Perfectly stated. Thank you.

I didn't know detent was a word. Huh. Despite my best efforts, I've learned something today.

That is one of my all-time favorite unappreciated albums. It’s second only to Brian Ritchie’s “I See a Noise”.

That description reminds me of a passage in “North Dallas Forty” in which Peter Gent describes what it’s like for a veteran wide receiver to get out of bed in the morning.

Extra points for the Wesley Willis soundtrack.

That's the piece I had in mind exactly. It's a shame most people only remember Adm. Stockdale from the unkind (but funny) parody on SNL, back when Ross Perot wrangled him into running as his VP.

Have you come across the writings on Stoicism by the late Vice-Admiral James Stockdale? He credited his reading of Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus with helping him survive the Hanoi Hilton.

When I was a (much) younger man I would occasionally change the bulbs on top of a water tower about 10% as high as that tower. That was challenging in itself; what this guy does is hard to imagine. Not just in terms of nerve, but as an athletic feat. I am a fan, sir.

The one and only time I ever wished I had 3D TV.

He's going to get a fine for those non-Bose headphones.

The aliens landed. Disgusted, they left.