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Wednesday, November 15. 2017Best jump ropes
As we have posted in the past, jumping is an excellent almost zero-impact (you land on your toes with soft knees) cardio stressor (roughly equivalent to sprinting depending on your turn speed), and there are countless step variations to work on to keep it fun (one-footed, spread-leg, running man, split jumps, skipping, etc etc). Varying the speed and extending the duration also keep it interesting. If you can do a minute or two of double unders, I tip my hat to ya. Jumping is not just for guys, but it's mostly guys who do it to train their athleticism. Watching a skilled jumper vary his steps and speeds seemingly effortlessly (it's not), as if almost weightless, is a thing of beauty. I use jumping as an HIIT component of my Cardio or Calisthenics days. I only go for a few minutes per set, but good jumpers go for 10, 20, or 30 minutes. I just do not have that kind of endurance....yet. We recommend the Rx Smart Gear ropes. You have to get the right length for your height, and you have to pick a cable weight. The lightest ones are not for amateurs, and the heaviest ones are a bitch but a heck of a one-minute cardio workout. If a beginner, go for a beginner rope. I like the guy in the video below the fold -
Continue reading "Best jump ropes" Wednesday morning linksPhoto from Harvard Sticks It To Puritans, History, Conservatives in Quest for ‘Diversity’ Since Harvard is so big on anal sex, maybe they figured the Harvard founders probably were not Why there are so many Turkeys in New England New Yorkers are right to fume over the Tappan Zee’s new name 30 Million Americans Were Just Diagnosed With High Blood Pressure, Here's Why PhD: Small desks cause 'hostile' environment for fat students Quotation of the day on how the radical college left eliminated opposing voices and replaced them with extremism and demagoguery Is Drudge a Russian agent? Earth’s future is ‘worse than we thought’ – 25th anniversary edition Charles Krauthammer 'still recovering' from mystery surgery, promises: 'I'll be back' From PBS' 'Vietnam' slap in face of all who served:
'Creep list’ of men known for inappropriate behavior circulates in Congress CAN YOU REALLY BE ADDICTED TO SEX? So Just Why Is the Left Acknowledging Clinton's Sexual Deviancy Now? “If the government cannot even count all of the criminal laws it has enacted, how on earth can citizens be expected to obey them?” Who cares? There's a crime to fit everybody The problem with diversity quotas Why taxing stock options is a bad idea I'm convinced Socialist students at Kent State refuse to take part in 'capitalist vs. socialist food drive' Duh. Most Socialists want to get, not give Kimball: Helping the Victims of Trump Derangement Syndrome Judicial Watch: 1.1 million illegals voted for Hillary in 2016 Was the 'dossier" the dirtiest trick ever? The Arctic Silk Road: A Huge Leap Forward For China And Russia Al-Qaeda Has Rebuilt Itself—With Iran's Help Tuesday, November 14. 2017New England real estate: Cuttyhunk Island
Cuttyhunk seems remote, but it is only ten minutes by air from New Bedford. I don't know how well Amazon Prime works there. Cell service? Don't count on it. Around 40 people live on Cuttyhunk year-round. The house above is for sale. Prof. Peterson's daily exercises, and his advice to young people
That is a hell of a lot better than a lazy and sedentary schlub, but it's not a program we would recommend. It's not varied enough, for one thing. Repetition builds efficiency, and thus reduces effectiveness. Anyway, the Prof has high vitality and productivity so it works for him. Years ago, I ran 10k every morning in the dark. A complete waste of time even though I enjoyed the supposedly "healthy" ritual. Since I know Peterson's IQ is at least 20 points above mine, I would not presume to give him fitness advice though. Here's his advice to younger people, which is basically something like "Do anything, do not feel "above" any sort of work, grab any opportunity, be humble. Life is very difficult so you need to be in it as much as you can."
