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Tuesday, August 25. 2020Book du Jour: The Road to Serfdom
Written in 1944, still relevant.
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Tuesday morning linksWHEN YOU’RE OUTNUMBERED: LESSONS FROM TWO BRITISH MASTERS OF IRREGULAR WARFARE Remembering the Holodomor Mass. Educators Don't Understand Why They're Being Told to Teach Remotely From Classroom HCQ All Over Again: WaPo Trashes Blood Plasma COVID-19 Treatment After Trump Announces Breakthrough The Breathtaking Ignorance and Gullibility of America’s Elites Progressive Racism In Practice: The Case Of School Discipline Title lX and targeting the two-track approach LA jails refuse to turn 25,000 criminal illegal immigrants over to ICE. The figure represents requests lodged by ICE for the 2020 fiscal year The Republican Convention is off to a fast start. First night of RNC 2020 was very effective, to media’s dismay Biden Again Quotes Chinese Dictator Chairman Mao In Campaign Appearance Biden aides apologise privately over attack on Linda Sarsour Monday, August 24. 2020Novels du Jour: Any books by William Boyd
Any one of his novels is interesting. Right now, I am reading Waiting for Sunrise
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Boston wants to Go GreenPirate offers them some meaningful suggestions that would make a real difference:
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Monday morning links
Why I Am No Longer a Social Worker Florida woman shoots, kills man trying to break into her home DeBlasio Says He Has No Plans To Allow Indoor Dining In NYC Again… De Blasio's 'Utopia'? Quarter-Mile Food-Bank Line Spotted In Queens Learning Our Lessons From Asymptomatic Covid-19 Make That Two: Dr. Birx Says Voting In Person Will Be Safe All of a Sudden, Economic Conditions in This Pandemic Matter "Get On With Your Lives!" - Oxford Professor Says "People Have Become Overly Frightened" Of COVID-19 “Wake Up Motherf*ckers!” BLM-Antifa Militants Rove Into Portland Neighborhood in Late Night Rampage FAKE HATE: Black Democrat Faked and FILMED her Own Beating and Kidnapping… WTH? And She Did it For Votes — She Even Posted It Online! BIAS BY OMISSION I had to read it twice California Bill Would Apply Wealth Tax to Residents Who Fled the State in the Last 10 Years Americans Continue to Flee States With Higher Taxes A Potential Landslide Agenda - An optimistic President Trump touting a positive platform. CNN Reveals Their Excuse to Censor the RNC as Their Self-Awareness Hits Zero NYT: The Trump Campaign Accepted Russian Help to Win in 2016. Case Closed. What? Prepping for Durham? Durham looks like KGB to me. Sunday, August 23. 2020Book du Jour: Carnage and Culture- Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western PowerThe first book by Victor Hanson that I read: Carnage and Culture- Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power
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Why you have to eat fats to gain strengthFat Will Help You Get In The Best Shape Of Your Life: Here's How To lose body fat, low carbs is the way to go. But the age-old notion that eating fats and oils makes people fat is nonsense. Believe it or not, there is a thing called "Rabbit Starvation." You can starve to death on a diet of rabbit meat. Best nutritional summary I've been able to come up with, applying to most active, exercising people: To lose body fat, low carbs. To gain muscle mass (heavy weights often, ie 4 hrs/wk): lots of all foods 5 times daily. To gain general Fitness for Life (with 2 days of cardio, 2 days of calis, and 2 days of heavy): 5 small meals/day - 2 of them being snacks like yoghurt and nuts, or half a sandwich), with plenty of protein. If too scrawny, hit the weights for 6 months and eat all you can. Nothing wrong with a Big Mac and Fries with a beer if that's your goal. Nutrition has to be in sync with your goals.
COVID Hysteria: The Parents are Not AlrightThe parents are not all right: The experiences of parenting during a pandemic. Findings from the AEI COVID-19 and American Life Survey
From today's Lectionary: Gifts of the SpiritRomans 12:1-8 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God--what is good and acceptable and perfect. 12:3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 12:4 For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, 12:5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. 12:6 We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; 12:7 ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; 12:8 the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness. Saturday, August 22. 2020Another random book: Gettysburg Tragic battle in a tragic war. Neither Gen. Lee nor Meade wanted this battle, but fate drew them in.
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Travel Influencers: "Embrace the Culture"Saturday morning links
Do Jews Believe in Heaven? An overview of fundamental Jewish beliefs concerning reward and the afterlife MC: The Battle Lines Are Drawn On Public Education I know a recent college grad who tutors a "pod" of 5 5th graders for $100/hr. No teaching credentials, but the parents are extremely satisfied. 6 hrs/day. but lunch break is calisthenics and runs in the park. Craziness in California Week in Higher Education Knights & their ladies fair - On the cold-eyed realism of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind. The Enduring Relevance of The Plague. Albert Camus’s postwar novel captures the existential dread of contagion. Fox News Has A Fever And The Only Prescription Is … Joe Biden? MSNBC Blames Racism for Voters Preferring Trump on Economy Kamala’s America? If Joe Biden’s running mate ever becomes president, she would nationalize California’s increasingly feudal political and economic order. Van Jones Says The Quiet Part Out Loud About Biden Speech Friday, August 21. 2020Car batteriesHow often do I have to use a car to prevent battery death? Same thing applies to tractors, lawn tractors, etc. I learned that idling does not recharge a battery. RMPs have to be at least over 1000. In other words, driving and the faster the better. Here's a cool gadget: GOOLOO Upgraded 2000A Peak SuperSafe Car Jump Starter with USB Quick Charge 3.0 (Up to 10L Gas or 7L Diesel Engine) 12V Auto Battery Booster Power Pack Type-C Portable Phone Charger
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Book du Jour: The Death of SatanThe Death of Satan: How Americans Have Lost the Sense of Evil by Columbia Prof. Andrew Debanco " In this highly acclaimed work of intellectual history, Andrew Delbanco argues that Americans, who once pictured their history as an epic struggle against the devil, have become indifferent to the reality of evil."
