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Wednesday, September 30. 2020Your Posterior Chain, with shirts
Deads strengthen the "posterior chain," from neck to the soles of your feet. We tend to view deads as a legs exertion, but no, not only. That's why they are an invaluable totaly body exertion. That posterior chain of muscles is what it makes it possible to be bipedal and to stand up straight instead of slouching. It's counterbalanced by various anterior muscle groups, expecially the abs.
I am no body-builder guy, but after 4 years of including deads in my routine twice weekly (pushing the weights, admittedly, but gradually with high-rep days and low rep days), I can no longer button my dress shirts. 2" more. That's crazy, not what I wanted but it just happened. Brooks Brothers shirts ain't cheap, and I fairly often wear jacket and tie at work, especially for meetings when it is expected. I don't have a single dress shirt that I can button now. Deads are the single best way, and most efficient way, to stay sturdy after age 40.
Wednesday morning link dumpAnnals of Woke Parenting How we bend the knee to our HR overlords - Our managerial class is asserting itself, drunk with its own power EPA questions legality of California's attempt to phase out sales of gas-powered cars The Trump Administration Was Right to Lobby for in-Person Education The Language of Privilege - The jargon and weird abstractions are central to the birth of a new elite, which uses the language of wokese as a barrier to entry College No Place for Free Speech Fans, Rankings Show 2020 College Free Speech Rankings Reveal Crisis on Campus STANFORD PROF INANELY ATTACKS HARVARD PROF FOR PRAISING AMY BARRETT Great Moments In Journalism: USA Today Fact-Checks Satire Site, Declares It “Satirical” CIA asked FBI to investigate Clinton campaign over 'stirring up' Trump-Russia allegations Obama admin briefed on claims Hillary Clinton drummed up Russia controversy to vilify Trump, distract from emails. Clinton allegedly sought to distract from her email scandal October Surprise comes early… Hillary Clinton implicated in Spygate collusion plot… There’s a game-changer out there that should end the Wuhan virus paranoia CDC Chief Overheard Saying Of New Trump COVID Advisor Scott Atlas, “Everything He Says Is False” De Blasio Tweets He Will Keep New York Under COVID-Unism Forever Implicit Bias Training: A Pseudoscience Scam The Media's Nervous Breakdown Over Race Moonbats: ‘We Can’t Wait’ Any Longer For Slavery Reparations Critical Race Theory and New Racism: Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here Debate Recap: Trump Wins, Biden Doesn't Faint, Chris Wallace Goes Down Hard Chris Wallace Faces Intense Backlash, Including From Colleagues, Over Bias During Debate Trump had to debate both the moderator and Biden Powerline: THOUGHTS ON THE (NOT SO) PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ZH: Two Crucial Things Emerged From The First Presidential Debate Tuesday, September 29. 2020Big debateI do not do TV, but readers are invited, nay, encouraged, to post comments below.
Tuesday morning linksCorrupting the College Board - Confucius Institutes and K-12 Education Verizon scrambling to unload HuffPost as losses mount De Blasio’s staff can no longer stop him making complete fool of himself Boston University Prof Denounces Barrett As "White Colonizer" For Adopting Two abandoned Haitian Children Insanity Wrap #59: 'USA Today' Takes on 'The Babylon Bee,' Brian Stelter Takes a Leak Here Are The People With Large Platforms Who’ve Warned Of Violence If The GOP Replaces Ruth Bader Ginsburg NY Attorney General: We Should Just Ignore Some Arrest Warrants Black Mayors and Police Chiefs are Being Accused of White Supremacy Texas: Two affidavits claim a massive illegal mail-ballot harvesting operation, led by “elite” Democrat officials, is being prepared for Texas’ most populous county. From the past: Hillary Clinton’s 3 debate performances left the Trump campaign in ruins. Donald Trump didn't just destroy himself. Hillary Clinton destroyed him. Trump’s Superb Choice in Barrett Amy Coney Barrett and the Question of Sex Donald Trump has now become a hugely consequential president No, Trump Didn’t Pay Only $750 For Federal Taxes In 2016 And 2017, The New York Times story refutes their own claim. The NYT Claim that Trump Paid $750 in Taxes is a Straight-Up Lie. By Their Own Reporting, He Paid $1,000,000 in 2016 and $4,200,000 in 2017. Obama Wrote Trump a $73 Million Check New York Times Not Sure Whether to Blame Coronavirus on Trump or Jews -- Blames Both Monday, September 28. 