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Tuesday morning linksNachos are not Mexican I happen to find them disgusting Student government votes for installation of $20k set of ‘napping stations’ It's nursery school! Academic bloat update 'Transracial' man born white feels like he is Filipino And I feel like a ham sandwich on rye with swiss and mustard More on the toxic masculinity of gay men Two Young Black Men Elected To Public Office In Connecticut – As Republicans The Great Progressive Tax Escape - IRS data show an accelerating flight from high-tax states. New Report Highlights Terror Links of Students for Justice in Palestine Bernie Sanders suggests the U.S. should emulate Canada’s free healthcare. No we shouldn’t, and it isn’t free Keurig Apologizes For ‘Taking Sides’ In Hannity Boycott Sean Hannity is fighting for his survival Soros' minions are after him Is There Nothing Republicans Can’t Screw Up? Dems Fuming as Trump Remakes Federal Judiciary Althouse: Remembering Bill Clinton's sexual assaults Sessions directs prosecutors to ´evaluate certain issues´ involving Uranium One and Clinton, leaves door open on special counsel Did the Cooked-Up Steele Dossier Trigger the Entire Russia Probe? Seven bombings in twelve days in Sweden, what is happening? Another Yankeeland photoFrom a reader, from last week before wind and rain mostly cleaned out the trees
Monday, November 13. 2017Monday morning linksImage via Never Yet Melted The Best Way for Retirees to Find Meaningful Volunteer Work Sex worker with over 10K partners reveals what men really want Short version: Most men just want to be desired Let little boys wear tiaras: Church of England issues new advice to combat transgender bullying for teachers Communism's Defenders Still Don't Get It. Despite ample evidence that nothing good comes of it, people still insist on defending communism. Why Is It So Hard to Fix the National Flood Insurance Program? Flood insurance subsidized the perverse incentive to build in flood zones The Fight Against Hotcoldwetdry Can Only Succeed If All Citizens Are Forced To Comply Jerry Brown Climate Rant: “We need a total, I might say, brainwashing” The Sacred Science - 25,000 climate change evangelists jet to Bonn to tell the rest of the world how to live. WHO PAYS FOR “GREEN” ENERGY? Possibly biggest scam in world history. Cui bono? Keurig Caves to Media Matters, Faces Boycott Backlash from Outraged Sean Hannity Fans After Dropping Ads Surveillance Cameras Made by China Are Hanging All Over the U.S. Company 42%-owned by the Chinese government sold devices that monitor U.S. Army base, Memphis streets, sparking concerns about cybersecurity The Surveillance State: An Inexorable March Toward Totalitarianism 80% Failure Rate Would Get All Of Us Fired. Not The TSA! Air Force Academy: A Perfect Hoax For The Age Of Trump. University of Oregon President Likens Student Protesters to Fascists You Have to Hand It to Hillary – the Girl Can Smear How the ex-DNC chair ruined Clinton’s chance at 2020 Fendandez on your supposed moral and intellectual superiors:
If The Saudi Arabia Situation Doesn't Worry You, You're Not Paying Attention I have enough to worry about Sunday, November 12. 2017From today's Lectionary: Keep awakeMatthew 25:1-13 25:1 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 25:2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 25:3 When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; 25:4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 25:5 As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. 25:6 But at midnight there was a shout, 'Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' 25:7 Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. 25:8 The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' 25:9 But the wise replied, 'No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.' 25:10 And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. 25:11 Later the other bridesmaids came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.' 25:12 But he replied, 'Truly I tell you, I do not know you.' 25:13 Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. Saturday, November 11. 2017Cleaning
