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Sunday, February 24. 2019The invention of moviesLights! Camera! Action! How the Lumière brothers invented the movies. In 1895, Louis and Auguste Lumière gave birth to the big screen thanks to their revolutionary camera and projector, the Cinématographe.
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From today's Lectionary1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 15:35 But someone will ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?" 15:36 Fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 15:37 And as for what you sow, you do not sow the body that is to be, but a bare seed, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. 15:38 But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. 15:42 So it is with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable. 15:43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. 15:44 It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body. 15:45 Thus it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living being"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 15:46 But it is not the spiritual that is first, but the physical, and then the spiritual. 15:47 The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. 15:48 As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven. 15:49 Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven. 15:50 What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Saturday, February 23. 2019Saturday morning linksLife is Too Short for Envy Bear Grylls in hot water after boiling frog What actually killed the dinosaurs? Volcanic clues heat up debate. Climate change causes Moose ticks? Interesting about Moose, but so tendentious. Moose moving south? So Moose ticks accompany Moose. No Moose, no Moose ticks. Reindeer have ticks too. Time Magazine: Illegal Immigrants are Climate Refugees Really? Then why do so many Americans, Canadians, and Europeans love to visit Belize, Costa Rica, and Mexico? For the pleasant weather of course. INSIDE ELIZABETH HOLMES’S CHILLING FINAL MONTHS AT THERANOS A skilled con artist Press damaging Klobuchar, touting Harris War on Conservatives Week in Higher Education What My Days as a Marxist Taught Me About Modern Political Cults Public Policy In Action In Progressive New York IT WAS A DEEP STATE SET-UP: Trump Campaign Volunteer Papadopoulos Introduced to ‘Russian’ Mifsud by FBI in London! Donald Trump, Gay-Rights Hero SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER BLAMES TRUMP FOR INCREASE IN BLACK NATIONALIST HATE GROUPS Man who shot at California cop previously deported, arrested but cops wouldn't honor ICE detainer, feds say Virginia scandals evaporate Fake Indian Elizabeth Warren Joins Kamala Harris – Backs Reparations for African Americans Vote-buying is a time-honored American tradition Hate Crime Hoaxes are More Common than You Think Smollett’s Lawyers Trash Chicago PD, Tout Actor’s ‘Impeccable Character’
Mass grave containing 3,500 victims of ISIS - which could 'hold the answers' to the fate of executed US hostages - discovered in the 'caliphate capital' Raqqa in Syria IDF: Gaza children being promised NIS 300 ($83) if injured at border protests. Israeli army says troops see Hamas sending kids as young as 8 to front lines of violent demonstrations Typical. Golda Meir said there will be peace when these people love their kids more than they hate Jews Friday, February 22. 2019Gym RulesThere are many unspoken rules in gyms. One is that you do not look at other people whether in the locker rooms or in the gym. Except furtively. Minimize eye contact mostly. Another is that you do not talk to people you don't know. The exceptions are with people you see all the time in a class or using the weights, etc. Over the years, I have several friendly acquaintances from the gym, and one new pal. Another is that you should not hog equipment or space. Do some pushups or leg press and let another person use the pullup machine for five minutes. Politeness and consideration. What is on your list of unspoken gym rules? Friday morning linksNude Beaches: Europe vs. the Caribbean Are our readers ready? If not, why not? Pompeo slams Huawei: US won't partner with countries that use its technology Radically Transforming the Nation: Our Politicized Schools of Education It’s Getting Done: 30-Foot Border Wall Project Begins In California New migrant caravan forms as Mexican cities that border US keep swelling with asylum seekers British Warmists Want To Ban All New Homes From Using Natural Gas Media Hysteria: Climate Change ‘Heat Records’ Are a Huge Data Manipulation Where to Go on Health Insurance? Universal, Government-Funded Pre-K May Do More Harm Than Good Federal prosecutors broke law in Jeffrey Epstein case, judge rules GOP-ENDORSED CANDIDATE FOR PHILADELPHIA MAYOR SAYS ‘MENTAL ILLNESS’ HAS