tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66069562026-06-08T15:53:03.211-04:00A Large RegularChris Lynch's slanted view on sports, politics and entertainment.
Please send thoughts or comments to chris.lynch@gmail.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22924125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-24078353353622758402026-06-08T10:30:00.000-04:002026-06-08T10:30:00.109-04:00Life Advice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GPFg5qRWoAAMCw5?format=jpg&name=medium" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="1024" height="363" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GPFg5qRWoAAMCw5?format=jpg&name=medium" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-29803612122626058782026-06-08T08:47:52.581-04:002026-06-08T08:49:36.964-04:00Lessons of History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71vkxIftlzL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="606" height="200" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71vkxIftlzL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="121" /></a></div><p>It was well reported that <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guns-August-Pulitzer-Prize-Winning-Outbreak/dp/0345476093">The Guns of August</a></b> by Barbara Tuchman was one of JFK's favorite books. But it was also reported in David Halberstam's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Best-Brightest-David-Halberstam/dp/0449908704"><b>The Best and the Brightest</b> </a>that JFK may have sent those 18,000 "advisors" to Vietnam as a direct result of the bullying treatment he received from Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna. It's as if he didn't lean anything from Tuchman's book.</p><p>"<i><b>Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it</b>.</i>" - George Santayana</p><p>I've also long held that much of the tragedy of WW I was because military leaders failed to learn from the lessons of the American Civil War where trench warfare had it's seeds.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-69512668235482899332026-06-08T07:07:04.293-04:002026-06-08T07:16:57.708-04:00Monday Flotsam and Jetsam<p><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/monday-flotsam-and-jetsam-2c8?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.</a></p><p>Tonight is game 3 of the NBA Finals and the first finals game at MSG since 1999. Look for any celebrity from New York or any who have shows on ABC or Disney to attend and get plenty of air time. If you did a drinking game of having to take a sip every time a Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Timothy Chalamet, or other luminary appears on screen - you might be drunk by halftime.</p><p>As always - please <b>Subscribe</b>, hit the <b>Like</b> button, or share the <b><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/monday-flotsam-and-jetsam-2c8?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Link</a></b>. Thanks!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-37937384164897687132026-06-08T05:50:10.612-04:002026-06-08T05:50:10.648-04:00Quotes for Today<p>Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-22911980383399341762026-06-08T00:30:00.000-04:002026-06-08T00:30:00.115-04:00Word for Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GsSGLfHXUAAB1Oq?format=jpg&name=900x900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="736" height="400" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GsSGLfHXUAAB1Oq?format=jpg&name=900x900" width="351" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-31913823050334025662026-06-07T21:02:24.284-04:002026-06-07T21:02:24.332-04:00Take Action<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The habit of taking action is one of the most important habits one can develop in life.</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/take-action-5c2?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Have a new post up on Substack on how to develop that habit of taking action.</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks in advance!<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-87278886260716477862026-06-07T17:18:21.707-04:002026-06-07T17:18:21.742-04:00More Linky Links<p> More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/kettlebell-workouts-approved-by-experts?tag=diversion&type=content&subtype=health_and_wellness&utm_term=blast&utm_campaign=05.31.2026_Relwen-Supply-Short_Shinola-Duck_DIRT-Hawaii_STO&utm_id=subaction_5200474667868160&utm_medium=email&utm_source=bluecore&obem=Od6UsRA1ZRcHDMC9lXWle-pPMIGs3d9t6VDDA_hGiiU%3D&bc_lcid=t6358703993118720lw5921264191266816li0">11 Kettle Bell Exercises to Level Up Your Workouts.</a></p><p>- <a href="https://jonathanturley.org/2026/06/07/the-spanberger-surge-virginia-governor-may-prove-the-greatest-influencer-for-gun-ownership-since-charlton-heston/">Jonathan Turley: Virginia Governor may prove greatest gun influencer since Charlton Heston</a>.</p><p>- <a href="https://rationaloptimistsociety.substack.com/p/its-hardwares-turn-to-eat-the-world?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=4360993&post_id=200653609&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=5ns5k&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email">It's hardware's turn to eat the world.</a></p><p>- <a href="https://www.robkhenderson.com/p/this-summers-sleeper-hit-is-about?