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Tuesday, April 27. 2021Tuesday morning linksSurvey: We Keep Raising the Age That Children Are Allowed To Play Outside. No freedom for kids until they're 11. We used to have an 11 year-old babysitter Myron Magnet: Defounding America - On the erosion of American freedoms. Deserves a separate post Civic Education Should Unite Americans, Not Divide Us Law professor may be fired after personal blog post criticized Chinese government What? Everybody criticizes the CCP. Is School Policy for Transgender Student Bathroom Use Discriminatory Under Title IX? Sheesh. Is this real? Supreme Court considers whether students can be punished for comments outside class No - just punish them for anything and everything they say on campus. Again, is this for real? Gravity is Cancelled: Professors at Sheffield University Want Disclaimers on Isaac Newton’s Theories for ‘Eurocentric’ and ‘White Savior’ Science Newton's secret scheme finally exposed Syracuse course questions whether academia should stop teaching Shakespeare. Syracuse University is offering a course in the English Department this Fall, entitled “Why Shakespeare? Race in the Academy.” Shakespeare's secret scheme finally exposed Whites Aren't Hated for Slavery but for Making America and the West White people are not hated. It's just in-fashion posturing. A Mom’s Research (Part 4): Why Are Many Elites Leftists? A good question. Maybe because they are superior to rubes like me. How Equity Pulls People Down Rather Than Lifting Anyone Up. With real Equity, I'd be teaching Astrophysics at Oxford Biden's Stimulus Checks "Wreck Labor Pool" As People Get Paid To Stay Home Shamelessly? Portland Mayor finally notices people have been burning down his city Progressive Policy Means Crime without Punishment and Chaos with Anarchy. Used to be let them eat cake, now it’s let them stab each other When police shoot white people, it's not news Police shoot lots of white people JOE BIDEN’S ANTI-AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY Why Iran Negotiations Will Go Nowhere Biden's Betrayal of Afghanistan Afghanistan is not a nation. It's just a place Monday, April 26. 2021Bird migrationMonday morning linksEarth Day 2021: celebrate abundant sea ice habitat for polar bear feeding and mating Deeper And Deeper Into "Climate" Fantasy WHY WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY ARE DOOMED TO FAILURE Germany and France still having COVID issues. But why? Boston employers also unable to compete with enhanced unemployment checks De Blasio may finally understand NYC’s crime crisis — but still won’t get serious about it Democrat Portland Mayor ‘Done’ With ‘Anarchist Mob,’ Begs Public To Help ‘Unmask’ Rioters Los Angeles mayor: On second thought, we need more money for police Grade Inflation Is Ruining Education Virginia Dept Of Education To Drop All AP Math Classes Because Minorities Are Underrepresented… Rutgers students provided with 'trigger' warnings in Classics and history courses. A Rutgers professor is using trigger warnings for his courses involving uncomfortable realities of Greek and Roman history. Commentary: The Crusade to ‘Mitigate the Projected Whitening’ of Schools Tucker Carlson is saving journalism Bill Maher’s Audience Cheers As He Trashes Young People With Far-Left Views: ‘Your Ideas Are Stupid’ NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Blasts Democrats For Opposing Election Integrity Measures. “The notion that people must be protected from a free ID to secure their votes is not just insane—it is insulting” "Biden Is An Idiot" - Fmr Police Officer Blasts Democrats For "Riding The Wave Of Dead Black People" Smarter-Than-You NYT Award-Winning Columnist Says Antifa and BLM Riots Were a Right-Wing Fever Dream Henry Kissinger on the political consequences of the pandemic, China's rise, and the future of the European Union Sunday, April 25. 2021From 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. Saturday, April 24. 2021Reptile du Jour: Ribbon SnakeRibbon Snakes are long (up to 30 inches), skinny members of the Garter Snake family, found across the Eastern half of the US. We saw one slithering along a pond edge in New England two weeks ago. They like to hunt near water and marshes for bugs, tadpoles, etc., but I've seen them sunning on woodpiles a ways from ponds. Seen one? Saturday morning links"Agricultural Disaster" - Frost Blast Decimates French Vineyards, May Slash Total Wine Output By Third US President Joe Biden to 'propose hiking tax on rich' A tax on hiking? John Kerry Implies Net-Zero Emissions Goal Not Good Enough, Says We Need To ‘Get Carbon Dioxide Out Of The Atmosphere’ New York City, Which Survives On Fossil Fuels, Sues Fossil Fuels Companies Progressives Have Gotten a Lot of What They Want in 2021—So Why Are They Still So Miserable? Wokeness Reaches The Final Frontier: NASA Shifts Focus To Space 'Diversity' The Toxicity of the Permanent Outrage Mentality Corporate Media And Other Race-Baiters Have Incited More Violence Than Trump Ever Did Why do white people hate Mother Earth? AOC, Sierra Club expose real causes of climate change Saturday Verse: Vladimir NabokovRevolution (2005) I found a lengthy word with a non-Russian ending, That word contained the writhing of mysterious passions: the sinuous streets, the evil-auguring constructions, And, once upon a time, how sweet I used to find it But now the fateful word above my childhood tales, now crepitate like gray newspaper sheets. —Translated by Dmitri Nabokov
Friday, April 23. 2021Russell Brand with Jordan PetersonPeterson is back, it seems, but this is sort-of strange.
