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Wednesday, September 23. 2020Pics from Stonington, CTStonington Borough (pop 929) is as boaty and salty a tiny village as can be found on the East Coast. It is also quaint as heck, almost to a fault. It's a popular summer getaway, right down the road from Westerly and Watch Hill, RI. Also, it has a sizeable retirement population because there is so much to do around there. Its rock coast has only a postage stamp-sized beach. There is one very pleasant inn, and a yacht club. Nice boat - a Hunt 33. Mrs. BD wants it.
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Monday morning linksExclusive: The Billionaire Who Wanted To Die Broke . . . Is Now Officially Broke Why Are the High Holy Day Services so Long? A book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers This CIA spy game reveals the secrets of successful teams Rowling's Books Burned Or Banned Around The World Over Her Personal Views Of Gender 9 Years Into Common Core, Test Scores Are Down, Indoctrination Up. Common Core sucked all the energy, money, and motivation right out of desperately needed potential reforms to U.S. public schools for a decade, and for nothing. Book Review: Obsession – Inside the Washington Establishment’s Never-Ending War on Trump Black Lives Matter Activist Wearing ‘Justice for Breonna Taylor’ Shirt Walked into a Louisville Bar and Murdered Three People Portland Antifa Rioters Break Into Starbucks and Chipotle, Calling It a ‘Big Sale' Vermont grocery store worker fired after apprehending purse snatcher Democrats Threaten To Pack The Court, Schumer Reportedly Said ‘Nothing Off The Table’ If GOP Confirms Nominee I was raped by whoever Trump picks to replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court Cuban Woman Barbara Lagoa May Be Trump’s Pick For SCOTUS… Flashback: In 2016, Ginsburg said Senate should hold SCOTUS confirmation hearing during election year Sunday, September 20. 2020BeautySeen in Stonington CT this weekend. More pics of scenic and charming Stonington later.
How to do itFrom today's Lectionary: The Vineyard Parable
Matthew 20 20:1 "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 20:2 After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 20:3 When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; 20:4 and he said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' So they went. 20:5 When he went out again about noon and about three o'clock, he did the same. 20:6 And about five o'clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, 'Why are you standing here idle all day?' 20:7 They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.' 20:8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.' 20:9 When those hired about five o'clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. 20:10 Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage. 20:11 And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, 20:12 saying, 'These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' 20:13 But he replied to one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? 20:14 Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. 20:15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?' 20:16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last." Saturday, September 19. 2020Trans-Atlantic SuperboatSaturday morning linksPostmodernism: Some Corrections and Clarifications Folks, do not watch this movie if you want to be happy the rest of the day or get some sleep. The US Constitution and the Importance of Writing It Down Betsy DeVos Calls Princeton's Bluff: If You Really Are Racist, No More Federal Funding Trump Administration Banning TikTok Downloads in US Climate Change Apocalypse: "Permanently Immunized From Falsification" Connecticut strives for highest electricity rates in the USA Oxford Museum Removes Displays to Advance Decolonization Another Mary Statue Toppled and Destroyed — This Time in Brooklyn, New York MacDonald: Fearless Thinking in an Age of Conformity - 10 Blocks podcast Minneapolis is beginning to reckon with its disastrous Marxist policies Poll: Support For Black Lives Matter Drops, More Voters Now Consider Unrest ‘Riots’ Not ‘Protests’ Who's Really Looting America? Liberal warnings about Trump's Middle East policy have proven embarrassingly wrong Friday, September 18. 