Spring forward tonight
Tonight the clocks get moved one hour ahead. I love the shift to increased sunlight hours at the end of the day.
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Open thread 3/12/22
This was news to me:
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1996 and then 2019:
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Ozzy Man on extreme sports (extreme language, as usual):
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(1) They’ve found Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance 10,000 feet underwater. It is remarkably intact. Photos and a video at the link; really quite extraordinary. Without any exaggeration this is the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen – by far,” … Continue reading →
Open thread 3/9/22
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(1) Biden will now buy oil from Venezuela and Iran instead of from Russia. Nice going, Joe. Very cagey of you. (2) Please read this article. It’s very frightening, and relates some facts of which I was previously unaware, such … Continue reading →
Open thread 3/8/22
It’s pretty close, isn’t it? The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
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Yes, Glenn Gould was strange. This clip shows his habit of singing along as he played the piano:
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(1) From someone who knew Putin as a young KGB operative, some reflections (hat tip: David Foster of Chicago Boyz). The piece supports my conviction that Putin has been deeply upset at the Soviet breakup for a long time, and … Continue reading →
Open thread 3/5/22
He had an extra couple of gears, didn’t he?
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