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Sparky

Sparky changes his mind on the rising sun.

Sparky opened up about his hatred for the rising sun.

“The Japanese are inscrutable.  They just sit there, looking dead, but when I try to sniff them, they flutter and buzz.  That’s how they trick you.”

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Culture

Sydney Sweeney makes a difference.

The American Eagle ad featuring Sydney Sweeney is a big deal because of what it reveals.

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Sparky

Sparky and the rising sun.

Sparky has been doing this lately.  He stands facing the rising sun, with a grim look on his face.  Something’s on his mind.

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Health Science

Ubiquitous lawn spiders.

When I took Sparky out this morning at 8 am, there were little spider webs all over the place.  They are probably always there, but the dew made them easy to spot. 

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Sparky

Sparky is trying a new look.

Sparky likes to wear his ears down to look playful and approachable.  Today, he was wearing his ears slicked back for that streamlined European look.

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Sparky

Sparky took a strange trip.

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Economics Engineering Government

No more cars that die at red lights.

EPA Proposes Rollback of ‘Hated’ Feature in New Cars

For those who have ever stopped at an intersection only for their car to fall silent and then jolt back to life moments later, relief may be on the horizon.

Some government rules are so pointless or counterproductive, the goal seems to be to punish us or keep us mildly irritated.

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Sparky

Sparky’s Search and Rescue #8

I didn’t know that Sparky can crawl under the couch.

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Covid Education

FAFO Parenting

NY Post: What is FAFO parenting? This latest trend encourages ‘natural consequences’

WSJ: Goodbye Gentle Parenting, Hello ‘F—Around and Find Out’

Gen Z has a clever approach that might work. 

  1. Rediscover the old knowledge.
  2. Rename and rebrand the idea.
  3. Flog it on social media until it’s trending.
  4. The idea becomes common knowledge.

These two articles explain FAFO parenting.  It used to just be called parenting.

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Movies

Don’t trust Krypto. Krypto is asshoe.

How expensive are script writers?  Cheaping out on writers just doesn’t seem like an effective way to save money on a $300 million movie.