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August 05, 2025
Some morning thoughts

Benny Johnson set up a GiveSendGo for Holly, the woman who was beaten unconscious in Cincinnati. link below. If you can support, consider giving. Otherwise, consider sharing…

on Twitter, I saw that Charlie Sheen had given $1000. he made a joke about how he played a baseball player for the Cincinnati Indians… Funny enough, we just watched Major league.

Some jackass in the replies commented how he could’ve dug a little deeper in his pockets, having only given $1000. Just out of curiosity, I went to look up Charlie’s net worth. Though I suspect it’s way more, it’s now listed at $3 million. Down from its high at $150 million when he was on 2 1/2 men.

I was pretty shocked, though it did lead to this morning deep thought.

In bad times, we struggle to get by. in good times, we worry about losing what we have. you want to help as much as you can. There is always the nagging fear of squirreling as much away as possible, just in case. there is the constant pressure of making sure you have enough to provide for your family.

And then there is the fear of losing what you have.

And my deep thought was that when it comes to tangible assets, it’s not a question of if we lose what we have. We will inevitably and invariably lose what we have, if only because we can’t take it with us. so the fear of losing it on this earth, the unavoidable reality needs to be put in the perspective: We are not taking it with us, regardless, so we lose it at some point one way or the other.
it may not alleviate the unavoidable stress of existence, finances, bills… but it does put it into perspective in terms of the worst case scenario:

We’re going to lose all of our worldly belongings, one way or the other, sooner or later. 😂Just a question of what we do with it while we have it.

And understanding that all that we take with us is what we leave behind. mind blown

See you all this afternoon!

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His moment of greatness

And it was quite literally his only moment of greatness in the three games! 😂

What’s incredible is how expensive everything has gotten, even the most traditional family outings.

Admittedly, we were five kids and two adults, but it was over $35 per person to play three games of bowling.

Then you have to rent the shoes.

And the food, if you order it, is overpriced junk.

But, we had a moment!

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He’s getting nice and fat!

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Who do you all want to win tomorrow’s Kentucky primary?

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  1. Judge blocks Alberta independence. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/liberal-judge-quashes-petition-forcing-vote-independence-oil/
  2. SCOTUS: pending. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pending_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases
  3. SCOTUS: Corporate immunity. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1238_1b7d.pdf
  4. SCOTUS: Arbitration. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-83_3e04.pdf
  5. SCOTUS: Mifepristone. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a1207_21p3.pdf
  6. 2A: Constitutionality of federal gun crimes. https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/opnfiles/25-1024P-01A.pdf
  7. The Fed: unaccountable. https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/25-1144_opn.pdf
  8. Internet spying: Privacy as injury. https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/233235p.pdf
  9. Green power speech rules. https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251012.P.pdf
  10. Framed man wins verdict. https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/26a0148p-06.pdf
  11. DEI may lose, even in Twin Cities. https://courthousenews.com/minneapolis-public-schools-struggles-in-trump-suit-over-dei-policy/
  12. Car shutoff. https://cei.org/news_releases/house-vote-today-could-help-end-vehicle-kill-switch-mandate/

*Bonus: California: agency power. https://www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S284378.PDF

**Bonus: OKeefe Wins https://www.pacermonitor.com/case/61866801/Fseisi_v_OKeefe_Media_Group_et_al

***Bonus: EU: must allow welfare for migrants. https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/kh-inps-cjeu-judgment.pd

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  • This abstraction captures something more of the symphonic spirit in the seamless synethsis of function and feel, utility and aesthetic, that is my favorite place in my hometown — the Walnut Street Bridge, whose blue beams and wooden planks cross the Tennessee River, and whose path I took each day to work as a young lawyer for a public interest law clinic defending the victims of abuse be they parents or banks. The feeling of precision integrated into nature, crossing it, overcoming it, and experiencing it at the same time, this local artist best captures the sense of the Birdge as I fondly remember it, expressed in its geometric shape, friendly colors, and textured echo of memory past. 
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