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Wednesday, November 13. 2019Cape Cod Turkey"Cape Cod Turkey" means a codfish dish. Cape Cod friends of mine always make cod for Thanksgiving, figuring that that is most of what the Pilgrims had for dinner. They make baked stuffed cod, which is a delicious thing as long as you do not overcook the fish. Let's face it - Thanksgiving is about stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, and punkin pie anyway and not so much about the turkey. Well, Mrs. BD makes Butternut Squash pies but it's the same difference. There is a specific New England dish called Cape Cod Turkey. Cod and potatoes. Weighted Jump Ropes
My cardio endurance with jumping is far from where I'd like it to be. That's partly because my technique is not as smooth and efficient as it could be, but part is my high intensity endurance. I have tried 1 lb ropes several times, for a minute at a time. These things really kick your ass, partly because of the upper body demands. Weighted Jump Rope Vs. Speed Rope Try a 1-lb rope sometime, or routinely. Just stick to singles. RX Smart Gear has the best ropes.
Wednesday morning linksMan Wears Sweatshirt Just In Case Wife Gets Cold And she will More about WD-40 A house without duct tape and WD-40 is not a home Unearthing the Atrocities of Nazi Death Camps - Forensic archaeologists are finally exploring what lies beneath the dirt—but not without resistance Politically Incorrect Paper of the Day: The United Fruit Company was Good! Illustrating the Corruption in Climate Science Environmentalists Ban Cooking w/Fire in California But lots of fires in CA Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker re-named the state capitol "holiday tree" the "Christmas tree," and the new governor, Tony Evers, renamed it back to "holiday tree"... and declared that it would "celebrate... science." Why DACA Is Legal SARA CARTER: Horowitz Report on FISA Abuse Will be Damning, Expected to Contain Several Criminal Referrals Democrats putting Trump through a modern Twilight Zone That's the point A BIG WEEK FOR THE PRESIDENT AND HIS ENEMIES Trump: ‘Everything We Have Achieved Is Under Threat From Left-Wing Ideology’
Erdogan Wants to Redraw the Middle East’s Ethnic Map The Myth of a Progressive Palestine Tuesday, November 12. 2019Tuesday morning links'Climate emergency' declaration takes heat for fictional 'world scientists' "We've Had Fires Since Time Began": Australia Deputy PM Slams "Enlightened, Woke Capital-City Greenies" Mirthiness – the Greta mural in SFO causes “climate change” Please Climate, Kill Earth So I Don't Have to Hear About Greta Thunberg Again We Apologize For Triggering Our Classmates By Doing Basic Journalism Man In Critical Condition After Hearing Slightly Differing Viewpoint Report: 84% of Women Fail New Army Combat Fitness Test Bernie Leads His Party to Open Borders Veterans Affairs reform is now reality under President Trump It’s Not Republicans Who Are Reluctant to Accept Political Outcomes They Don’t Like Has the Coup Already Happened? We have an elite that does not accept the American idea of government—government by, for, and of the people. If attaching strings to foreign aid is impeachable, cancel it all How the Senate can stop a purely partisan impeachment Monday, November 11. 2019For Veteran's DayMercury Transit todayOn November 11, 2019, SDO will watch the planet Mercury move across the face of the Sun. Depending on age, could be last chance of a lifetime. Monday morning linksPanoramic View Of Mars, Captured By NASA’s Curiosity Rover The unbelievable night the Berlin Wall fell NASA astronaut says we need a shield around the world, before it's too late San Francisco Voters Elect Radical District Attorney, Son of Cop-Killing Terrorists How States Like Virginia Go Blue: Education, immigration, and densification New Yale Study Estimates 22.1 Million Illegal Aliens in US Today — More People Than the Population of Florida Bloomberg Isn't Even Formally Running Yet But Has Democrats Scared Stiff Democrats' Deep-State Denial Morphs Into Deep-State Salute Facebook Scrubs All References To Alleged Whistleblower Eric Ciaramella The Radicalizing of Eric Ciaramella - It starts at Yale and a professor of Arabic who romanticizes terrorism. 