and not only saved GameStop but made the company stock thrive got involved to stop the attempt to silence Joe Rogan by buying and holding Spotify stock with diamond hands? That would be very cool... If you're in med school or thinking of going - you really should look into being a cardiologist. That's going to be a big growth field in 10-years with all the sudden myocarditis people have been mysteriously experiencing... So it is the LA Rams vs the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl. I cannot recall an NFL playoffs that left more teams with legitimate "what if" regrets. The Chiefs, 49ers, Bills, Titans, Buccaneers, Packers, and Cowboys fans all have legitimate gripes about "what could have been" scenarios... Damaged Goods would be a good name for a band of divorcees (or for people with myocarditis from vaccinations)... Two thoughts on Joe Rogan's "apology" on Instagram, first his Neil Young story ends with him quitting his job because the financial reward wasn't worth it. Guessing the situation is vastly different today and there’s no way Joe backs down or quits. Second the story also mentions how the Neil Young fans were setting fires on the periphery and the same also seems to apply here today... Point I've seen several times - Spotify isn't forcing anyone to listen to Joe Rogan but Apple once forced U2 on everyone. Never forget!... Sympathetic Prudence would be a good name for a blog... The past couple of years we've seen a lot of rebranding by simply adding a "+" to a name. Hence ESPN+ and Disney+ (even the ridiculous CNN+). This past year we've also seen a medical rebranding of sorts - COVID becomes "Long COVID" for example. Could we see some additional medical rebranding? "Sorry boss can't come into work today I have Long Hangover" Or "Long Diarrhea"? This is in no way a denial of the reality of long COVID - just found it amusing that something like "Long Diarrhea" could be analogous to something like CNN+... The Las Vegas Raiders have hired Josh McDaniels as their new head coach. I think this is an excellent hire by the Raiders and will prove to be the best coaching hire made this off-season... Ever write yourself a note but then later read the note and have no idea what it means? Recently I wrote to myself, "If a potato's can Econ's vodka." Now I have absolutely no clue what it means (and yes I was sober when I wrote it)... I would think that Spotify could turn the Neil Young/Joe Rogan kerfuffle to their advantage. They could use Rogan to further their video platform and make it known that videos from people being demonitized on YouTube would be welcome there. Videos from Brett Weinstein alone would make up for the "loss" of Joni Mitchell... This country is divided by many things but one thing we can all agree on it that it is best to just pretend the movie Wonder Woman 1984 just never existed. It is seriously best that way... As always if this column has made you smile or think - don't be afraid to hit the like button. Also please subscribe (it's FREE) and share with your friends. Thanks in advance..