Pulsezilla is coming back at ya once again, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States of America—the undisputed greatest ice hockey nation in the world!
That’s right, both the U.S. men’s and women’s teams took Olympic gold medals in the 2026 Winter Games.
Incredible team wins, on both sides.
American hockey fans will be telling their grandchildren about the legend of Toothless Jack putting the biscuit in the basket in overtime against Canada.
“You be the judge of who was the better team today,” a bitter Canadian told reporters after his silver medal-winning performance.
I have considered that at great length, sir, and have determined that only one single metric matters at all when pitting two hockey teams against one another—unless you have some mysterious, elite way of determining the best team, you whiny little Canadian—and that is the team with the most goals at the end of the game, which, in this case, is the USA! We got the gold. Everyone else can enjoy their commemorative Olympic consolation plushie toy. See you in 2030, Canada!
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Well, during his 2024 campaign, Trump promoted his “peace president” platform, suggesting that his “America first” approach would keep our country from entering into new wars.
“I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars,” Trump said.
But nope. Welcome to U.S.A. vs. Iran, you know, as in bombs and assassinating dictators, not ice hockey.
America’s never-ending war continues!
For a while, I thought Trump may be different from the long line of bomb-dropping presidents who interfere and strike just about every nation on earth and involve our country in public and secret war-like activities (though, usually without any sort of “declaration of war” . . . ).
We should realize by now that our politicians and government lie about, well, maybe not everything (even a broken clock is right, occasionally), but I’d say at least half of the things. Oh, you know, like mass surveillance of its citizens, 9/11, COVID, weapons of mass destruction, JFK, and various other wars and scandals.
Never be so gullible to believe the official government narrative on anything.
Take a hike. Really, get out and Explore Tennessee!
This edition of the Pulse has a wide selection of hiking trails to try out, if you need some pointers on where to begin.
Please use caution. Don’t pick up rattlesnakes; always supervise your children near cliffs. Please, remember these things and you should have a lovely time in the forest.
Otherwise, this past month I have been exploring the flavors of Frida’s, experiencing the adrenaline of bullet chess, troubleshooting technical difficulties, taking in an MTSU basketball game, enjoying some homemade bread and appreciating hot water. We are blessed.
As expected, the Seahawks were a bit much for the Patriots to handle in the Super Bowl, as we watched the battle of third-overall draft selections Drake and Darnold, both of whom were the first quarterbacks from their respective draft classes—quarterback-loaded draft classes that also included Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix and many others—to make the Super Bowl.
Enjoy today.