Friday morning linksCDC chief: A third of "breakthrough" infections are asymptomatic and "many" infected don't transmit the virus to others Celebrities will not have to wear masks at the Oscars while the cameras are on — but they will need to wear them during commercials Virginia moving to eliminate all accelerated math courses before 11th grade as part of equity-focused plan Workplace wokeness: The moment I couldn't take it anymore Mass. Locals Organized to Force Businesses to Embrace BLM The Courage of Our Convictions - How to fight critical race theory I still do not know what it is McCarthy: Derek Chauvin Convicted — but What Comes Next? Getting Rich in the Diversity Marketplace - Ethnic studies consultants ride a wave of profits across America’s schools and corporate workplaces Taking Off the Mask - The Department of Education just made it clear that it will promote critical race theory. Media trust is at an all-time low Caught Red-Handed: NBC News Busted for Editing Out a Crucial Detail in the 911 Call of the Ohio Shooting "It was just a schoolyard fight." Ma’Khia Bryant Police Shooting: Media and Activists Try To Stoke Racial Tension With False Narrative Dershowitz: The Jury Was 'Under Extraordinary Pressure' To Convict Chauvin ‘I Didn’t Want to Go Through the Rioting’: Juror in Chauvin Trial Makes Stunning Admission over ‘Guilty’ Verdict China's Fishing Fleet Is Vacuuming the Oceans Israel intensifying air war in Syria against Iranian encroachment Thursday, April 22. 2021Thursday morning linksComing Out of the Chemical Closet - Neuropsychopharmacologist Carl Hart says most of what the public knows about drugs is both scary and wrong. I'd prefer a cocktail, but who knows? Only opiates I've had were after dental procedures, and they made me feel sick. Almost forgot - had fentanyl for a colonoscopy years ago. That did feel nice. Floaty, without a care. The predicted COVID apocalypse in ‘Neanderthal’ Texas never happened How Government Subsidizes Obesity Overweight is the #1 COVID risk factor Andrew Yang has momentum — can he keep up to be next NYC mayor?: Goodwin Tucker Carlson says Washington Post contacting his 'old college classmates' looking for dirt Glad nobody is looking for dirt on my foolish youth John Kerry in Earth Day wonderland Commentary: The Problem with ‘Systemic Racism’ After the Floyd verdict: the US is not a racist dystopia. George Floyd’s killing united America in outrage. But some want to use it to keep us permanently divided. Portland Rioters Smash Windows at Starbucks, Attack Police Officer Vile response to the verdict: Devine Biden: Chauvin Verdict Can Be 'Giant Step' Forward Toward Justice in America LeBron James Threatens Hero Columbus Police Officer Because He Stopped a Teen From Stabbing Another Girl Some of these people need to spend a day with a working officer Land of Confusion. Review of 'The Last Shah' by Ray Takeyh Russian and Chinese Shows of Force Confront Biden Administration Of course Afghanistan’s war and US stake in it won’t end when troops leave Wednesday, April 21. 2021Lunges vs. Squats - Which is better? RepostedThey are both valuable for lower body fitness. Squats are more about strength-building, lunges are more "functional." This article is good. I think lower body conditioning for strength, endurance, and athleticism ought to include (not all on the same day) barbell squats, leg press, kettlebell lunges, stair machine (which is good cardio also), deadlifts, box jumps. I do sets of each just once weekly. No time for more. I omit mentioning cardio exercises which use legs (all of them do) because the emphasis of cardio is, obviously, cardiac fitness. Lunges with weights are easy to hate. Gotta get in shape, though. Wednesday morning linksJust stay home: U.S. puts 80% of the world on Do Not Travel list The World Is “On The Abyss” From Climate Crisis Biden Set to Push Critical Race Theory on U.S. Schools How L.A.’s Brentwood School Became a Battleground in the Culture Wars Joe Biden Is Using Your Tax Dollars To Make American Kids Hate Their Country Shining A Spotlight On Critical Race Theory In New York High Schools Nancy Pelosi Celebrates Chauvin Guilty Verdict by Thanking George Floyd for Dying Legal Insurrection: Derek Chauvin Post-Trial Analysis Ontario’s Covid Tyranny and Democrats’ War on Police Anti-Police Thugs Target EMTs, Paramedics In NYC… More Than A Third Of Liberals Believe 1000+ Black Americans Were Killed By Police In 2019. Black People To Boycott Home Depot Because It Won’t Issue Negative Statements About Georgia Voting Law… Glenn Greenwald on what the truth about Officer Sicknick's death says about the media Who Killed Adam Toledo? How did a 13-year-old boy end up in an alley with a gun at 2:30 on a Monday morning? The New York Times Has Just BeenCaught In Two Monstrous Lies Tuesday, April 20. 