Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Must confess that I heard Kamala Harris described as an "insipid loser" and loved the description. It's right up there with describing John Kerry as a "desiccated husk"... Dave Chappelle is the best... Donald Trump nominated Rep. Elise Stefanic as new Ambassador to the UN. Getting a "new sheriff in town" vibe to this. Hope she's confirmed... Recent paper out of MIT shows 82% of scientists report "reduced satisfaction with their work due to decreased creativity and skill underutilization." This is due to the rise of AI usage. Not a good sign... He's not wrong you know... Just want to point out that I'm not advocating shutting down the Department of Education - I would make the few remaining employees basic actuarials who count the number of student age minor citizens and give out a set amount to each child to be used for education of their choice... FEMA is not an isolated employee gone rogue - it is turtles all the way down... Trump’s modus operandi seems to be to put out a short 3-minute video on social media on a single issue and then use Executive Orders to remove spending for that issue or get Congress to do a thumbs up or thumbs down vote to authorize new spending or laws but place each elected official on record for their stance on the issue. This is the way... RIP John Robinson. Surprised he was just 89 at his passing. He was a great USC and Rams coach but to me he'll always be John Madden's best friend... Remember... Panthers OT Russell Okung took half of his 2020 salary in Bitcoin and that investment has gone from $6.5 million to $45 million. Love stories with happy endings like this... Did not know this - very cool... Lost in the hubbub is that former Notre Dame coach Gerry Faust passed away - also aged 89. One of those rare public people who nobody said a bad thing about their character... 

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