Oh Leo...

These sad photos of Leo on the yacht get at something we all know but can't quite admit. At 51, dating a supermodel, boozing it up, and yachting in Europe sounds frankly not all that fun, especially after doing it for 30+ years already. He'd enjoy himself more by coaching a Little League team. 

DSA Movement

The funniest thing about this whole DSA thing - so we all know this is a movement centered around college graduates. These are folks who cannot quite excel in the hyper-competitive global economy but expected to. They see no hope. But these are not working-class or poor folks. So they come from means. They might *feel* like they don't have means, but their families do. At the very least, they have houses. I think part of their fears and frustrations are feeling like they aren't going to achieve even those middle-class things like their parents - owning homes, stable jobs, etc. I can understand all this. But here's the irony. They will inherit these things one day. It seems long off to them. It seems irrelevant because they're just trying to start their lives. But if their political movement succeeds, around the time they actually a) figure out some way to make a living, get some progress in their careers b) get married and settle down so they, in effect "double" their resources and c) stand to inherit quite a bit from the prior generation(s) is precisely when their redistributive policies will start to really kick in. So the people they will actually end up robbing are themselves.

Logging

TV: House of the Dragon s3

So into it, I went back to reading the book.

Huh

This Yale Law Professor says children are hostages of their parents, and younger people, like college kids, have a better idea of what's best for future generations than their parents do. What a lunatic! On some level, I think he's close to getting at an interesting point but then totally loses it at the last minute. He says the family's priorities come before the children's. Does he fail to recognize these children are part of the family!?!

Despite All The Drama

I still have never watched a WNBA game. Not even one minute. 

Rent

If you think rent is expensive, try paying for housing upgrades, taxes, and landscaping. 

The dirt appreciates; the house depreciates.

NYC Communist Grocery Stores

Prediction: even if they were well-run, they'd still be inefficient and bad, but in practice they will almost certainly be poorly run, super inefficient, and terrible. 

The irony is that if they are good, they will simply be exploited/used by the folks who live nearby and paid for by the folks who don't live nearby. Hilarious. 

Democrats

I'd be more inclined to vote for them if they weren't blood-sucking communist leaches who intend to ruin this country and everyone in it. But that's just me. 

Even Handed

The rarest of rare things: an even-handed, sober outlook on foreign affairs. 

Yes, it would be entirely within reason to rebalance how the US deals with the Islamic world, especially in light of having a rival state on the world stage now.

Logging

Film: Uncle Buck

Quite good in moments. Better than I remember. Totally paved the way for Home Alone and Ferris Bueller. Would be quite the triple watch.

Interesting Conclusion

This guy seems to think Israel and the US are behind the migrants from Morocco entering this place called Ceuta, a little area I've never ever heard of. Seems quite far-fetched. Are we to assume Trump even knows what this territory is?

Free Advice

Go to Mammoth Lakes and go hiking. Be prepared. 

Follow Up

On Trump not liking the Iran situation.

He doesn't know what he's doing. 

War

Getting this vague sense that Trump has no experience fighting wars.

Therapists and Parents

WSJ article claims therapists are behind the increasing number of children cutting off their parents. Counterintuitively, this makes a lot of sense to me as a parent who strongly encourages cutting off all relationships with therapists. 

Free Advice to Republicans

Pick a different hill to die on than supporting the woman who called a 5-year old kid the n-word on a playground.

Not a winning issue.

I Believe This

The number of words we speak a day is slipping. 

Or, are they just being replaced by text?

Good Work If You Can Get It

Coming around on this guy. He's discovered a little cottage industry of making DEI people look like total idiots. 

Genius

Man tricks students, catches 32/35 using AI.