A very funny video, especially for the ladies, that Colleen Doran placed on her Patreon page this morning:
The Age of War and Resentment
I resent having to live in the era of Donald Trump. Here’s a reasoned, measured discussion about Trump’s unreasonable, unmeasurable war of choice against a nation that has been mere weeks away from having a nuclear weapon for over 20 years.
Drone On!
Trump obviously wants Putin to claim all of Ukraine for Russia. To that end, he refuses to give Zelensky any assistance. But now Trump is harming his own war effort in Iran by refusing assistance from Zelensky.
From Denmark With Sound
https://hifihalloffame.com/equipment/dynaco-a25-loudspeaker/
The A-25 was just the right size — smaller than the Large Advent speaker, and larger than the Small Advent. It was a rarity for its time in being praised by both Consumer Reports and Stereophile.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/dynaco-25-loudspeaker
For anyone who thinks $1600 would be a lot of money to spend on a pair of speakers today, adjusted for inflation that’s what a pair of Dynaco A-25’s cost when they were introduced in 1969.
Goolsbee!
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank president Austan Goolsbee is always good for explanations and observations of what’s going on with the economy.
Tracy Kidder (1945-2026)
Massachusetts-based author Tracy Kidder’s name has appeared here a few times. Like Jon Krakauer and Michael Lewis, Kidder was a non-fiction writer.
I first read Kidder’s Soul of a New Machine and last read Rough Sleepers. I didn’t read everything in between, but I have fond memories of reading House, Among Schoolchildren, and Home Town. The NYTimes has a good overview of Kidder’s life and writings.