KEPT HER FROM WORKING FOR EIGHT YEARS Viewers Starting To Doubt Objectivity Of Reporter With 'KAMALA 2020' Face Tattoo Ocasio-Cortez rips media for reporting on her new luxury high-rise Lifestyles of the rich and socialist: Bernie Sanders has 3 houses, makes millions Good for him. It always confuses me, tho, how "public servants" get rich Bernie Already Won. So Why Run Again? The Vermont independent has yanked Democrats so far to the left that his competitors are becoming mini-mes. Hating America How President Trump Broke the Left Forget About Jussie Smollett's Fake Noose Lynching, the NYT Has Just Gotten Word of Stunning Late-Breaking News: Emmett Till Has Been Lynched! Jussie's lynching is Trump's fault Good quote going around: "The demand for racism has outrun its supply." Chicago Police Commissioner Calls Out Media, Stars and Politicians for Pushing Smollett Hoax FBI Official Admits To Infiltrating Trump Campaign - Just Don't Call It Spying WHO WILL FILL THE VACUUM LEFT BY ISIS? A very interesting phenomenon has taken place in the Idlib area of Syria: the presence of the Islamic State has almost completely disappeared. GERMAN PRESIDENT LAUDS IRAN ON REVOLUTION THAT SEEKS ISRAEL'S DESTRUCTION Germany has an excess of whorehouses Thursday, February 21. 2019From 2007, an annual re-postRIP Roy Orbison, George Harrison, and, unbelievably, Tom Petty
Thursday morning linksDown on the farm — with robots The Man Who Wasn’t Gershwin - Oscar Levant…classical musician? With 2 shots from her pistol, and prayer, 79-year-old woman holds off burglar Chick-fil-A just did something incredible that has liberals losing their minds Without Amazon HQ2, What Happens to Housing in Queens? New York officials face backlash over 'congestion' tax push Erasing history Catholic cardinals urge end of 'homosexual agenda' Colleges are now dominated by women, creating an ‘education gap’ afflicting men Accused College Students Deserve the Presumption of Innocence. Nineteen attorneys general are lobbying against extending that right in Title IX cases on campus. Most Americans Can’t Pass a Basic Citizenship Test. Here’s Why We Should Be Worried. The ‘Times’ and Israel: A Review of 2018. The bottom line: Not good. Gillibrand To Activist: You’re Right, The Border Wall Would Cut Off “Indigenous” People From The U.S. 25 MS-13 gang members deported from migrant caravan in Mexico, officials say Census: Highest immigrant population in 100 years, over half Latinos Governing by National Emergency - What norms? Get ready for the 'Free Jussie' protests. You can be sure CNN will be there! Jussie Smollett Wrote The Racist Letter That Led To The Alleged Fake Hate Crime Against Him CNN Staffers Angry at Network’s Decision to Hire GOP Operative as Political Editor The Media ‘Think They’re Living in a Cartoon and White Men Are the Villains’ Bruce Ohr Says He Ferried Another Hillary Clinton-Financed Dossier to the FBI, This One Written By His Fusion GPS Employed Wife John Solomon’s Revelation Of A Third Dossier Is The Latest Sign The Assault Against Trump Has Reached A Tipping Point Majority of Voters Want a Special Prosecutor to Investigate Attempted Coup Against Trump Trump signs bill blocking transfer of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey Erdogan Recommits to Buying Russian Missiles Despite US Warnings China's new roads are remarkable:
Wednesday, February 20. 2019What do animals know?Scientists Are Totally Rethinking Animal Cognition. What science can tell us about how other creatures experience the world
Wednesday morning linksPhoto from a reader: Ice castle in Dillon, Colorado, this week Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner Hits 801 MPH Over Pennsylvania, Thanks to Jet Stream Facebook Still Championing Blasphemy Laws Scared of Muslims, but nobody else The opioid epidemic keeps killing my friends Wrong way to say it. The issue is the popularity of opioids Understanding The Dueling Lawsuits Against Yale And Harvard Over Fraternities And Sororities Dept. of Ed. to investigate Title IX violation accusations at U of M, Wayne State The Trump Administration’s recent proposal on Title IX would bolster due process rights of students. Trump administration to cancel $929 million in California high-speed rail funding Good Most See Crime in Justice, FBI ‘Coup’ Against Trump, Want Special Prosecutor Elizabeth Warren Urges Universal Child Care, 'Ultra-Millionaire' Tax The return of "cradle to grave" Get Woke, Get Fired Barack Obama Might Not Get His Hideous Library in the Public Park Ban presidential libraries. Disgusting fad. Grenell Launches Trump Admin Effort Towards Global Decriminalization Of Homosexuality How NY loses its population due to taxes WALSH: Jussie Smollett Should Be Charged With A Hate Crime MacDonald: The Frenzied Search for Racism. Elites bought Jussie Smollett’s story because it confirmed their cherished narrative about a hateful America. The only hate I see in the US is from the Left. Consumed and blinded by hate. Why Does the MSM Keep Falling for Obvious Hoaxes? They do not "fall for them". Jussie Smollett and the Information Warfare of the Left