2020Monday morning links" Yom Kippur is the only holiday I know that, because of its very nature, recognizes human weakness. " Regardless of religion or lack thereof, atonement and confession are always good Could the Sahara ever be green again? I recall reading a few years ago that letting cattle, goats, camels, etc gradually encroach on a desert has good results ‘It doesn’t feel safe.’ Inside one of the world’s blueberry capitals. Migrant farmworkers in New Jersey risk COVID-19 to stock your fridge. It's their choice. Lousy choice, but a choice. In The Midst Of A Pandemic, Blanketed In Wildfire Smoke, The City Of Berkeley Is Focused On Banning Candy Bars "Amy Coney Barrett Deserves to Be on the Supreme Court. I disagree with Trump's judicial nominee on almost everything. But I still think she's brilliant." Via PC:
SYSTEMIC VOTER FRAUD IN MINNESOTA? Duh Democrats and Leftie Attorney Marc Elias Just Stole the Election in North Carolina — GOP Lays Out Plan to Fight Back …UPDATE: Trump Campaign Is Challenging in Court It is war Cancel Culture: SJWs at Spotify Demand Censorship of Network’s Newest Star Joe Rogan Times News Columns Join Anti-Trump Resistance Hacks at Fake News NY Times Focus on Trump’s Tax Returns AGAIN Rather than the Biden Family’s Cash for Russian Hookers and Moscow Millions Trump appears to have lost a lot of $ in some of his business deals The only illegal thing that appears is the IRS leak Chaotic Scene Unfolds As Car Plows Through Trump Supporters In California, Multiple Injuries Reported; Driver Arrested President Trump Dancing to Village People After Pennsylvania Rally is a HUGE HIT! Having fun is good Sunday, September 27. 2020Today's dessertAlmost everybody's favorite opera buffa. Rossini wrote it in three weeks. Over 200 years old, and going strong because it is so much fun and so silly, with irresistable tunes. Forget politics -this is joyful. Good actors too. Ain't Italian beautful? To me, Sienese Italian is the most musical and expressive tongue in the world. Buona sera.
From today's LectionaryPsalm 25:1-9
25:1 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. 25:2 O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. 25:3 Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame; let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. 25:4 Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. 25:5 Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. 25:6 Be mindful of your mercy, O LORD, and of your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. 25:7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for your goodness' sake, O LORD! 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. 2:9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
Saturday, September 26. 2020Saturday morning linksDalrymple is a salesman's nightmare Gavin Newsom Bans Conventional Vehicles Andrew Cuomo is playing with racial fire Not a good guy LA: I never wanted a gun. In fact, I wanted to never own one—until around noon on Thursday, August 20th. German Minister Admits Lockdown Will Kill More Than COVID-19 Does Report: It’s Barrett The Taboo On Reporting The Race Of Criminal Suspects Louisville University Shuts Down, Tells White Students To ‘Educate Yourselves On Systemic Racism’ TRUMP BROADENS ATTACK ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY Stunning revelations expose FBI’s Trump probe as dirtiest political trick in US history FBI Investigated Steele Dossier Source As A Possible Russian Spy Years Before Trump Probe Putin wanted "reset Hillary" "Massive Corruption By The Obama-Biden Administration": Flynn Family Responds To FBI Text Message Revelations This Is Probably Why Joe Biden Called It A Day Before 10 AM Yesterday...And Hunter Might Be the Reason. Nancy Pelosi still doesn't think Biden should debate Trump Friday, September 25. 2020Too late: My FigsMy Brown Turkey Fig shrub has been highly productive this year, and has grown about 6', but I think none of the fruit will ripen before the first frost. They usually ripen in August, and it's been a hot summer too. Too late now for these fruits to ripen. In New England, these plants tend to die back to the roots in winter. However, they revive and grow like weeds. Do any of our readers grow figs? Friday morning links'Nevermind.' The New York Times goes Emily Litella on its garbage '1619' project Paul Krugman Goes Full Dingbat in Latest Trump Election Day Conspiracy Theory Seriously, Can We Talk about Joe Biden Now? Dems Suddenly Pivoting to Promoting In Person Voting, the Reason Why Tells You Everything Texas Attorney General Announces Arrests In Fraudulent Mail-In Ballot Scheme In Democrat Primary Wisconsin Authorities Investigate Absentee Ballots Found In Ditch, As FBI Probes Discarded Pro-Trump Ballots In PA Thursday, September 24. 