We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
Federal failure is a critical issue because the government controls so many aspects of our lives. Federal spending represents more than one-fifth of the nation's economic output, and federal regulations infiltrate many state, local, and private activities. When the government fails, it can create widespread harm. This essay examines structural features of the executive branch that are generating frequent failures in federal policies.
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From time to time I'm called simple minded. I take it as a compliment and thank my accuser for noticing. Few things are as complicated as they're made out to be. Examples: before ObamaCare there was no ObamaCare. Duh. It made things worse. Repeal it and make things better instantly.
Nullify and denounce every federal, state and municipal gun control act, law and regulation ever passed, including the commerce clause stuff. The Constitution prohibits government from interfering, in any way, with our right to keep and bear arms. So stop doing it.
And illegal aliens. They have to go. It's the law. Don't like it? Change the law. Until then it's the will of the people, duly enacted. Either enforce it or stop saying 'representative democracy' and 'rule of law'. => Insert "it's not that simple" and pictures of baby seals here <=.
And why is it a routine winter snowstorm can cross the whole country unremarked until it reaches the east coast, then it becomes a blizzard emergency with a name and 'round-the-clock national breaking news?
Most would agree that a Pepsi (Or RC or Dr Pepper) and a Moon Pie is the ultimate redneck breakfast, but another classic is Grits with Coca-Cola Hot Dog Red-Eye Gravy. Red-eye gravy needs Coke and Coffee.
To go upscale, use Country Ham on the side and skip the hot dogs. Here's another classic: Hot Dog Gravy & Biscuits. Everybody loves biscuits and gravy, but spare me the hot dogs.
Medicine has a long history of unproven and dubious treatments, but it is discouraging to see it approached deliberately. A quote: “[Hospital executives] talk of patients as customers. Customers have demands. Your job is to sell them what they want.”"
No it's not. It's to give them your best opinion on what is best for them, with maybe some choices or maybe not.
All examinations discriminate among people. That's their purpose. The purpose of bar exams is to discriminate on knowledge and skills. Medical licensure examinations discriminate on knowledge and skills. And let's discuss commercial pilot's licenses.
When you look for something that tests discriminate on, you can find it. IQ, study habits, educational background, character traits, family background, race, age, height, etc. You can find whatever stats you look for, but all the tests are looking for is to see who can do the thing, and who can not do it. That is discrimination of the able from the unable. It's the individual that matters.
For Christ's sake, if you can't understand simple written English, how can you be paid teach it? You might almost imagine that teaching was just a government job.
Young doctors are not "exploited". Young doctors do not complain about 80-hour work weeks, because it's a high privilege to work long and hard taking care of people in trouble.
Only the weak would complain. They need the clinical experience as fast as they can get it. Furthermore, they need to learn how to function under stress and without adequate sleep. Physical and mental endurance need to be learned. When a multi-car crash results in 10 victims in your ER at 3 am and you're on duty, there is no choice but to rise to the occasion. That takes practice, and it is why older doctors are wiser. They have put in the hours. They can find their second wind because they have done it many times.
Nobody in America wants a doctor who would say "I've worked my 8 hours" or "I'm too tired." Maybe they are thinking of socialized medicine or unionized medicine, because those authors seem to feel that working long and hard is something terrible instead of something wonderful. Some people are not aware than some surgical procedures can take over 10 hours to complete, and, just then, an emergency comes into the OR.
Expecting a blizzard in the Northeast - a Nor'easter in fact. Good fun. I would not be surprised to lose power, and we still have not bothered with a generator. I'll pre-post some items in the pipeline just in case the breeze knocks out the power.
If our homemade server goes down, then that's just more proof of climate change. Speaking of global warming (which I am in favor of - warm is nice. I don't know why nobody talks about the advantages of a little warming) Meyer is excellently rational here: So Skeptical Science Is "Correcting" Me
Exercisers generally want their barbell squats (or even their air squats and goblet squats) to get the butt as close to the floor as possible (ass to the grass). That is, lower than parallel (the photo shows a great example - that little gal is stronger than I am or will ever be but, in a half-hearted defense, shorter people have an easier time with squats because the range of motion is shorter. Same goes for bench press with smaller people - shorter levers).
I am working on lowering by using gradually-lower box squats and lightening the weights. It is always too easy for me to find my sticking point after a few reps and then I lighten the weight.
Why bother going below parallel? Because it's another tough challenge to take on, and because it stresses all of the muscles involved in squatting even further. Stresses willpower too and we all need to strengthen that. That article doesn't even cover all of the accessory muscles involved in balance and core stability. Total body stress including your heart which pounds like it is at the edge but what doesn't kill ya makes you stronger, I hope...and you could do worse than croak on the gym floor.
I am thinking that I ought to do lighter-weight deep squats once a week, and my usual almost-parallel squats once a week. I have weak quads even after 2 years of this, relatively-speaking. I know we have a few powerful squatters at Maggie's, though.
Not really a cult, but it's on most skiiers' bucket list to ski Tuckerman's Ravline. No lifts - except your legs. It's a serious workout. The snow up there on Mt. Washington can be great deep powder in early April.
There is no such thing as reliably nice weather on Mt. Washington, but most New Englanders have vowed to climb it in summer if not winter. Hiking to the top of Mt. W in winter is an ultra-macho and dangerous adventure, but hiking up the ravine is do-able with skis on your back. Hike Mt. Washington Via the Tuckerman Ravine Trail
A friend skied it last week with his 7 year-old son. He ended up carrying the kid's backpack and his skis up. Just one torturous hike up and one wild and hairy run down. Pick your ski route down carefully. It's rugged, lots of rocks. Hiking up Mt. Washington in summer is a good outing, much easier but still a leg challenge.
" On Old Olympus’ Towering Top A Fin, A German, Viewed A Hop." That's how medical students memorize the cranial nerves.
Some lucky people just have velcro memories, photographic memory. A sticky brain is an admirable talent. On the other hand, ordinary brains can be trained for feats of memory: Hack your brain to remember almost anything
How are they fragile? They are mobs. Campus as nursery school with annoying brats. Professors are spineless and fearful of the students. Victimhood is good, of course. Can we have enlightened discourse? Intelligent debate?
Who the heck was Job? How did Job's story end up in the Old Testament? Was Job a Jew? There is no reason at all to think so.
I always thought the message was that God is not a tame lion, that he is power and neither a "nice guy" nor a cuddly grandpa. I mean, if "God is love" it's not of the human sort. But countless essays and books have been written about The Book of Job as if it were a riddle that man, with man's small and self-centered point of view, could solve.
17:1 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves.
17:2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white.
17:3 Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.
17:4 Then Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
17:5 While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, "This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!"
17:6 When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear.
17:7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Get up and do not be afraid."
17:8 And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone.
17:9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, "Tell no one about the vision until after the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."
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Exercisers generally want their barbell squats (or even their air squats and goblet squats) to
