voicemail-48D7D7E8-F705-4E51-8BBC-26277126DC6E

I rather enjoyed the voicemail from a random number calling me by the wrong name. 

In 1864, a photographer captured haunting photos of the last living soldiers from the Revolutionary War. - Upworthy

This is an interesting look at 6 of the revolutionary war veterans who sat for a photo (a new invention!) and told their story to an author. 

And intriguing that this happened during the civil war. 

https://www.upworthy.com/in-1864-a-photographer-captured-haunting-photos-of-the-last-living-soldiers-from-the-revolutionary-war-ex1/

Super Bowl prediction is shaping up

At week 5, we see the teams that are emerging with the highest point differential. 

In a few weeks, some of these teams will differentiate themselves. 

But as of right now, the 49ers, jaguars, Vikings, and chiefs are standouts. 

Context: https://bitchindave.blogspot.com/2026/02/super-bowl-predictions.html

Disney Springs Enforces Dress Code Ban And Then Apologizes After Telling Guests To Turn Their Logos Inside Out

There was this weird - and poorly written! - story last week about a dress code enforcement issue at Disney springs. 

Apparently, there was some kind of meeting of police officers from around the state at a local hotel. And some wandered over to Disney springs wearing polos with their police department name on it. 

And Disney police told them they couldn’t enter, unless they took off their polos, or turned them so that the logo couldn’t be seen.  

Their rationale was that a group of officers might cause some kind of panic among the guests. 

Cue the stupidity. Dumb rhetoric and idiots scoring imaginary points for their cause. 

Then the Lieutenant governor for Florida steps in, meets with Disney (and tells them they are just wrong)..

And Disney apologizes and tells the police they are welcome. 

Sheesh. What a strange world we live in. 

https://www.thetravel.com/disney-springs-enforces-dress-code-ban-police-told-to-turn-their-logos-inside-out/

Vikings Reached North America 500 Years Before Columbus, Archaeology Confirms - GreekReporter.com

Would you look at that? We can prove that Vikings were in North America almost 500 years before Columbus sailed west as a means to get to Asia … and wound up in the West Indies (not the content we call North America).  

 

https://greekreporter.com/2026/10/12/vikings-reached-north-america-years-before-columbus-archaeology-confirms/

Canadian YouTuber builds 'Flock-like' camera to exclusively track police vehicles, gets a visit from police — officers visit his home to express privacy concerns | Tom's Hardware

Funny how when cameras are turned on the police, rather than the public at large, the police take exception and feel “at risk”…

Turnabout, as they say, is fair play. 

But they have the supposed authority, and therefore control the conversation.  

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/canadian-youtuber-builds-flock-like-camera-to-exclusively-track-police-vehicles-officers-visit-his-home-to-express-privacy-concerns

How did Roman aqueducts get water to go uphill? | Live Science

I love reading about how to engineer things. This is an example where the Romans used siphons to get water to flow uphill 

It’s cool and worth a read.  

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/how-did-roman-aqueducts-get-water-to-go-uphill