This is going to be in my head all week
Acapella Mario Madness
One of my preferred blogs highlighted MayTree, a Korean a cappella group, that did a Super Mario Brothers mix-up. Full props – it’s childhood all over again.
Cooking Does Not Have To Suck
Finally, a cooking show that doesn’t suck, despite the title. Well, video. Check out You Suck At Cooking.
Hat tip to Erich!
40 Concepts You Should Know
Saw this from Twitter. While the author does not approve of all the concepts, he does find them thought provoking, as do I.
The list of 40 topics with description:
- Abstraction
- Scope Neglect
- The Law of Very Large Numbers
- Benford’s Law
- Brandolini’s Law
- The Toxoplasma of Rage
- Network Effect
- Paradox of Abundance
- Parkinson’s Law
- Flow States
- The Curse of Knowledge
- Status Quo Bias
- Semmelweis Reflex
- Plank’s Principle
- Bias Against Null Results
- P-hacking
- Replication Crisis
- Luxury Beliefs
- Bulverism
- Scout Mindset
- Operation Mindfuck
- Hitchens’ Razor
- Decision Fatigue
- Cumulative Culture
- Chesterton’s Fence
- The Veil of Ignorance
- Tragedy of the Commons
- Purposeful Stupidity
- Mediocracy
- The Messiah Effect
- Futarchy
- Network States
- The Immortality Project
- Mimetic Desire
- Hedonic Treadmill
- Boltzmann Brain
- Simulation Hypothesis
- The Great Temptation
- Hypernovelty
- The Hinge of History
Could This Be Costco’s Organic Decaf Coffee Supplier?
There’s odd side effects during these COVID times. Costco seems to be a bit cagey about who is the supplier for their various suppliers for the Kirkland in-house brand. A closet industry has popped on on the internet tracking down various possible Kirkland suppliers. We’re decaf drinkers in this house and, like many other people, are avoiding going into stores during these crazy COVID times. That includes our Costco Organic Decaf Colombian whole bean coffee.
Our last few orders have come from an unusual source. The first arrived from CW/PARIS Coffee, 1875 N Topping Ave, Kansas City, Missouri. The second came from GFE, 8800 NE Underground Drive, Kansas City, Missouri. With some names and some addresses, the Google was well enabled. Top on the list, Paris Brothers headquartered at 8800 NE Underground Drive, Kansas City, Missouri.
The 1875 N Topping Ave location is auspicious as it’s the location of a Parisi coffee shop
And there you have it. Paris Brothers tick a number of boxes and seem like a good candidate
- Coffee distributer who handles private-label sourcing
- Whole bean coffee distribution in 2 pound (32 oz) bags
- Both shipping locations line up with Paris Brothers associated businesses per the mighty Goog
Best Online Family Games For COVID Gaming
We’re a big board gaming household and games are part of what we do. It’s been frustrating to not gather together around the board and laugh together. Over time, we’ve built up some options that let us hop on a Zoom together and still get some of the competitive spirit back.
- Board Games
- Codenames (Browser: https://codenames.game)
- Board Game Arena – (Browser: https://en.boardgamearena.com)
- Cacao
- Carcassonne
- Hanabi
- Forbidden Island
- 7 Wonders
- Risk: Global Domination (iOS, Android, Steam)
- Some Other Games
- Among Us (iOS, Android, Windows)
Best COVID Parody Songs
I started watching these last year to help take the edge off of a worldwide pandemic. They bring a smile to my face and I’ve rewatched several. These are the ones that have held up best in our world. I’ll keep adding more as they come up…
Don’t Eat The Cookie
Good commencement speech on the role of luck. Michael Lewis is one of my favorite authors.
Hat tip to Barry Ritholtz.
Happiness And Taking Control
Ok. This approach is just genius. Am I’m very good at maximizing my misery. Hat top My Money Blog.
Also, three links on the topic of You’re Responsible For Your Life:
- http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person_p2/
- https://www.dumblittleman.com/taking-ownership/
- http://www.thesimpledollar.com/no-one-owes-you-anything/
Grexit, Party Style
Nothing like a good parody to usher in financial collapse. Go Greece!