Sunday, January 4, 2026

Bitchin' Dave’s Blog: SuperBowl prediciton

Back in week 10, I made a prediction that one of the top 8 teams in point differential would win the superbowl.  Indianapolis, Kansas City, and Detroit were eliminated, leaving one of these 5 teams as the next champion. Which one will it be? 

New England
Denver
Seattle
LA Rams
Green Bay



The Panama Sea stopped “breathing” in 2025, and what satellites and fishermen saw had never been recorded in four decades

An interesting story about how we can see climate change and its effects. And how quickly things can change.  

A letter to my elected representatives about Venezuela.

The Venezuelan community in Florida is undoubtedly happy. And those among us who cherish a functioning democracy are not particularly sad that Maduro is out of office. 

However, invading a sovereign nation without provocation and without congressional approval (much less even notification) is unconstitutional and should be considered a war crime. 

And the reasons for this attack are just as appalling. There was no threat to our nation. There is no direct benefit to us as Americans. This was done as a kind of a favor to big oil, opec, and the nations that are at the head of opec. In short, he used the military for the benefit of large companies. That is about as unconstitutional as you can get as commander in chief. 

And there's also the matter of Maduro standing trial in the US for things he did in Venezuela. We hear through the media that these will be some sort of narco-terrorism charges. How the US judicial system can take that on is beyond me. This certainly feels extra judicial and an abuse of the system, and perhaps an abuse of power. 

I know this falls on deaf ears, but I am standing up to tell you to hold Mr Trump accountable for these actions. 

This isn't presidential. It's not American. It's just a man abusing his power for the benefit of others, and likely himself. 


Saturday, January 3, 2026

New plastics

Here's an interesting bit of research being done in Japan. Researchers are taking cellulose and salt and creating various forms of plastic that are useful in many applications - and the best part is that they are actually biodegradable under very specific conditions (that are easy to replicate).



A Japanese Team Built a Sensor So Precise, It Might Have Found a Way to Track Dark Matter

Dark matter is estimated to make up around 95% of our universe, yet we have no way to accurately test for it. 

Enter a team at the university of Tokyo who are using a quantum method to detect it, and so far they are having some success 

Tiny Fiddler crabs are hoovering up and breaking down microplastics, study finds | Euronews

Here's an interesting story about how fiddler crabs can ingest and break down plastic patties - more efficiently than sun and water can. 

Nature somehow finds a way, doesn't it?

Watch "Disney World cast member blocks runaway 'Indiana Jones' boulder from hitting audience" on YouTube

Over the holidays, this happened at Walt Disney World. The 400 pound boulder in the Indiana Jones's Epic Stunt Spectacular bumped off the track and headed towards the audience. 

A cast member stepped in and blocked it… kudos to him! And it's a reminder that the Disney bubble exists in the real world, and sometimes bad things can happen.