Wednesday, July 10. 2019
Image via the great Titiana McGrath
Consider it an ad for Dunkin
Justin Verlander Says MLB Is Juicing Baseballs To Goose Up Offense
You Don’t Need That SUV (and You Know It)
Wrong. We need one. Just one.
US Poll: 1 in 4 don’t plan to retire despite realities of aging
Cabot Phillips on American exceptionalism: 'You don't see people flooding the shores of Norway'
Amazon, Microsoft Vying For Opportunity To Help Pentagon Spy On All Of Us In The Cloud…
Tucker Carlson: How Did CNN's Chris Cuomo Get Into Yale?
Via Powerline:
“I was excited. This was an opportunity to study, converse, and dialogue about topics such as intersectionality, the prison industrial complex, the war on drugs, and environmental racism that I was exploring in my communication studies major.”
The late scholar Gerrit H. Wormhoudt's book "Opting Out" says Americans must choose alternatives to government-managed schools for their children.
Government education in Providence
Tuesday, July 9. 2019
Trump on the UK ambassador: I don't know the guy...but I am told he is a pompous fool.
Very likely so, some upper crust crony. Most amusing, irreverent US president since Andrew Jackson. That ambassador will be packing his bags soon. Time for an ambassador who wants to make friends. That's the job.
Anyway, "Old Europe" is far too dependent on the US economically and militarily. Obama knew that, but he disliked the UK, especially Churchill and the queen - who he dissed appallingly.
Monday, July 8. 2019
At Quillette
Why does it have to be so black and white?
Sunday, July 7. 2019
Psalm 66:1-9
66:1 Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth;
66:2 sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise.
66:3 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power, your enemies cringe before you.
66:4 All the earth worships you; they sing praises to you, sing praises to your name." Selah
66:5 Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds among mortals.
66:6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in him,
66:7 who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations-- let the rebellious not exalt themselves. Selah
66:8 Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard,
66:9 who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip.
Saturday, July 6. 2019
 These are a favorite summer treat around here. Yes, you can do it with pumpkin blossoms too. Use the male blossoms, on the stalks. No reason to waste them.
A simple recipe. Do not wash the blossoms. Serve hot, with salt.
For a fancier antipasto, fried blossoms stuffed with goat cheese. How good does that sound?
We attended a garden party last weekend. The hostess is a serious gardener. She had so many poppies in bloom and post-bloom that I told her that I should perhaps call the cops.
Poppies are best considered annuals, but they will self-sow if left alone. In parts of Europe, red poppies are considered roadside weeds. In our wild (no horses) meadow I strewed (?) poppy seeds around many years ago, and many of them took. Now the meadow in June has some naturalized poppies amongst the wildflowers and hay.
Varieties of garden poppies
Planting and gowing poppies
“It Seems Like We Step In A Lot More Poop Than I Thought”
Math Teacher Loses Job After Defending Western Civilization
Say It Ain’t So, Doc: How Should Martin Luther King Scholars Deal With the Rape Story?
Hinderaker: WHAT A CONSERVATIVE LEARNS IN COLLEGE - My youngest daughter graduated from college a few weeks ago. She wrote this piece for The College Fix. I am taking the liberty of posting it in its entirety.
Kanye is cool dude
No, The Trump Administration Is Not Torturing Migrants - Democrats and the media have jettisoned all sense of reality about the border crisis, and offer nothing now but phony outrage.
Obama's DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson: The Democrats' Immigration Rhetoric Is Essentially a Declaration of Open Borders Which Would Cause Mass Illegal Immigration to Explode
Democrats Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley Trash Declaration of Independence as Sexist, Racist, Prejudiced on Independence Day
Teen Vogue Says Patriotic Anthems Are Racist, Tells Their Young Readers to Think of America’s Crimes on Fourth of July
Sheesh
The Democrats Aren’t A Left-Wing Party — They Just Play One On TV
A NATION OF FREE PEOPLE OR FREE THINGS
Dem 2020 task: Convince voters to overlook economy
" if President Trump were to personally cure cancer, the NY Times’ headline the next day would be, “Trump Callously Ignores Diabetes Sufferers.”
It’s ridiculous that Democrats are debating busing instead of real hopes for improving urban education
The real reason why the left was against Donald Trump's July 4 speech
They Don’t Hate Donald Trump—They Hate You
The Palestinians’ eternal ‘no’
 To a Mouse, On Turning up in Her Nest with the Plough, November, 1785, Robert Burns
Wee, sleeket, cowran, tim’rous beastie,
O, what a panic’s in thy breastie!
Thou need na start awa sae hasty,
Wi’ bickerin brattle!
I wad be laith to rin an’ chase thee
Wi’ murd’ring pattle!
I’m truly sorry Man’s dominion
Has broken Nature’s social union,
An’ justifies that ill opinion,
Which makes thee startle,
At me, thy poor, earth-born companion,
An’ fellow-mortal!
I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve;
What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!
A daimen-icker in a thrave
’S a sma’ request:
I’ll get a blessin wi’ the lave,
An’ never miss ’t!
Thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin!
It’s silly wa’s the win’s are strewin!
An’ naething, now, to big a new ane,
O’ foggage green!
An’ bleak December’s winds ensuin,
Baith snell an’ keen!
Thou saw the fields laid bare an’ waste,
An’ weary Winter comin fast,
An’ cozie here, beneath the blast,
Thou thought to dwell,
Till crash! the cruel coulter past
Out thro’ thy cell.
