Saturday afternoon scale swap.

Brought back the OG Benchmade blue scales to my first knife, the Bugout, and put the Nebula FatCarbon scales onto the BladeHQ exclusive Bugout that I cared less about.

There’s something exciting about seeing the original knife back in the collection.

‘Conservatives Want Women In Handmaid’s Tale Outfits,’ Declares Liberal Wearing Hijab - Babylon Bee

“They want a culture where young women are stripped of their rights and become totally subjugated to men. Women wouldn’t be allowed to wear anything but their mandated dress, or even leave the house without permission. It’s absolutely disgusting to imagine.”

Democrats Confused Why Venezuelans Cheering Downfall Of Nice, Warm Collectivism - Babylon Bee

“What’s wrong with these people?” asked liberal Stauncey Billups, watching the festivities. “How can they be happy at a time like this, with their dear, sweet collectivism being ripped away? They must not understand how good they’ve had it, being free of rugged individualism. The fools!”

Fresh powder.

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Here are the books I finished reading in 2025.

Tech Billionaires Threaten To Flee California Over Proposed Vest Tax  - The Onion

“If the legislature passes this measure, you can bet that countless entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are going to pack their bags and move their gilet collections to Texas,” said tax advisor Aaron Faucher, who confirmed that several of his clients, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, had already begun transferring garment bags to states more friendly to billionaire wardrobes.

More Roomba Vacuums Get Matter Support for HomeKit Integration - MacRumors

iRobot’s added Matter support comes as the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier in December. iRobot has been sold to Picea Robotics, a Chinese company that already manufactures some of the Roomba devices.

Good thing the Biden anti-trust enforcers didn’t allow iRobot to fall into the hands of Amazon!

Oh No! Russian Forces Invade Alaska While NORAD Distracted Tracking Santa - Babylon Bee

“We had 30,000 personnel all tracking Santa’s sleigh over Africa, which was pretty dumb now that I think about it. We probably should have had at least someone keeping an eye on the Russians.”

Winter storm warning.

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Powerful Rest And Fluids Industry Influencing Doctors' Treatment Of Colds - The Onion

We’ve had the cure for the common cold for nearly 40 years, but it’s still ’rest and fluids, rest and fluids.’ Why? Because these guys are getting paid through the nose, that’s why.”

Nativity. ✨

In a Wild Year for Markets, Investors Who Did Nothing Did Just Fine - WSJ

Markets were assailed by a trio of disruptive forces this year. Yet investors were rewarded for doing nothing. 

If you owned U.S. stocks at the start of the year, you made good money. If you owned foreign stocks, even better. If you held Treasurys, you did well. And if you parked up in cash, the yield stayed high.

Cheers!

Nissan’s U.S. Boss Says the Automaker Lost Its Way - WSJ

Meunier, 58 years old, who worked at Nissan for 17 years on three continents before leaving in 2019 to run Stellantis’s Jeep brand

Wow, cut his teeth at Nissan then moved over to Jeep. This guy really knows his way around a poor quality vehicle!

Christmas Eve.

It’s that time of year again: detailed tax planning!

U.S. Bans New China-Made Drones, Sparking Outrage Among Pilots - WSJ

The Federal Communications Commission on Monday banned all drones and critical components made in a foreign country, and all communications and video-surveillance equipment from major Chinese drone manufacturers SZ DJI Technology and Autel Robotics.

This one stings; DJI is the Apple of drone technology. I hope the threat is real because I can’t name a single other hobbyist drone brand.

DJI accounts for around 70% to 90% of commercial, local-government and hobbyist drones in the U.S.

Uh-Oh: Car You Honked And Swore At For Driving Too Slow Just Turned Into Your Church Parking Lot - Babylon Bee

At publishing time, Nabors had decided to address the issue head-on by joining a different church.

We’ve all been there.

I’m excited to finally launch Applied Bioethics Magazine with its inaugural issue, The Human Person.

Enjoy!

Trump Goes for the Stoner Vote - WSJ Opinion

As we reported last week, young pot users are showing up with rising frequency at emergency rooms with uncontrolled vomiting and psychotic symptoms. One study this year found young users had a sixfold higher risk of heart attacks and fourfold greater of strokes. Yet the same Administration that targets Tylenol—which has proven benefits and minimal risks—now says marijuana is fine.

I didn’t think Public Health could be any less credible.

Some risks in life are worth taking.

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