Covington student's lawyer to file defamation lawsuits after client cleared in investigation, Says no one should feel safe even after initial round Rape Survivor Lara Logan Gets Cold Shoulder from Media Federal grand jury reportedly already convened, issued multiple subpoenas on Jussie Smollett fake mail threat sent to Fox 1/18/19 "The president is not well at all mentally. I think he’s an extreme narcissist... he is having a hissy fit... He does need to be removed under the 25th Amendment." Said Richard Painter, just last night on MSNBC. Government 'makes Isis bride stateless' by stripping her British citizenship Reckless foolish youth destroy their lives all the time. A shame. Russian Bears Need Less Than 20 Minutes To Hack Your Data ISIS fighters have been fleeing from Syria into Iraq, perhaps with millions of dollars in tow Palestinian official throws wrench into Israeli plan for railway link to Gulf Haters gotta hate, even when it hurts them Tuesday, February 19. 2019Scott Adams Solves the Climate Debate and Saves the World (Really)Tuesday morning links“W.E.B. Griffin” — November 10, 1929 – February 12, 2019 Pat Caddell: The Pollster Who Foresaw and Helped Shape Trump’s Victory Green New Deal Looks To Control What You Eat MILLER: The Current Democratic Party Has No Use For Jews It’s Time For America To Break Up With Liberals Scott Adams podcast: Never believe the news Protesters take over Border Patrol museum, deface pictures of fallen agents NY Times Frets Over Socialists And Baby Killers Being Called Socialists And Baby Killers BRIT HUME TAKES ON NBC REPORTER AND OBAMA ADVISER OVER KAMALA HARRIS COVERAGE The MSM has selected Harris Joe Biden Embarrasses Himself and Embarrasses America Cory Booker, Who Called Smollett Incident An Attempted “Lynching”: I’ll Withhold Judgment Until More Information Comes Out Pelosi Quietly Deletes Tweet Slamming "Racist, Homophobic" Attack On Jussie Smollett Al Sharpton: Hold Jussie Smollett accountable if he staged attack Says the man who invented fake hate crimes Spreading The Fake Smollett "MAGA Country" Hate Crime: A Mainstream Media Montage Don’t expect apologies from the left over Jussie Smollett ‘attack’ fraud The List Of Fake Hate Crimes Is Pretty Long (Update) Media following same script against MAGA as it did against Tea Party - From Bill Sparkman to Jussie Smollett, the media still creates false narratives that ordinary law-abiding Americans who oppose liberals are dangerous and prone to violence. SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN CALLS FOR COUP AGAINST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 'I made a big mistake': American ISIS bride who called for terror attacks at Memorial Day parades and has married three jihadi fighters begs the US to let her go back to Alabama Monday, February 18. 2019Chef's BibleWeights: 3 sets or 5 sets?My entire daily program is designed and updated (and monitored - "Whatcha do yesterday?") by my genius trainer. I do what I am told by him. As Mrs. BD says, he is the only person I obey besides God. My current program is 2 days of heavy weights with trainer, one day of accessory weights mostly by myself, one or two conditioning classes at the gym (tough and fun in a sick way) or replace one of those with an hour of my own calisthenics, one day of endurance cardio and one day of misc HIIT cardio. Everything is progressing nicely but slowly of course. I'm not 18 anymore. Speaking of which, have you noticed so many people checking their iphones at the gym? They aren't looking at texts. They have their exercise plans du jour on their phones, and are checking what their next circuit should be. Luddite that I am, I write them on paper. But to my issue of 5 vs 3 sets of resistance work. My approach with the powerlifts is one light warm-up set of 5-8 reps, then 5 working sets of 5-8 reps of increasingly heavy weights. 5 is my favorite number, but some days my boss pisses me off by making me do 8s. When we go near my max, say, with deads or barbell squats, only 3 reps. My modest one-rep goal is 300 for deads. I am not a big strong dude. With accessory resistance work which I do on my own once weekly, I generally do one warm-up and 3 working sets. It's partly a matter of time (because 60-90 seconds rests between sets), and to fit in everything on my list with 60-75 minutes. It's rare than I can fit in everything on my plan. What sorts of things do I do on my accessory weights days? It's below the fold - Continue reading "Weights: 3 sets or 5 sets?" Monday morning linksThe Cholesterol Controversy - Why is cholesterol so much more controversial than the other cardiac risk factors? A review of cholesterol’s troubled and contentious history might help us understand where many of the cholesterol controversies originated… and why it’s time to let them pass into history. Social Justice Warriors in the knitting world A campus infected with hostility: A professor says he's been targeted for being a conservative Jew Fifteen Devastating Quotes That Show How Dangerous Social Media Has Become to Society Gavin Newsom decides to destroy the planet Maloney (D) Slams Ocasio-Cortez’s Opposition to Amazon: ‘Now We Are Protesting Jobs?’ Democrats are tearing themselves apart over Amazon Morning Joe worried Ocasio-Cortez’s economic ignorance could hand Trump a 2020 win People get her wrong. She's not dumb exactly- she's just trying to move the Overton Window. Already has, in fact. Not dumb, but wrong about everything. Being wrong doesn't matter for the purpose. Massive East Coast solar project generates fury from neighbors Rightly so American Legion: The definition of Americanism What Is and Isn’t a Big Deal in Trump’s Executive Actions Related to the Border Why Trump will win the wall fight Democrats reject push to alert ICE when illegal immigrants fail firearm background checks Outsiders should regard purported hate crimes that sound like crafted narratives with skepticism until they're proven true. Spreading The Fake Smollett "MAGA Country" Hate Crime: A Mainstream Media Montage ANOTHER FAKE HATE CRIME? OF COURSE IT IS
The MSM requires fake hate. There is darn little real hate these days - except for the fake hate haters. The fake hate haters are consumed by hate. Lots of Trump haters and America-haters out there, but darn few gay-haters or Black-haters other than crazies. Ex-FBI Lawyer James Baker Testified Two Cabinet Members “Ready to Support” 25th Amendment Coup Against Trump McCarthy: Andrew McCarthy: McCabe, Rosenstein and the real truth about the 25th Amendment coup attempt Collusion: The Criminalization Of Policy Disputes Comments On Andrew McCabe And The FBI's Coup Plotters McCabe told Scott Pelley that he was concerned Donald Trump was a “national security threat” which was his reasoning for opening a counterintel investigation into Trump. Again, McCabe says this based on ZERO evidence. Trump, Erections, And A Lack Thereof The political culture that is China Creepy Henan, Kaifeng Jews persecuted along with other religions Trump calls on U.S. allies in Europe to take back 800 captured ISIS fighters. "The U.S. does not want to watch as these ISIS fighters permeate Europe, which is where they are expected to go," Trump warned. Nowhere to Hide: The Logic of Chemical Weapons Use in Syria ‘Taking their last breath’: IS hides among Syrian civilians Sunday, February 17. 2019From today's LectionaryLuke 6:17-26 6:17 He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. 6:18 They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 6:19 And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. 6:20 Then he looked up at his disciples and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 6:21 "Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. "Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. 6:22 "Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. 6:23 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets. 6:24 "But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. 6:25 "Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. "Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep. 6:26 "Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets." Saturday, February 16. 2019Saturday morning linksNew AI fake text generator may be too dangerous to release, say creators. The Elon Musk-backed nonprofit company OpenAI declines to release research publicly for fear of misuse Proposed Title IX rules don’t go far enough for professor group, Harvard law scholars VDH's The Case for Trump: You can order the New VDH Book Today Blame Amazon’s retreat from NYC on the humiliating ‘Dance, monkey’ competition The Amazon-slayers are only getting started Amazon invites Ocasio-Cortez for tour, calls worker claims untrue With Amazon NYC 'second HQ' deal canceled, Ocasio-Cortez now officially is a huge problem for Dems Two Nigerian actor brothers are arrested over Jussie Smollett attack, as it’s revealed they are FRIENDS with the Empire star amid claims the assault was staged to save his career ‘Can’t make this stuff up’! Jussie Smollett case takes another weird turn — and it ‘doesn’t look good’ How To Spot A Hoax
