Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks.

Quotes for Today

 Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!

Yorktown Day Instead of Columbus Day?

Columbus Day continuing to be a federal holiday also continues to be a divisive issue in some places. On one side you have people who say Columbus was a genocidal imperialist monster and on the other proud Italian-Americans and traditionalists. I have a modest proposal with a solution which I think may be acceptable to most Americans.

About this time of year on October 19, 1781 the British forces under Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown to end the Revolutionary War. America as a free nation really starts with this date. Why not celebrate the date as the new national holiday in replacement of Columbus Day? Yorktown Day could be celebrated on the third Monday in October. The unions would be satisfied since they wouldn't be losing a paid holiday. Italian-Americans couldn't complain since this in no way would be disrespecting Columbus and historically Yorktown is the more important date (beside Columbus really "discovered" the Caribbean not North America). French-Americans would be big supporters of the switch because the French fleet played a huge role in the victory. The only people who might complain are the people who are against glorifying anything that's even remotely militarily related but screw those people.

Why not have Yorktown Day replace Columbus Day?

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought Id share.

- Daniele Bolelli on George Washington's Warning. The only thing worse than a two-party system is a one party one though.

- Jonathan Turley on Rage Politics,

- Getting Good Vibrations.

- I like subtle.

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Inverse Cramer vs Pelosi.

- He knew what's up

- America - we've done it before!

- Heh Heh

Linky Links

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

- Learn something new every day.

- Really like the idea of calling this operation a Trojan Horse for the digital age.

- Cats, Dogs, and a lack of Curiosity. I've been making a similar point since this story fist broke. 

- Ancient Apocalypse Season 2 confirmed by Netflix to feature Keanu Reeves. The series debuts October 16th. I enjoyed the first season. 

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!

We've Done It Before - We Can Do It Again

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Behind it all is surely an idea so simple, so beautiful, that when we grasp it - in a decade, a century, or a millennium - we will all say to each other, how could it have been otherwise?" - John Archibald Wheeler

"But speak up you must. There is strength in numbers and I assure you, the numbers are there." - Bari Weiss

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." - Abraham Lincoln 

"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." - George Washington

Americans

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tzu

"If you can't measure it, it can't improve it." - Peter Drucker

"This is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules." - Walter Sobchak

"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." - George Washington

Not Just Russia - America Too

Glenn Reynolds points out that it's not just Russia - American has a problem speaking truth to power too. Media and high tech censor apparatchiks are major problems in our country 

Reminded of the George Washington quote, "If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."

Americans

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

George Washington once advised Congress to establish a number of public distilleries to ensure a reliable supply of rum for the US Army. All subsequent "infrastructure" proposals have paled in comparison... Not sure about you but the images in my head by a movie called Jungle Cruise to me generates pictures of something like The African Queen but I think Disney may have found basing a summer tent movie in Africa "problematic." So the movie is based in the Amazon instead.. Beowulf 2024: He never killed his friends when he was drunk... Do people realize that the average life-expectancy in the entire world in 1800 was just 29-years old? We live in the greatest time in history but people don't seem to appreciate it... Casually Opaque would be a good name for a band (or a name for a blog)... 

Linky Links

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

- Why people are leaving California in droves.

- Turning desalinization waste into useful resources.

- 3 exercises you should do every day

- Ray Dalio on some of Lincoln's and Washington's principles

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

This article on what benefits Presidents get after they leave office reminded me that a significant political rift has existed in this country for a long time. President Eisenhower signed the Former Presidents Act mainly to help out Harry Truman who was financially struggling because he refused to cash in for simply being President. This dynamic is interesting because Eisenhower famously refused to enter the White House on Inauguration Day until Harry and Bess Truman had left. No handshake - no nothing.. Interesting bit of history of why there's 60 seconds in a minute and 360 degrees in a circle...  Another example of the political rift was when Chuck Yeager visited the White House after breaking the sound barrier - Yeager's father refused to shake Truman's hand because Truman was a Democrat and Yeager's dad was a staunch Republican... Wish I had bet on Alex Cora being named the new Red Sox manager after his one-year suspension. It was the easiest prediction I've made in quite some time... Civil Wart would be a good name for a band... George Washington wasn't perfect. He didn't like whiskey... 

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Ted Cruz is advocating for a Bill that would hold elected officials liable for allowing rioters who destroy lives and businesses. I support this 100% and have long supported something similar for elected officials in "Sanctuary Cities" for any damage or crimes committed by illegal immigrants "caught and released" within their jurisdiction...  Heh Heh... Have a sneaking suspicion that the Red Sox plan to tank on purpose this season so that they can justify bringing back Alex Cora as manager next season... Do you really want to get your political views from heiress actor celebrities? On the other hand - The Mighty Tree Octopi would make a great band name... Wonder if one of the lasting unreported effects of all these protests and riots in big cities will be infestations of head lice? Not the most of hygienic folks... Mike Tyson is set to fight an exhibition on September 12th against Roy Jones Jr. As the article points out Tyson isn't fighting because he's broke (he's not). And as I'd like to point out here - I'm probably going to be watching this fight...

 

Linky Links

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

- This problem with RSN (Regional Sports Network) profitability will shortly lead to problems with pro sports collective bargaining 

- The Boy Scouts of America have filed  for bankruptcy protection.

- Niall Ferguson on the Killer Apps of Western Civilization

- Ray Dalio on some of Washington and Lincoln's principles.

- News you can use! Cocaine does not kill the coronavirus (but it will kill your bank account and sleep schedule)