2021Not too scared to go placesMrs. BD and I have been fairly COVID-fearless during the past 12 months. Call us stupid if you want to. Our Hadrian's Wall hike was cancelled last summer because the UK blocked foreigners (except immigrants - we blocked Europeans too). As Mrs. BD is getting ready for a long-weekend trip to Texas to get together with gardening friends, I decided to recall all of the places she, or we, have been during COVID Year (not including restaurants - we've done them all along): Florida, Cape Cod (twice), Eastern Shore of Maryland for crab cakes and boats, NYC about 5 times, and Rhode Island. We tried to get a hiking week in Sedona for May, but every darn place was full. We have one of our group hikes in Upstate NY next week with great dining and beer at the bitter end. We want to get to Europe this fall. Today, Mrs.BD is off to an architectural and historical hike around Staten Island with a pal. That is an Urban Hike. Carpe diem. I think our running around has been about average for Americans in COVID Year. What have our readers been doing for fun trips and adventures since last April?
Tuesday morning linksMontana man dies following attack by grizzly bear. Investigators later shot and killed male bear near site of mauling Chronicle: The Abiding Scandal of College Admissions - The process has become an intrusive and morally presumptuous inquisition of an applicant’s soul. Scott Adams considers conservative and liberal happiness, at the 32:29 mark Double racism at Cigna:
Chauvin Trial: Jury has “a basis” to “find reasonable doubt here, but it’s not what I’m expecting” UT Austin Approves Orwellian “Strategic Plan for Faculty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity” FROM THE BIZARRE TWIN CITIES HELLWORLD All Adult Americans Are Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine NY Times newsletter: Maybe these COVID fears are a bit irrational Utah news outlet runs entire segment about local paramedic for ... donating $10 to Kyle Rittenhouse After California's $100 Billion Light Rail to Nowhere, Biden May Fund More California Rail No One Needs Andrew Cuomo just keeps the lies coming New York State Did Worst in Pandemic, Study Says New Study Shows Just How in the Tank for Biden the Legacy Media Is Biden’s ‘Back To Normal’ Is Not What Voters Were Promised NH GOP Chair torches Kamala's plan to visit, Border Czar headed to the wrong border UN: US Vaccine 'Hoarding" Endangers Africa, Africa: We Don't Want Vaccine Monday, April 19. 2021Flying on MarsJohn Dowland's "A Fancy"500 year-old pop music
Monday morning linksLeft Coast Preparing For First Emergency Water Shortage Declaration… Too much desert with too many people relying on the Colorado River. Only real solution is massive desalinization systems. Conservative Women Are the Happiest People in America Glass half full, or glass half empty? Gratitude, or bad attitude? Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week Ron DeSantis Delivers a Message to Vaccinated Americans, Hysteria Follows The Search to Explain Our Anxiety and Depression: Will ‘Long COVID’ Become the Next Gender Ideology? "Our?" Remote Learning Prompts Cheating Scandal at West Point You Will Not Believe the INSANE Proposals Austin Is Considering for 'Reimagining' Public Safety The never-ending story: Rioting and arson in Portland State Budget Time In New York And Florida Dominion Advisor Met With John Podesta Offering ‘Anything’ That Would Help Defeat Trump, According to Email Released by WikiLeaks Joe Biden Now Describes Migrant Rush on the Border as a ‘Crisis’ Biden explains:
Sunday, April 18. 2021Goodbye to the old boss..The Castros are gone, but I still see no hope for the Cubans. I see lots of hope for the Cuban Sandwich.
