Saturday, March 2. 2013
 Photo: gym poster, NYC. She needs to gain a little weight. Too bony is not sexy, even in NYC. Cool shoes, though.
The Joylessness of Cooking
Tackling Asian Privilege;
McGill University is one of the most elite schools in North America, and to walk through their campus is to be transported into a pastoral Chinatown. This is true of all Ivy League schools. Asian Americans have the highest education level of any racial demographic and they’re also the wealthiest.
and
Asians are overrepresented in science, medicine, law, finance, education, and virtually everything that generates wealth. They are drastically overrepresented in Nobel Prizes. These arrogant Orientals flaunt the racist moniker “model minority.”
It's darn funny
Speaking of Asians, look what Ravi can do
Holy smoke. Show me a white guy who can do that
Gullible Nation - Those who fall for sequester scare-mongering need a lesson on government wastefulness.
Snyder Declares Detroit Fiscal Emergency
Cannot self-govern, require a dictator. That is not American.
Via Vanderleun, The Mao Mango Cult of 1968 and the Rise of China’s Working Class
Dem Caddell: Obama is the closest thing to Nixon we've seen in 40 years
Brainless pundit: Harold Myerson Authors A Fireworks Display of Remarkable Unintelligence
Liar, or ignorant?
Walsh: The Battle of Bob Woodward
Bloomberg: Forget debt
Texan Schoolgirl Punished for Not Pledging Allegiance to Mexico
College Presidents’ Views on Racial Preferences
This week Europe blew up. The media haven't caught up yet, because they are what they are. But the markets are catching up fast
Euroland is a joke. It's Hitler's dream, without the guns but with his Moslem friends. Or The Holy Roman Empire. The quicker the Brits get out of there, the better.
The Press Officially Abdicates Its Role - And turn into de facto administration advisers.
Teachers outnumbered in schools by administrators, support staff in many states, study shows
The B-Movie Presidency With A-List Media Compliance
Andrew Understood What Republicans May Never Learn
Lowry: The unpopular party
Woodward’s Apostasy - The hero of Watergate becomes a Beltway villain.
He captions "Out of bounds, no avalanche control, 2500 vert in one shot (not for me, I had to
stop) telemark and hike out to next bowl..."
We have done out of bounds in the past. Always interesting.
Friday, March 1. 2013
Here's the article.
Too many have
enrolled in college believing they could have four years of fun and graduate
from any four-year college after
majoring in any field -- gender studies, sociology, ethnic
studies-- and obtain well-paying jobs easily.
In fact, the market for college graduates has changed. Except for
graduates of pre-professional curricula like engineering or pharmacy,
employers
can afford to be choosey, even for entry-level jobs. For young,
inexperienced
graduates who majored in liberal arts fields, prospective employers can
afford
to look nowadays for graduates who have taken difficult courses, have
internships
on their resumes, and have gotten top grades. As a result, some college
graduates find jobs quickly and others drift for months and even years,
unemployed or employed in jobs that do not require a college education,
earning
so little that they are compelled to move back with their parents and
extend
their adolescence. In short, too many students enroll in college without
realizing that learning is difficult and that recruiters are
sophisticated
enough to distinguish graduates who majored in fun from graduates who
took
education seriously and had the ability to profit from diligent study. -
See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2013/02/the_market_for_college_grads_k.html#sthash.MFEViYmo.dpuf
Too many have
enrolled in college believing they could have four years of fun and graduate
from any four-year college after
majoring in any field -- gender studies, sociology, ethnic
studies-- and obtain well-paying jobs easily.
In fact, the market for college graduates has changed. Except for
graduates of pre-professional curricula like engineering or pharmacy,
employers
can afford to be choosey, even for entry-level jobs. For young,
inexperienced
graduates who majored in liberal arts fields, prospective employers can
afford
to look nowadays for graduates who have taken difficult courses, have
internships
on their resumes, and have gotten top grades. As a result, some college
graduates find jobs quickly and others drift for months and even years,
unemployed or employed in jobs that do not require a college education,
earning
so little that they are compelled to move back with their parents and
extend
their adolescence. In short, too many students enroll in college without
realizing that learning is difficult and that recruiters are
sophisticated
enough to distinguish graduates who majored in fun from graduates who
took
education seriously and had the ability to profit from diligent study. -
See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2013/02/the_market_for_college_grads_k.html#sthash.MFEViYmo.dpuf
Too many have
enrolled in college believing they could have four years of fun and graduate
from any four-year college after
majoring in any field -- gender studies, sociology, ethnic
studies-- and obtain well-paying jobs easily.
