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Good Advice
August 2, 2024 We can make life really complicated. Or perhaps I should say, boy I made life really complicated. It really isn’t, is it?...
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Lucian@going2paris.net
Aug 12 min read
An Understandable Solution To The Monty Hall Problem
Charlottesville August 1, 2024 If you are not familiar with the Monty Hall Problem, here’s a statement of it: Suppose you're on a game...
Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 281 min read
Federal Government Sources And Uses (Excluding Debt)
Charlottesville July 28, 2024 Found this graphic today. I can’t vouch for its accuracy but assuming it is, I thought it was useful....
Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 251 min read
I Admire The Creativity Of This Comment In The WSJ
Not saying I agree with it — haven’t thought about it enough. But it did strike me as witty.
Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 221 min read
RIP Duke
July 22, 2024 Abdul “Duke” Fakir, a founding member of the Motown group the Four Tops, has died, according to his family. He was 88....
Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 221 min read
Such A Great Insight
The WSJ today said that Trump’s reaction to Biden’s withdrawal was small minded. That comment reminded me of the above quote. So much...
Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 171 min read
Caroline Street
July 17, 2024 There is a Caroline Street in Orange, Virginia. But pretty sure Jimmy Buffett was singing about Caroline Street in Key...
Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 161 min read
Today’s Tune
Some hate this song; I like it. Might be that I used to go to a bar named O’Mallay’s in The Mecca.
Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 151 min read
Chuck Taylor Converse All-Stars
Charles Hollis “Chuck” Taylor was born in Brown County, Indiana in 1901 and went on to become a professional basketball player (never...
Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 141 min read
Bloomberg Radio
I have recently been listening to Bloomberg Radio for a change. Mostly coverage of financial markets with a bit of politics mixed in —...
Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 121 min read
The King Pins /“It Won’t Be This Way Always”
I spent the night in my truck at the fairgrounds in Clarksdale. It’s where Robert Johnson of blues fame sold his soul to the Devil. ...
Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 122 min read
Panic!
“Wait, where is my gym bag? My clothes? My phone? My keys?” My body leot into overdrive as I found my mind both racing and battling to...
Lucian@going2paris.net
Jul 121 min read
Today’s Quotes
July 12, 2024 Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural...
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