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Thursday, May 4. 2023Water for longer hikesWhy is a cold beer so delicious after a day of skiing? Possibly because the only water you've had since your morning coffee was a single hot cocoa. Even a Bud Lite tastes good at such moments. Regardless of weather, it's easy to get low on water without realizing it. Competitive swimmers know this well. A rule of thumb is that if you do not need to pee on some regular basis, your hydration might be low. Yes, it's easier for guys. Hiking for more than a couple of hours requires liquids. It surely can perk you up when you mistake wilting for fatigue. The best plan is to stay ahead of it. 5 Ways to Carry Water While Backpacking Somewhat related, Is coffee dehydrating? (No)
Thursday morning linksUS Navy hires drag queen as 'digital ambassador' to boost recruitment "We've Never Seen Such A Dramatic Shift": Bud Light Hopes New Ad Blitz Can Overcome Corporate Suicide Woman says ‘odd’ food choices indicated her child was transgender The dumbing down of American schoolchildren proceeds apace CBS accidentally commits journalism with honest "tsunami of renewable waste" report New York becomes the first state to ban natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings Media Matters Tried To Destroy Tucker With Leaked Tapes, And It Blew Up Spectacularly Vivek Ramaswamy’s vision is America first — even more than Trump White House Announces Illegal Immigration Has Decreased 90 Percent Since They Redefined It Trump’s CNN Coup Wednesday, May 3. 2023The guy who invented the jet engineThe University of AustinCollege of the Future - The University of Austin (UATX) is happening—and it will help rescue American higher education.
Wednesday morning linksGordon Lightfoot, R.I.P. Farewell, Gordon. If you could read my mind, what a tale my thoughts could tell. Rabbi Harold Kushner, whose works of practical theology were best-sellers, dies at 88 US military Techniques of Marching The Inside Forces Upending Medicine - DEI in our med schools, trauma in psychiatry: two stories explore the sabotage of science. Medicine Goes Woke Gender: The science says "get 'em while they're young!" Next After Transsexualism: Transableism Supreme Court may finally end rule of bureaucrats with ‘tragic’ Chevron case $100 Million Offer Made to Tucker Carlson for New Broadcast Role Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Testifies It’s Better to Get Rid of Jobs in USA, Live in Poverty and Save the Planet – Even if Rest of The World Doesn’t Do It Tuesday, May 2. 2023About The Count of Monte Cristo
A reader sent the below re the novel. I never put it together - "Dantes" should be a giveaway:
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Cardiac Stress TestsJust as a precaution, and because my fitness trainer wants me to, I get one every year or two. They have always been normal and I have never had any heart symptoms. This year my cardiologist recommended a Nuclear Stress Test. Apparently the regular test is only 60% effective at finding arterial problems, but the nuclear test over 90%. Yes, angiography is 100%, but generally needs to be justified by symptoms.
Foot blisters from hikingI haven't had blisters from either urban hiking, wilderness hikes, or hunting, for many years. I used to get them mostly from urban hikes, and they ruin the enjoyment. I use liner socks and the right shoes or boots for the purpose. For the mountain hikes around Sedona, I could have used my Meindls, but did not anticipate the rockiness.