2020A view of American politics from EnglandFriday morning linksMeanwhile in Australia An Online Student Attended a Rooftop Party. He Was Reported to NYU and Suspended Indefinitely. Education Dept. Opens Investigation into Princeton after President Claims Racism ‘Embedded’ in University America’s Worst Mayor Delays Reopening NYC Public Schools Again, Just Days Before Classes Were Set To Start Canceling Beethoven is the latest woke madness for the classical-music world Workers With Disabilities Can Earn Just $3.34 An Hour. Agency Says Law Needs Change British MP Refuses To Take Part In Unconscious Bias Training Media Criticizes Trump For Ignoring Social Distancing Guidelines While Saving Baby From Oncoming Train San Francisco To Provide “Guaranteed Income” To Expectant Mothers… But Only Certain Ones Trump Jr. Slams Nashville Officials For Concealing Low COVID-19 Numbers Leaked 2016 Call Reveals Joe Biden Risked National Security To Sabotage Trump. Joe Biden exercised incredibly poor judgement, placing a highly classified counterintelligence operation at risk, and undermined the incoming administration. Aurora, Colorado Police Stand Down Twice To Avoid Arresting Violent Felon. Guess Why These people want you dead Chinese Organization With Communist Party Ties Funds Black Lives Matter Ventures Thursday, September 17. 2020Democracy in AmericaThursday morning links
The Scramble to Defuse the 'Feral Swine Bomb' Boeing Put Profits Before People's Lives By Hiding 737 MAX Design Flaws, Congress Finds That makes no sense. Yelp Data Shows 60% Of Business Closures Due To COVID-19 Are Now Permanent Stanford Journalism Prof Rejects Objectivity in Journalism Fake News BUSTED Again: CBS Uses TRUMP Latino Crowd Pic, Pretends It Was a BIDEN Rally Almost two-thirds of millennials, Gen Z don't know that 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, survey finds Race-counting by The NYT Columbia marching band, ‘founded on the basis of racism,' votes to ‘dissolve’ itself Columbia University Distributes Microaggression Whistles To Student Body Northwestern law faculty refuse to explain why they introduced themselves as racists Dem Hack Chuck Todd ‘Uncomfortable’ With Historic Middle East Peace Deal… Trump has his unique version of ‘here, hold my beer’ – and it’s a good thing Trump does the impossible, often, by thinking outside the box Kamala Harris’s Husband’s Firm Reps Chinese Communist Party-Owned Corporates, Employs Ex-CCP Officials Pennsylvania Will Accept Mail-in Ballots Whose Signatures Don't Match Atlantic: If Trump Wins, Democrats Will Respond With ‘Mass Unrest’ Wednesday, September 16. 2020Wednesday morning linksSlate Star Codex - Update On My Situation Wildfire Hype, and Hope - Apocalyptic rhetoric about climate change is undermining the fight for pragmatic solutions to the West’s fire crisis. Professor who questioned Black Lives Matter statement survives attempted removal from literary group Biden v. the Courts on Title IX - Appellate rulings have shredded colleges for denying due-process protections—the same protections that the Democratic nominee promises to revoke. An Update on the "Failing at Fairness" Gender Myth US poverty rate fell to 10.5 percent in 2019, marking fifth straight annual decline Rep. Collins presses Apple for information on wiping iPhone data amid Mueller team controversy. DOJ records show dozens of phones belonging to Mueller's team were wiped of information Do Democrats Really Care About Meaningful Police Reform Minneapolis City Council Panics Over Surge In Violence After Demonizing Police: ‘Where Are The Police?’ Trump Campaign Floored by Reporter's Question for Biden Regarding Hispanic Voters The art of the peace deal, Trump’s masterful détente: Goodwin Arab Unity in the Middle East Can Be a Barrier to Iran’s Regional Goals The Abraham Accords Peace Deal - How Trump Made It Happen The Adverse Effects of Obama’s Executive Order 13583 and the Purge of Generals and Admirals Are Now Obvious 235 military leaders endorse Trump Everyone Wants to Crack Down on China—Except Silicon Valley Tuesday, September 15. 2020Tuesday morning linksWhen Math Gets Impossibly Hard - Mathematicians have long grappled with the reality that some problems just don’t have solutions. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade To Be Virtual Only, No Live Procession… Preteen Bada Bing - Despite its director’s claim that she is making a feminist statement, Cuties cannot disguise its attraction to barely pubescent bodies. U of Chicago English Dept Won't Accept Anyone Unless They're in Black Studies Education Dept.: High Court Ruling Does Not Support Transgender Athletes As Four Alleged Arson Suspects are Arrested for Wildfires, Media Fans the Flames of Climate Change TIME Mag's view: The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That's Made the U.S. Less Secure Every Card is the Race Card, But They’re Not Playing with a Full Deck Let’s take a moment to applaud that unnamed female deputy’s courage Antifa and BLM, the Democrat party's stormtroopers Sen. Markey says all police must be disarmed of 'weapons of war' including tear gas, rubber bullets Left-wing dark money groups to ‘carpet-bomb’ 2020 election, report warns. Report says network's revenues eclipse those of conservative groups such as the Heritage Foundation Voters Say Media Focuses on Issues With Biden, Controversy With Trump Joe Biden Promises Fewer Fires, Floods, and Hurricanes if He Wins in November Monday, September 14. 2020Monday morning linksAs the FAA finalizes the 737 MAX’s return, is Boeing’s jet now safe? Pelosi Ditches Science, Blames 'Angry' 'Mother Earth' For California's Wildfires Scientific American Goes Full Anti-Science Fairfax County Is Running Empty School Buses Andrew Cuomo going off the rails under the stress of NY’s pandemic woes Minnesota Restaurant Delays Opening, Changes Name Due To “Cultural Appropriation” Academics & scholars are standing up to 'social media mobs' and 'cancel culture' Students at Expensive, Private Skidmore College Demand Art Professor Be Fired For Watching Pro-Cop Demonstration The real conversation on racism is much more difficult but necessary
In de Blasio’s New York, Asians just don’t count as a minority “We Hope the B*tch Dies!” – BLM Chants Against 31-Year-Old LA Sheriff Deputy and Mother After She is Ambushed and Shot in the Head Michael Moore Compares Trump to Osama Bin Laden: ‘He Is a Mass Killer’ Joe Biden: Trump ‘Accidentally’ Making Peace Between Israel and Arab States When Rabbis get political Bloomberg Dropping $100M In Florida For Biden Democratic Derangement: Party ‘Games’ A Possible Coup If Trump Wins In November Ballot Harvesting and the The Long Con Nancy Pelosi: Trump’s Historic Peace Deals Are Just ‘A Distraction’ Sunday, September 13. 2020British gourmet: Cheese and Pickle Sandwich
A Brit classic: Cheese and Pickle Sandwich.
Three-card MonteHere's a pro
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From today's Lectionary: ForgivenessMatthew 18:21-35 18:21 Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?" ShieldsI had the good fortune to see a Shields race yesterday. They are sleek, low keelboats good for day-sailing or racing. To my surprise, these boats are still bring made by Cape Cod Shipbuilding. This is their photo, not mine:
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Saturday, September 12. 2020The Waterbury Clock Company, re-postedMaggie's Farm endorses only two watch brands: Timex and Seiko. However, it was Timex (the- then Waterbury Clock Co) which invented the wrist watch for the convenience of artillery gunners. A Timex "Takes a licking and keeps on ticking." Among other virtues, a Timex signals that you are a thrifty and practical sort. Not a bad social signal even if it's not true. Most of my doctors wear Timexes. If the strap breaks, or it runs a bit slow after 3 or 4 years, or you get in in salt water, you just get a new one from Amazon. $35 or so.
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Saturday morning links
The Falling Man - An unforgettable story. Most of us could see ourselves as that guy American Academia: No Diversity of Opinion Will Be Tolerated! Eighth Circuit Joins Other Courts of Appeals in Holding that Allegations of Substantive Error in University Sexual Assault Proceedings Plausibly Support Title IX Claim for Discrimination on the Basis of Sex AVI on victimhood LI: Racial Deceptions Week in Higher Education DeSantis vetoes vaping bill, calls the practice less dangerous than cigarettes The West Coast burns, and leftists blame climate change, but they’re wrong But everything is caused by climate change, isn't it? LA County's Public Health Director Accidentally Admits What Many Suspected About Lockdowns Andrew Cuomo’s inside-dining rules for the city are absurd and unfair Cuomo Suggests Taxes to Close COVID New York Budget Gap CNN's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week Mueller Russia hoax prosecution team destroyed evidence of their cell phone text messages and calls Democrat Nancy Pelosi: Trump Securing Peace Deals In Middle East 'A Distraction’ Trump Nominated for 2nd Nobel Peace Prize This Week, Obama Unavailable for Comment Two? Sheesh Trump Says Despite Partisan Governor Cancelling His Rallies, He's Going to Nevada Anyf#ckingway Despite Pandemic, The U.S. Army Is In Its Best Shape In A Generation. Here’s Why.
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