Tuesday, June 5. 2018
VDH:
We live in such strange times that the media ignored the most blatant examples of presidential campaign-cycle collusion in memory, while seeking to invent it where it never existed. Remember, Barack Obama on a hot mic not only got caught reiterating to a Russian leader the conditions of Putin-Obama election-cycle collusion, but he also spelled out the exact quid pro quo: promised Russian quietude abroad during Obama’s reelection campaign was in exchange for “flexibility” (i.e., cancellation) of U.S.-Eastern European missile-defense projects. Should Trump ever be caught making the same “deal” in 2020, he would probably be impeached.
“If freedom makes social progress possible, so social
progress strengthens and enlarges freedom"~ Robert F. Kennedy
I was provided this quote today, and agreed with it at first. Then I realized it is problematic. "Social Progress" is a broad term, and the method of achieving "social progress" is not defined at all.
There is no doubt "social progress" does enlarge freedom. If that progress is achieved naturally, fluidly, organically. As communities and people come to accept new and interesting ideas and people, the scope of their capabilities and imagination for greater things is enlarged and improved.
Where this quote is badly flawed is applying it to law. Social progress does not occur with passing laws that force people to think, or behave, a certain way. Too many people believe that it is possible to nation-build, when virtually all attempts of it have failed. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that it's just as hard to 'community' or 'society' build using laws and regulations. Eventually the laws themselves act as catalysts for behaviors that undermine the original goal.
 There Are No Laws of Physics. There’s Only the Landscape.
Scientists seek a single description of reality. But modern physics allows for many different descriptions, many equivalent to one another, connected through a vast landscape of mathematical possibility.
Is it possible that the notion of physical "laws" is anthropomorphizing nature?
Starbucks Employees Say ‘Bias’ Training Was Mostly Anti-Cop Propaganda
Statin recommendations may change
Running a $500,000 Retail Empire by iPhone
Ten-Year-Old Permanently Expelled for Bringing Party Poppers to School
When We Reward Failure
“If The Oceans Die, We Die”
Climate Change Has Run Its Course - Its descent into social-justice identity politics is the last gasp of a cause that has lost its vitality.
Destroying the Boy Scouts - Another venerable American institution surrenders to the radical Left.
Nearly 50 percent of Californians say they want to move out soon, poll finds
The worst form of judicial minimalism — Masterpiece Cakeshop deserved a full vindication for its claims of religious liberty and free speech
The demonization of Alan Dershowitz
Women’s March Co-Founder Condemns Founding of Israel as ‘Human Rights Crime’
Why the Left Loves and Hates Science
NANCY PELOSI DOESN’T THINK LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT, MORE JOBS IS A GOOD THING
New York Spent $15 Million in Taxes To Build Upstate Film Studio. It Just Sold for $1.
Morning in America: More say they’re ‘better off’ under Trump, blacks, Hispanics
U.S. Allies Retaliate After Trump Imposes Tariffs
Former DOJ, FBI and Intelligence Officials Positioning For Devastating IG Report…
FBI Agent In Charge Of "Russiagate" Operation And Clinton Email "Matter" To Testify Tuesday
DOJ Inspector General Says Investigation Into FBI Misconduct During the 2016 Presidential Election is Ongoing
Senate Releases Unredacted Strzok – Page Texts Showing FBI Initiated MULTIPLE SPIES in Trump Campaign in December 2015
China's embrace of Marxism is bad news for its people
“Speed Dating”: Critics Worry Trump Is Already Handing Propaganda Victories To North Korea
What Are Islam’s 'Claims' to Jerusalem?
Lessons from Europe on Welfare, Dependency, and Self-Reliance
Iran Wants to Stay in Syria Forever
Monday, June 4. 2018
Complete List of President Trump’s Historic Accomplishments After First 500 Days in Office
That's The Shocking Truth About Jordan Peterson
Another shocking truth is how many women find him helpful and inspiring in constructing their lives. That is rarely mentioned.
Pic of NYC's West Village from a reader. Nice place to live.
This week’s new cancer scare: barbecue smoke absorbed through your skin
Opioid policy fallout
Deflated: NFL popularity at new low, just 3 in 10 are ‘favorable’
Evergreen State Prof: ‘Independent’ Report On Last Year’s Events Is A Joke
Why Aren’t Liberals Celebrating Higher Gas Prices? It's What They Want - Democrats have spent the past two decades advocating for policies that artificially spike fossil fuel prices.
New Jersey Governor Shocked He Can’t Tax Citizens to Death
Obama – Just Too Good for Us
Ben Rhodes joins MSNBC
On Election Night, Trump Said He Started Campaign Just to ‘Have a Little Fun,’ Bossie Recalls
I believe it
Kimball on the moral infatuation of the Obama admin
Inspector General’s Report Isn’t Out Yet, But The Washington Post Is Already Worried Republicans Will Seize On It
THE TRUMP LEGAL TEAM’S LETTER TO MUELLER
Trump Tweet: Why Didn't FBI Tell Me About Manafort?
Good question
New Italian govt vows to create jobs, deport migrants
'Pack your bags': Italy's new interior minister talks tough on migrants
War Erupts Between Italy's Government And Soros: "You Profited From The Death Of Hundreds Of People"
TRUMP PARK OPENS IN ISRAEL
Sunday, June 3. 2018
 Photo: Good travel clothing for men and women, and pickpocket-proof in case you go to Europe with all of their immigrant thieves: Clothing Arts.
