Maggie's FarmWe are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for. |
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Friday, November 24. 2017Friday morning linksHow plants secretly talk to eachother The Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs Triggered a Worse Global Disaster Than Ever Imagined More Than Half Of Fat Men Don’t Think They Are Overweight Turkey pardoned by Trump had multiple contacts with Russian officials Newsweek Advises How to Have a “Woke” Thanksgiving Asian quotas: Harvard Being Investigated By DOJ Over Admissions Policies Goad: Let the Colleges Die Teen Vogue columnist ‘not at all concerned’ about innocent men and false harassment allegations LaVar Ball Is Showing Off Brilliant Communications Skills in His Feud With Donald Trump. WaPo Reporter Working Directly With Democrats Rather Than Covertly Apple’s vice president of inclusion and diversity, Denise Young Smith, who once whitesplained how hiring 12 white, blond, blue-eyed men could actually be seen as promoting diversity, has been replaced. By a blond, blue-eyed white woman. Judge Roy Moore Weighs Legal Action Against Accusers As Allegations Fall Apart Unsealed Fusion GPS Bank Records Reveal $523K Payment From Russian Money Launderer Starving Public Services to Pay More to Government Workers Mrs. Clinton Convicts Herself In Stunning Display of Rage At What Happened in 2016 Trump has let down more than 50,000 Haitians in America What??? Before the paradeView out my daughter's window on 6th Ave. Cool place to watch the
Thursday, November 23. 2017KitesurfingFrom a reader on Long Island Sound, kitesurfing in November this week. Some people know how to have fun.
The Mayflower Rifle
A wheel-lock carbine, probably made by Beretta
Wednesday, November 22. 2017Baritone duet from The Pearl FishersWednesday morning linksPhoto via Theo This man was living on $200 a month when he sold a 'worthless' blanket for $1.5 million Women prefer men with some muscles - and some money Previous Evidence of Water on Mars Now Identified as Grainflows The Serial-Killer Detector - A former journalist, equipped with an algorithm and the largest collection of murder records in the country, finds patterns in crime. Arctic sea ice expanding faster than normal Oh no, we're all gonna die
Roy Moore is not a pedophile
Commenter here: We will soon learn that sexual predation is so widespread that it is normal... The impulse probably is, especially for males. So is the impulse to kill somebody who pisses you off. Mr. Tingles says "We" The Arrogant Ignorance of the 'Well-Educated' A leftist luxury hotel embodies all the sordid hypocrisies and cognitive dissonance of the left: its entitlement and victimhood, its indulgence and oppression, its self-righteousness and degeneracy. Hot Air, again:
Dem Congressman Who Oversees Sexual Harassment Settlements is Under FBI Investigation Drain the swamp "Comey Has No Issue With It": Judicial Watch Dumps Explosive New FBI Emails From McCabe's Conflict Review Drain the swamp Immigration: Media Seems Rather Shocked That A Temporary Program Would Be Deemed Temporary A Familiar Judge Wastes More Of Our Time Over Sanctuary City Orders tates file lawsuit to force Catholic nun org to follow ObamaCare contraceptive mandate Nobody believes conservative politicians anymore
Tuesday, November 21. 2017Tuesday morning linksWhy We Love Farmers Markets - They are relatively free of federal regulation, and that's what makes them great. Environmentalist Attack Against Capitalism in NYT The US had wonderful Conservation organizations until the Enviro Lefty wackos coopted them Rush: If Global Warming Were Science, It Wouldn’t Need a PR Campaign Who's Worse For The Environment: Merkel Or Trump? Why should Americans agree about politics - or anything else? Black Female Writer For Lena Dunham's Lenny Letter Quits. She Says Dunham Is A Racist. Of course she is. All white people are racists Student op-ed: Outdoor clubs are too white TA scolded for playing Jordan Peterson video in class Prof. Peterson is Hitler Who is really "obsessed by sex"? Oregon leads the way in the protection of minors from sexual abuse: Teachers who think a student may be having sex must report it to the police. NYT White House correspondent Glenn Thrush’s history of bad judgment around young women journalists Add some women to men in a workplace, then add some alcohol or coke - and voila, things happen. Bill Clinton is facing new accusations of sexual assault by four women while the former president was working with a billionaire playboy and flying on his private jet nicknamed Air F**k One, claims Clinton author Related, A rare agreement between men of different ethnic groups has been reached. US Congressmen Trying to Prevent Israel from Arresting Teen Terrorists Monday, November 20. 2017Fortuna e speranzaInject the heck out of your turkey(s)We're cooking two smaller ones this Thanksgiving, one on the barbie cooked/smoked on wood, and one in the oven. To make them tasty, we recommend injecting the heck out of them. I tend to use a warmed-up mix of honey, beer or white wine, a splash of hot sauce, and butter. Almost anything makes turkey taste better. When it comes down to it, though, good stuffing is what it's about. The turkeys are just an excuse for the other things. Monday morning linksImage stolen from Ace News to me: They had machine guns in 1718 Doctors blame purine in beer for most gout flare-ups A Woman’s Defense Of The Alpha Male NYT: We Can’t Trust Facebook to Regulate Itself Who trusts government to do that? The Climate Alarmists Definitely Don't Believe Their Own Propaganda What Ken Burns' Vietnam War docu-series on PBS gets wrong LiAngelo Ball’s Father Suggests Trump Had Little to Do With UCLA Basketball Player’s Release From China Some gratitude Apple fires Diversity Chief for suggesting that intellectual diversity is important too. NFL star Herschel Walker, who once played on Trump's lackluster football team, takes stand against anthem protest and commissioner Roger Goodell Bill Clinton Still Silent About Flights On Pedophile’s Sex Plane What should he say? Democrats’ depravity laid bare by Bill Clinton Obama's 'unaccompanied children' turn up big in latest MS13 gang sweep Virginia goes Don Quixote. State will defy Trump, double down on renewables and CO2 reductions – and hurt poor families Why no one is talking about Trump’s game-changing China deal Have Palestinians Entered Into Meaningful Negotiations with Israel? Meanwhile In Sweden, Crime Hits All Time Highs ISIS Group Releases Image of 'Beheaded' Pope Francis Nice old outdoor fireplace
Reason I want to build an outdoor fireplace is because Spring and Fall are the best times to hang out outdoors, and humans need a fire to hang out around.