From today's LectionaryActs 3:12-19 3:12 When Peter saw it, he addressed the people, "You Israelites, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? 3:13 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him. 3:14 But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you, 3:15 and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. 3:16 And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you. 3:17 "And now, friends, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 3:18 In this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer. 3:19 Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out. Saturday, April 17. 2021Is this offensive to people of Yorkshirian ethnicity?Saturday morning linksThe SEC V. Ripple: Testing The Limits Of A Regulatory Vacuum National Geographic’s Pollution Of Scientific Discourse " There has to be a point where any decent parent will say, Oh, my God, this is the crap they are feeding young minds, including my beautiful child!" CBS News slammed for cropping bodycam footage of Adam Toledo holding gun before fatal shooting Portland Rioters Set Fire To Apple Store; Smash Up Church, Veggie Grill, Historical Society Liz Cheney Was A Primary Culprit Of Spreading Fake News On Russian Bounties To Undermine Trump Kamala Harris comes out of the woodwork with plan to solve all those 'root causes' of migrant surge Venez: Dollar triumphs in socialist hellhole, rescuing high quality producers Berlin’s Disastrous Rent Control Law Gets Scrapped Biden finally saw the folly of our Afghan adventure, but Trump got it first Chinese government worker goes viral after battering her boss with a mop after he had allegedly harassed her Friday, April 16. 2021Friday morning linksBernie Madoff’s secrets revealed by his prison pen pal Rep Dan Crenshaw Had Emergency Surgery on His Only Eye The Truth About 'Papa John' Schnatter Finally Comes Out Comedian John Cleese 'Apologises' For Making "Fun Of White English People" Why cheese is racist “Consensus” Becomes a Scary Word COVID: We're in a 'Perpetual Pandemic' With No End in Sight Global Warming Rebranded as “Climate Emergency” A number of major news organizations worldwide, ranging from Scientific American and The Columbia Journalism Review to The Guardian and Al Jazeera, have signed a pledge to begin referring to "climate change" as a "climate emergency" in their reporting. Chelsea Clinton Calls on Facebook to Ban Tucker Carlson Video After His Takedown of Dr. Fauci Goes Viral Fascist Jack Dorsey Purges James O'Keefe From Twitter Border agents arrest more criminals, see spike in meth and pot seizures as cartels exploit migrant surge Biden's CBP nominee defended sanctuary cities, criticized police working with immigration authorities Retail explodes, jobless claims drop nearly 200K to pandemic low ACE goes quite sarcastic re Afghanistan Dozens of Gitmo Captives Confirmed to Reengage in Terrorism after Release are At Large The Biggest Threat to the Climate: China Thursday, April 15. 2021Woodland forensics: An education in Northeastern forestsI thought I knew quite a bit about North American (mostly meaning east of the Mississippi) forests. Nope. This helped me be a far more informed hiker. This is a sequential series of 3. I had to watch it all twice. One of the best youtubes we've ever posted. I lied - I watched it 3 times because it was so absorbing.
Conditioning for those with a gray hair: "It's not fun, but it's done."Been thinking about this more. We like terms like sturdiness and conditioning. Our fitness posts (many of them for years) have never been about body-building or training for a specific athletic pursuit. It has all been about maintaining good fitness for life for those over 35 years old so that the interests and pleasures that life offers can be engaged as much as possible for as long as possible. One hour or so daily, plus a nutrition plan to stay trim, are not very difficult even for the most sedentary. I have to say that I envy Bulldog, who plays basketball and tennis every week. How good is that? Great fun.
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Sorry, but I forgot where that toon came from Our internet pal David Warren is recovering from a stroke, heart attack, and bypass surgery Who Is Freer These Days? Rand Paul Calls Fauci a 'Petty Tyrant,' Urges Americans to 'Go About Your Lives' Nate Silver Accuses Dr. Fauci of Gaslighting on COVID Transmission Teacher’s ‘come at me’ rant caught on video by Reopen California Schools group California Public School Teachers Being Told to Hide Critical Race Materials From Parents CEOs’ Surrender To The Mobocrats On The Left Will End Poorly No Charges Against Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt: DOJ John Durham scrutinizes Steele dossier source through Brookings Institution subpoena The Georgetown Affair: New Levels Of Progressive Reality Denial BBC diversity chief says Idris Elba's TV detective Luther 'isn't black enough to be real' because 'he doesn't have any black friends and doesn't eat any Caribbean food' Students support voting bill...then learn it's actually Georgia's law Did the cop who shot Daunte Wright experience "slip and capture?" The border is even worse than you think Guatemala: We have no idea what Biden and Harris are talking about Israel: A “VERY BEAUTIFUL” ATTACK
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