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Monday, June 21. 2021Life in America: FirearmsSomebody asked me this weekend how many firearms I owned. "Not sure," I said. "Never counted them." I guess I have too many. I am pretty sure that I have never shot anybody intentionally, but I did shoot a pal with birdshot one time accidentally. It happens in the woods. He was fine, and just glad I did not hit his dog.
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CRT: Are you a loser or an a-hole?
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Monday morning linksWhat Are Dads Good For? Youth Protest Group Inspired By Greta Thunberg Disbands, Accuses Itself Of Racism Bill Maher to Lin-Manuel Miranda: Don't apologize to these whiny progressive bullies Bookworm Beat — the stupid leftist’s illustrated edition A disturbing look at corporate Critical Race Theory brainwashing CNN IS CRAZY All the Projection That’s Fit to Print. On the New York Times’s blindness to what it has become Chicago Alderman Says Gangs Are Responsible For Chicago Problems, Not Racism, As Mayor Lori Lightfoot Claimed Singer Macy Gray Calls for Replacing ‘Tattered and Divisive’ American Flag Taibbi: Why Has "Ivermectin" Become A Dirty Word? Following the Scientists Who Were Destroying America Just to Spite Trump Palestinians reject 1 million corona vaccine doses from Israel Sunday, June 20. 2021Summer Solstice todayIt's the first day of summer
Ladder safety, the basicsLadders are necessary but they are dangerous. Guys like roofers and framers are experts with them, but the ordinary person is not.
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From today's LectionaryJob 38:1-11 38:1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind: 38:2 "Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? 38:3 Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me. 38:4 "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. 38:5 Who determined its measurements--surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? 38:6 On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone 38:7 when the morning stars sang together and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy? 38:8 "Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb?-- 38:9 when I made the clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band, 38:10 and prescribed bounds for it, and set bars and doors, 38:11 and said, 'Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stopped'? Saturday, June 19. 2021Obsolescence and Spring CleaningWe've been trying to address obsolete things in our home. The list keeps getting longer even though we got a new gas boiler last year: - Oil tank needs to be removed - 3 old printers, to garbage - 3 old computers, systems no longer supported - old software, no longer supported - old interior paint and wallpaper peeling - gas cooktop works, but fan died so entire thing needs to be replaced - 1 of our 3 central air units needs to be replaced. It can't be repaired. Are CD players and good speakers obsolete? Not for me. Of course, minimizing personal mental and physical obsolescence always has to be dealt with. What obsolete things are our readers dealing with?
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A big cicada year?I have not seen or heard one of these big bugs yet. Maybe in July. How is your Year of the Locust? Saturday morning linksJanet Malcolm, R.I.P. Lego Introduces New Sharper Bricks That Instantly Kill You When You Step On Them What Ever Happened to Flirting? By assuming that any approach is malign unless proven otherwise, we lose something potentially risky—but also potentially wonderful. My Mother Came to America the Right Way. Here’s How Biden’s Policies Devalue Legal Immigration. Who trusts the US Federal govt to do what is right? Jeff Bezos-Backed Company To Build Fusion Plant In UK World Report Card: The Inexorable March Toward Zero Carbon Emissions (Not!) When Sons Become Daughters: It’s Time to Admit That Reflexive ‘Affirmation’ Has Been a Mistake Could there be anything more gross than the masks your kids are wearing? The CDC Says Vaccinated People Can Safely Travel, But Please Don't - More mixed messages from CDC Director Rochelle Walensky. Scientist Admits: We Concealed Our Knowledge That a Lab Leak Was Likely Because We Didn't Want to be "Associated With Trump" Wuhan, Weapons, & Burned Spies: CCP Defector Identified, Gave 'Terabytes' Of Dirt To US Govt. Minneapolis police investigating bags of human body parts found on the street Welcome to Wokespeak: Its Logic-Defying Rhetoric Is Making Heads Spin Parent Destroys CRT At Illinois School Board Meeting: ‘How Do I Have Two Medical Degrees If I’m Sitting Here Oppressed?’… Don't Ban CRT. Expose It. There's a liberal way to fight illiberalism. And it's beginning to work. So It Begins: Lori Lightfoot Declares Racism a 'Public Health Crisis' to Justify New Policy Chicago mayor: Racism is a public health crisis, It is "literally killing us" Army Long Range Strike Gives China A Taste of Its Own Medicine Friday, June 18. 2021A new medicine for fat loss
It comes as a (tiny) weekly injection, done at home. It is mainly an appetite-suppressant, and a highly-effective one according to a couple of patients. It can have some GI side-effects, but is usually tolerated. It is something to consider for those who have too much trouble with food. As we have often said, it's impossible to burn off dangerous deep fat with exercise.
