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Wednesday, April 24. 2019Wednesday morning linksDog-Walking Now Regarded as Racist
Bless this gender neutral ship and all who sail in... it: Scottish Maritime Museum stops centuries old tradition of referring to vessels as ´she´ and ´her´ Whose past is more racist: Kate Smith's or the New York Yankees'? Ban the Yankees! LOS ANGELES NUMBERS SHOW 'HOMELESSNESS' IS REALLY A SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS PROBLEM Duh After 20 Years of Reform, Are America’s Schools Better Off? NY's global warming hypocrisy, from the lowly random student to the mayor himself Brothers sue Jussie Smollett over 'staged attack' as prosecutor receives death threats for dropping charges WaPo Slams the 'Far-Right' for Saying Christians Were Under Attack in Sri Lanka What is "far right"? Give Elizabeth Warren a BS Degree in Vote Buying For Her ‘Free’ College Plan Lindsey Graham tells Trump to 'expect impeachment proceedings' - But the end result of the proceedings, he predicted, would be Mr Trump’s re-election in 2020 Tuesday, April 23. 2019Rotary Snow Plow, Sierra Nevada mountainsA bit late for snow season, but this machine is cool
Eleanor Powell (1941)Gershwin's "Fascinatin' Rhythm" - Eleanor Powell from "Lady Be Good" (1941)
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Tuesday morning links, delivered lateCharlize Theron: My 3 Year-Old Boy Said She’s a Girl, ´So, There You Go!´ I am a ham sandwich, so there you go Ladies: Your business trip packing list Williamson: eliminate government student loans PLATFORMS WANT CENTRALIZED CENSORSHIP. THAT SHOULD SCARE YOU In the 5G race, competition policy now vies with industrial and security policy Mayor of NYC: No skyscrapers De Blasio: NYC's 'Green New Deal' Includes Ban on Steel, Glass Skyscrapers Let's make them out of wood The Soho Forum Global Warming Debate, And The Impact Of Scientific Arguments Ending climate change requires the end of capitalism. Have we got the stomach for it? Nuke power will make it all moot Colleges gone insane, more Dems Struggle To Out-Liberal Each Other At CNN Town Halls Free everything, paid for by the rich. Why didn't I think of that? FBI Admits Hillary Clinton Emails Found in Obama White House – In the Executive Office of the President Let's Investigate For "Obstruction Of Justice" Every Prosecutor Who Has Ever Declined A Prosecution VDH: Russian ‘Collusion’s’ Greatest Hits Mueller report: Donald Trump collusion conspiracy theories are now exposed. Will they end After two years of mass hysteria afflicting a huge portion of our political class, the cognitive dissonance after the Mueller report is painful. Mueller report contains claim Russia taped Bill Clinton having phone sex with Monica Lewinsky NYT: Steele Dossier May Have Contained Anti-Trump Disinformation Fed to Democrats By...The Russians WATCH How Democrat Adam Schiff Responds When Asked About Steele Dossier Being 'Russian Disinformation' NY Times Columnist: “National Disgrace” Trump’s Not In Prison… But she never says why The Father of Neoconservatism, Norman Podhoretz, On Trump and NeverTrump Says Trump is blue collar like him KLAVAN: Mueller Report Shows Trump's Better Than His Adversaries The Collusion Dream Is Dead But The Conspiracy Lives On. Our political, intelligence, and media elites sold us this crazy story and promised the American people the proof that never came. Jim Kunstler: The RussiaGate Fiasco Is Only Half Over U.S., India Warned Sri Lanka Weeks Before Easter Terror Attacks. Investigators focus on obscure radical Islamist group known as National Thowheeth Jamath after bombings kill more than 300 The Great “Easter Worshipper” Controversy Denmark’s Blaspheming Mother Server back up
We've been down for hours. We'll get back on track...
