Falcor

So, the trending thing I am seeing this week (outside of bat shit crazy governance)?

Falcor.

This car, a research ship I read about, stories from opposite sides of the internet and even a brief conversation the other day.

For some reason, Falcor is resonating in the universe...

Widowmaker

It seems EJ Potter's Widowmaker is for sale, at one of the big Vegas options going on.

The thing is a fascinating bit of either engineering or lunacy.
Perhaps both...


Details on the bike over here, if you are interested.

Sure

I could go for some of this action, sure...

More on this later, maybe.

Wait What

So, I am looking at the inbox, spot the update from Yelp...

Yeah, I am enough of a food nerd to read emails from them on restaurants in my area.


This week's theme - grilled cheese.

Sure, I can get behind a  grilled cheese.
I might order one, if I see it on a menu.

Then I notice that two of the places highlighted are establishments focusing on the grilled cheese.
Like their whole schtick is grilled cheese...
And they are located three blocks from one another.

Really?


If you haven't been here, Providence is a small city, both measured by geography and population.
Why are there to grilled cheese restaurants three blocks from each other, downtown?

Tiny

I am just gonna guess this dudes nickname was Tiny...

Real People

These Chevy fake non-actor commercials actually make me angry.

Seriously...


This remix to include some focus group reality is quite refreshing.

Orwell 1945

Well, Here We Are

Soft Sensuality

Having themed his inauguration "soft sensuality" which may be the creepiest inauguration theme in the entire history of inaugurations...


The president elect shot out this picture, presumably as evidence that his speech is being put on paper?



Somebody took some time to dive into what this image is trying to communicate over here.

Tinkering

I do enjoy a bit of tinkering in the garage...
Or shed, as known across the pond.

Assembling things, I have enjoyed it since childhood.
Legos, model cars, remote controlled things.
Even still, only I tend to assemble real, life size things.
The process may satisfy as much as the finished product, I suppose.

This video pleases me...

Everything from the basic mechanical process to the conversation on the existential duality of screws and bolts.
Good stuff...



The rest of the series is also great, if you like watching some dude mess with eccentric gears and the like.

The Fix

I don't know where your head is, politically.
Your thoughts on Russian influence in the most recent election, or lack there of...

It is something worth dwelling on for a moment, I think.
There is an article on the subject, over here, which merits a read.

Here is a snippet, for you to consider.:

Under these circumstances, the reaction of anyone who actually cares about the United States has to be: We must investigate this with great seriousness and impartiality and find out exactly what happened. This requires an independent commission with sufficient funding, a broad mandate and legal authority that Congress creates but then can no longer influence.  

Nothing should be less controversial than this. Whatever a nation’s political disagreements, in any functioning democracy there’s just one position on this issue: Only citizens can participate in deciding who governs it.

Maybe we get our fake news from different sources...
There are points made here which should resonate with any participant in this democracy.



The link, again.