Apple Pie as a racist, colonialist symbolEverything these days sounds like satire. This is not: Guardian Article Condemns Apple Pie as “Food Injustice”. Half or more of The Guardian is difficult to distinguish from the Babylon Bee. Seems to me that their specialty to beclown themselves much of the time. The apple is an import from the Chinese mountains. The pie idea has been around since there was flour - probably the Sumerians put some fruit or meat inside some dough. In my view, the nurseryman Johnny Appleseed, aka John Chapman -(photo) did us all a great favor. I am not a big fan of fruit, but most people are. Well, I like cooked fruit in desserts because fruit is nothing but sugar anyway. The idiot who wrote the Guardian article clearly did not know that pumpkins came from Mexico, not from England. Pumpkins, and all squash, were appropriated from Central American farmers by North American natives - and by the Spanish too. Shame on them. For me, I prefer a Tarte Tatin with a hard caramelized crust to an apple pie. With some ice cream (invented in Egypt). Is that un-American of me?
Friday morning linksClockwork manicure robot is proof the future is here Happy Birthday Mr. President From the Marginalized Majority Bookworm Beat 6/14/21 — the Flag Day illustrated edition Father's Day: Fatherlessness Is America's Top Domestic Problem Why Do Colleges Dislike Men? The Disappearing Collegiate Male Mark and Patricia McCloskey Plead Guilty to Charges, Will Surrender Guns Mom Won't Let Her Vaccinated 15-Year-Old Go to Summer Camp, and Slate Agrees. A bad response from the magazine's parental advice column CONCERNED SHAREHOLDERS TAKE ACTION AGAINST COKE’S RACIST DEMANDS Critical Race Theory and Academic Freedom - State-based legislation banning the teaching of the toxic ideology is philosophically and legally justifiable. Last Men Standing: Charles Murray vs. Ibram X. Kendi England’s first Black Studies professor accuses his university of being racist The Wrong Turn of Civil Rights In Loudoun County, Dad Has 2 Reasons to Take on Critical Race Theory John McWhorter: Ignore the left's gaslighting, it's not racist to criticize Critical Race Theory Via HET:
Abbott launches Texas border wall project with $250 million 'down payment'. Texas' governor accused the Biden administration of abandoning its border responsibilities Australian Media Mocks CNN's Glowing Coverage of Bumbling Joe Biden
Thursday, June 17. 2021An email from my Alma MaterA notice from my Department of Psychiatry today: It sounds a bit racist to me but, who knows, maybe Afrocentric healing might be good. Never heard of it. Little Blues (aka Small Blues, aka Common Blues)There are many species and subspecies of Little Blues across the northern parts of the world. They are usually about 1 cm across - tiny things. I have only seen them in groups around mud puddles or mammal droppings. Like most butterflies, they only live a few days in their butterfly form. Seen any lately? You need to keep your eyes open. Chris Rufo: What is critical race theory?
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Thursday morning linksGMO Fish Coming Soon? AquaBounty Sells Out First Commercial Harvest Of Biotech Salmon Roger Scruton Hungarian coffee shop - markets in everything Scruton is/was a Maggie's hero Sorry, Virginia, There’s No Math-Equity Claus A Composer Condemned Arson. Now No One Will Hire Him. "I chose to be that guy who didn't issue the apology," says Daniel Elder. "Things went from there and it wasn't good." Distinguishing Respect From Patronizing Condescension In Matters Of Race Bummer: Back To Normal Post-COVID Leads To Climate Doom Perspex Screens Installed To Stop COVID May Have Actually Increased Its Spread, UK Govt Report Finds BBC: Research suggests diversity training doesn't work, so why do companies keep doing it? New York Grapples with Growing Presence of Homeless in Midtown Manhattan "Homeless" is a euphemism Nigerian feminist author offers takedown of online social justice orthodoxy African immigrants are often at odds with native blacks Public Schools Gush over Equality But Neglect Poor Kids & Students of Color The best anti-racist policy is school choice TRUMP GOING TO THE BORDER Kamala Harris Wants to be Called "Leader," but Donald Trump Wants to Actually Lead Biden Hosting Huge July 4th Party After Telling States, Citizens Not to Hold Large Gatherings The Press Are Now Praising Joe Biden for Verbally Assaulting a Reporter Wednesday, June 16. 2021A rare journalistPeterson lets a wise, seasoned Canadian journalist (Rex Murphy) tell his story. Gotta love the guy, along with his Scots/Irish (Newfie) style and rhythm. Does the US have any journalists like him?