Monday, April 22. 2019Monday morning linksThe story of grits As I see it, grits are the Southern mashed potatoes. I love both. However, grits were not always just southern. The northern Indians made it and taught the colonists. After all, Indian Pudding is just molasses-flavored grits. Scott Adams' new girlfriend Gary Taube's new book: Why We Get Fat Does eating too much have anything to do with it? TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE “ACHIEVEMENT GAP” Rampant racism in the Ivy League: Columbia Elizabeth Holmes and Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows—a cautionary tale Yankees’ ban of Kate Smith’s ‘God Bless America’ is a new PC low Sheesh, that is nuts. At least they are keeping Cotton-Eye Joe - I hope Actress Emma Thompson Flies 5,400 Miles To Give Speech On Climate Change, Rails Against ‘Hypocrisy’
The NYT thought that "Edelweiss" was a Nazi song Central American migrants wearing out their welcome in several Mexican towns Federalist Editor: The Mueller Team Was Desperate To Prove Trump-Russia Collusion...And Found Nothing NY Times: Say, This Steele Dossier Appears To Be False (And Maybe Was A Russian Disinformation Effort) NYT: The Tables Have Turned -- Time To Investigate The FBI, Steele And The Rest Of The 'Witch Hunters' NYT: NOT CRAZY, JUST TWO YEARS LATE
THE MUELLER REPORT REDUCES A COLLUSION TO A CHARACTER ATTACK Or, doubling down from collusion/traitor to obstruction Impeachment? Not so fast without missing element of criminal intent How is being publicly pissed off about people trying to undermine your job "obstruction"? How much of Europe does China own? Saturday, April 20. 2019He begins standing in front of Notre Dame
Included in this section are Vikings, Celts, Christian history, how the cross became a Christian symbol around the year 1000, the Moslem invasions of Europe, Charlemagne, and art. Years ago, we traveled to Skellig Michael partly inspired by Clark. A commenter says "I shudder to imagine what a 2017 remake of a series about Western Civilisation would be like."
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Saturday morning linksThe Threat to Notre Dame - Monday’s fire was bad enough; the restoration could be worse. Places with too many elephants and too many lions By dissing Nuclear Power, the left has made themselves vulnerable on climate change NPR Admits Plastic Bag Bans Pointless, Paper & Cloth Totes Worse For Environment In Wisconsin, School Choice Has Unexpected Benefits Bernie to Americans: Pull Yourself up by Your Bootstraps! President Trump should thank the attorney general he forced out Mueller's done, and Dems should be too — because Trump is no Nixon Byron York: Mueller, Trump, & "Two Years Of Bullshit" Top 5 Media Meltdowns Over Mueller Report - “These people are beyond parody.” HOW’S THE COVER-UP GOING? Obstruction Is The New Collusion Morning Joe sure hates Trump Mueller's report looks bad for Obama The Special Counsel’s Constitutional Analysis Chinese State Media Reveals Mysterious Hypersonic Aircraft RecessFriday, April 19. 2019Bob on the Mueller report: Nothing was deliveredRelevant lyrics here. Lousy sound quality, but this was a practice tape with The Band. One verse: Nothing was delivered
Friday morning links
Gallup: Number Of Americans Who Are Members Of A Church Is In Steep Decline, At 80-Year Low Mapping The World's Busiest Air Routes Some surprises there After a $14-Billion Upgrade, New Orleans' Levees Are Sinking A historic Depression-era mural has been removed from a Chicago school because it featured a painting of white children. Metformin fights heart disease Victor Davis Hanson weighs in on the Notre Dame Cathedral fire…brilliantly He refers to pygmies standing on the shoulders of giants Urban Renewal as Racial Emergency The Case for Busing Border Detainees to Burlington, Vermont Migrant