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Wednesday, March 9. 2022Wednesday morning linksShackleton's abandoned ship Endurance is found The Anti-Wedding Weddings Section of the NYT “We acknowledge that our community has been harmed by this incident and the fact that 13 years elapsed before action was taken,” they wrote. “We are convening a series of affinity group meetings in the next few weeks to provide spaces for mutual support, reflection, and response.” Peak Absurdity In Energy Policy: As Prices Soar, The Biden Administration Goes Full Speed Ahead In The War On Fossil Fuels Poland's Offer Of Jets For Ukraine "Raises Serious Concerns For Entire NATO Alliance": Pentagon I Was Wrong About Putin. When U.S. intelligence started saying that Russia would invade Ukraine, I didn’t believe it, By Sergei Dobrynin McConnell Says $14 Billion in Ukraine Aid Will Move With Omnibus Democrats Hit New Level of Disarray Over Decision to Ban Russian Oil Russia Threatens to Cut Off Ukraine and Europe’s Gas, China Might Buy Russian Energy Sources Tuesday, March 8. 2022BacalhaoSalt Cod has been an important export of the northeastern US for centuries. I think most of it went to Spain, Portugal, and Italy. The main thing to know about salt cod (bacalhao, bacalao, baccala) is that it has to be well-soaked in water or it will be too salty to eat. Here's Pastéis de Bacalhau ~ Salt Cod Fritters Aioli sauce is best with them. Tuesday morning linksHOW RESPIRATORY VIRUSES EVOLVE TO BECOME MILDER UN Climate Doom Report Claims Humanity Near Adaption Limits Or Something Kamala Harris: “We Have the Ability to See What Can be, Unburdened by What Has Been, and Then to Make the Possible Actually Happen” ‘Hell Yeah!’ Republican Senator Doubles Down on Pledge to Raise Taxes on Most Americans, Says People ‘Want Free Government Stuff’ God doesn't want you to cancel me: The skin-crawling return of Andrew Cuomo The Flipside of Low Unemployment: 4.7 Million More Jobs Than Job-Seekers Canada Says Its Oil Could Replace US Imports Of Russian Crude, All It Would Take Is Approval Of The Keystone XL Pipeline Ukraine and the Great Energy Reset. If there were ever a time for energy realism, it is now. Ukraine news – live: Russia preparing assault on capital, Kyiv warns as ceasefire talks end without progress What Russian Officials Think of the Invasion of Ukraine Call me a skeptic Lights, Camera, War! Hollywood Hard at Work in Ukraine Monday, March 7. 2022Monday morning linksHerbert Marcuse and the Left’s Endless Campaign Against Western ‘Repression’ Book: Cry Bullies - Protecting yourself against social muggers and victimhood aggression Law Student Complains about a Question; Professor Sentenced to Re-education Camp 60 Minutes Whips Up “Havana Syndrome” Hysteria, Airs Sensational Segment on White House “Attacks” Is She Running? Clinton Global Initiative To Reconvene In September, Just Ahead Of Midterms Wisconsin Report Reveals How Systematic Election Fraud Is Done And There It Is: Biden Asks for Billions for COVID and Ukraine – Where Will This Money Really Go? Russian Banks Switch To Chinese Card System As AmEx Joins Visa & MasterCard In Suspending Russian Operations Sunday, March 6. 2022From today's LectionaryLuke 4:1-13 4:1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 4:2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. 4:3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread." 4:4 Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'One does not live by bread alone.'" 4:5 Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 4:6 And the devil said to him, "To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. 4:7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." 4:8 Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'" 4:9 Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 4:10 for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,' 4:11 and 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'" 4:12 Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'" 4:13 When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. Saturday, March 5. 2022Saturday morning links2020 Update: “For every 100 girls…..” California Supreme Court rules UC Berkeley must cut admissions How Google Is Preparing for the End of Internet Advertising (as We Know It) Bourgeois values work NYC Students Under Five Will Still Have to Wear a Mask in School Say, has anyone heard from Anthony Fauci lately? If the COVID-19 Emergency Is Over, Why Is the Surgeon General Worried About 'Misinformation'? He’s Back! Bill Clinton Relaunching Clinton Global Initiative After 5-Year Hiatus Sorry, Mr. President, But Inflation Isn’t Due To ‘Greed’ MC on the SOTU:
FT Magazine: Putin proves my point. Whatever it is Russia Blocks Twitter Friday, March 4. 2022Friday morning linksThe Burning Cargo Ship With Millions In Stranded Luxury Cars Just Sank Dr. Seuss’ works to be edited by ‘racially diverse’ team amid ‘woke’ backlash Marquette honors Native Americans by removing Native American from school seal Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: Get Rid of the Columbus Statue or Cops Will Die US Army Announces Mandatory Training on Pronouns and Gender Dysphoria — While Russia Invades Ukraine, Surrounds Kiev Reporter Drops Bomb on Psaki: “As Long as We’re Buying Russian Oil, Though, Aren’t We Financing the War?” Biden's State of the Union Highlights Absurd Reach of Federal Government. Plus: Facebook blocks and free speech, Elizabeth Warren is wrong about cryptocurrency (again), and more... Accommodating Iran Will Be No More Successful Than Accommodating Russia " Most fascinating thing about the Ukraine war is the sheer number of top strategic thinkers who warned for years that it was coming if we continued down the same path." Macron after call with Putin: Prepare for the worst in Ukraine ‘It means the end of Putin’: Former NATO commander Wesley Clark explains Ukraine war The end of Russia's war, or the end of Russia? Thursday, March 3. 