Just a few random notes, stories and thoughts for the day.
Want to improve your memory? Try walking backwards.
John Bolton is out as National Security Advisor. Bolton was arguing to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan with no clear mission and no exit strategy. The President – his boss – disagreed. So, this was obviously going to happen.
Want to improve your memory? Try walking backwards.
Democrats are blaming airplanes, meat and business for climate change. Guess which three of those things aren’t going anywhere.
Seriously, is that what Dems are running on in 2020? Do they want more Trump? Because that’s how you get more Trump.
In Normandy, scientists have uncovered a bunch of preserved footprints – from Neandertals. This is pretty cool stuff, because while bones give us an idea of what the Neandertal looked like and how they moved, and their tools give us an idea of how innovative they were, footprints record behavior – they are like signatures, saying I was here. It’s a really groovy find.
Want to improve your memory? Try walking backwards.
Quantum gravity may be the key to time travel. I will be the first to admit that my understanding of all this is somewhat less than rudimentary, but color me skeptical.
Turns out naps could be good for your heart. Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a cat having a heart attack, and all they seem to do is nap, so…
Want to improve your memory? Try walking backwards.
The Brits in Parliament seem to have the most fun.
Back home, the Denver City Council seeks to emulate San Francisco in nutballery. At least we don’t have shit-choked streets and discarded needles everywhere – yet.
To ease your transition back to the real world, here is a bit of totty from the archives:
And on that note, we return you to your Thursday, already in progress.
