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Sunday, September 19. 2021"Harvard smart" on COVID and climateChecking In With The "Smart" People At Harvard Sounds more like sociocultural fashion than anything data-based. Maybe that's the idea. Many elite institutions began as religious ones and, without the religion, other things need to fill the existential vacuum. But where is the "veritas"?
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From today's LectionaryMark 9:30-37 9:30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; 9:31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again." 9:32 But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. 9:33 Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?" 9:34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. 9:35 He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all." 9:36 Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, 9:37 "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me." Saturday, September 18. 2021Beatles summaryI still think Rubber Soul might be their best record, but it's all fun. Were they rock and roll, or plain pop?
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What happened to legal immigration?Reminder Urban Hike
For all you hardy souls, a gentle reminder. Dylan, Stanford White, Peter Cooper, Hamilton, McSorley (whoever he was), it's all going to happen next week on Saturday. 10 am in front of the southern entrance to the High Line on Gansevoort St.
6.6 miles, give or take. Figure 3.5 to 4 hours, lots to see and do. No masks required, though if you want to eat in a restaurant you'll need your vaccine card (thanks to the ever-caring nanny state of Warren Wilhelm, Jr. It's rain or shine. I'm expecting the best shining to be on the smiling, shining faces of our attendees. Looking forward to seeing you all!! A few Saturday morning linksRestaurants Remove Crab From Menus Due To Skyrocketing Prices China’s Hottest New Rental Service: Men Who Actually Listen Los Angeles classroom is decorated with poster saying 'F**k the police' and 'F**k America', as well as BLM, transgender and gay pride flags - while Old Glory is slung over piece of furniture That is sicko Princeton freshmen forced to view video about university’s ‘systemic racism’ English Opera Fires 14 White Musicians for Having Wrong Skin Color Five Facts on Community College in America Clarence Thomas identifies the greatest danger in America Surge of Haitians at the border shows Team Biden really has no clue what to do Afghan refugees: Georgia is Getting 1,000 Afghans Dumped On It Friday, September 17. 2021Constitution DayKlingenstein, via MC's Calls For More Fighting Spirit From Conservatives:
I'll agree with that, but as a huge multicultural nation I am not always sure as if Americans feel that they have a lot in common. Even in 1776, the population was deeply divided. The magic glue that can and should bind all Americans together is the US Constitution. It applies to everybody. It happens to be Constitution Day today. A few Friday morning linksEight Reasons to Love the US Constitution Why ‘Free’ Community College Is a Bad Idea Harvard/Northeastern study: Women now account for nearly half of all new gun owners Milley: China Calls 'Perfectly' Within Scope of Job Fresh proof the Russiagate ‘scandal’ was created by the Hillary Clinton campaign Recall Reflections - Gavin Newsom’s victory in California is more of a reality check for the Republican Party than an endorsement of progressive policies. Thursday, September 16. 2021Black comedy: Tony Soprano's quotesThursday morning links
The detectives untangling the global supply chain ‘Consume and cover,’ ‘quick sip rule’: Harvard wants students to eat, drink with mask on Leaked Zoom Video Reveals Hospital Officials Discussing COVID-19 Scare Tactics Woke Colleges Have No Tolerance for Freedom or White People WaPo: Climate anxiety in youth After a pandemic pause, momentum in behavioral genetics is once again building, threatening to undermine confidence in the conventional woke wisdom. Wednesday, September 15. 2021Can play guitarThe genetic lottery
What does "social equality" mean anyway?
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Diagramming sentences
Verbal communication has become more casual, hasn't it? Althouse discusses diagramming complex sentences.
