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Culture

The Secret Service doesn’t get much attention.

Building an audience on Youtube must be harder than it looks.  The U.S. Secret Service only has 36k subscribers.  Their videos are short, usually a minute or two, but interesting.

An Asian girl eating a bowl of soup can get 4 million subscribers on Youtube.

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Movies People

“Failure Is Not an Option”: An Oral History of ‘Apollo 13’

Failure Is Not an Option”: An Oral History of Apollo 13

In April 1970, the crew of the Apollo 13 became the most talked-about people on Earth after a malfunction en route to the moon left three astronauts stranded 200,000 miles from home. It was one of the biggest media stories of the decade, with audiences around the world glued to their TV sets and radios.

That’s not how I remember it.

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Government Uncategorized

The “Check Engine” light comes on at the United Nations.

UN responds to Trump about escalator malfunction

Several minor incidents occurred when President Trump went to address the United Nations.

“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”

That saying is called Hanlon’s Razor.

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Culture Government

Progressive politicians don’t really care about guns.

Federal Charges Filed Against Suspect in KXTV/ABC 10 Shooting

A guy shoots up a TV station in front of several witnesses, gets arrested, and is out on bail the next day. Nobody thinks that gun control is going to help.

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Food Sparky

Sparky doesn’t like picking apples.

It’s apple picking time, and Sparky isn’t excited.  Sparky is concerned for my safety because I am climbing a ladder wearing crocs. 

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Sparky

Sparky doesn’t care if it’s spooky.

We don’t get much fog, but it was coming in last night.  The colored bits are Sparky’s night leash.   My flashlight was on narrow beam.

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Culture

Disney does not want to be the ones that broke America

Disney stars Mark Ruffalo, Pedro Pascal speak out to support Jimmy Kimmel

Celebrities boycott Disney in response to ABC suspending Jimmy Kimmel.  Perhaps we aren’t so different.

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Sparky Uncategorized

Sparky the tunnel rat.

I am still surprised that Sparky can crawl all the way under my couch.  He doesn’t mind, he’s built for this sort of work.

We were playing Search and Rescue, and Mr. Moose was all the way under the couch.  It wasn’t a cruel trick.  Sparky could have gone under my desk, and Moose was right there.  When Sparky spotted Moose, he couldn’t puzzle out the easy way, so hunkered down and belly crawled.

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Food

If I had a bucket list, this would have been on it.

Here’s a fruit that is native to Ohio, but you’ve never tried.

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Economics

WSJ advises against watching the pennies.

WSJ: On the Fence About a Spending Decision? Try the 0.01% Rule

WSJ: On the Fence About a Spending Decision? Try the 0.01% Rule

The Wall Street Journal Personal Finance column presents the 0.01% rule for frivolous spending.  I’m not sure it helps.

if the amount of money at stake is 0.01% or less of your net worth. Someone with $500,000 in wealth could spend $50 worry-free, according to the rule.