In fact, the market for college graduates has changed. Except for
graduates of pre-professional curricula like engineering or pharmacy,
employers
can afford to be choosey, even for entry-level jobs. For young,
inexperienced
graduates who majored in liberal arts fields, prospective employers can
afford
to look nowadays for graduates who have taken difficult courses, have
internships
on their resumes, and have gotten top grades. As a result, some college
graduates find jobs quickly and others drift for months and even years,
unemployed or employed in jobs that do not require a college education,
earning
so little that they are compelled to move back with their parents and
extend
their adolescence. In short, too many students enroll in college without
realizing that learning is difficult and that recruiters are
sophisticated
enough to distinguish graduates who majored in fun from graduates who
took
education seriously and had the ability to profit from diligent study. -
See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2013/02/the_market_for_college_grads_k.html#sthash.MFEViYmo.dpuf
Too many have
enrolled in college believing they could have four years of fun and graduate
from any four-year college after
majoring in any field -- gender studies, sociology, ethnic
studies-- and obtain well-paying jobs easily.
In fact, the market for college graduates has changed. Except for
graduates of pre-professional curricula like engineering or pharmacy,
employers
can afford to be choosey, even for entry-level jobs. For young,
inexperienced
graduates who majored in liberal arts fields, prospective employers can
afford
to look nowadays for graduates who have taken difficult courses, have
internships
on their resumes, and have gotten top grades. As a result, some college
graduates find jobs quickly and others drift for months and even years,
unemployed or employed in jobs that do not require a college education,
earning
so little that they are compelled to move back with their parents and
extend
their adolescence. In short, too many students enroll in college without
realizing that learning is difficult and that recruiters are
sophisticated
enough to distinguish graduates who majored in fun from graduates who
took
education seriously and had the ability to profit from diligent study. -
See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2013/02/the_market_for_college_grads_k.html#sthash.MFEViYmo.dpuf
Something that can't go on forever, won't.
Krauthammer: Hail Armageddon
Chart below via Gateway.
 Mark Steyn: Pink is now the colour of conformity:
In Thomas Arnold’s day, the object was to punish bullies, and teach their victims to stand up to them. Now a defensive and enfeebled educational establishment lets the bullies get on with it, and Dalton McGuinty’s ministry has decided everyone else should be taught how to be victims — or, at any rate, members of approved victimological identity groups. Gays? Sure. Muslims? You betcha. Gay Muslims? We’ll cross that Rainbow Bridge when we get to it. For the moment, let’s stay focused: Bullying is merely the sharp end of “heterosexism,” as the Ontario “Human Rights” Commission calls it. Chief Commissar Hall defines heterosexism as “the assumption that heterosexuality is superior and preferable,” which will come as news to anyone who’s had sex with me.
The Nanny Doctor: Smoothing the Frictions Between Parent and Nanny
For some, lessons of boyhood include learning to shoot and hunt
Golly gee. That's news
Canadian Supreme Court Kills Last Hope for Free Speech
Chicago public schools will start sex education in kindergarten
Why Bob Woodward's Fight With The White House Matters to You
The White House is, as always, confident of its strategy: Scare people
as much as possible and let the media take care of the rest
All Of This Whining About The Sequester Shows Why America Is Doomed
Bloomberg's America: Nanny Mayor Funnels Millions to Local Races Across Country
Republicans need to go negative
Sultan: Capitalism: A Hate Story
Who needs Switzerland?
My friend gives this caption: “Headwaters Chutes" at Moonlight Basin, some hiking/traversing along ridge, occasional ropes needed to hold onto. Altitude around 11500,' up above the clouds.
Damn! Gnarly skiing.
Thursday, February 28. 2013
Just learned about it today. Ipe wood. Denser than mahogany or teak. Good for outdoor decking and furniture. It is not cheap - but neither is teak. Manufactured wood is cheaper, but not as pleasing.
I was told that you need plenty of spare drill bits to work with it, because it burns them out. Nails do not work with it at all. Nice to know that the rain forest is good for something besides parrots, tree sloths, monkeys, anacondas, and the nekked jungle indians with their blow-guns that the anthropologists need to study for their PhD theses.
One of the main reasons we care about the South American jungles is because that is where most of our songbirds live during our winter. Even just as south as Mexico, it is odd to see our summer bird friends clambering around palms in the winter.
From Lionel Tiger, The Problem of Males on the Feminized Campus.