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=800237&post_id=200541495&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=5ns5k&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email">This summer's sleeper hit is about a man who can't ask a woman out.</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-68600882893876121122026-06-07T11:30:00.000-04:002026-06-07T11:30:00.115-04:00Scott Adams Happiness Formula<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E49tdCvVgAk71TH?format=jpg&name=small" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="680" height="286" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E49tdCvVgAk71TH?format=jpg&name=small" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-88320334168095024732026-06-07T09:57:52.829-04:002026-06-07T10:00:39.736-04:00Linky Links<p>Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/best-exercises-to-help-you-sleep/?trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-article-content&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email">8 Best Exercises to Help You Sleep at Night.</a> Especially in older adults.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/iran-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz.html">Iran stops negotiations with US.</a></p><p>- <a href="https://x.com/EchoesofWarYT/status/2063350213511688234">Just learned of the heroics of General Teddy Roosevelt Jr. On D-Day</a>. Where do we find such men?</p><p>- From the archives: <a href="https://dancarlin.substack.com/p/the-real-war-will-never-get-into?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1575766&post_id=165381042&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=5ns5k&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email">Dan Carlin on D-Day.</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-81305930364012459622026-06-07T09:21:48.538-04:002026-06-07T09:21:48.538-04:00Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam<p><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/sunday-flotsam-and-jetsam-bd2?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.</a></p><p>Each day I try to have at least 10 items to discuss in my Flotsam and Jetsam posts. Some days I breeze right past that number. Other days I struggle to get to 10. This was one of the latter days.</p><p>As always - please <b>Subscribe</b>, hit the <b>Like</b> button, or share the <b><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/sunday-flotsam-and-jetsam-bd2?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Link</a></b>. You have to appreciate the effort, consistency, and discipline to do this every day.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-81428643097647233162026-06-07T08:20:48.702-04:002026-06-07T08:20:48.742-04:00Quotes for Today<p>Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-14840223089847136582026-06-07T00:30:00.000-04:002026-06-07T00:30:00.105-04:00Word for Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GPHkHJqWwAAnt76?format=jpg&name=small" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="564" height="277" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GPHkHJqWwAAnt76?format=jpg&name=small" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-92160590882980047322026-06-06T22:49:27.978-04:002026-06-06T22:49:27.979-04:00Telegraph Road - Dire Straits<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q1Wp2ASqyxI?si=C1vbSzgNFdis-IWF" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-67001338084201907012026-06-06T08:58:22.919-04:002026-06-06T08:58:22.945-04:00D-Day Never Forget<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GPR_H4-XIAAZCV9?format=jpg&name=large" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1080" height="471" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GPR_H4-XIAAZCV9?format=jpg&name=large" width="361" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-35112411992679210702026-06-06T07:57:19.758-04:002026-06-06T08:02:23.584-04:00Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam<p><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/saturday-flotsam-and-jetsam-e40?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack</a>.</p><p>Today is the anniversary of D-Day and I admit this day always makes me think of <b><a href="https://beam-images.warnermediacdn.com/BEAM_LWM_DELIVERABLES/6a0a0227-f567-46ba-9a2d-04374c5f6193/b10a4d62-6147-11f0-a292-12e0662734a7?host=wbd-images.prod-vod.h264.io&partner=beamcom&w=500">Band of Brothers</a> </b>and their buildup and portrayal of the Day of Days.</p><p>As always - please <b>Subscribe</b>, hit the <b>Like</b> button, or share the <b><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/saturday-flotsam-and-jetsam-e40?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Link</a></b>. Thanks and thanks to those who served and the heroes who never came back. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-21596638394473172452026-06-06T06:56:12.190-04:002026-06-06T06:56:12.220-04:00Quotes for Today<p> Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-31811266594504124192026-06-06T00:30:00.000-04:002026-06-06T00:30:00.107-04:00Remember<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUAG1OuWQAU_OS0?format=jpg&name=medium" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1199" height="400" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUAG1OuWQAU_OS0?format=jpg&name=medium" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-3808419345229235982026-06-05T18:33:18.100-04:002026-06-05T18:33:18.141-04:00Linky Links<p>Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.