Have you ever noticed someone saying So or You know? many times in one conversation? What about Um or Alright? These phrases are everywhere in spoken English, but you probably won’t find them in your textbook.
Category: Odds and Ends
Who is Minding our Cities’ Money?
Professional money managers losing money – big time – and still collecting undisclosed fees.
That translates into a weighted average return of -0.26% over that period. By virtually any truly objective measure, that is not a good result.
Tiger Williams arrested
No surprise when you listen to this great podcast.
[Squid and the Ultimate Leafs Fan] Episode 69: Tiger Williams (Part 1) #squidAndTheUltimateLeafsFan podcastaddict.com/squid-and-the-ultimate-leafs-fan/episode/151723955 via @PodcastAddict
[Squid and the Ultimate Leafs Fan] Episode 70: Tiger Williams (Part 2) #squidAndTheUltimateLeafsFan
podcastaddict.com/squid-and-the-ultimate-leafs-fan/episode/151723957 via @PodcastAddict
The podcasts were really good until the very end where Dave starts pushing the vaccine. I figure that’s proof that he must have brain damage from all those shots to the head. Sadly, Rick Vaive and the host both agree with him. Seems to be part of the mass delusion of baby boomers.
Anti SUV and pickup truck rant
I Went To The Worst Ghettos In The United States: Part Two
If you have a choice you have a soul
ORC
New term for me.
Marauding Bands Of Looters Are Stealing Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Merchandise As America Descends Into Lawlessness
Not Sparky Herring!
Sad end to a guy I used to correspond with in the BBS days.
Mary Frances Herring, who was married to Mr. Herring for 28 years, said her late husband was something of a computer whiz in his early years who secured the @Tennessee Twitter handle shortly after Twitter came online. Internet archivist Jason Scott says Herring was the creator of the successful software products Sparkware and QWIKMail; Scott has 2 hours worth of interviews with Herring from 20 years ago here.
krebsonsecurity.com/2021/07/serial-swatter-who-caused-death-gets-five-years-in-prison/