Good work clothing for women who want to look feminine but professional: Nora Gardner.com (with a new store opening in Boston's Back Bay this week). All made in the USA.
Best hiking/climbing clothing: Montane
Prana Zion is good too.
That's an old Pogo quote.
To my taste, a juicy Ribeye on the stovetop on cast iron, or a New York Strip on the grill with a high-blazing wood fire (no charcoal or gas, please) burnt to a crunchy crisp on the outside and raw on the inside.
Since Sicily, we have eschewed steak sauces for Pistachio Sauce (Pistachio Pesto) - not that a really good Costco steak needs any sauce but it makes it more fun.
It's a shame that I can't find those baby pig slices to grill here in the US, miele juvenal. Damn tasty and juicy. Can't buy piglets at Costco.
HIIT is for cardio conditioning and general fitness. It builds energy and endurance, not strength. Why endurance? Because if you can do sequences of sprints, any cardio stress of lesser intensity becomes easy.
We have mentioned High Intensity Interval Training frequently in our fitness posts. The Times notes that not only is it a more efficient and effective approach to cardio fitness training but it is also more satisfying. It is not boring.
Athletes have used HIIT for decades for cardio conditioning. The Times correctly notes that you hate it while doing it (it burns, it hurts, you are winded, your eyes are blinded by sweat, you want to give up), but after a session you are glad you did it.
HIIT in the form of calisthenics or plain cardio means anaerobic sprints of any sort with max effort from 20-60 seconds interrupted by 30 seconds to 3 minutes of active recovery. Re cardio, we also include one hour of aerobic endurance cardio in our plan as an "active recovery" day from your week's efforts. Even that should not be "slow," though - should be pushing it aerobically.
The now-famous Maggie's General Fitness Program (2 days heavy weights or other strength training, 2 days cardio, 2 days calisthenics) includes HIIT in some of the calisthenics and some of the cardio sessions. Calisthenics with an HIIT format kills two birds with one stone.
As we remind interested readers, the Maggie's 6-7 hr/wk program has to be worked up to gradually for people over 40.
Some examples of HIIT calis and HIIT regular cadio below the fold -
Continue reading "The New York Times discovers HIIT Cardio"
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
139:1 O LORD, you have searched me and known me.
139:2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away.
139:3 You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
139:4 Even before a word is on my tongue, O LORD, you know it completely.
139:5 You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain it.
139:13 For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
139:14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.
139:15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
139:16 Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed.
139:17 How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
139:18 I try to count them -- they are more than the sand; I come to the end -- I am still with you.
A pleasant place to be for a few hours. The towel is unnecessary, because you can sun-dry when you take a swim. But Mrs. BD likes a towel for some reason. Kayaking on the sea is a great delight. Less so on lakes, but you do what you can. This is a calm day on Cape Cod Bay. Some days it's rough, some days like a mill pond.
Saturday, June 2. 2018
The referring person tells me "She is a 22 year-old cum laude college grad with no goals and no direction. She was just a diligent student. No stem classes. She is living at home, and terrified by the big world. She is shy and not overly-attractive. Self-involved, alternating between self-loathing and mild grandiosity. Very supportive family. Despite her college grades, she seems to lack some basic life skills so her low self-esteem seems justified to me. I think you would be a good fit for her if you can engage her. Self-pitying but not depressed, not psychotic."
OK. I'll do a consultation. This sad story is in my wheelhouse, and I have seen it many times.
New York State elections are determined by New York City, which is a lefty city. Still, many have confided to me their unfashionable Trump vote. Not all toothless ignorant rednecks by any means.
However, the wealthy tend to vote Dem, as do those dependent on the government whether with jobs or largesse.
My guess is that Trump will win in a landslide in his next election, if he is still willing to do this nasty job. This fairly ignorant and sometimes vulgar fellow is in tune with lots of Americans of all sorts. Just not with the self-anointed elites. Kanye and Kim like him, for heaven's sake. I do not like the guy, but I like what he has been doing so I will vote for him with enthusiasm even though my vote will not matter at all.
The Making of the President, Heartland Edition - Salena Zito and Brad Todd profile the Rust Belt voters who elected Donald Trump.
It's a course on bird behavior, from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Think Like a Bird: Understanding Bird Behavior. Early bird pricing now. Cool video there.
I have a pal who got his MS there. Then he went to med school. Now he's a master birder/physician.
No utopia evident yet. They all want to come to the US for freedom. It is all so sad, so many lives destroyed by an inhuman ideology.
Friday, June 1. 2018
Explanation here. It is a serious issue.
Everything except humans. Menhaden (aka Mossbunker aka Bunker) are the prime bait fish of the Atlantic coast. Why the whales in New York Harbor? Menhaden.
This is a good conservation story, about 10 minutes long.
Foraging the High Seas: a Menhaden story from Red Vault Productions on Vimeo.
“Would you rather have a Princeton diploma without the Princeton education, or a Princeton education without a Princeton diploma?”
Austen Allred, via 6 Forces Disrupting Higher Education. It's a cute question, but I don't know what a "Princeton education" means. It could mean any one of a hundred things. I have a better idea of what a U of Chicago education means.
Thursday, May 31. 2018
Anna had a good run, but ended up in Riker's. I say "foolish," but many clever sociopaths have poor long-term planning.
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Square Dancing Is a “Tool of White Supremacy” 
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