Things that make you go "Hmmmm!"

So if a man can have a little surgery and some hits of estrogen and compete as a woman in swimming, can he also compete if:

• The entrance to his windpipe is routed to the back of his head so he does not need to turn his head to breath
  
• The top of his skull is streamlined like a duck's bill
• His thighs and shins shortened
• His knees made to bend both ways
• His ankles turned downward 90 degrees
• His metatarsals split apart and extended with bone taken from his thighs
• Toes extended with finger bones. He has ten fingers, surely he doesn't need that many
  
• Flesh and skin stretched to give him webbed feet
• Shoulder blades pulled inward, upper ribs and clavicle shortened to taper upper body
• Fatty tissue moved around to create a torpedo shape

Photoshop mock-up of the changes. Projected swimming speed of 12 miles per hour

Universal Basic Income

If UBI is implemented, does that mean that men will no longer need to make child-support payments?

Her voice is not what I expected

Jackie Evancho singing a song written by her uncle, Matthew Evancho; To Believe

Miss Evancho was about 11 when this was recorded.

And from the vaults

Not a message you hear today. I wonder why.

Trial run?

According to Trent Telenko on Twitter, much of Russia's failure to execute in Ukraine can be laid at the feet of poor logistical support. That, in turn, is due to problems with tires, equipment uptime, gaps in leadership and motivational issues of drivers.

Systemic failure occured when the tattered supply chain was unable to sustain the tempo of the line and the operational demands beat the few, functioning bits to pieces. Russian forces were unable to press their initial advantage and dislodge Ukrainian forces that are peppering their troops and equipment.

Before we cheer "Yeah Team West!" we should pause and look at the domestic supply chain. We are seeing shortages of repair parts. The leadership in both Canada and the US seem to be targeting drivers and mechanics and favoring consumers and snowflakes. Diesel prices are bankrupting operators.

My philosophy is that the best way to stay up-beat and positive is to take positive actions. For example, one failure of the Russians is that they are shipping raw potatoes and turnips to the front-lines. That is inefficient in terms of space utilization and it pulls fighters off the line because the rations are not ready-to-eat.

Look around your area-of-operation. Are there local materials that you can use instead of purchased materials shipped in from China? Are there any items that are still readily available that are space efficient and easy to prepare? Dried spaghetti, for instance, is rapidly prepared and very compact compared to almost every other food. Vegetable oils and other shortening, ditto.

The new Tic-Tok challenge

Slap-a-Celeb

If you cannot find a certified Celeb in your area, you can video yourself slapping a passive-aggressive or an influencer-wannabe or a snowflake.

You only get one free slap, so make it count.