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Friday, November 10. 2017Friday morning linksGOOG-FB-AMZN are taking over other website functions They are today's robber barons. Is that bad? Addiction: Are We All Wrong About Its Causes? In his bestselling book 'Chasing the Scream,' British journalist Johann Hari says we're getting addiction all wrong. There is no single "cause" UK's National Health Service Moves to Cut Healthcare for Smokers and the Overweight ON GLOBAL WARMING, THE US LEADS THE WAY Syria Says It Will Join Paris Climate Agreement, Leaving Only U.S. on Outside Stop subsidizing the Big Wind bullies The EU Blows $683 million (£520m) on a carbon capture project – that captured nothing! ‘White nuclear family’ perpetuates racism, CUNY prof argues Liberal Author Says She's Being Blackballed for Warning about Dangers of Early Daycare Elite Media Harassment Scandal Expands After NPR Chief Is Accused of Covering Up Complaints Warren: Kids want communism, want to be taken care of Families are communistic Vietnam Veterans Set the Record Straight After PBS TV Series Whitewashes Communism Court Overturns Conviction of Marine Who Urinated on Taliban Corpses Should the Welfare State Be Abolished? It Begins: Pension Bailout Bill To Be Introduced This Week Like irresponsible banks, irresponsible states want me to foot the bill for their imprudence Democrats Seem Pretty Upset Over Expedited Removal Of Illegal Aliens Trump is Quietly Deregulating the Administrative State Wikileaks Drops ‘Vault 8’: CIA Wrote Code Impersonating Russian Anti-Virus Giant Poverty in Germany Reaches Record High "Germany must create a third gender category for people who do not identify as either male or female or were born with ambiguous sexual traits..." Bannon: China Is ‘an Enemy of Incalculable Power, Not a Strategic Partner and We Have to Understand That’ They are not enemies. China Spreads Propaganda to U.S. on Facebook, a Platform It Bans at Home How to Hire Fake Friends and Family. In Japan, you can pay an actor to impersonate your relative, spouse, coworker, or any kind of acquaintance. The price of selling out the Kurds Poland Tells Young People to ‘Breed Like Rabbits’ to Solve Declining Population, Rejecting Mass Migration Thursday, November 9. 2017Thursday morning linksSome of The Most Awesome Airport Pickup Signs Ever Spanish Conquistadors Led By Hernan Cortés Entered The Aztecs Capital Tenochtitlán – On Nov 8, 1519 What Is in Movie Theater Popcorn Butter? I have come to even hate the smell of that stuff "... labeling electric cars as "zero emission" is one of the biggest consumer scams going." Dr John Crichton, the new chairman of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland, wants the sale of pointed kitchen knives to be banned to help reduce the number of fatal stabbings. Next, we ban golf clubs. After that, how to deal with fists – boxing gloves? If killing is already illegal, does making the instrumentality thereof also illegal have any relevance Feel-good story: Fort Worth Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM RACIST? Of course it is Harvard hosts annual ‘Anal Sex 101’ class Arrest of 3 UCLA basketball players in China could complicate Trump’s deal-making Idiots to break laws in foreign countries Z-man: The old Conservatives are dinosaurs Coyote on tax reform:
How Brazile’s book exposes liberal media’s Hillary health coverup Chris Christie: From Landslide Victory To Object Lesson No surprise here: Ed Gillespie got Trump-like numbers for a Trump-like campaign Is Virginia Now a Blue State? Playing the Trump Card in Vietnam Vietnam Vets Group Demands PBS Documentary Correct 'Inaccuracies' The Saudis: It's Been A Rough Week In The Middle East Wednesday, November 8. 2017The Maggie's November 4-week fitness challenge: 200 Mountain Climbers/day
Let's attack the lower body. Like pushups, Mountain Climbers are more calisthenics/cardio than anything else, but they are a multi-muscle functional exercise which can build general fitness and athleticism more than strength. Like the pushups, these are for guys and gals. Mountain Climbers are plank position, so they are full body exertions: shoulders, arms, core, legs. And cardio of course. To do them correctly, knees to elbow, and no humping your back or butt - flat back. No jumping either. A left and right leg counts as one Mountain Climber. Start slow, and do not try 200/day at first unless you are in tough shape. As with the pushups, divide your sets in time but push for the most you can do in one set. If too easy, push the speed. And don't quit with your pushups. 100/day should be comfortable by now, so maybe go to every other day with them, or vary the type of pushup to reduce the number. I did. This guy does them correctly:
