But first, did you know that during the civil war, union wives back home would scrape their linens for lint then send that lint to the front lines to be used as bandages? Nuts. “As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are... Continue Reading →
Some Photos Well Worth Your Time
Heard today: What do you call Santa’s little helpers? Subordinate clauses. Now here is some random stuff from Amazon, Costco (shoutout to Charlie Munger and his Munger Tolles homies in LA), Bloomberg, and elsewhere. Enjoy! It’s amazing the stuff you can get on Amazon. Well sparky, I’m off to pound the Friday night pud. Speaking... Continue Reading →
Song(s) of the Day (12/11/2022)
Quick one today but hopefully some good songs for you: the first is Better Days by Citizen King. Nice little 90s throwback there. The next is Cleopatra by The Lumineers. A good one. The next one is Good Day for Living by Joe Nichols. Finally, the last song is This Afternoon by Nickelback. I know,... Continue Reading →
Random Bidtits (12/6/2022)
Hello, hi! Some random crap for your Tuesday: There's a man on YouTube with the account name of "engineerguy" who does some pretty solid videos. Here is a link to his entire library of videos. His videos on how a film projector works and the engineering of a disposable diaper are solid. Pun intended, I... Continue Reading →
Toilet Paper and Plumbing Fun Facts
According to private equity firm Valesco Industries, August 26 is National Toilet Paper Day and toilet paper originated in China in 580 but wasn’t commercially available in the US until 1857. Prior to 1935, toilet paper sometime had splinters in it. For decades the debate has been about whether the roll of toilet paper should... Continue Reading →
Season’s Greetings!
Hope everyone remembered to pick up mouthwash this afternoon before going out this evening. I poured a bit too much Cholula on my chili at dinner and now I’m shooting bits of undigested orange bell peppers into the porcelain like they’re tracer rounds. This season is off to a shaky start…
Random Bidtits (10/22/2022)
Some random stuff for your amusement: Who here likes ghost towns? One of the neatest I have visited – long ago in my salad days – is St. Elmo, Colorado. Very pretty drive through steep canyons (take route 292 from 285 in the east) and the town is super cute. Photo from the Wikipedia article... Continue Reading →
WSJ Article: Why Salesmen Should Consider Growing Beards
Here's an article that may appeal to those men of you with face decorations. I've always known this to be true but now we have science on our side! Also, is there anyone less trustworthy than the "beautician" at the Macy's makeup station? No, there isn't. Why Salesmen Should Consider Growing Beards A researcher looked... Continue Reading →
Random Bidtits (9/23/2022)
whatupwheremyWASPsattttttt?!?! Some quick and dirty today so let's get crackin': Ever wonder what doing acid/LSD is like? I wouldn't know. But what I can tell you is that this video titled "LSD Trip Simulation Replication" on YouTube 100% nails the visual experience. From what I hear. Have you ever wanted to spend an hour watching... Continue Reading →
Random Bidtits (9/21/2022)
Some random stuff/trivia for your day: Meet Verona Rupes. Verona Rupes is a cliff on Miranda, a moon of Uranus. The cliff face is estimated to be 12 miles high, which makes it the tallest known cliff in the Solar System. Given Miranda's low gravity, it would take about 12 minutes to fall from the... Continue Reading →
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