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Saturday, May 22. 2021

Gone fishin'

None of our carefully curated, artisanal, all-organic and gluten-free links this morning.


Of course readers may enter interesting links in the comments. 


Posted by Bird Dog at 06:00 | Comments (11) | Trackbacks (0)

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At the risk of getting myself banned, here's a strip tease for all us dirty old men. Sadly, all the good stuff at the end is fuzzed out. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2wrHUQhdfI
#1 snopercod on 2021-05-22 07:46 (Reply)
Angelo Codevilla's latest essay on the transformation of American political regimes.

https://amgreatness.com/2021/05/20/regime-vs-regime/
#2 Aggie on 2021-05-22 08:23 (Reply)
The Aggie band is probably the best marching Band in the world.

https://youtu.be/fxS8RJb-wc0
#3 oolioo on 2021-05-22 08:31 (Reply)
Almost daily, I hit these up. Great commentary on significant events and trends in the world.

https://albertmohler.com/the-briefing

https://billmuehlenberg.com
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#4 Brian on 2021-05-22 08:45 (Reply)
Just back from 5 mile run, and if anyone needs inspiration to get out there and exercise, Bob Dylan turns 80 on Monday, and was touring like a youngster until the china flu plandemic...just do it!
#5 maddog (Link) on 2021-05-22 08:46 (Reply)
The white vulture migrates 4,000 miles. This beautiful migrating bird is threatened with extinction. Only five pairs remain, a decline from 70 pairs recorded in 2000.

https://greekreporter.com/2021/05/21/migrating-birds-threatened-by-extinction/
#6 LA Peters on 2021-05-22 09:06 (Reply)
The story of the Tecumseh statue on the Naval Academy grounds. He’s actually not Tecumseh. No modern story of a Native American would be complete with out woke crybabies; the perpetually offended.
#7 B. Hammer on 2021-05-22 10:31 (Reply)
Funny, one of my favorite weekly round-ups of ephemera has also gone fishing and left it up to the commentariat to fill in.

Always an interesting site.
#8 Jerryskids on 2021-05-22 11:37 (Reply)
Should be a fly not a lure.
#9 Paul in Boston on 2021-05-22 14:10 (Reply)
AND flies tied by oneself. Such is a totally fun and sociable activity if one belongs to a local fly fishing club.

I inherited the fly rods of a great, great step uncle who lived in Cambridge MA and had his rods custom made, a thing not uncommon at the turn of the century. These are all salmon rods, and, of course, 9 feet long. There WERE salmon around Boston then. Imagine that. Woe is me that they are not rods I can use at the creek 1200' from my house on the White Clay Creek in PA (trout aplenty). I am NOT going on $10,000 fishing trips to thrilling Canadian and western venues just to use these rods. I must say I do get them out and just groove on them!
#9.1 Missy on 2021-05-22 17:44 (Reply)
Steve Hayward's weekly collection of memes
#10 Christopher B on 2021-05-23 00:57 (Reply)

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