Wednesday morning linksPhoto: Moss Piglets: First Interstellar Travelers? Tardigrades are as cool as pangolins The Subatomic Discovery That Physicists Considered Keeping Secret A Hard Day's Night: Solving a Beatles mystery with mathematics Stanford hiring admin to teach profs about 'implicit bias' The Red Guard arrives Prof suggests using art classes to help kids 'turn out queer' Faculty member condemned for wearing headdress on Halloween — even though she’s Native American Schneiderman: Climate Change Fanaticism Students bemoan effort to plant trees in Israel, call it ecological imperialism Blaming city dwellers for buying things outside the city limits, because, climate Commenter: The things that are available in the local stores magically appear through the actions of the thing fairy I suppose. The Poor Don’t Pay Enough Taxes Journalists Suspected Of Taking Bribes To Spread “Russian Collusion” Fake News Early James Comey Memo Draft Accused Hillary Clinton of Breaking the Law Equality Is a Flesh-Eating Bug Destroying the Tories From the Inside Why Thailand Takes Pride in the Vietnam War Tuesday, November 7. 2017A few pics of Storm King, including drone pics
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Continue reading "A few pics of Storm King, including drone pics" Tuesday morning linksMore animal parenting photos here When Park Avenue was 4th Avenue Why Restaurants Increasingly Are Banning Children Paris's First Nude Restaurant Is Now Open Bear Grylls Is Getting His Own $26 Million Theme Park Not Every Tragedy Has a Political Solution. After tragedy, embrace the urge to do something, not to have something done. Warmist Is Super Enthused To Create A Climate Dictatorship Florida Wants to Purchase Sand From the Bahamas to Replenish Critically Eroding Beaches, But It's Illegal Reynolds: Hollywood, ESPN and other debacles: Why can't our ruling class do its job? FAKE NEWS ABOUT KOI: WHY NO ONE TRUSTS THE PRESS How Political Correctness Is Driving the Breakdown of Society Fusion GPS Paid Reporters to Spread Collusion Claims Everyone understands Trump's reaction to the New York terrorist, even if the media don't Schlicter: Democrats Drive Toward the Cliff and Hit the Gas Democratic infighting over DNC's direction nearing flashpoint End the mortgage interest deduction It would hurt me, but it's not fair Mortgage interest deduction mostly benefits the rich — end it Monday, November 6. 2017Monday morning linksDenver Built Up Its Public Transit, but Where Are All the Riders? Thirteen years after a vote that poured resources into transportation, most residents haven’t changed their habits. Anal Sex–Pushing Teen Vogue Kills Print Edition The UN Admits That The Paris Climate Deal Was A Fraud "For the love of Earth, stop traveling." If you really cared, you'd just kill yourself The only value I see in "diversity" is better food. Especially the Thai. IS IT OK TO BE WHITE? [UPDATED] White Woman Bashing at Women’s Convention Vox Media Dismisses Two – 8 Members of Elite Media Accused of Misconduct Towards Female Staffers The Mania Over Sexual Harassment Millennials: Communism sounds pretty chill Like college but with no exams? San Antonio Paper: We Should Totally Continue Letting Potential Terrorists In How Class Realignment Broke the Democrats: The Democratic 'sanity bubble' is a shield against popular support Did Russian money make Hillary's takeover of the DNC possible? Hillary’s Campaign Accuses Donna Brazile Of Spreading ‘False Russian-Fueled Propaganda’ Gotta laugh Paul Ryan Piles On Hillary: ‘No Wonder Democrats Are Ticked Off’ A ‘Marxist’ explanation for the Trump revolution Bush Sr, Jr Admit To Not Voting For Trump, Sr. Calls Him A ‘Blow Hard,’ Says He Lacks ‘Humility’ It's a class thing, not a policy thing. They would blackball Trump at their clubs, and so would I. But I prefer him as Pres to Hillary. I did not vote for somebody to be my friend. David Brooks: Our Elites Really Do Stink Sunday, November 5. 2017Shanghai's newest building is constantly movingA commenter wondered what this would be like for somebody walking by drunk or stoned at night