2020Thursday morning linksThe 232 animals in this photo were killed by house cats in just one year Who’s Going To Bars And Nightclubs Despite COVID Contagion These Days? It’s Not Who You Think. It turns out that there really was Russia collusion! Hunter was getting money from everybody, including China and Russia connected officials Shock Senate Report Finds Hunter Biden Financially Tied to Chinese Government, Rich Russian Widow, Human Trafficking U-Haul Truck Filled With Supplies Arrives For “Protesters” In Louisville… Consider riots as Biden rallies (rallys?) Here's a bit from the Trump rally in Pittsburg Is a Trump landslide impossible? Hold my beer! Wednesday, September 23. 2020Pics from Stonington, CTStonington Borough (pop 929) is as boaty and salty a tiny village as can be found on the East Coast. It is also quaint as heck, almost to a fault. It's a popular summer getaway, right down the road from Westerly and Watch Hill, RI. Also, it has a sizeable retirement population because there is so much to do around there. Its rock coast has only a postage stamp-sized beach. There is one very pleasant inn, and a yacht club. Nice boat - a Hunt 33. Mrs. BD wants it.
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Continue reading "Pics from Stonington, CT" Removing fishhooks from sharksWednesday morning linksSolar panels generate mountains of waste US Existing Home Sales Jump To Highest Since 2006 As Million-Dollar-Plus Sales Explode A letter from the CEO of Black Rock End the War on Drugs. Drug prohibition turns police officers into enemies to be feared rather than allies to be welcomed. An oldie: Hear The Lamentations Of Unstable Leftist Women GOP Report Claims China Tried To Cover Up Scope Of COVID-19, Could Have Prevented Pandemic The 1619 Project is a fraud Black Lives Matter and the Mechanics of Conformity Academic Implications of the Black Lives Matter Cultural Revolution America Can’t Breathe Insanity Wrap #55: Joe Biden Is America's Favorite Poor Little Rich Man Joe Biden is so Exhausted From his Trip to Wisconsin Yesterday That He Started Off the Morning by Shutting Down For the Day “Needs To Be Quashed Immediately”: Michigan Clerk Files Criminal Complaint Against Resident Who Mocks Mail-In Voting Can Trump Win Minnesota? Replacing Justice Ginsburg: Politics, Not Precedent, By ANDREW C. MCCARTHY CNN’s Don Lemon Unhinged: ‘We’re Going to Have to Blow Up the Entire System’ Tuesday, September 22. 2020Trump addresses the UNTuesday morning linksThen They Came for Beethoven The Nemeses of Cities - Urban flourishing requires overcoming perennial threats, from pandemics to economic barriers to public disorder. DIRTY MONEY POURS INTO THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL BANKS. 10 most extreme 'Critical Race Theory' classes & trainings at US colleges Down The Memory Hole: Black Lives Matter Deletes “What We Believe” Page "End School To Prison Pipeline" - New Kim Klacik Ad Highlights How Liberals Destroyed Baltimore Orchestrated Election Chaos in Pennsylvania Clinton Adviser: Any Trump Supreme Court Pick Will Be “Fundamentally Illegitimate” It’s basically unconstitutional to wait until after the election to try to fill a vacancy. Obama In 2016: The Constitution Says That I Nominate Candidates For SCOTUS When There’s a Vacancy… Democrats Endorsing Election-Year SCOTUS Confirmation … In 2016, Natch Reynolds: Ginsburg flap shows Supreme Court, justices are too important. SCOTUS fight reveals something is wrong with our judicial system and the state of our nation. Joe Biden Promises To Make US Taxpayers Pay For Gender Reassignment Surgery Under His Healthcare Plan Amateur Jared Kushner vs. Pro John Kerry Monday, September 21. 2020Lockdown SkepticsA longish but not too technical read: Lies, Damned Lies and Health Statistics – the Deadly Danger of False Positives Final quote:
Monday morning linksExclusive: The Billionaire Who Wanted To Die Broke . . . Is Now Officially Broke Why Are the High Holy Day Services so Long? A book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers This CIA spy game reveals the secrets of successful teams Rowling's Books Burned Or Banned Around The World Over Her Personal Views Of Gender 9 Years Into Common Core, Test Scores Are Down, Indoctrination Up. Common Core sucked all the energy, money, and motivation right out of desperately needed potential reforms to U.S. public schools for a decade, and for nothing. Book Review: Obsession – Inside the Washington Establishment’s Never-Ending War on Trump Black Lives Matter Activist Wearing ‘Justice for Breonna Taylor’ Shirt Walked into a Louisville Bar and Murdered Three People Portland Antifa Rioters Break Into Starbucks and Chipotle, Calling It a ‘Big Sale' Vermont grocery store worker fired after apprehending purse snatcher Democrats Threaten To Pack The Court, Schumer Reportedly Said ‘Nothing Off The Table’ If GOP Confirms Nominee I was raped by whoever Trump picks to replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court Cuban Woman Barbara Lagoa May Be Trump’s Pick For SCOTUS… Flashback: In 2016, Ginsburg said Senate should hold SCOTUS confirmation hearing during election year Sunday, September 20. 2020BeautySeen in Stonington CT this weekend. More pics of scenic and charming Stonington later.
How to do itFrom today's Lectionary: The Vineyard Parable
Matthew 20 20:1 "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 20:2 After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 20:3 When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; 20:4 and he said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' So they went. 20:5 When he went out again about noon and about three o'clock, he did the same. 20:6 And about five o'clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, 'Why are you standing here idle all day?' 20:7 They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.' 20:8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.' 20:9 When those hired about five o'clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. 20:10 Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage. 20:11 And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, 20:12 saying, 'These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' 20:13 But he replied to one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? 20:14 Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. 20:15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?' 20:16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last." Saturday, September 19. 2020Trans-Atlantic SuperboatSaturday morning linksPostmodernism: Some Corrections and Clarifications Folks, do not watch this movie if you want to be happy the rest of the day or get some sleep. The US Constitution and the Importance of Writing It Down Betsy DeVos Calls Princeton's Bluff: If You Really Are Racist, No More Federal Funding Trump Administration Banning TikTok Downloads in US Climate Change Apocalypse: "Permanently Immunized From Falsification" Connecticut strives for highest electricity rates in the USA Oxford Museum Removes Displays to Advance Decolonization Another Mary Statue Toppled and Destroyed — This Time in Brooklyn, New York MacDonald: Fearless Thinking in an Age of Conformity - 10 Blocks podcast Minneapolis is beginning to reckon with its disastrous Marxist policies Poll: Support For Black Lives Matter Drops, More Voters Now Consider Unrest ‘Riots’ Not ‘Protests’ Who's Really Looting America? Liberal warnings about Trump's Middle East policy have proven embarrassingly wrong Friday, September 18. 2020A view of American politics from EnglandFriday morning linksMeanwhile in Australia An Online Student Attended a Rooftop Party. He Was Reported to NYU and Suspended Indefinitely. Education Dept. Opens Investigation into Princeton after President Claims Racism ‘Embedded’ in University America’s Worst Mayor Delays Reopening NYC Public Schools Again, Just Days Before Classes Were Set To Start Canceling Beethoven is the latest woke madness for the classical-music world Workers With Disabilities Can Earn Just $3.34 An Hour. Agency Says Law Needs Change British MP Refuses To Take Part In Unconscious Bias Training Media Criticizes Trump For Ignoring Social Distancing Guidelines While Saving Baby From Oncoming Train San Francisco To Provide “Guaranteed Income” To Expectant Mothers… But Only Certain Ones Trump Jr. Slams Nashville Officials For Concealing Low COVID-19 Numbers Leaked 2016 Call Reveals Joe Biden Risked National Security To Sabotage Trump. Joe Biden exercised incredibly poor judgement, placing a highly classified counterintelligence operation at risk, and undermined the incoming administration. Aurora, Colorado Police Stand Down Twice To Avoid Arresting Violent Felon. Guess Why These people want you dead Chinese Organization With Communist Party Ties Funds Black Lives Matter Ventures
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