That wee-bit heap o’ leaves an’ stibble
Has cost thee monie a weary nibble!
Now thou’s turn’d out, for a’ thy trouble,
But house or hald,
To thole the Winter’s sleety dribble,
An’ cranreuch cauld!
But Mousie, thou art no thy-lane,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men
Gang aft agley,
An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,
For promis’d joy!
Still, thou art blest, compar’d wi’ me!
The present only toucheth thee:
But Och! I backward cast my e’e,
On prospects drear!
An’ forward tho’ I canna see,
I guess an’ fear!
(Obviously my bolds)
Friday, July 5. 2019
 Sarsaparilla Float: Just with a scoop of vanilla ice cream (Root Beer also ok, but not quite as good)
What's the difference between the two?
A drink we kids enjoyed at cocktail hour was quinine water on ice, with slice of lime. A kids' gin and tonic. Delicious, not sweet, refreshing.
(Photo is good olde root beer, not a float)
 Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo clinch victory in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
Which is the most hayfever-prone city – and is 'botanical sexism' to blame?
Sheboygan serial toilet clogger sentenced to 150 days in jail, probation
Finally, news from Sheboygan
MAD Magazine to Cease Publication
They had a great run
Costco has become an unlikely $7 billion fast-fashion destination — and other retailers should take note
Calls to Normalize Pedophilia on the Rise: New Report Recommends Workshops Instead of Prosecution
It's normal in many Muslim countries
America in Full - Wilfred McClay’s Land of Hope proves that there is no contradiction between knowing American history and loving America.
Poll: Two-Thirds of Voters Say Citizenship Question Should Be Allowed on Census
Why not? It's always been a question
Now Betsy Ross Is a White Supremacist, Apparently
Why the Left hates symbols of patriotism
America the ‘just OK’
No, it's worse: Nike Rep Colin Kaepernick Attacks USA as the Worst Nation on Earth–on the Fourth of July
Great ad for sneakers
No, It’s Not New To Have Tanks In Parades In D.C., Prior Presidents Even Paraded Missiles
July 4th: Hate in the Time of Peace and Prosperity
2 Plus 2 Equals Whatever My Truth or Lived Experience Says It Is
Just THREE percent of 2019 Dartmouth grads support Trump
Not grads, just graduating seniors. That's an Ivy education
Thursday, July 4. 2019
On most holidays, we celebrate 'something', but one thing worth celebrating is the ability to celebrate. So many things can happen which would alter the circumstances of enjoying any holiday. Last week, a fraternity brother sent me some pictures of his brother's plane, which crash-landed in the desert. His brother and sister-in-law were fine, though a team was helicoptered in to check them out. His sister-in-law was asleep during the test flight when the oil pressure dropped and the engine stalled. He woke her and asked her to use the phone cam and record the landing, to keep her mind off the event.
The video is pretty intense, but shows what a well-trained pilot is capable of doing. Today, husband and wife are celebrating with family and I'm pleased my fraternity brother gets to enjoy more time with his family members. I like to call today one of 'his' holidays, because after college he joined the Marines and served our country.
 Summer really begins this weekend, up here, with Independence Day. Just a few summery links:
The Cocktail Renaissance
The Southside
At a wedding a couple of weeks ago, this is all they were serving. Gallons of it.
Pimm's Cup Cocktail
The Cape Codder
The Mojito
Gin Fizz
Long Island Iced Tea
My favorite cocktail regardless of season is a gin Martini with four olives. Vegetarian, organic, spiritual.
What are your favorite summertime adult beverages?
Get our website free all year! Nothing to do, except to consider sending our link to your friends, enemies, relatives, colleagues, etc.
Thanks to Gerard for the nice image.
We have a good hike planned for this morning - no bouldering - just to delight in the rugged glory of the New England part of this vast and beautiful country.
After morning weight-training, of course. Land of the free, the brave...and the strong.
Wednesday, July 3. 2019
 Betsy Ross flag = swastica
If you are completely ignorant and insane, it might. Nice flag.
W hy Nike’s Capitulation To Kaepernick Matters
They Hate America More Than They Love Their Country: MSNBC Will Not Air President Trump’s DC 4th of July Celebration
No sense of fun. Nobody will watch it on TV anyway. The holiday is for outdoor fun, enjoying America's blessings.
What does "Dylanesque" mean?
Charlottesville Decides to Stop Celebrating Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday
Because Politicians Are for Sale, They Think Everyone Else Is Too
Psychologists Are Very Concerned About News Of Bad Weather Causing “Eco-Anxiety"
Good grief
Nothing Is More Expensive Than a Free Government Service
But we all need more "services"...don't we?
THE SCREAMING OF AOC
Pastors stand ground on conditions of border facility after AOC claps back
Snopes Admits Obama Built Cages for Immigrant Children
“[S]Ome Democrats Are Questioning The Basic Legal Underpinnings Of U.S. Immigration Enforcement”
So change the laws
Newt Gingrich: Parscale Building 'Machine' to Re-elect Trump
No doubt the Russians will help! (kidding)
Here's how my mother-in-law does it. Slice tomato, then a whole large Basil leaf, then a slice of mango, then a thin slice of mozzarella. Repeat. She runs it down in slightly-slanted rows on a platter. Repeat in rows until platter is filled. A little salt and a drizzle of oil and vinegar on top.
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