Sunday, November 19. 2017OldieIn light of the frequency of human and grizzly bear encounters, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert for bears while in the field. They advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears. They also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear dung. Black bear dung is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear dung has little bells in it and smells like pepper.
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From today's Lectionary: Help us to count our daysPsalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 12 90:1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 90:3 You turn us back to dust, and say, "Turn back, you mortals." 90:4 For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past, or like a watch in the night. 90:5 You sweep them away; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning; 90:6 in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers. 90:7 For we are consumed by your anger; by your wrath we are overwhelmed. 90:8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your countenance. 90:9 For all our days pass away under your wrath; our years come to an end like a sigh. 90:10 The days of our life are seventy years, or perhaps eighty, if we are strong; even then their span is only toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away. 90:11 Who considers the power of your anger? Your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you. 90:12 So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. Not for saleSeen on the way to our hunt yesterday. I get a kick out of the way country folk keep their old broken stuff on display. Re snapshots, I am beginning to leave any cameras behind most of the time when I go places. That iCamera (happens to have a phone as part of it so some people call it an iPhone) is good enuf for me.
Saturday, November 18. 2017An excellent Thanksgiving warm-up
I decided that small turkeys are better and easier to manage. I usually cook 2 big ones for TG, but I think I'll go for 3 small ones this year. They cook faster, are maybe more tender, and you can gnaw on the legs like chicken legs. It was outdoors of course, about 25 degrees F, with torches, firepits, and outdoor fireplace blazing. Gals in their parkas. What are we? Yankee gentry rednecks? Well, we just like informal fun I guess. That's a good party. The turkeys? Cajun rub, and all thoroughly and I mean thoroughly injected with Cajun spices to the point that Mrs. BD had trouble with it but, as I said, first turkeys I ever ate that did not taste like cardboard or smoke (I cook mine on barby with wood - smokey turkey). This week we will review turkey injections and rubs (necessary for a good meal). Due to various circumstances, the Maggie's HQ will have a small group this year I think, about 13-15 people instead of 25. We'll invite some friends to fill it out. Always need hands to clean up... Wonderful
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Saturday morning linksBird hunting today with what I am told will be maybe the best dog we've ever used. Pheasants for Thanksgiving? Want to live longer? Get a dog I'm a skeptic on that, but a well-trained dog makes life better Ladies: The Draft is Coming. The Senate just voted to require young women to register for the draft. Disaggregating the economy: cost of living by state Paltering: The art of lying with the truth POLICE BODY CAMERAS CAN THREATEN CIVIL RIGHTS OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE, NEW REPORT SAYS Ya can't win in the race game DeGroot is grim: The Future of Black America Vietnam War: A confrontation of two ideologies Dem Running For Ohio Gov Opens Up About Sexual Escapades With ’50 Attractive Females’ Like they say, politics is Hollywood for less appealing people Continetti: The Great American Earthquake: Can the foundations of our society hold?
DEMOCRATS REVIVE THE “TRICKLE DOWN” SMEAR I can't follow this story: Fusion GPS Founder Told Congress He Regrets That His Research Ended Up In Kremlin Hands
" We’ve literally gone from complete and total silence on this issue for nearly 20 years to people jumping on the Clinton-is-a-creep bandwagon and proclaiming they’ve always felt this way. " Sore Loser Conspiracy Theorist: No, I Can´t Say the 2016 Election Was ´Legitimate´
Saudi Prince promises Israel billions of dollars to defeat Hezbollah France: Escalating Muslim Anti-Semitism Swedish Government Suppresses Stats on Muslim Rape Epidemic Life in America: ThanksgivingFriday, November 17. 2017QQQ“Some shocking news, you guys: It just came out that as many as four elected officials have not been accused of sexual harassment.” Jimmy Fallon Guard Commander InspectionChanging the guard, at Arlington National Cemetery. Rituals matter.
