Sunday, April 28. 2024
John 15:1-8
15:1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower.
15:2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit.
15:3 You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you.
15:4 Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.
15:5 I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.
15:6 Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.
15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
15:8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.
Saturday, April 27. 2024
This video is shocking, but only in demonstrating the sheer magnitude of what the DEI/Critical Theory movement has wrought. It's a zoom recording of one of the top leaders of the Columbia anti-Israel protest. It includes the student's own recording of his interview by some kind of discilplinary administrators at the university and his comments before and after. The investigation involves his threatening, ranting, violent, anti-semitic social media posts, relative to the Columbia protest. This kid's candor is remarkable, no less than how quickly he falls out of character -- into a completely different personality -- when the interviewers are not listening. The sing-song, kindergarten teacher persona disappears, and you get to see the evil that would already be obvious to reasonable viewers. I'm not sure, but it appears this kid is an undergraduate, not a graduate student. He attended Boston Latin and was actually on the Boston School Board, probably in a student capacity. It's almost an hour, but it's hard to stop once your start watching.
https://twitter.com/KassyDillon/status/1783899025000780053
Do you hate getting your "physicals"?
You have to discuss your life in detail, and expose your physical condition. Yes, they like to be Psychiatrists too if they are smart. I will submit to it every two years or so. One problem is that they always find something to look into even if it doesn't matter. But sometimes it really does... You do not want to end up like my brother-in-law who I thought was the fittest guy in the family.
My doctor is a gym rat - more so than I am - and about 50% grey haired. Looks awesome, and I do not. My fasting glucose was a bit high, so he asked me about my food habits. I told him that, normally, I have 2 coffees for breakfast. He said he was the same. I told him that lunch makes me sleepy, so I usually only have a banana except on weekends. He said he was the same. He asked me what I had for supper last night. I said Thai take out. Cashew Beef I think, which I shared with Mrs.
I told him my appreciation for beer and wine. He thought that was fine.
Then we discussed my blessed Ambien for sleep, especially on planes. He thought that was good, and gave me five refills. I told him that low-dose Doxepin works, but produces too many bad dreams for me.
Yeah, I have to recheck my glucose.
Friday, April 26. 2024
 Cashless Society: WEF Boasts That 98% Of Central Banks Are Adopting CBDCs
TNR really despises suburbs
" Turns out that living in near-Utopia has the worst possible effect: you decide to strive for a different Utopia altogether."
Feminism has left middle-aged women like me single, childless and depressed
A Principal Was Removed, Faced Threats for Making Racist Comments. There's Just One, Major Problem.
A Culture of Grievance
Thomas Jefferson High School Drops Out of Top Ten Nationwide After Adopting “Equity” Admissions Policy - “TJ for the first time dropped out of the top 10 of the US News list of top US high schools, falling from being number 1 2020-2022, to 5 in 2023, to now 14 in 2024”
TGIF: Four More Years, Pause - Australia wants to jail Elon. Women tie their tubes. Mike Johnson is sticking around. Plus: China might not have been honest about the pandemic.
‘Social manias die quietly’. Lionel Shriver on why elites are rarely held accountable for their most damaging mistakes.
Columbia's Tiananmen Square
Ivy League grads risk losing prized jobs for schools allowing antisemitic protests to fester: Wall Street honchos
Communist Coachella at Columbia. Plus. . .
BIG PICTURE – Judge Cannon Unseals and Un-redacts Trump Legal Motion that Exposes DOJ Fraudulent Case Against Him
TRUMP IN THE SUPREME COURT
Biden is Trying to Make Trump the Nelson Mandela of America
The fantasy of open borders Mass migration will only lead to more suffering
IDF: The Rafah Op Will Come -- Very Soon
In First, 17 Nations Release Joint Statement Demanding Hamas Release All Hostages
Iran's Nightmares
Thursday, April 25. 2024
As an old-time fuddy-duddy I guess, I have always thought these were the only things in a man's wardrobe that would provide some color or interest.
JFK helped eliminate mens' hats by never wearing them, but hats were already going out at the time. Now we're at baseball caps instead of fedoras.
What about our male readers? Women love scarves, and a tie is sort-of the same idea. Nice private schools - and charter schools, still require semi-formal dress or uniforms. It works, from the outside in.
I am reposting this qestion because, as in church generally, I wore a tie at my father-in-law's funeral service a few weeks ago with my new dark blue suit. I'd guess half of the guys wore a tie. Very few guys wore a suit.
How often do you guys put on a tie? Church, work, theater, nice restaurant, weddings, funerals, etc?
Wednesday, April 24. 2024
 Neither is terrible, but both kinda bland for my taste. Baked Brie is a very good dessert.
What's the difference?
(As usual, I do not support the idea of cheese as an appetizer. Why eat a filling savory thing before a good hunk of meat or a stew? )
Size and shape of the hole, watering, etc. from an expert.
Good advice.
Tuesday, April 23. 2024
Here's Columbia University President's letter. It's embarassingly limp and mealy-mouthed.
I have two degrees from that excellent university, so I care. Here's what I would have written, were I in her shoes:
Dear Members of the Columbia Community,
As of today anyone who disrupts our educational mission will be arrested by the NYPD, and expelled. Students and and parents have spent a lot of time and money to receive what we have to offer, and it is our job to provide that.
If anyone decides that disruptive protesting is more important than learning in our excellent institution, they should do it elsewhere.
Sincerely,
Columbia University President Bird Dog
This WSJ left column is a really good summation of the pro-Hamas, anti-semetic protests showing up on our college campuses. It is especially effective for not overstating the issue. Personally, I am glad for these protests -- as ugly as they are -- because they bring out into the open what the left really believes, which maybe the most vulgar form of marxism to ever show its head. (A violent strain of trangenderism will arrive in due time.) The only effective antidote to this stuff is unremitting social rejection and ridicule.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ivy-league-protests-palestine-israel-hamas-columbia-yale-1b660d95?st=lzviefd6kfphkoe&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Monday, April 22. 2024
 Boredom and Gratitude
Antarctica Is Colder, Icier Today Than At Any Time In 5,000 Years
UCLA study: Gay couples at greater risk from climate change
Bill Maher rages at Hollywood for putting kids at risk, calls Disney an aphrodisiac for pedophiles and slams Drag Queen Story Hour trend
Bill Maher against Wokery
The Trans Reckoning Is Here
Pro-Hamas Protests Rage Into the Night at Columbia University
New anti-Israel tent city takes over Columbia University lawn days after NYPD raid as activists vow to stay ‘forever’
The Intifada Comes to America. Now What?
" I considered moving out of the USA..."
Democrats are taking from taxpayers to expand their own power
Germany: Violent Migrant Crime Hit Record High in 2023
How Climate Change Narrative Is Preventing Africa From Modernizing and Gaining Prosperity
The Second Cold War Is Escalating Faster Than the First - To understand what is at stake in the fight against the axis of China, Russia and Iran, just read “The Lord of the Rings.
As long as American officials are writing checks to Kyiv, Ukraine will continue to push for maximalist goals.
Turkish President Backs Hamas, Urges Palestinian Unity Against Israel
Sunday, April 21. 2024
Psalm 23
23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters;
23:3 he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name's sake.
23:4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff-- they comfort me.
23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD my whole life long.
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