Already, there are articles out there which claim the feat achieved by Eliud Kipchoge, a 26.2 mile run in less than 2 hours this past Saturday, is fake. Crazy. The media these days will say and do anything to get clicks. Not us. On Saturday, in Vienna, Mr. Kipchoge, achieved something some of us can only dream of. First, let me give you some context, the legend of the first marathon is based on a story of a messenger running to Sparta to ask for help during the...

Recently I had to get my MacBook pro repaired. I made the rookie error of placing pieces of paper between the screen and keyboard, and closed it. When I got home I realized I had made a huge mistake. The pieces of paper were stapled. And I just happened to have placed the staple at the base of the hinge, where most of the torque would be applied upon closing. You guessed it right; the staple became a fulcrum that punched through the screen and cracked it. I...

#election2020 #trump #democratichopeful For all of his faults, and there are many, Trump does one thing very well, that is to make people feel as if they are part of the team. This should come as no surprise, just look at his rhetoric; America first, America against China, America against immigrants, Nationalism above globalism, us against them. Trump's opponents, myself included, often fail to appreciate the power of inclusion. I think part of it is because we are not seeking inclusion ourselves, we live it everyday, and therefore...

#strongmantactic #election2020 #trump Strongman, those politicians that cycle through time with the promise of fixing everything and anything the populous wants, just as long as they remain in power. Strongman are nothing new. For as long as humans have organized themselves into governments, there have been people presenting themselves as strongman. Man, that as long as you keep them in power, will fix any and all of your ailments. Initially, these strongman, mostly do what they said they will do, if with little concern on the long-term consequences....

#narcissist #trump #election2020 Trump may not be a lot of things; gracious, intelligent, healthy, or presidential, but predictable, he is. So why is the liberal media so blown away by Trump's behavior day after day. Trump is a narcissist. A narcissist is only concerned with themselves. And they only hear and see what they want. They see no fault in their actions and they hear no criticisms. There are countless examples; from the minute, where Trump stutters, mumbles, or generally makes no sense, to his inability to get...

Mr. Mueller was a busy man today. He spent 3 hours testifying at the House Judiciary committee in the morning, and another couple of hours testifying at the House Intelligence committee. And like in the first testimony, most of the outcome came as expected, though there were some surprises. Devin Nunes, the ranking Republican, played the role of the party's puppet. His immediate focus was on bringing up, what seemed like, conspiracy theories about the FBI's biases towards the Trump campaign and its advisors. The Republican members of...

#muellerreport #trump #election2020 Today, Robert Mueller finally testified in front of the US Congress. This is one of the only times I have ever heard him speak. The first time was when he held a press conference to talk about his non-appearance of this very appearance. The testimony progressed both, as I had expected, and with a few surprises. First, the democrats and the republicans both played their game. The game of the democrats was to point out each one of the facts in the report Mueller provided...

Times change, and as they do, they force us all to view our past with the insight of 20/20 vision. In the midst of time, however, this insight is almost impossible. Ever since the start of civilization, children have played an important role in the prosperity or hardship of a family. Male children have, in the past, been preferred because of their potential to help with labor-intensive chores. Whereas females, whom are generally not as physically strong, were considered to be a misfortune. By the time we reached...

This is the symptom that I find to be the most obnoxious. It reminds me of a small child that requires constant attention. I imagine a baby or toddler being hungry or thirsty, and their reaction to not getting their needs addressed immediately. I imagine the need for constant encouragement as they learn to babble, pickup stuff, walk, and generally get around in the world. Trump was elected in 2016 and he's had more rallies post-election than he did during his campaign. Just this year he's had 6...

#science #reflection #mirrors #honeycomb Have you ever looked closely at a bicycle reflector? If you have, you will have seen the honeycomb pattern deep inside. What you are seeing is less honeycomb and more a stitching of multiple reflecting surfaces at a right-angle to each other. Mirrors are a great reflecting surface. When you shine a light to them, the light will reflect at an angle directly opposite, this is known as the law of reflection. For example, in this diagram, P is the light being projected onto...