10 Facts About the Life and Legacy of Martin LutherFrom Escaped Nuns to a Knight in Disguise, 10 Facts About the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther. On the 500th anniversary of his 95 Theses, look back at some of the surprising aspects of the man who changed Christianity and the world Life in America: The long route up Storm King MountainBest-named mountain in the US, in my view. Ten of Bird Dog's pals did the long loop (orange up, yellow down) on Storm King Mountain on Saturday. Actually, it wasn't the longest route which we would have preferred, but we missed the turn to make it 4 hrs. Would have been 12 people, but two spouses were under the weather. Perfect weather, high 40s to low-50s. Colder up top. There is some rock scrambling, just enough stair-climbing stretches when you can't catch your breath, and all of the trails are rocky but there are magnificent views of the Hudson River up top. It's just north of West Point, and we ran into some cadets doing a point-to-point over the mountains with 60-lb packs. Nice kids. The route up that we took might be rated a 5/10 of 3/5 in some American systems, a 2-3/9 in the European system - but all rating systems vary and all are lousy. Descriptions are better. This hike quite manageable if not crippled or frail. Hiking poles definitely came in handy but our rule is always bring poles and especially if carrying a pack. We brought a drone and did some drone group pics from the top, and some drone panoramic views. We did it in 3 1/2 hours, but we didn't really stop for snacks or rests. Stopped only to fly the drone a couple of times, which is so cool to play with. We saw migrating Broad Wing Hawks, a Merlin, an immature Bald Eagle (maybe a Golden - no binocs), and of course some migrating Turkey Vultures. We finished up at Prima Pizza in Cornwall for great pizza and beer. Great choice. Try it. Here's one of our team, perhaps familiar to our NYC Maggie's Urban Death Marches. More pics later, including the drone photos.
From today's Lectionary: The greatest among you will be your servantMatthew 23:1-12 23:1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
23:2 "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat; 23:3 therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach. 23:4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others; but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them. 23:5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long. 23:6 They love to have the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues, 23:7 and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have people call them rabbi. 23:8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all students. 23:9 And call no one your father on earth, for you have one Father--the one in heaven. 23:10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Messiah. 23:11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 23:12 All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted. Saturday, November 4. 2017You're Not Lost if You Can Still See the TruckSaturday morning linksAt 94, Rose Marie has the longest ongoing career is show biz in the US. An interview POLL: Millennials would prefer to live in a socialist country Like where? Gothamist and DNAInfo Vote to Unionize – Are Immediately Shut Down NFL Teams Pledge Hundreds Of Millions To Anti-Gun Groups Marketing genius ! The NCAA’s UNC Decision: Nothing to See Here, Move Along "It's Okay To Be White" Signs Found At Maryland High School No it is not. It's being investigated for hate US Government Report Warns Climate Change Is Real Promise? I hope they're right Trump Tax Plan Might Get Rid Of Electric Vehicle Tax Break 2017 International Tax Competitiveness Ranking: U.S. Is 6th From The Bottom Hiring Rebounded in October, Unemployment Rate Fell to 4.1% Trump effect Re Ken Burns: I think the documentary seeks to fix the record in falsity Reminder: Good Men Died Searching for Bergdahl Caliphate of the Mind - As ISIS crumbles overseas, its individual adherents pose a unique threat to cities like New York. Regulate Assault Trucks! Cosmopolitan Promotes Incest All taboos must fall Sex Is Cheap And the professionals hate the amateur competition Sexually active students must be reported to law enforcement or state officials, Ore. school district says LATEST ON THE LIBERAL LECH LIST He omitted the chief of NPR. And for me-tooism, what about Bill Clinton? Flight logs show Bill Clinton flew to pedophile island much more than previously known Portfolio manager accused of raping, beating women in penthouse dungeon Kevin Spacey Turned the Set of "House of Cards" Into His Own "Sick Sexual Playground" Obama Admin Lied; New Memos Reveal Uranium One Exports To "Europe And Asia" Via Canada Former DNC Chair Jumps Ship: Donna Brazile Turns on Hillary After Leaking Debate Questions to Her During Primary Crooked Hillary. What else is new? GREAT AGAIN: POTUS Trump Announces $100 Billion Company’s Return To USA Gotta judge this guy by what he does, not by who he is. That's why Gelernter supports him, and Gelernter is 50 IQ points above any of us. Dem Civil War In VA: DFA Abandons Northam Campaign As “Racist”
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