</p><p>- <a href="https://instapundit.substack.com/p/scott-pelley-is-out-so-what?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1281686&post_id=200669470&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=5ns5k&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email">Glenn Reynolds: Scott Pelly is out. So what</a>? He's not wrong.</p><p>- From the archives: <a href="https://www.sloww.co/naval-ravikant/">Naval Ravikant - 15 timeless Naval thoughts and 50 quotes</a>.</p><p>- <a href="https://paulpartlow.substack.com/p/connecting-the-dots-how-the-new-testament?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2172947&post_id=200486141&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=5ns5k&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email">New Testament clues hidden in the Old Testament.</a></p><p>- <a href="https://donsurber.substack.com/p/beauty-and-the-beastly?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1115457&post_id=200668254&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=5ns5k&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email">Beauty and the beastly</a>. He's not wrong - there's a marked difference.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-64526085806946982022026-06-05T13:30:00.000-04:002026-06-05T13:30:00.113-04:00NBA I Love This Game<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UvOhVsK03u4?si=yZzxEZazgX2a-f1U" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-32584700831310138442026-06-05T09:24:45.341-04:002026-06-05T09:24:45.366-04:00Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules for Writing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*aCwarBqq2cSTngzVxfAY7Q.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*aCwarBqq2cSTngzVxfAY7Q.jpeg" width="329" /></a></div><a href="https://medium.com/@jghwilliams/just-try-to-keep-it-moving-without-showing-off-dde2156a08e8">Via</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-62892427885405509692026-06-05T07:08:04.315-04:002026-06-05T07:08:04.315-04:00Friday Flotsam and Jetsam<p><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/friday-flotsam-and-jetsam-a59?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.</a></p><p>Carolina may have beaten the Golden Knights 4-3 in OT to even the series but the important thing to remember is once again the Stanley Cup will not be going to a team from Canada. The last time the Cup was won by a Canadian franchise was 1993 when Montreal beat the LA Kings.</p><p>As always - please <b>Subscribe, </b>hit the <b>Like</b> button, or share the <b><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/friday-flotsam-and-jetsam-a59?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Link</a></b>. Thanks!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-45319052669000727122026-06-05T06:08:45.826-04:002026-06-05T06:08:45.859-04:00Quotes for Today<p>Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-41961031430613662272026-06-05T00:30:00.000-04:002026-06-05T00:30:00.112-04:00Tank Man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dd/Tank_Man_(Tiananmen_Square_protester).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="392" height="255" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dd/Tank_Man_(Tiananmen_Square_protester).jpg" width="392" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div>On this anniversary of the protest at Tiananmen Square it should be remembered that the above image is banned in China and the unknown Tank Man is probably dead - disappeared by the CCP. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-74493884485416734542026-06-04T19:44:42.927-04:002026-06-04T19:44:42.927-04:00College Football Thoughts<p><a href="https://clynch.substack.com/p/college-football-thoughts-836?r=5ns5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">Some offseason college football thoughts and observations with emphasis on the Protecting College Sports Act.</a></p><p></p><p>Was thinking these these things anyway so figure may as well jot them down and place upon Substack.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606956.post-4059663774591001722026-06-04T11:22:40.179-04:002026-06-04T11:23:27.554-04:00Linky Links<p>Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.</p><p>- <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nyc-sewer-explorers-manhole-investigation-a229be36b3daa74223ad0a43bfdcc488?taid=6a205d9c95609a0001f5ba9b&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter">Tell me your first thought wasn't of CHUD.</a></p><p>- <a href="https://michaelwade800695.substack.com/p/when-history-lovers-are-replaced?r=2bvqp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true">When History Lovers are Replaced by History Haters</a>.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.corememory.com/p/westmag-atlas-american-actuators-china?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=320996&post_id=200230523&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=5ns5k&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email">This is why America can't have robots and other nice things.</a></p><p>- <a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/california-announces-they-have-finished-counting-the-votes-ronald-reagan-has-won-the-1966-governors-race">Sounds about right doesn't it.</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0