A
consistent failure
of the school system is reflected in its failure to educate males and
females
equally effectively. If the problem category were race or religion it
would be
politically intolerable. But boys and men--no problem. - See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/forum/2013/02/the_problem_of_males_on_the_fe.html#sthash.HvTrEsx1.dpuf
A
consistent failure
of the school system is reflected in its failure to educate males and
females
equally effectively. If the problem category were race or religion it
would be
politically intolerable. But boys and men--no problem. - See more at:
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/forum/2013/02/the_problem_of_males_on_the_fe.html#sthash.HvTrEsx1.dpuf
The Problem of Males on the Feminized Campus
The Problem of Males on the Feminized Campus
The Problem of Males on the Feminized Campus
This is a routine post we make. There's an eensy little bug in the system.
In case you see this pesky thing pop up when you hit the 'Submit' button in the comments:
Just ignore it and hit the Submit button again. If it pops up again, hit the dang button again. The comments are stored on a regular server but the email addresses and such are on a secure server, and occasionally they get slightly out of sync at the exact moment you hit the button.
It's all just a part of the wonderment and awe of living in the Digital Age.
Honest.
Another one of my skiing pals sent me some pics from a trip to Big Sky last week. His iPhone pics are so cool that I think I'll post a few of them over the next few days. I've skiied around the west a little bit - Whistler-Blackcomb, Telluride. My kids have done more of that than I have. Big Sky has always been on Mrs. BD's list. She is no expert but she lacks timidity. We Yankee skiers are idiots with serious, deep powder - we love it but we can't really handle it. We're used to skiing on an ice-like material that we call "snow."
My friend's comment: Big Couloir at Big Sky, sign in with ski patrol, required to ski w partner.
For scale, that's him skiing down the couloir. An ant. Ballsy skiing in dramatic settings, around 11,000 -12,000'. I'd take that couloir on, but not without significant trepidation. A little fear and challenge is fun, right? I can ski, but can I ski?
Apologies for our technical glitches lately - we seem to have a poltergeist in the works.
 Image via Mitchell's A Warning from Ronald Reagan
Hong Kong: Apartments So Small They Can Only Be Photographed From Above
Want Cheaper Food? End the Ethanol Mandate
A Declaration of Financial Independence - Emergency fund or investment? Do I need to diversify my retirement accounts? And how to save money on food?
"If schoolteachers were overwhelmingly male and girls were suffering as a result..."
Christians Are Now World’s Most Persecuted Religion
Subway founder: If I had tried to start Subway today, it would not exist
One Reason the Press is Always So Statist
If you don't like our politics, then leave
Obamacare supporter upset with her new rates
Global Warming to Endanger Breakfast by 2080!!!
BOB WOODWARD: Obama Is Showing 'A Kind Of Madness I Haven't Seen In A Long Time'
White House Threatens Reporter Woodward: You’ll “Regret Doing This” - See more at: http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/02/white-house-threatens-reporter-woodward-youll-regret-doing-this/#sthash.PiKRQqyd.dpuf
White House Threatens Reporter Woodward: You’ll “Regret Doing This” - See more at: http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/02/white-house-threatens-reporter-woodward-youll-regret-doing-this/#sthash.PiKRQqyd.dpuf
Wednesday, February 27. 2013
Some of these people seem clueless and inept, but for others there just isn't enough work to be done. From Unemployment Stories, Vol. 28: ‘I’m Inclined to Simply Disappear Into Silence’:
It has been many months since and after an internship and a deferred paying job I didn't see a cent for, I'm back living with my folks. I'd go elsewhere for work, but I honestly can't afford it. I'd take the terrible, boring jobs so many of my contemporaries accept without complaint, but I'm so depressed over my state in life I can't seem to find the energy to care enough to survive. I have been so very lucky and blessed to have parents that support me both financially (though I wish so hard I could finally be totally independent) and emotionally. But my dad (very reasonably) said he won't continue to help after I turn 26. I know it's supposed to give me initiative to get my life together, but even with this date looming I just can't find the energy to care about self-preservation.
It's tough out there if you don't know how to do anything with any meaningful value and need to support yourself without a partner. Obama's mess aside, it's never been easy to make a living and, with most under-50 women being in the workplace nowadays, there are twice as many people wanting work as there were in the last generation. Relative to the population, I mean. That worked OK in a booming economy, but not in the Obama Depression.
To be just slightly provocative, if all women went back to the kitchen, the garden, the home-schooling of the kids, and volunteer charity, (like Mrs. Obama), and if all Mexicans went back to Mexico, no American male would lack good work to do to support his family with dignity.
One word to the wise: Start at the bottom, as I did. Nobody owes you anything just for being your wonderful self. If you want money, you have to add value to an enterprise.
 Do the nanny-staters and busybodies want stores to sell food that people don't want to eat?