camps overflow as Mexico cracks down after Trump threats Robert Francis O'Rourke Hates America (But Wants to Be President Anyway) Mainstream media doubles down on Trump conspiracies Australia “Ready To Confirm” Key Meeting That Led To Russiagate Probe Trump Campaign: Time To Go After 'Liars' Who Started Witch Hunt Schumer, Pelosi Demand Robert Mueller Testify Before Congress Sara Carter: Deep State DOJ and FBI Operatives are Panicked, Ratting Out Each Other WaPo: Mueller may be done, but Barr is just getting started CNN Melts Down Over Barr Press Conference – Calls Barr’s Presser “An Extraordinary Political Commercial For the President” Goal Posts: It’s Not The Collusion, It’s The Corruption Or Something
In a twist, Canada asks U.S. for help cracking down on migrants at its southern border Israel and the Illiberal Liberals Thursday, April 18. 2019Food for Resurrection Sunday: Lamb or Ham? (Reposted from 3 yrs ago)Popularly known as Easter. The word Easter comes from the Teutonic goddess of spring, Eustre. Bon Appetit: Our Ultimate Guide to Easter Food Easter menus from New York’s restaurant past. Hot Dogs for Easter? The BD family will also be celebrating another almost- arising from death on Sunday. My father in law recovered from his quadruple bypass after a near-fatal heart failure, returning back home from San Diego on Saturday and we'll all provide an Easter feast for them down in NJ after their Mass - if they can get to Mass. They never miss Mass. At worse, a priest visits but they do not need that yet. Guy emails me that he feels great. Along the way, he learned that one or two drinks per day can help prevent future heart problems. Will not need to twist this Irishman's arm about that wholesome remedy. It seems mild to moderate alcohol enjoyment prevents heart disease. Diet, otherwise, does not seem to matter at all so no fruits and greens and nuts for this Irish meat and potatoes mensch. Thursday morning links“Lindsey Vonn, The Winningest Female Ski Racer in History, Wearing Body Paint” Aerial photos show scale of Notre Dame damage Fortunately, There Are Incredible 3D Scans of Notre Dame Notre Dame Will Endure As a monument. Not so much as a church, in modern France Students demand controversial prof be replaced by ‘queer person of color’ I would demand a queer disabled person of color Men oppressed by women: A fantasy for the sexes WOMAN WHO ASSAULTED KELLYANNE CONWAY SKATES Williamson: I would like you to entertain, for a moment, an idea that might sound a little eccentric, or maybe as plain and obvious as a thing can be. It is this: The division of labor is the meaning of life. WaPo: HUD moves to eliminate public housing access for illegals Finally: Amid Border Crisis, Lindsey Graham Will Introduce Legislation To Tighten Asylum Laws Ten post-Mueller questions that could turn the tables on Russia collusion investigators Holy Week, Maundy Thursday
"The Last Supper" is thought to have been a Passover seder. That supper was the source of Communion: "For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes again." In our church, we remember this event with a group Passover supper on Maundy (Middle English, "holy") Thursday, eaten in silence. No wine, though, as a consideration to the abstinent. Below, Bassano's Last Supper (1542), depicting the reaction to Jesus' prediction that one of them would betray him.
Wednesday, April 17. 2019Dad bodA Montana father-of-three says he was spurred to shred nearly 100 pounds when he noticed he couldn’t keep up with his kids. The guy did a lot more than to shed pounds.
A book, related to Notre Dame
The protagonist is a 12th C English stonemason who travels to France to learn about the new design fad we now know as Gothic. Besides the architecture, there's a lot of novel in this novel. Good fun and a compelling portrait of 12th C England.
