I just finished reading A Deadly Wandering, a great read that weaves together a personal story of tragedy and redemption along with the science of technology and our cognitive abilities. It was validating to me and how I feel about technology distracting us which is BAD if you're in or near a car. I just had a close call on the road when another car almost picked me off. The driver was doing something with their phone and looked up in the nick of time. I'm really glad I was paying attention and had already started getting out of the way. My heart is still pounding. I wrote a post about our ability to pay attention: http://yakkityyaktalkingback.com/2014/11/02/fatal-distractions/

Little pandas don't want to take their medicine.

#3, obviously.

By birth order, not photograph pose. Get serious, guys.

Anyone have any thoughts on who the worst President in history is? My vote is for Grant. He produced a cabinet that was teeming with dirty dealers. Even his skunk of a brother Orvil lined his pockets on the backs of our troops. Up until Warren G. Harding, he had the most corrupt cabinet in history.

So, pick your worst President, perhaps with a few words explaining way. You have a rogues' gallery with 43 to choose from. (Yes, Obama is considered number 44, but we've only had 43 Presidents; Grover Cleveland counts twice as number 22 and 24, because he served two nonconsecutive terms.)

A 15-year old Army cadet in the UK was attacked while selling poppies for Remembrance Day.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-29870960

The attacker was described as a "black or Asian" wearing a hoodie.

Anyone wanna bet that a Muslim is behind this?

Laugh? Cry?

Good early comment on Reddit: Yeah, but just imagine that shower drain....

Anyone have any thoughts on who the worst President in history is?

Lincoln

Had the full-vocal payoff of the chorus stuck in my head all weekend.

Which is cool... Ever'buddy likes a sticka bubblegum now & then.

Stick around for the modulations.

Moar.

"Lincoln"

Le Petomane would have been a fine replacement for any of the poopy Presidents over the years.

Anyone have any thoughts on who the worst President in history is?

Woodrow Wilson. Hands down.
Followed by LBJ.

But when the long term repercussions of Obama's bungling and poor cabinet choices, are fully exposed, in say 40 years, he may very well sweep the awards.

Gog, I had to look up Le Petomane. My God...someone actually did this for a living? I thought Mr. Methane was the pioneer of this dubious art.

Patrick, I'll put in a vote for Warren Harding. He appointed a bunch of cronies to Cabinet positions, who went about using government power to seize wealth and direct it to their own pockets. His Attorney General, Harry M. Daugherty, was a cross between Eric Holder and Richard Nixon; he politicized the Justice Department, used it to harass political opponents, and fired Justice employees who pursued corruption investigations. Harding was a big fan of the 18th Amendment; not coincidentally, the federal govenrment's alcohol enforcement was almost totally corrupt under his administration, and to a considerable extent it was Harding's handling of Prohibition that gave the Mafia its foothold in the United States.

When Harding died in office in 1923, his wife launched a massive although unsuccessful effort to destroy all of his papers. One of Harding's secretaries disobeyed Mrs. Harding's orders and hid a bunch of Harding's papers in the basement of the White House.