WSJ: Stop Worrying About Sleep
WSJ: Stop Worrying About Sleep
Everyone knows that getting eight hours of sleep is the key to health and happiness.
Everyone should know to doubt anything that everyone knows. The knowledge that “everyone knows” is built from half-assed news reports, advertising and unverified assertions made often enough.
No matter how you vote or what you think of the events at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, it unconscionable that all video had not been immediately made public.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) publicly released footage from the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
House Republicans had the authority to release the video, and they did not.
This video looks like American citizens were entrapped. It’s a small sample, but for the stability of the country, all video should have been made available many months ago.
AutoBlog: NTSB calls for Speed Limiters on Cars
After investigating a three-vehicle accident that happened in Las Vegas in January 2022, the NTSB is again recommending a few measures to curb speeding, one of them being the “need for intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology and countermeasures including interlock program for repeat speeding offenders.”
We already have plenty of laws, but DA’s and the DOJ choose to enforce them selectively. It is irresponsible of the NTSB to make a major policy recommendation that will effect every car buyer in America based on one horrendous car accident.
Everyone knows that the replacement women of the MCU have been a disaster, but nobody is supposed to point that out.
I put the camera on the shed to get a better video of Sparky’s Moose Run.
Sparky needs exercise and enjoys novel experiences. I am a problem solver and have a bunch of RC cars. I tethered Mr. Moose to the back of a Traxxas Maxx. Better to turn the sound down. The audio track is on, but just RC noise.
WSJ: Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs
WSJ: Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs
EUGENE, Ore.—Soon after Oregon became the first state to decriminalize all drugs in 2020, Officer Jose Alvarez stopped arresting people for possession and began giving out tickets with the number for a rehab helpline.
People sprawled on sidewalks and using fentanyl with no fear of consequence have become a common sight in cities such as Eugene and Portland. Business owners and local leaders are upset, but so are liberal voters who hoped decriminalization would lead to more people getting help. In reality, few drug users are taking advantage of new state-funded rehabilitation programs.
Anybody could have seen this coming, but somehow, they still think they are smarter than the rest of us. In Econ 100, you learn that people respond to incentives. Remove disincentives to take hard drugs, and more people take hard drugs.
What one change in public education would you implement to improve the quality of education?
Teachers say, “Get better parents.” That’s true, but not helpful. We teach the students we have. Public schools are a condensed version of the community. If the community is dysfunctional, the children of the community aren’t likely to be much better.
My dad was a waist gunner in a B-24 Liberator during World War II. He is the one we think of on Veteran’s Day, but other family members served. Uncle Pete was in the Navy, Uncle Nick was an officer, but I don’t recall which branch. My brother Chris was in the Air Force for the Vietnam War, and brother-in-law John was in the Army. Nephew Dusty was also in the Army. Mom would want me to mention that she volunteered for the USO, so really, she should get something. Remember the people who served, and listen to their stories while you can.
My dad tells some of his story:
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