Irreverent musings and malarkey from a disillusioned dilettante
Another round of random facts today: Per the Wikipedia article (page?), Japan used "Fu-Go balloon bombs" on the United States in WWII. Fu-Go ("Code 'Fu' [Weapon]") was an incendiary balloon weapon deployed by Japan against the United States during World War II. A hydrogen balloon measuring 33 feet in diameter, it carried a payload of... Continue Reading →
Some moderately good stuff for you boys and girls today. Also, today I learned that the XFL and USFL are two separate entities. Bankruptcy lawyers are going to have a very good year! Now enjoy this random stuff: Iran has two nuclear fuel enrichment facilities in the country, one is the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant,... Continue Reading →
Some photos for you today: Now enjoy this 30 second video of the greater sage grouse mating dance. Also this: It’s one banana, Michael. What could it cost, ten dollars?
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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…
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 →
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