Tuesday morning linksIBM To Stop Hiring For Roles That Can Be Replaced By AI; Nearly 8,000 Workers To Be Replaced By Automation Is AI the End of the World? Or the Dawn of a New One? A conversation with Sam Altman, the man behind ChatGPT, about the risks and responsibilities of the artificial intelligence revolution. Americans fault news media for dividing nation Meat is crucial for human health, scientists warn Scientists blast ‘zealots’ pushing plant-based diets, argue meat is crucial for health On friendship with self-righteous cowards - Three years in, the bell has rung. No, I don't expect Covidians and vaccine fanatics to apologize. A significant subset of people I know believe that the uprising against alphabet ideology is the result of a moral panic. INDIANA COUNCILMAN COMES OUT AS WOMAN OF COLOR MC:"What rural and suburban readers may be missing is an understanding of the extent to which serious and violent crime is concentrated in a handful of quite small areas." Ailing metropolitan centres demand creativity from the public and private sectors Chicago Area High School Slammed Over Segregated Math Courses for ‘Black’ and ‘Latinx’ Students Only Academia’s twisted reasons for shelving the SAT BLM student activist’s lies destroy the life of fellow white student Chicago’s Criminal Irresponsibility - Progressive thinking on urban violence is so unrealistic it is dystopian Conservative Supreme Court justice hit pieces: We are being lectured on ethics by scoundrels Monday, May 1. 2023Hiking speedI've read enough about hiking pacing. Whatever people or experts say, it depends on your fitness, your weight, your natural pacing, somewhat (but hopefully not too much on age) - and the terrain. Especially the altitude change and the amount of rocky or bouldery trail. The thing people estimate is 2-3 miles/hour, but it depends on terrain. An hour of 5-600-foot altitude change slows you down, especially with rocky trails. Also, on how much you want to look at birds, take in the landscape, or take a photo. Since Mrs. BD and I are no longer 20 years old, we always use hiking boots and carry hiking poles. Don't always need the latter, but when needed they are good to have for the tricky, rocky, clambering, steep, slippery parts. Sometimes only for balance, but I grew up with a walking stick broken from the woods. Feels natural to me. Our hiking pals in Arizona last week are speed demons, no matter how steep or rocky. We can't keep up. We catch up with them waiting happily for us in the shade of a lone juniper drinking water and having a granola bar, but impatient to keep climbing. Over years as amateurs we have learned a few things about day hiking: Skip breakfast except for coffee, because food saps your energy. Drink water before you want it. Do not stop and rest for long. Keep a rhythm. Keep your eyes on the rocks and roots on the ground, and you'd hate to step on a rattlesnake. Mentally grind it out when needed because you always have miles left in ya even if you feel like you don't. 6-7 miles of rocky hill hiking is plenty for me for a 6 AM morning hike. Then a 20-minute nap. Plenty of time later in the day for a less strenuous expedition.
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Monday morning linksDiamond arbitrage! Vivek Ramaswamy Debated Gender With Chuck Todd, and It Was Absolutely Bonkers Equitable Grading UNC Professors: Teaching The Constitution Violates Our “Academic Freedom” Mike Pence appearance at UNC causes some to leave campus: ‘scared for their safety’ Why the whining over work rules for welfare? Turns out, regular Germans not so hep on unicorn farts New York Rushes to Become First State to Ban Natural Gas Hookups California Could Phase Out Diesel Locomotives Sunday, April 30. 2023Tragically Inexperienced: The Ocean Ranger Oil Rig Disaster
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From today's LectionaryPsalm 23 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. 23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; 23:3 he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name's sake. 23:4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff-- they comfort me. 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD my whole life long. Friday, April 28. 2023Patrol/Torpedo boats (PT Boats)Mexican Gherkins? Reposted from several years ago They go by several other names too (Miniature Watermelons, Mouse Melon), but I never had them until last week in Georgia. They cut them in half and put them in salads at our inn along with the cherry tomatoes, etc. Crunchy, refreshing little cucumber-like things about an inch long. Grow prolifically on vines. Be the first in your neighborhood. I ordered some seeds right away. Another good thing they grew in their gardens was a tangy peppery green which is new to me, Curly Mustard, or Mustard Mizuna. Use it when the leaves are young. And lots of Mache, of course. Down there, you must do many sequential plantings of greens, but in summer they must be shaded.
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Live, from RiksscenenNorwegian Bluegrass: All My Tears
Thursday, April 27. 2023Thursday BobBrowsersI use Chrome, for no reason. What browsers do our readers use? And why?
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Wednesday, April 26. 2023A Mighty WindA 2003 spoof on folk music. Schizophrenia in it too. Here's the trailer:
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Pan AmMore on Schizophrenia
Wednesday morning links: No morning links for a few days
Kindness all around us: People help each other every 2 minutes! United Nations, Harvard, And Facebook-Google Launch Push For Censorship Worldwide. CENSORSHIP SOUGHT FOR "NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT PUBLIC FIGURES' APPEARANCES" The Cancer Industry: Hype Versus Reality Employers reveal why Gen Z is the hardest generation to work with Media Contagion - Latter-day journalism is helping to realize its own false narratives. What Your Country Can Do for You - By abandoning its old standards and appealing to more selfish ends, the military has exposed itself to the likes of Jack Teixeira. NYU Prof Denounces ‘Venus de Milo’ as White Supremacist. It is made out of white marble so it must be racist. For what it's worth, the ancient Greek carvings were painted. Biden’s genius is his hidin’ — it could get him another four years San Fran Target puts entire inventory on lockdown Tuesday, April 25. 2023Why I like to grow NasturtiumsI like to grow them in high pots so they can spill over. They want to be vines, not exactly upright plants. Sure, they are colorful but the main thing is that both their peppery leaves and flowers can be thrown into a salad.
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