09 April 2026

"Relapsing into individuality"

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I came across an interesting quote from one of my favorite authors : “ As life goes on it becomes tiring to keep up the character you invent...
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Reinstituting U.S. military draft registration

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A very interesting headline in The Hill this morning.  Details re the implementation at the link. I came of age during the 1960s, when the ...
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08 April 2026

Worldwide toilet paper consumption

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I'm not particularly surprised that the U.S. leads the world in this metric, but the numbers are unexpected.  Per capita usage of 141 r...
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Zweeeeëg explained

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If I'm going to blog words tonight (in order to avoid you-know-what/you-know-who), we might as well look at this wonderful word meaning ...
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Word for the day: deranged

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It's a word most people recognize and vaguely understand, but I was curious about the etymology. From French déranger , from Old French ...
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Kinetic art

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TYWKWDBI doesn't do any product promotions or have sponsored posts, but I'm going to post this video because the technology behind t...
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07 April 2026

Lusitano stallion

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One of the winning photos in the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards open competition. Celestial Dance . Shortlist, Motion. This young Lusita...
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NASA team during the Artemis launch

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These are the scientists in the Science Evaluation Room, built by NASA specifically for Artemis missions, designed to support lunar science ...
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An existential threat to Pacific island micronations

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Yesterday TYWKIWDBI received a comment from reader Jim, who was addressing points relevant to the recent post about international mail disru...
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Potential effects of the Trump/Netanyahu war on Iran on world economics

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An extended (8-minute) discussion of current economic and market conditions by Mohamed El-Erian .  He makes note of the little-appreciated ...

It doesn't take long

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From the time I left my house until I got back it was 11 minutes on my phone's stopwatch.  A simple ballot and an efficient crew at our ...
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05 April 2026

Childhood punishments become adult goals

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I didn't want to end the bloggin day with all that war crap at the top of the column, so I'll shift gears to this aphorism.  Perhaps...
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Screencaps from Al Jazeera

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Not emphasized on American media are the antiwar protests going on in Israel.  There apparently is a lot of opposition to Netanyahu, either ...
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Gleanings from Facebook

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I'm sure it's reasonable to assume that the "one million" number is exaggerated, but it's worth remembering that this ...
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Grim forecasts for the U.S. economy

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The embed is a screencap from Facebook several days ago, but I've seen a similar forecast during a live discussion on Bloomberg TV.  The...
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