Here's an amusing response to that widely-linked NYT piece: Sweet savage food marketing at the New York Times
Moss' hystrionic NYT article complained about food that panders to the human taste appeal of salty and sweet foods. Well, guess what - the human sense of taste is limited to sweet, salty, and bitter (and sour). So why didn't Moss complain about the pickles with the burger too? Or is sour OK with him?
Unsurprisingly, the appeal of fatty food is not taste, but textural and olfactory. However, as I have preached here many times, fatty food is good stuff and is required for health, vigor, and mental functioning.
Just skip those carbs if you wish to stay slim.
I entirely agree with the comment:
Wakes and funerals already exist to serve the immediate needs for mourning and recognition of the loss. Participation in normalizing rituals is probably far more helpful than therapy in the immediate aftermath of a such a loss.
A charter snowball - Try stopping good schools. It begins:
A whopping one-third of the children enrolled in kindergarten in Harlem
these days attend charter schools — an under-appreciated yet critical
fact, and perhaps the hinge upon which the future of public-school
choice in New York City swings...
It is 60 very enjoyable and inspiring minutes. Podcast here. I have rarely linked to podcasts, so you have to trust me on this one. He is smart, quick, and funny.
My favorite quote: "The Constitution is my social contract."
Another good one: "No representation without taxation."
Vanderleun's favorite:
"If the Constitution doesn't count, you don't have any legitimate power. You're a thief, a brigand, an officious busybody, somebody who should be tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail for trying to exercise power you don't possess."
The parts about his career in music are fun too. They guy's energy, creativity, and productivity is remarkable to me. How does he find time to accomplish so much? He says "My life rocks."
Government unions own this lovely, tiny state, lock stock and barrel. They do not hesitate to use intimidation, either. A quote from the article:
Some 16 percent or more of the state’s working population is employed by a state or local government. Add in their retired former coworkers, as well as their immediate families and close friends. And around 20 percent of the overall population relies on government for direct handouts, with the attendant industry for processing those transactions.
Then we have the academics and wealthy liberals for whom government is more of a religion than a service provider, as a means both to supply meaning for existence and to perform charitable works. Conducting the Masses is the priestly class of political insiders, almost all Democrats.
A friend of mine just dumped his vacation seaside cottage there because of taxes. Will anybody be left to pay the taxes? The Mob (if they are still as big in Providence as they were a few years ago) doesn't pay taxes.
Why Do So Many People Think They Need Gluten-Free Foods?
Sultan: Hollywood is Dead
7 Reasons Why Coffee Is Good For You
Bike helmet laws fail
Bike Helmet Laws Fail
Bike Helmet Laws Fail
The shale revolution is creating thousands of new millionaires from the billions being paid in royalties to private landowners
Lucky farmers and ranchers. It is like the Beverly Hillbillies
America's Red State Growth Corridors - Low-tax, energy-rich regions in the heartland charge ahead as economies on both coasts sing the blues.
To Fix Healthcare, Let 100 Solutions Bloom
Would they deport this family if they were from Mexico?
It's not easy to be a legal immigrant. They should have waded across the Rio Grande instead.
Trying to terrify the population with the sequester: TSA Doomsday, Detained immigrants released; officials cite sequester cuts
So why not let the German family go free?
Related: Apocalypse Fatigue
Tuesday, February 26. 2013
From Tom Sowell's Shepherds and Sheep:
What Cass Sunstein does not tell us is what sort of creatures, other than people, are going to override our mistaken decisions for us. That is the key flaw in the theory and agenda of the left.
Implicit in the wide range of efforts on the left to get government to take over more of our decisions for us is the assumption that there is some superior class of people who are either wiser or nobler than the rest of us.
Yes, we all make mistakes. But do governments not make bigger and more catastrophic mistakes?
Hey, Tom. I'd like to add the point that I am wiser and nobler than anybody in government.
Why you're feeling broke.
He blames his own generation, at least in part.
We all agree that human monogamy is not "natural" in any animal sense. It's a stretch. If marriage matters to you, and you've been married over a year or ten, this could a pretty useful talk, and takes the topic further and more intelligently than the supermarket magazines ever will.
Just one of the secrets seems to be experiencing one's spouse in different situations and seeing them being effective or impressive in different ways - socially, professionally, intellectually, adventurously, morally, humorously, physically, talent-gifted, etc. We can never know everything about another person and it is much easier to become familiar with a spouse's flaws than with their varied strengths, many of which may be hidden from us.
For one example, when on occasion I have barged into my husband when he is deep in prayer, I do see him with new eyes. For another, when I see him regaling people with wacky stories at a party.
The secrets to desire in a long-term relationship:
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