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Wednesday morning linksSeveral of the world's richest French billionaires donate more than $500 million to rebuild Notre Dame Marine crawls to finish Boston Marathon for fallen comrades A book: Defend and Befriend: The U.S. Marine Corps and Combined Action Platoons in Vietnam by John Southard What Will It Take To End Anti-Greenhouse Gas Insanity? Environmental purity, not common sense, motivates the Golden State’s ban on bags, drinking straws, and cutlery. Related, How to solve the plastic packaging paradox Bachelorettes, Bibles and Amazon: is Nashville the perfect model for a second-tier city? Panic Erupts At 5th Ave Apple Store After Bedbug Sighting The horror! Netflix Series Accused of Making Fake Claims About Walrus Deaths Nasty Michelle Obama Goes After ‘Divorced Dads’ in Attack on Trump, Gets Hit From All Sides A College President Stands Up for Academic Freedom Mike 'Dirty Jobs' Rowe Routs America's School System: "We're Obsessed With Credentialing, Not Education" Related, TODAY IN THE COLLEGE APOCALYPSE Embattled UMKC chancellor urged to resign amid response to conservative assault McCarthy: Behind the Obama administration’s shady plan to spy on the Trump campaign FBI failed to provide details on contact with Clinton campaign lawyer: Judicial Watch David Brooks: America Wants a ´Reset,´´Moral Cleansing´ From Trump in 2020 As we say, the only critiques left are ad hominems. Orange Man is icky. Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma Defends Country’s 72-Hour Work Week: ‘A Blessing’ Strange looking little feller Tuesday, April 16. 2019Two trains running, and I don't know which way to go...Running your dogsA recent conversation involved exercising our dogs. A neighbor runs his dogs by letting them chase his car around the neighborhood each evening until they are fatigued. That reminded me of how they get hounds in shape for fall hunting. In the southern US, you tie the dogs to a rope or chain to the back of your pickup and drive around dirt roads for a while. If you did that around here you would probably end up in jail. Up here, it's not unusual to tire a hyper-energetic hunting dog, before a hunt, by letting him run around the woods with a 5-6' length of chain on his collar. That can help an overly-exuberant dog focus on his task afterwards. That's what we do in the gym each morning to ourselves so it is far from abuse. Years ago, I would run with our Lab each morning 5 or 6 miles. Being a well-trained dog, she needed no leash for road running. We had fun. And, of course, any dog loves a few hours to run free in the wilderness too. That's the best for them, going full dog. Dog-training snob that I am, I hate any use of leashes (except maybe on human children, pet Cheetahs, and dancing bears). How do our readers make sure their dogs get the exercise they require every day? Don't tell me you "walk them" like a yo-yo. Walking is neither exercise for dog nor human being. Exception: people or dogs recovering from something. Tuesday morning linksNotre Dame Priest Says All Precious Artefacts And Artwork Have Been Saved Why Are Dove And Gillette Pushing Us To Lie About What’s Beautiful? Michael Knowles Attacked for Crime of Saying 'Men Are Not Women' on a College Campus Related, The Left Officially Loses its Mind Government toilets Monbiot: Only rebellion will prevent an ecological apocalypse Any excuse will do Thomas Jefferson: Government Is Too Large and Employs Way Too Many People Bernie Sanders is cool with capitalism for himself, but no one else VDH: California Has Become America’s Cannibal State Senator Graham to introduce long overdue asylum reform bill Trump Puts Democrats Between A Rock And A Hard Place On Illegal Immigration NY Times Fake News Factory Moves On to New Hoax: Immigrants Are Fleeing Central America Cuz of Global Warming – Not US Open Borders Trudeau takes 'sharp turn' away from 'refugees welcome' Despite 66% Of Americans Getting A Cut, Only 20% Believe Their Taxes Were Lowered NY Times Grudgingly Admits You Probably Got A Tax Cut NY Times, Wall Street Journal Win Pulitzers for Trump Investigations Students, Alumni Outraged, ‘Shaking’ After Vice President Pence Invited To Give Commencement Sheesh. Fragile critters. NY Post: Rev. Sharpton's Honorary Degree Faces Opposition Trump: 'INVESTIGATE THE INVESTIGATORS!' Five reasons why campaign cash is rolling in for Trump and even Goldman Sachs is forecasting victory As Trump soars higher, Dems reach their lowest point yet Monday, April 15. 2019Monday morning linksBig Bird 1: Meet Quetzalcoatlus – World’s Largest Flying Animal Had A Wingspan Of Up To 52 Feet (15.9 m) Big Bird 2: Large, flightless bird attacks and kills its fallen owner Ancient “Texas Serengeti” Had Elephant-Like Animals, Rhinos, Alligators and More Egypt unveils tomb still bursting with color after 4,300 years 5G Smart Cows Milked By Robots In England So Now We’re Trolling The Black Hole Picture Lady? Yale to expand diversity office Ethno-food warriors are smearing New York chefs Stock buybacks: An Interview With The Most Powerful Man On Wall Street Jake Tapper To Dem Rep. Eric Swalwell: ‘Vast Majority Of Gun-Related Deaths’ Are Not From Semi-Automatic Rifles OBAMA ADVISER’S BOOK IS RANKED 1,030 ON AMAZON. HOW DID IT MAKE NYT’S BEST SELLER LIST? Worst Idea Ever? NY Times Wants To Make Everyone’s Taxes Public Migrants break Guatemalan border gate, force their way into Mexico MEDIA ODDLY LESS INTERESTED IN OBAMA ALLY, NOT TRUMP ALLY, BEING BUSTED OVER UKRAINE The Anti–Bill Barr Smear Campaign Kimball: Pursue Those Indictments!