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Orange Man BadThat is the Dem's program (plus free stuff for all, as usuaL): Scott podcast: Joe Biden is the biggest a-hole in America, etc Amusing, but with rough language. It is true that Scott is a Lefty, but a rational one. Rational Lefties tend to become sorta Conservative.
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Friday morning links'They're owned by all Alaskans': salmon free-for-all draws throngs How did the stock market hit a record amid COVID-19 fueled recession? Here's what experts say about the rebound School Reopenings Linked to Union Influence and Politics, Not Safety. New data suggest that school districts in states with stronger teachers unions are significantly less likely to reopen in person this fall. Classes at some elite universities will carry a warning label this fall: This course may cover material considered politically sensitive by China. Fordham University Sent Cops To Investigate A Student For Criticizing Communist China And ‘Black Lives Matter’ On Instagram Socialism: Jerry Brown crabs at sweltering Californians to 'turn up your damn thermostats' Emotional breakdowns after Trump ads appear on the Washington Post’s website Democrats Promise to Bring California-Style Blackouts to Everyone Why did Steve Bannon destroy his life? Obama State Department Official Destroyed Records At Christopher Steele's Request Cuomo Says It’s Time To “Reimagine Policing” As Shootings Spike In NY’s Capital City Dear Biden Supporters: We Can Read, You Know The Israel-UAE deal proves the one-state solution is delusion Don't buy into UN fearmongering on the Iran deal Thursday, August 20. 2020Novel du Jour: The Son
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Ageing and ExerciseAn excellent essay or, more precisely, long excerpt from the book Exercised. One quote:
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Thursday morning linksMr. Vanderleun confesses his Bad Thoughts MORE EVIDENCE THAT SHUTDOWNS ARE USELESS
California has first rolling blackouts in 19 years — and everyone faces blame. While California braced for another round of rolling blackouts Monday night, the state’s grid operator held off for a second straight night. Via SDA:
Will The Dam Break After Clinesmith's Plea? “It Was All False Conspiracy Theories and Made Up Lies that Were Paid for by the Democrats”- Carter Page on FISA Warrant Obtained to Spy on Him and Trump Camp Why It’s Common Sense That Universal Mail-In Ballots Are A Terrible Idea In Dark and Divisive Speech, Obama Seeks to Turn Back Clock on America Democrats Killed Cannon Hinnant and George Floyd. The media is trying to keep a lid on the biggest scandal in a generation. America’s Red Guard Rampage Democrats stay silent on violence in their cities Assad takes revenge on largest Palestinian refugee camp in Syria Wednesday, August 19. 2020Dave Brubeck DayI only heard him once live, solo in NYC. Strange times - The sui generis Dave Brubeck Here's some from his classic quartet.
Book du Jour: The Genius of BirdsFun with Levers and Exercise, reposted
It's high-school physics applied to the body: Levers are classified according to the relative placement of the fulcrum, the resistance and the force. Any form of exercise can be made more interesting by thinking about the sort of lever action applied in single-joint exercises (like bicep curls or calf raises) or the multiple lever actions applied in complex, multi-joint movements like squats or running. If you are fortunate enough to use the services of a professional trainer, that trainer will not be focusing on your muscles. He or she will focus on the mechanics of your movement(s) - proper lever use - to make your motion or activity as safe and effective as possible. That's why a trainer will make frequent corrections to your technique: Palms out (or in), wider stance (or narrower), head up (or down), chest up (or down) etc. Even if you are not a fitness person, everybody knows that there is a right and wrong way to pick up something heavy, or to get out of a chair. It's all leverage. QQQ“The earth laughs in flowers.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Wednesday morning linksCOVID-19 confers lasting immunity New Cuomo Book To Explain How To Defeat The Virus By Letting It Rampage Through Your Population That takes hutzpah NYC’s “Homeless Hotel” Experiment Coming To An End Wealth Tax: A New Bad Idea f or California? Gavin Newsom admits it: Green energy mandates are driving California's blackouts The Mailbox Hoax That Won't Go Away Just Got Even More Fake Waiting for Durham May Be Over Senate Panel: Manafort Worked With Russian Intel Officer Possibly Linked to DNC Hack Democrats’ Celebration Of Coercive Government Policy Has Begun Trump Has a Plan To Steal The Election Or Something Baltimore GOP Candidate Kimberly Klacik Lays Down an Absolute Knockout With Stunning New Campaign Ad Former CIA officer charged with spying for China. The method prosecutors said they used to get Alexander Yuk Ching Ma to reveal the nature of his espionage was worthy of a spy novel Chinese Regime Rushes to Destroy Files Overseas as US Cracks Down on Beijing’s Espionage Tuesday, August 18. 2020Book du Jour: 1491
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