The central Texas floods were terrible, with the Camp Mystic events being particularly tragic. Having a guy like this on the ground at Camp Mystic, directing the rescue efforts, had to be a great comfort.
Scott Ruskan, a 26 year old rescue swimmer for the Coast Guard, is a hero, and sounds like one.
Honestly, I’m mostly just a dude. I’m just doing a job. This is what I signed up for…
When I worked at Caterpillar, my division had a facility in Leicester, England. Working internationally, there is the time difference to accommodate, but also a holiday difference.
You only get to keep what you can defend. That’s not even a rule, it’s axiomatic.
It’s good and appropriate that The Star Spangled Banner is based on a British drinking song.
Modern physics doesn’t seem to make sense, but the concepts are fascinating. People who know a little modern physics, apply it to situations where it isn’t relevant, like social interactions or pop culture.
This video from the Democratic National Committee promises to “Upgrade Your Life with These Daily Habits”.
Am I a bad person for watching this video? My stand-by ticket to life has already been upgraded to first class, so it feels a little greedy to clamor for more perks.
A Bold Idea to Raise the Birthrate: Make Parenting Less Torturous
A Bold Idea to Raise the Birthrate: Make Parenting Less Torturous
The collapsing birthrate is another crisis we are supposed to worry about. I don’t recall when the switch was flipped from over-population to under-population.
Senator Cory Booker, the senator from New Jersey, is a Nazi. Booker is considering a run for president in 2028. We could have an actual Nazi for president.
This was Sparky, looking like a dork, before I figured out his true name. It’s hard to imagine him being called anything else. In this post, I covered how A good dog takes a name. An article like this RD: The Most Popular Dog Names in Each State would not have helped me figure out the right name. Now, the article is interesting.
It’s not really the right idea, but for Memorial Day, I’m watching Sergeant York (1941) on Youtube.
Blaze: New pope, old problem: Will Leo XIV resist tyranny?
I keep saying that Pope stuff is none of my business, but interesting issues keep coming up.
The Catholic Church finds itself locked in a battle against three hostile ideologies — globalism, Islam, and communism. And right now, it’s losing on all fronts.
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