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Friday, February 13. 2015

Friday morning links


Photo above - winter Robins taken by a reader. Many Robins and Bluebirds in New England do not migrate, and live on old fruit. Sometimes they get drunk on fermented fruit and berries.


What We Know About the Earliest History of Chocolate - And what we learn could help artisan chocolatiers today improve their trade


Big Bang theory questioned


Fifty Shades of America’s New Dark Ages - Why are middle-aged women funding the BDSM industry?


Because it's exciting, a little kinky, and taboo


From It’s The End Of Sex As We Know It - Feminism has gone off the deep end, commercializing both sex and women and claiming that their subjugation is instead a demonstration of their power:



Given the Dr. Frankenstein aspects of modern medical technology, Kendall’s biologically mystifying claim, “You don’t have to have a vagina in order to be pregnant,” is true, but a more obvious explanation seems to be that Kendall and a great many of her peers have lost their minds...




Shoot or don't shoot: Police scenarios prove eye-opening for civil rights leaders


CNN Anchor: ‘Our Rights Do Not Come From God’


No, they come from our moral and intellectual superiors in Washington


The Insourcing Boom


Should Unelected D.C. Bureaucrats Turn the Internet into a Government-Regulated Public Utility?



Rep. Mia Love Decries New ‘Slavery’ Of ‘Being Dependent On People In Power’ At RNC Black Outreach Event


Republicans Celebrate Historic Firsts in Tribute to Black Leaders


No one is going to mistake David Brooks for a moral philosopher.


So, When Does Rev. Al Sharpton's Suspension Begin? Like Brian Williams, MSNBC host's lies deserve review


IRS to pay back-refunds to illegal immigrants who didn’t pay taxes


Julian Castro and the Making of the Obama Myth


The Climate Change Debate Is Over, And Environmentalists Lost


Big Wind Practicing Mountain-top Removal In Vermont


We had to destroy the mountain to save it


Wind Producers Exploit UK Subsidy Loophole


Start-up Muslim party eyes local ballots to make its name in France


Thus it begins


As Jews Depart, European Civilization Dies


The Med: How Well Meaning Leftists Are Luring Thousands to Their Deaths


Netanyahu Must Give That Speech



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"...Sometimes they get drunk on fermented fruit and berries..."

main reason why I don't migrate, either.
#1 Jacksonian Grouch on 2015-02-13 09:08 (Reply)
Re: Free-range kids

I think a lot of the worry parents have of letting their kids out of their sight is all the horrible things we hear about happening to kids now. That could be because there is more of that or because it is hyped more.

I think another part is that there is a strong movement to over protect kids - no dodge ball, padded playground equipment, etc. Some of that is built on reducing aggressive play - as in teaching kids to be noncompetitive - and some built on fear that the kids will feel pain.

All this is to the detriment of our kids who will more likely grow up to be risk-averse. In some cultures, parents allow their kids to burn themselves because their own experience is the best teacher.

All that being said, I cannot imagine letting kids go out into the wilds on New York City! But there was a time when it was common for kids to use the subway by themselves. But then there was also a time when kids on the rifle team carried their rifles on the subway on the way to school.
#2 mudbug on 2015-02-13 10:26 (Reply)
CNN Anchor: ‘Our Rights Do Not Come From God’

And that, from someone with access to TV broadcasts....in this year of the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta.

As for Cuomo....

"He attended The Albany Academy, received his undergraduate degree from Yale University, and his Juris Doctor from Fordham University and is a licensed attorney.[1][2]"

Yep, knew there was an Ivy in their somewhere. Law degree kind of makes it sad though.
#3 JK Brown on 2015-02-13 10:29 (Reply)
It's important to the left that rights come from man and not God.

First, they can't allow the idea of God to impart meaning on our lives - especially government. In their minds, that violates their beloved "separation of church and state". It is an idea that excludes atheists and we all know they want to be inclusive.

Second (and related to the first) is that if rights come from man, they can be taken away by other men (within a framework of collective agreement and compromise, of course).

There's a lot more to Judeo-Christian teaching and tradition than many people understand. I think if they understood it better, they would be more forceful in defending it. I recommend Dennis Prager's Youtube series on the Ten Commandments (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK57RiMqTdk&list=PLK-mlwYq2oc0CEfjzYSZxg3a-26f8qJhc).
#3.1 mudbug on 2015-02-13 10:42 (Reply)
Fifty Shades of Grey

I laughed when this book first came out! At last, I thought to myself, Americans will know for certain that the "women in charge" the "agents of change" do unusually cruel things to men in the workplace. They do it because no one can see they are getting a little wet spot in their panties. This book just makes it moral for them--if not yet in the workplace--it at least permits them "those" feelings.

I suspect that in a not to distant future our dear Bull Dog will know what I am talking about.
#4 faculty wife on 2015-02-13 11:02 (Reply)
Shoot or don't shoot: Got his attention, and sudden understanding of the police point of view.

Well meaning leftists: Yup. Australia has this problem with theirs, though for now they have a handle on it, and the left just hates that.
#5 Sam L. on 2015-02-13 12:38 (Reply)
WRT the Big Bang story; you might find this review by a string theorist amusing. It pays to check the background of people making exciting claims...
#6 James the lesser (Link) on 2015-02-13 18:01 (Reply)
Ah, crud. I used html from force of habit. http://motls.blogspot.com/2015/02/has-big-bang-theory-been-disproved.html He reviews the original article and stomps on it. (He enjoys being provocative, but is an able scientist.)
#6.1 James the lesser on 2015-02-13 23:15 (Reply)

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