Friday morning linksWhat Are Panko Breadcrumbs? They are the best From No 'lost tribes' or aliens: what ancient DNA reveals about American prehistory
World's first human head transplant successfully carried out Put me on the waiting list. I want a better one Local Aristocracy and Nationalization of Culture. Yes, I've thought about that too How Green Delegates Keep Warm In Bonn Boston Globe: It's Time To Consider Gun Confiscation The Red Cross Destroys the Laws of War 13 Baltimore Public High Schools Have ZERO Students Proficient in Math Sylvester Stallone Made 16 Year-Old Fan Perform Oral On Him And His Bodyguard Then Told Her They’d Kill Her If She Told… NPR Grapples With Harassment Crisis WHY THE DEMOCRATS REALLY TURNED ON BILL CLINTON - It’s not about his victims, it’s about money and power. HELL FREEZES OVER=> Chelsea Handler Tells Juanita Broaddrick She Believes Bill Clinton Raped Her Franken, Weinstein, and 'Men Without Chests' - C.S. Lewis: "We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst." Number One U.S. Hatemonger: The Southern Poverty Law Center YES, VIRGINIA, IMMIGRATION IS TURNING THE COUNTRY BLUE. The inconvenient fact about Democrats' recent electoral successes. The Whole World – Not Just the U.S. – Is Moving to Secure Its Borders Senators Aim to Axe Program Giving Farmers Guaranteed Profits While Sticking Taxpayers With the Tab - It's "like insuring your car for $5,000, and getting a check for $10,000 after it's totalled," says Sen. Jeff Flake Good Resignation of CFPB head gives Trump opportunity to erase Elizabeth Warren’s legacy Good Hillary Clinton: Investigating Me With Special Counsel Would Be An Abuse Of Power Wow Thursday, November 16. 2017New Zealand might have a solution to its unwanted immigrant animalsFor saleActually, an online auction: 1949 International Farmall Cub Tractor Entirely rebuilt. Perfect example of something I want but don't need. Golly, I know everything about that tough old machine. It will run forever. The Cub is identical, basically, to the larger version that I grew up with. Just shrunk.
Cardio workouts for the over-40 and over-50 groupA balanced fitness program at any age has to include Strength (resistance, mainly the powerlifts for time-efficiency), Calisthenics, and Cardio. (As I have said, 5 1/2-6 hrs/week is all it takes to get into fighting shape - 2 hrs of mostly heavy wts, 2 hrs of calis, and 1 1/2-2 hrs of cardio.) Cardio training is for general energy and endurance - but it is also to help you survive your first heart attack and to fend off senility. Weight training and Calisthenics do not require any age adjustments, but cardio training generally does because your Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) tends to decline with age (or in my case, is actually suppressed by my BP pills). This site explains how to calculate where your baseline cardio training heart rate needs to be - around 70-80% of MHR. That's baseline cardio training - not your sprints. A few points below the fold -
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Image via THE LIBERAL CULT IN ACTION Museum of the Bible ready to open giant, Gutenberg-inspired doors in D.C. CLIMATE CHANGE ALARMISM IS FOUNDED ON DISHONESTY Here’s a novel idea: how about teaching history instead of trendy ideology? Williams College President: The Real Threat To Free Speech Isn’t Far-Left Students Silencing Speakers On Campus Black high school students demand white principal’s ouster … for not agreeing with their narrative I feel sorry for that guy Latino Student Schools Liberal Teacher in Debate on White Supremacy Hey Millennials: Communism Sucks, I Lived It Bill Clinton: Godfather of Harvey Weinstein and Roy Moore McArdle: Outsiders Can't Transform a Bureaucracy. What is required at a place like the Department of Health and Human Services is, if not a swamp dweller, at least someone swamp-adjacent. Here's what Trump gets right on trade Labor Sec Says Red Tape Holds Back Apprentices, Acosta tells committee 'cumbersome' DOL registration hinders worker training Good ‘The American outer class’: Professor explains to peers why Trump won Saudi Arabia's crown prince has reportedly ordered Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to accept the Middle East peace plan due to be announced by Donald Trump in the coming weeks. Venezuela defaults on its debt, blames Trump Venezuela: Milton Friedman once joked that if you put the government in charge of the Sahara Desert in five years there would be a shortage of sand. ... this being CNN, “This story has been updated to characterize Venezuela’s government as socialist.” World getting hotter: Blame Trump Fewer Brits Will Die From Cold Due To ‘Climate Change’ Nigel Farage Calls Out Soros Allies In EU Parliament, Shines Spotlight On Open Society Influence Chinese Communist Party to Christians: Replace Paintings of Jesus With Photos of Xi Hezbollah, crown jewel of Iran's spreading influence
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