Meandering Thoughts #55
Once upon a time, your choices of payment method were cash, check, or credit card. Written checks went out of vogue decades ago due to fraud; e-checks were a temporary…
Duluth Dissed
In a recent New York Times article Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry on Rock 'n' Roll Swindle and the Who's Future, the interviewer asks about extending their (current) farewell tour:…
Give It A Rest!
Joe DiMaggio demanded he be introduced as The Greatest Living Ballplayer at all public appearances, such as Yankee Old-Timers' Day. Billy Crystal claims that DiMaggio punched him when Crystal did…
Piss Bucket
As seen in person at a local establishment of adequate dining ... a little difficult to see, but underneath the urinal is a bucket to catch .... piss? For the…
The Future De-Trumpization of the US
Nikita Khrushchev became First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death by executing Beria and winning the power struggle with Stalin's heir apparent, Malenkov. Politically…
Correction Respectfully Requested
This map is displayed about halfway through the documentary Chernobyl: Secrets, Lies and the Untold Truths. Can you spot anything interesting? The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in 1986, therefore the…
Old Synagogue, Kraków
The Old Synagogue in Kraków, Poland is a city-run museum commerating Jewish life in Krakow prior to World War II. Originally built in the 15th century, the synagogue held regular services…
It’s All In The Phrasing
Teena Marie's biggest hit single, Lovergirl, is a vibrant and infections anthem about confidence, passion, and the desire to capture someone's heart. Released in 1984, it reached #4 on the…
Cold War Polish Defector
The Polish Netflix series 1983 tells an alternative Cold War history: simultaneous bombings across Poland keeps the communist party in power until the present. Twenty years later, the truth unravels…
Lèse-majesté
Following the September 11 attacks, holding rational, fact-based discussions with regards to cause and effect, religious freedoms (or lack thereof), national security, what would constitute an appropriate response, or any…