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Wednesday morning linksA few sips of Generations 80 Years Old from Glenlivet Distillery No, there will be no Wooly Mammoths Meta-dishonesty Can better schools significantly improve the academic performance of minority kids?, I think that the answer is unequivocally yes. As US Schools Prioritize Diversity Over Merit, China Is Becoming the World’s STEM Leader Europe’s Climate Lesson for America. As wind power flags, energy prices are soaring amid fuel shortages. As Biden Says Islam is Peaceful, D.C. Imam Calls for Jihad Tuesday, September 14. 2021Stanford WhiteHis name came up in conversation this weekend and I figured Bulldog would have included his famous arch in Washington Square in our urban hike plans. I'm wondering whether there might be other White buildings near our hike. White was a bad guy by today's standards but nobody complains about his architecture. He had a crazy, reckless life (and dramatic death), but nobody at McKim, Mead, and White made an issue of it. It's not clear to me whether his wife cared either. Despite his behavior, he was friends with everybody including Mark Twain. Yes, he did design Rosecliff in Newport (been there?) and tons of other appealing places:
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"Shall" vs "will""Shall" is a dandy word, but not used much in the USA anymore. Perhaps it sounds stuffy, or maybe people do not know how to use it. You can say "I shall attend" but you can also say "You shall take out the garbage"
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Gary Taubes on overweight peopleHow a ‘fatally, tragically flawed’ paradigm has derailed the science of obesity Yes, it is about carbs and not so much about calories.
Tuesday morning linksThe difference between climate and weather, and why models fail STAY HOME, PEONS! Over 240,000 fully-vaccinated Ivy League students and staff will be masking indoors this semester Tyrannizing The Common Good - The contemporary liberal and libertarian tend in their reactions to Covid-19 and public health mandates towards two sides of the same error. North Korean defector slams ‘woke’ US schools Top earning New Yorkers and Californians could face 60% combined tax rate, while the top rate of corporate tax would be raised to 26.5% - higher than communist China - under House Democrats' bill to fund $3.5trillion spending plans Americans Spent More on Taxes in 2020 Than on Food, Clothing, Healthcare and Entertainment Combined Blinken Blames Trump for Biden's Failure to Develop an Afghanistan Withdrawal Plan
Monday, September 13. 2021No time to post linksWe can not hire enough employees. Does anybody want to work? I mean, who can speak good English or do arithmetic? Our government has screwed us. Scott, at around the 19 minute point, or just go for the whole thing. You know what I mean if you are trying to run a business today.
A few Monday morning linksA Few Words about 9-11, by Dr. Krauthammer Dalrymple: What We Have to Lose. Our civilization is more precious, and more fragile, than most people suppose. 'Teen Vogue' Columnist Takes the Prize for Dumbest 9/11 Take of the Year Obama’s personal monument sacrifices 800 old growth trees in Chicago park designed by Frederick Law Olmstead The Banality Of (Financial) Evil Study Finds Teenage Boys Six Times More Likely To Suffer Heart Problems From Vaccine Than Be Hospitalized by COVID A Look At The Pipeline For Future "Diverse" Tech Workers, Professionals And Corporate Executives "Three Generations Of Idiots Is Enough" Only, I Am Referring To Our "Elites" Confirmed: Biden consulted union presidents before announcing vax mandate Much of what the press said about Trump now applies to Biden Sunday, September 12. 2021Swingin' with Ben PatersonReminder - Urban Hike 9/25Just a reminder that the Urban Hike will be Saturday, 9/25. Anyone traveling into NYC or living in the region is welcome. Well, ANYONE is welcome...regardless of where you are, but being in the NYC area certainly helps. I'd do a Zoom of the whole thing, but even that seems a bit much.
The theme this year is Greenwich Village. We'll be starting and ending outside of the Village, and seeing some sights outside of its domain (Chinatown, Five Points, etc.), but the hike is a reasonable distance. It's almost 7 miles and without stops it's 2 and a half hours. So let's assume 4 hours, with stops and a bite to eat. We'll find a pizza place, as we always do.
Remembering Todd BeamerQQQ: Boats“Believe me my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” So says Ratty to Mole in Kenneth Grahame's classic 1908 novel 'The Wind in the Willows'.
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