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Calisthenics
I include recreational sports (other than running, biking, or swimming) as calisthenics. Calisthenics are about agility, endurance, general fitness, athleticism, balance, and things like that. Our list and variety is long. Some of them: Pushups, pullups, planks, heavy ball throws, burpees, body-weight squats, inclined pulls, Farmer walks, sled pushes and pulls, jumping jacks, band walks, step-ups, box jumps, lunges. As we've said often, just 3 hrs of calis/wk, with nothing else, is a lot better than nothing. What do you do for this aspect of fitness?
Wednesday morning linksSwiss "Climate" Referendum: More Intrusion Of Reality Into The Climate Debate N.J. city to unveil 700-pound statue of George Floyd Academia’s Obsession with Racism Why? Why ideology should not be injected into science Roger Waters Tells "Little Pr**k" Zuckerberg To "F**k Off" Following Request To Use Iconic Pink Floyd Song For Ad Ending due process: Reinstating Catherine Lhamon at the Dept. of Education is a mistake Former Dean of Students wonders 'How much damage have my colleagues and I done?' Bias response teams have become ‘weaponized’ as expected, education reformer warns House Republicans protest more books on Navy reading list Illinois Mom Pushes Back Against Leftist Education Don’t Let the Backlash Against Critical Race Theory Become a Victim of Its Own Success Media Panics Over Mounting Opposition to Critical Race Theory Democrats are trapped in a progressive echo chamber More Evidence Emerges That Joe Biden Is Not Well Not a criticism, just an unfortunate fact. Tuesday, June 15. 2021Bjorn Lomborg
To save you the trouble, I listened to his entire conversation with Jordan Peterson. It was about Lomborg's list of apocalyptic worries and how to prioritize them. Don't waste your time, although Peterson tries his best.
If you are, as he is, anxious about global warming, simply advocate for nuclear energy. Simple. I do not worry about it all though anyway, but no global taxes necessary for nuke.
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Black Crow Blues
Another one is It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry. Amazingly deep song in my view, but also simple.
Summer reading: A Chinese history thrillerPeople give me random books to read. The most entertaining way to get some sense of Chinese 19th C history: Flashman and the Dragon. You can see where Mao came from. His horrors were just historically normal. Of course, this is historical fiction but Frazer tried to make it realistic. Sir Harry, I feel, was the original James Bond. From Amazon:
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Tuesday morning linksI hope you don’t think masking is ending anytime soon UK Extends COVID Lockdown By 4 Weeks Over Fears About "Delta" Mutant Yet more bloodshed and bedlam in NYC — as voters turn to Eric Adams for help FIRE defends existing Title IX regs in comment to Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. FIRE argued that conducting a fair and credible Title IX proceeding requires adhering to long-utilized tools of fair adjudication, many of which are prescribed by existing regulations. Due Process Is Essential to Higher Learning HOW RADICAL ARE THE TEACHERS’ UNIONS? "In fact, I don’t even believe that most people have any real concept of what critical race theory is." Boston Public Schools board members resign after anti-white texts revealed JACOBSON: Woke college students are "grasping at straws" for things to protest about Protesting is fun The Morning Briefing: The Cancel Woke Bullies Are Getting Pushback and It's a Lot of Fun to Watch Chemistry, biology textbooks overrepresent male scientists, educators say American moms are taking a stand against Critical Race Theory VDH: Anatomy of the Woke Madness - How did such collective madness infect a once pragmatic and commonsensical America? North Korean defector says her Ivy League school is like a totalitarian regime The World Loves Free Speech—Except When They're Offended. Americans oppose restrictions, but report feeling less free to speak about political matters. Unintended Consequences of a Minimum-Wage Hike Kimball: News Flash: Trump Was Right The Enduring False Narrative About the PULSE Massacre Shows the Power of Media Propaganda. Politicians and activists should stop ratifying the fiction that Omar Mateen was motivated by anti-LGBT hatred. It dishonors the victims and obscures the real motive. Journalists Complain That Reporting on Israel Is Not Misleading Enough Monday, June 14. 2021Transplanting animalsWe had a link this weekend about the difficulty animals have when introduced to a fresh habitat. However, when it works, it works. How did these Musk Oxen find the salt licks?
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