2022His dinner with liberal friendsThursday morning links“Seniority” by Robert Fulghum Reagan tells Soviet jokes Private healthcare boom adds to fears of two-tier system in UK. Shift could leave millions vulnerable because of ethnicity, postcode or job, warns thinktank What If San Francisco Does Not Recover? Hillary Clinton Gets Pop Quiz in Self-Awareness and Fails in Spectacular Fashion Who knew that King was a white supremacist? Formal Squad SOTU response: You're darned right we should defund the police -- and ban even more domestic oil production Putin is NOT crazy and the Russian invasion is NOT failing. The West's delusions about this war - and its failure to understand the enemy - will prevent it from saving Ukraine, writes military analyst BILL ROGGIO Biden in Retreat Wednesday, March 2. 2022Pici
Readers know I am not a pasta fan. In America it's a filling thing, but in Italy it's just a little carrier of some tasty sauce as a primo. The classic Tuscan pasta is Pici. Can't find it around here. It looks like earthworms. Here's a pici primo. Why Muscle Recovery Worsens With AgeWednesday morning linksRemember, Man, Thou Art Dust “Antiracism” is various flavors of stupid and evil, and it is absolutely unAmerican. Special Counsel Finds Mark Zuckerberg’s Election Money Violated Wisconsin Bribery Laws Not surprisingly, President Biden’s SOTU speech was a pack of lies from start to finish. Greenfield, having fun: Confused Old Man Yells at Nation for an Hour. 3,720 seconds of lies, fearmongering, and malapropisms. Governor Kim Reynolds Delivers Republican Address to the Nation U.S. Imports Of Russian Oil Literally Funding Putin’s Warmongering As U.S. Imports Of Russian Oil Reach 10-Year High… Tuesday, March 1. 2022A few NYC photos
Anyway, she got me in the habit of posting random pics from our NYC outings. She loved NYC, but her husband worked in the oil patch. Here's the Vienna Philharmonic (a huge orchestra with big sound) on Sat. night. Ravel, Debussy, and Rimsky-Korsakoff: A few more pics below the fold -
Continue reading "A few NYC photos" Green delusionsTuesday morning linksShould we kill every mosquito on Earth? The Strange Cancel Culture Hysteria Claiming Columbia's Psychiatry Chair Christian college cancels speaker who told students to avoid sexual immorality Leftist activist Nandini Jammi targets satire site Babylon Bee for cancellation over 'disinformation' Media want you to be very afraid: Ice melting has caused a one-inch rise in oceans over the last hundred years Why Is the Left Suddenly Worried About the End of Democracy? The CDC Says Most Americans Can Take Their Masks Off Use of ‘sexist’ and ‘racist’ in the New York Times increased over 400% since 2012. Why? Turley: Who Really is Ketanji Brown Jackson? The First Casualty of War Is the Truth – The Current Western Propaganda for Ukraine Is Epic in Scale Former Russian Ambassador and Current CIA Director, Bill Burns, Knew Exactly What Would Trigger Vladimir Putin to Enter Ukraine Monday, February 28. 2022Monday morning linksNYC Set To End Vaccine Mandate March 7th UW moves 70-ton Chamberlin Rock off campus after student backlash How WWII Is Taught In Various Countries 1619 founder Nikole Hannah-Jones blasts media for 'insidious racism' and claims they only care about 'Europeans with blond hair and blue eyes' after heavy coverage of Ukraine compared to other conflicts Sort-of true Did a Quickly Deleted Essay in Russian Media Explain What Vladimir Putin Wants Russia to Gain From the Ukraine Invasion? Experts Warned For Years That NATO Expansion Would Lead To This The West’s reliance on Russian energy gives Putin a free hand to do what he pleases with Ukraine. Another victory in the war against the weather. Biden’s Corruption Exposed – In Ukraine And Russia Williamson: Against Judge Jackson Psaki: Biden Wants To Rely On Foreign Energy So U.S. Can “Look At” Green Alternatives Sunday, February 27. 2022From today's LectionaryLuke 9:28-36, (37-43a) 9:28 Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 9:29 And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. 9:30 Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. 9:31 They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 9:32 Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 9:33 Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah" -- not knowing what he said. 9:34 While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. 9:35 Then from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!" 9:36 When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen. 9:37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 9:38 Just then a man from the crowd shouted, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son; he is my only child. 9:39 Suddenly a spirit seizes him, and all at once he shrieks. It convulses him until he foams at the mouth; it mauls him and will scarcely leave him. 9:40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." 9:41 Jesus answered, "You faithless and perverse generation, how much longer must I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here." 9:42 While he was coming, the demon dashed him to the ground in convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 9:43a And all were astounded at the greatness of God. Saturday, February 26. 