Actor Geoffrey Thorne Attacks Candace Owens: ‘They will Never Think of You As Anything But an Obedient Ni**er’ KAMALA HARRIS SAYS SHE OWNS A GUN — MEANWHILE SHE WANTS TO BAN THEM Bill Maher To Democrats: If You Make 2020 A 'Woke Contest,' You Lose Here's who's winning under Trump's tax law Brandon Judd: A red wave is rising – and the Democrats are powerless to stop it Surber: "Justice Is Coming" Did Trump invent shamelessness? Trump’s Rebel Alliance Attacks the Left’s Death Star Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan Attacks President Trump as Cowardly and Unfit For Office Trump Plan To Transport Illegal Border Crossers to Sanctuary Cities Makes Liberals Live By Their Own Rules He is trolling to (effectively) make a point Cher is So Terrified of Illegals Coming to Her City, She’s Now Talking Like Trump In Europe, China’s economic cold war with the West is over before it’s begun Sunday, April 14. 2019Utah Fly-fishing
I tried to find out to what extent that fishery is stocked, but I could not find the answer. Still, except for Lake Trout, almost all trout fisheries in the US are stocked. He had one day of 24" snow, but otherwise good (chilly) weather and good fishing. A pic he sent me below, and another below the fold -
Continue reading "Utah Fly-fishing" Life in America: A burger in Hattiesburg
Their second overnite was in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They went looking for a barbecue place but didn't like the look of it, so went to a burger joint, Mug Shots, which they were told had the best burgers in Hattiesburg. Both of them agreed these were not only the best burgers in Hattiesburg but the best burgers in the USA. Saturday, April 13. 2019Saturday morning linksSmall towns, 1950s As Season Eight Looms, Will Game of Thrones Become Lord of the Rings? For people who do not read books
Questioning Global Warming Two Decades Before College Admissions Scandal, The Clintons Tried To Game System For Chelsea’s Boyfriend Michael Knowles Attacked for Crime of Saying 'Men Are Not Women' on a College Campus The LGBT Lobby Has Been Trying To Exact Revenge On A Chicken Restaurant For Seven Years. This Is Not Normal. Only a heckler can improve an evening with the money-grabbing Clintons Something is the matter with these people Stoned At Work - New York’s city council bans employers from testing for pot use, which will lead to nothing but trouble. Of course Bernie loves money The Liberal Media ‘Matrix’ Covington, Smollett, Mueller, Avenatti and other adventures in unreality ‘UNFIT TO PRINT’ EPISODE 2: MEDIA FALLS FOR OLD TRUMP CLIP AND ‘SPYING’ ISN’T SPYING As Insiders Reveal the SPLC's "Hate Map" Is Basically a Marketing Scheme to Drum Up Donations, Conservative Groups Consider Filing Lawsuits Against the Very Non-Impoverished Grifter Outfit Candace Owens: Given The Democratic Party’s History Of Racism, Their Attacks On Me Aren’t A Surprise 2020: Julian Castro: We Need Migrants ‘More than Ever Before’ Trump Threatens To Dump Migrants In Sanctuary Cities The smarter way to sell Trump’s immigration policies FBI Man's Testimony Points to Wrongdoing Well Beyond Spying Related, Rod Rosenstein Rebukes Democrats and Mainstream Media, Calls Democrats accusations against William Barr's handling of Mueller report "Completely Bizarre" It's called dirty politics
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