A Large Regular

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- "Ozempic face" destroying the Hollywood beautiful people.

- Bobby Sands and Cinco de Mayo.

- ESPN Bet is off to a bad start. Who could have guessed?

- Report to Old Takes (look at the issue date) Via

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Wish this was a joke but its true! Currently a 350-1 shot. Save your money.

- This also could be true!

- Analysis true! You know you'll try it too.

- Can't be unseen.

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- VDH on Biden's Border Blowup.

- RIP Vernon Vinge. Adding Rainbow's End to my reading list.

- Analysis true!

- Leo Varadkar vs the People. The Irish Justin Trudeau.

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Some good background reading on the Murthy v Missouri censorship case in front of the Supreme Court. I was expecting a verdict shortly but reportedly that's not due till June.

- Bari Weiss on ending DEI (HT Execupundit)

- Ireland's PM unexpectantly resigns. Surprising but his woke language was just badly rebuked by the entire nation (not mentioned in the article).

- Interesting. Texas removes $8.5 billion investment from Blackrock. Can the lawsuits be far behind?

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Still waiting for that story about a person trying to siphon gas from the wrong tank on an RV.

- A little left over St. Paddy's Day humor

- Believable

- Laugh every time

 Many a truth is said in jest.

- Enjoy your workout

- Heh Heh

- The Irish in a nutshell

- She really said this - to adults

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Elon Musk says he will pay lawyer fees of challenges to Ireland's new hate speech law. Irish lawyers cheer!

- Statement of Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

- Bridget Phetesay: Suburban woman voting for Trump. She makes some points that ar tough to argue against,

- They're black Democrats and they're suing Chicago over handling of illegal immigrants

 Many a truth is said in jest.

- A little Irish humor.

- My kind of soup of the day.

- A little Lord of the Rings humor.

- I feel seen

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Ain't that the truth! 

- A little Covid humor

- Still makes me laugh

- You may have to be familiar with Irish history to laugh at this

 Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Jonathan Turley on how Adam Smith's invisible hand is slapping Disney in the face.

- Rolling Stones's 200 best songs of the 1980's. 

- Tucker Carlson Episode 41: Dublin on Fire

- Did SI try to get away with fake, AI generated writers? Their human writers aren't happy.

Love that the oldest company in Ireland is a bar. That seems fitting. (Via)

European civilization is built on ham and cheese? Fascinating hypothesis. Read it twice and still unclear where the ham comes in. Was vellum made out of pig skin too?

Wonder what this means for the hypothesis that it was the Irish who saved civilization. I'm guessing they both can be true.

(HT Stephen Landry) 

 Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Would not be surprised if this Sunday we saw an option pass from Julian Edelman to Cam Newton against the Chiefs. And if not this Sunday then sometime this season... NBA ratings fall off a cliff. And the viewers aren't coming back. They are DONE with the NBA. Go woke go broke... Am I the only one who would like to see miniature pony chariot races on TV?... Irish Supreme Court rules that Subway sandwiches contain "too much sugar" to legally be considered to be bread. Got to love the Irish!... It has been almost a year since Daryl Morey GM of the Houston Rockets tweeted out his support for a free Hong Kong. In the wake of the Wuhan virus the plight of Hong Kong and their subjugation by China seems to be all but forgotten in this country. That is a shame and that shame belongs to all of the free world. Don't trust China - China is asshole!... 

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

In August Ireland had 70 deaths related to alcohol, and 32 deaths from suicide with 0 deaths from COVID-19. I would argue that many of those suicides and alcohol related deaths probably while not officially COVID-19 related actually were exacerbated by the lockdown... Feel that this short essay "I Never Cared" will resonate with many people... Love the acronym WEIRD for countries like the US and Canada (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic). WEIRD nations (and people) should stick together... The headline reads "Europe Just Declared Independence from China." Not sure if I'd go that far but it is clear that China has badly over-played their hand... Excellent point - John Cleese: Can you tell me a woke joke? Guessing if such a joke exists the punchline would have to do with either Trump or older white men... 

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

I still don't see why Michele Obama would agree to be on Joe Biden's ticket. Then again I didn't see why Tom Brady would want to play for any franchise other than the Patriots... This post on Things We're Missing sums up my feelings pretty well. Though in my own personal case I'd replace church with playing pool, seeing live music and golf (don't judge me)... "Sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without a passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers." - Herman Melville... Don't judge me... There's not much enthusiasm for Joe Biden and outside of Michele Obama there probably won't be much enthusiasm for whoever is picked as VP. None of the women who campaigned for President had much support (otherwise they wouldn't have lost to the desiccated husk of Biden to begin with). And Hillary? She would negatively impact his appeal. The only outside the box solution I can see is Tulsi Gabbard but the DNC would never allow that. The lack of enthusiasm could really harm the down-ticket Democrat candidates... The Irish have long memories... 

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Cool - A Seaside Irish Village Adopts Matt Damon

- WTF? Ducks regrow their penis each mating season and the size is based upon the competition for the available females? WTF - at least now we understand why Donald Duck could be shown pants-less - it wasn't mating season and he had no penis!

- VDH on the current situation. Excellent point about the UN. They have been less than useless.

- A Third Solution. This is very encouraging. I had never heard of "surface plasmon resonance" before but those three words could save our society.

- Good for the Houston Police Officer's Union

- Vitamin D levels vs Coronaviris Wuhan Virus case severity. Get out into the fresh air and sunshine.

The things you find on the Internet! Pictured above is Ballydavid in Ireland located in County Kerry's Dingle Peninsula. It is a community of mostly fishermen and farmers. It is also where my mother was born and raised.

The picture just happened to be retweeted into my Twitter feed which made for a pleasant surprise for me.

Though not widely remembered today - at one point Saint Cornelius of Ireland (not to be confused with Saint Cornelius of Antioch) was second in popularity in the Emerald Isle only to Saint Patrick. 

Saint Patrick is remembered for driving the snakes out of Ireland. Saint Cornelius was said to have driven the squirrels out of Ireland. This "miracle" of Saint Cornelius later proved to be his undoing. During the Great Potato Famine starving Irishmen and women wished they had tasty squirrel meat to eat and they cursed Saint Cornelius for driving out the furry rodents. In response to this outrage - Pope Pius IX removed Cornelius from the roll of official Catholic Saints.