That time in the 1904 Olympics
I ran across this on reddit somewhere a while ago, posted it on FB, and am now posting it here because it needs to be seen. There’s bizarre history, and then there’s the Marathon at the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis …
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Political Ads
It should be a law that political ads for candidates to be positive ads only. You can hype up anyone you want, but you are not allowed to attack any particular candidate via paid ad. If you want to differentiate yourself …
2022 All Quiet On the Western Front Review
The new All Quiet on the Western Front movie is a fantastic WWI movie. It really, really is. But it bears a resemblance to the book in name and character names only, which is massively disappointing. It did its own …
Actually I am… (Review)
cover for Jitsu wa Watashi wa vol. 1 Jitsu wa Watashi wa (Translated as Actually I Am), is a Manga series written and illustrated by Eiji Masuda. It was published by Akita Shoten in Weekly Shōnen Champion and ran from …
SCUBA Certified
Finally getting around to updating the blog with the important news: My wife and I got officially certified as Advanced Open Water SCUBA divers right at the end of July. We haven’t been able to go visit anything other …
The 2nd Amendment is not about Firearms.
Erik Ramsay posted this on a Facebook group I’m in and gave permission to share it far and wide. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free …
A Fun Fact For The Day
I found this years ago on reddit and saved it. So now I’m posting it here. Barack Obama became President of the United States because People Magazine thought actor Garret Wang was attractive. Here’s how it went down: At …
What WoW’s Dragonflight Trailer Lacks
Every World of Warcraft trailer has always been extremely hyped, leaving you with a sense of wonder and excitement, and a knowledge of what the game or expansion is bringing to the table. The Vanilla trailer showed off …
Quote of the Day, 4-5-2022
“The hatred that men bear to privilege increases in proportion as privileges become fewer and less considerable, so that democratic passions would seem to burn most fiercely just when they have least fuel. I have already …