2022Saturday morningI am taking a morning off from editing links. Feel free to link some good things in the comments. Friday, February 25. 2022Friday morning linksTexas moves to prosecute trans medical procedures on children as child abuse The Woke AMA Oakland’s Educational Bureaucrats Steamroll Parents and Kids The plot against fracking - How cheap energy was killed by Green lies and Russian propaganda Who Controls the Controllers? Using price controls to combat inflation is an old idea—and a bad one, on both economic and democratic grounds. The Chickens Come Home to Roost for Chris Wallace He is 72 years old CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday Twitter, Facebook, Instagram allowing Kremlin officials to promote war efforts on social media Herman Muenster: I Hope Russian Will Help Us Stay On Track To Fight Global Warming As He’s Invading Ukraine… The rape of Ukraine America Is Afraid of War. Putin Knows It. The invasion of Ukraine and the rise of America’s isolationists. It is not isolationism KT McFarland urges Biden to reopen 'American energy industry' to swipe Putin's leverage, lower energy prices ... in just a year, Biden has turned the U.S from an energy independent nation into a country that now imports oil from Russia. Russia's plan to fight back against Western sanctions The dilemma for the West: you can’t win a geopolitical conflict lasting years or decades with an economy powered intermittently by wind turbines and solar panels. Thursday, February 24. 2022Eccentric motions with weightsThe study is not great, but it does help to highlight the importance of eccentric motion with weights. That is the with-gravity motion that follows the lift or push. It can be almost an isometric stress and, with weight, stress is good so resisting gravity both ways makes better use of your time. Slower is better. Build strength with only three seconds of weight lifting per day? Get stronger in only three seconds per day? New research shows that it is possible. I don't buy it, but eccentric motion matters. Thursday morning linksInside the technicolor factory where Jelly Belly makes its beans New York City to Phase Out Vaccine Mandate in Coming Weeks Russian Invasion of Ukraine Is 'Underway' But why? The Olympics Debacle and the Illusions of Nationalism How the Redneck Intellectual Discovered Educational Freedom—and How You Can, Too The Fight for Curriculum Transparency - Parents have the right to know what public schools are teaching their children. How one student graduated from a Baltimore high school without ever learning to read Sick with guilt - On the loss of purpose in cultural institutions Fake guilt, I think. Too dramatic to be real. Byron York catalogs the effort to spy on the Trump campaign
Wednesday, February 23. 2022Wednesday morning linksMagpies Outsmart Scientists by Helping Each Other Remove Tracking Devices "There are pets on raw-food diets, gluten-free diets, grain-free diets, vegan and vegetarian diets. There are pets that munch on treats flavored like a turmeric latte or made with CBD..." Cancelling Richard Gere NYT executive editor Dean Baquet sums up ‘the job of the New York Times’ — and accidentally gives away the MSM’s game California's Unconstitutional 'Bacon Ban' Proposition 12 may drive up prices nationwide. The Perils of Working at Home China and Russia: Reality always wins Tuesday, February 22. 2022Tuesday morning linksWhy Isn't the Night Sky White? Fully Vaxxed Fox News Anchor Neil Cavuto Back on Air After Five-Week Absence, Confirms He Was in ICU with ‘Covid Pneumonia’ I believe he has MS Prominent UK Lockdown Advocate Admits He Got It Wrong No risk-benefit considerations UK like US: Taxpayers’ money is being spent on teaching illiberalism America’s Redistributive Welfare State - Contrary to popular belief, government provides more aid to the poor in the U.S. than in Europe. Follow the “Diversity”. New analysis quantifies the politicization of federal science grants Why is Biden now less popular than Trump? He's earned it. 'Lower than Trump' is hardly the first year result the White House expected. NEVER FEAR, KAMALA’S ON THE CASE! How Joe Biden Created The Ukraine Crisis. Joe Biden Is The Best President That Russia Has Ever Had Monday, February 21. 2022Life in America: Home music
When I was a kid my Dad was always working on Mozart on the pianny. It used to be the only time I would hear "Damn, damn, damn" from him. Like him, no talent but much desire. Music in enchanting for me, but not as background sound. Furthermore, I am slow to get it. I need to listen to a piece many times to learn what it seems to be about. Many decades ago, I felt that weed really helped me get the idea of listening to music and it was a help. Reading about it too. Anyway, I am long past weed but sometimes like to listen to music at night as a break from reading. However, wifi music is not good enough. I use CDs, a good amp, and fancy speakers. Problem is now that Mrs. BD's decorator friend does not want wires around. Too late to re-wire the house. What to do? Made it to Swan Lake and other Balanchine things at NYCB yesterday. Mrs. BD was enthralled, so that's good.I love the live music. I told her that I was sorry that I still, after all of these years, could not differentiate NYCB from the San Francisco Ballet. She said "Even you can tell great from just OK." They were sold out, of course. All ages. Yes, we missed Sara Mearns. That will have to be next time, but all perfect enuf for me. By this time I should understand dance, but it eludes me. It is one of many flaws.
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