California’s Gov. Newsom plans to shower illegal immigrants with millions in “humanitarian aid” Networks: 2,202 Minutes on Russia Scandal, Zero for No Collusion Report IT’S A TWO-WORD ANALYSIS: “BECAUSE TRUMP.” How the Democrats Went Nuts in Three Months If Socialism Is So Good, Why Are People Moving Away? 7 Big Takeaways From Andrew McCabe’s Planned Coup Judicial Watch: Docs Reveal FBI Cover Up of ‘Chart’ of Potential Violations of Law by Hillary Clinton Trump: Worst warmonger ever! Palestinians: "Journalism" Hamas Style Friday, February 15. 2019Palm BeachFriends just got back from Palm Beach. I've only been there once, for a lunch of stone crabs (which are overrated). It's a narrow barrier reef, just a few feet above sea level but nobody seems worried about that at all. There is a beautiful, tony estate area of the island with magnificent tropical and subtropical gardens like Casa Phippsberger:
and other areas with less exclusive, more normal life, condos, schools, etc, and not all very expensive. Of course, Trump's Mar-a-Lago is there. His club was the first in Pal Beach to welcome Jews and blacks. Here's See over the Hedges into the Gorgeous Private Gardens of Palm Beach From what I gather, few people go to the beach there. There are heated pools. In winter, the sea is too cool for most people to swim (about 55 degrees F). Asian Carp
Insty reminds us that they are highly-edible. Many claim they are tastier than catfish. Asians consider wild-caught carp a special treat, so the US ships lots of them to Asia. You can't go fishing for these things, because they are mainly plankton, algae, and plant-eaters. Look at how these good guy fishermen fish for carp:
Friday morning linksYou Can Limit Death’s Financial Costs, if Not the Emotional Ones, The transfer of assets when a spouse dies can be fairly simple—if you learn from my mistakes. Failure to Launch - Male and Stuck at Home. 25 years old and stuck—six steps to success Focus on the Family to put live 4-D ultrasounds on Times Square jumbotron Jordan Peterson: It’s ideology vs. science in psychology’s war on boys and men. The coup of the American Psychological Association undertaken by the ideologues is now complete Will 2019 be the year that colleges and universities stop openly discriminating against men, 47 years after Title IX? HUH? Arkansas Swears In All-Female 'Boy Scout' Troop A Transgender Hero Breaks Ranks Undocumented Students and Affirmative Action Ocasio-Cortez ‘Policy Guy’ Deletes Tweet Saying Public Option Won’t Pay For ‘Hip Replacements For Octogenarians Sen. Markey Claims McConnell is Trying to “Sabotage” and “Silence” the Green New Deal. He’s so mad, he’s opposing voting for his own bill… Sandy's War: The Green New Deal makes every progressive an armchair general New York Governor: Florida Is Stealing Our Population Andrew Cuomo Pleads For A Federal Handout And President Trump Tells Him To Frack Right Off Diversity First—Education, Whenever. In New York City, a blue-ribbon task force agrees that demographics are the best measure of school quality. Cory Booker: Planet Cannot Sustain People Eating Meat Being against bacon is no way to get elected Can You Guess What The Science Is Behind Seattle’s Historic Snow? Trump To California: Give Us Our $3.5 Billion Back For That 'Green' High-Speed Rail From a lefty: How Social Justice Ideologues Hijacked a Legal Regulator Confirmed: When Trump Fired Comey, Deep State Began Plotting to Remove Him From Office McCabe says he ordered the obstruction of justice probe of President Trump. The former FBI acting director tells 60 Minutes about the measures taken to ensure investigations into President Trump wouldn’t "vanish." Deep state plotted a coup. Bad, treasonous. Eight days in May: New revelations about intrigue to remove Trump After Collusion Case Collapses, House Dems Set To Launch "Vast" Russia Probe 2.0 Russian Hostile Meddling Backfires in Northern Europe Mattis May Be Gone, But His Effort to Revolutionize the Infantry Continues Thursday, February 14. 2019Thursday morning linksWSJ: Haze the Dead! More Obit Writers Tell It Like It Was—Warts and All. Once generic and reverent, more remembrances written by family members include frank, humorous assessments of the departed; ‘the biggest tightwad in the mid-Atlantic region’ Every funeral needs some knowing laughs and giggles Graduation Inflation is Harming Students Say, Can You Guess What The Science Is Behind Seattle’s Historic Snow? MCCONNELL ON GREEN NEW DEAL: LET’S VOTE He's a sly one Democrats invent a new word for bullsh*t: ‘aspirational’ What was the problem California's bullet train was supposed to solve? This Train Won’t Leave the Station. If high-speed rail can’t make it in California, it can’t make it anywhere. The Case for Amazon in New York Covington high school students cleared of any wrongdoing in viral incident after independent investigation Chicago Police Will Re-Interview Jussie Smollett Over Redacted Phone Records FEC Still Refuses To Investigate Alleged $84 Million Clinton Campaign Money Laundering High taxes are driving away the tri-state golden geese The Republican Pouncing Problem Senate Intel Dems, GOP Agree: No “Direct Evidence” Of Collusion Found Andrew McCarthy: Mueller’s report is for an audience of one, but it isn’t President Trump Migrants overwhelm New Mexico border post with thousands of illegal crossings New Mexico border patrol resources stressed after more than 28 large migrant groups make illegal crossings since October For the ACLU, Antipathy to Israel Trumps Antidiscrimination HonestReporting Invites Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to Israel China, Russia Building Attack Satellites and Space Lasers: Pentagon Report For fun:
Wednesday, February 13. 2019The Maggie's Official Scotch Whisky, and guys' nights outI am more of a beer or wine guy, but for treats with buddies I am known to go for a whisky. That means Scotch, not bourbon. No bias, though. I was introduced to Highland Park by Craig McDonald in Scotland. A man who knows his whiskys and lots of other things. If you can put up with male teasing, he's good company on hill hikes in the highlands. With the kids mainly out of the house, I began a plan in 2017 to catch up with pals alone or as couples at least twice a week. It has been great fun. As a natural introvert, I recommend it as a plan. I am blessed with interesting, smart, creative, and amusing pals who, like me, always have stories to tell. It's a very good thing for guys to get together, and not just in guy Bible study groups, poker, or with sports. A good reality check, laughs and tears, tragedies and triumphs. Very little politics. Mrs. BD has been in charge of the social life in the past, but I take care of my own now. Drinks, burger, whatever. Connecting is not just for the gals. I believe that gals need gal time and guys need guy time. A whiskey makes guy communication more open, because guys tend to be reserved. God made spirits for a reason.
Ancient physical fitness, from GalenImage: Roman women exercising with dumbells and medicine ball Galen (129-c.216 AD) was the father (or one of them) of Western medicine and physiology. His exercise recommendations included the same basics as the Maggie's Fitness for Life program: Strength, Cardio, and Power. Translated from De Sanitate Tuenda: "On the Preservation of Health" Wednesday morning links
It's tomorrow, dummies. Saint Valentine's Day/ University May Ban Valentines Under Sexual- Harassment Policy Oldest Asian elephant in captivity dies in India at age 88 In 1974, Roger Penrose, a British mathematician, created a revolutionary set of tiles that could be used to cover an infinite plane in a pattern that never repeats. ‘Beautiful Disaster’: Head Injury Reveals Hidden Talent I could use that kind of injury Is it time to change our thinking on fraternities? Doesn't matter. Men form frats and women form sororities organically. It's natural. Warmist And Climahypocrite Harrison Ford Declares ‘Climate Change’ “The Greatest Moral Crisis Of Our Time” Or Something USA Powerlifting Stands Up to Transsexual Agenda Maine Has Been Hit By A “Silver Tsunami” Williamson: Globalization Is Making Everyone Richer Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax on the Super-Rich Is the Wrong Solution to the Right Problem What problem? Outrageous NYC Education Pensions California to pull plug on billion-dollar bullet train, cites ballooning costs Finally Biased Journalists... Who Would Have Thought It? Democrats are shifting from ‘You didn’t build that’ to ‘You don’t deserve that.’ This is not progress. JEWISH LEADERS Thank President Trump In New York Times Full Page Ad – Criticize Freshman Democrats on Anti-Semitic Positions Politico: How to Choose the Most Electable Democrat in 2020 Trump To Sign Border Deal , Averting 2nd Shutdown: CNN It's a start The Hidden State of Illegalia Trump in El Paso last night: "I'm guilty! I'm guilty! I also live behind walls, okay?" Dem Congresswoman Blames Virginia Democrats’ Scandals on Trump New Emails Confirm FBI Tried To Work Deal With State Dept To Minimize Hillary Email Scandal Was Kamala Harris getting stoned while serving as an anti-pot prosecutor? "You do love your dogs, don't you? I wouldn't mind having one honestly, but I don't have time. How would I look walking a dog on the White House lawn?" He's right. Dogs are White House props The Problem with Trying to Measure ‘Racial Resentment’ SWEDEN BOMBING CRISIS CONTINUES: Man Blows Himself Up as 4 Bombings Take Place in 24 Hours Hezbollah Is in Venezuela to Stay Tuesday, February 12. 2019What makes you country?Best comment: "Everyone likes to be country until it's time to do country things. "I don't want to get dirty." "It's too hot." "It's too cold." "It's raining." "It's too heavy." "I'm tired."" As our friend says, we ain't real country - we're country hobbyists. Gentry. or would-be gentry. We own lots of boots and wellies and have no fear of outdoor labor, but our lives do not depend on it.
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