32 writers beg the NYT not to use "quid pro quo" because it's important to stick to words people understand in "these... parlous times." Liberal Democrat Dershowitz Compares Democrats To Russian Secret Police Under Stalin, Blisters CNN Trump Pokes Fun At Himself. Why Do Only Some People See It? It's obvious to me THE UKRAINE SCANDAL SPREADS Is Trump a Chinese Asset? The USMC is changing Is Iran winning or losing? Swedish Government Grants $175,000 To Fund Drag Queen Shows For Children Authoritarian governments blocking internet is new Berlin Wall, says US ambassador to Germany Nobody Will Stop Africa From Developing Its Fossil Fuel Resources Sunday, November 10. 2019Dorothea LangeTrailer of a 2004 film about the photographer
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From today's LectionaryJob 19:23-27a 19:23 "O that my words were written down! O that they were inscribed in a book! 19:24 O that with an iron pen and with lead they were engraved on a rock forever! 19:25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth; 19:26 and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then in my flesh I shall see God, 19:27a whom I shall see on my side, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. Saturday, November 9. 2019OkefenokeePlanning an early Spring visit to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp. A wildlife trip, kind of rustic in the Georgia wilderness. You have to go before bug season. It's way north of the Everglades (also a fine place to visit). I like Georgia. Not moving there, but a fine place to visit and the southern food is amazing. Natural History of the Okefenokee Swamp. 500,000 acres of blackwater swamp filled with gators and other Pogo critters. Here's a Youtube:
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The 1918 Flu Pandemic: Photos From a Century Ago Authorities Horrified At Woman Who Killed Baby With Meth Instead Of Traditional Brain-Sucking Device Honolulu Sues ExxonMobil For Ending The World Or Something Why Extinction Rebellion seems so nuts - The more dogmatic environmentalism becomes, the more it loses touch with reality. 11,000 SCIENTISTS? JUST KIDDING 99% of Scientists Agree Human Population Must Be Reduced Planned Parenthood Partner Admits Selling Intact Livers, Lungs and Brains From Aborted Babies WSJ: He Thought His Phone Was Secure; Then He Lost $24 Million to Hackers - Security researchers agree that for most people, adding text-message authentication is a big step up from only using a password, but that can leave you open to a relatively new attack called SIM swapping Flashback: Michael Bloomberg Defended The Chinese Communists In September Popular Title IX training techniques ‘are at odds with the available science,’ Iowa State researchers find Lindsey Graham: IG Report on FISA Abuse Will be 'Stunning' and 'Damning' OMG: Christopher Steele Has Written Another "Dossier," This One Alleging That Russian Spies Attempted to Collude With Conservative British MPs, Including... Boris Johnson Joe Biden’s Friends and Backers Come Out on Top—at the Expense of the Middle Class That’s the “Delaware Way.” How The Insufferably Woke Help Trump Al Sharpton: Facebook Not Censoring Trump is Racist Trump’s unheralded border success Despite Constant Liberal Media Attacks Trump Approval Rating Hits 50% – 3 Points Higher Than Obama as Same Point in His Presidency The Democrat/Media Choir Sings “A Sad and Solemn Day” Bad acting, as Scott notes The curious timeline for taking down Trump Dems Fund Border Security — But Not for USA The Myth of the Nazi War Machine Testimony: How Trump helped Ukraine Saturday Verse: Seamus HeaneyFollower My father worked with a horse-plough, An expert. He would set the wing Of reins, the sweating team turned round I stumbled in his hob-nailed wake, I wanted to grow up and plough, I was a nuisance, tripping, falling, Friday, November 8. 2019Do art and music come from God?It sure can feel like it. Mr. Vanderleun considers the topic with a little Leonard Cohen and this bit which barely fits his theme: In the beginning, I never thought that with all his warts and his tweets and all his rants and ravings that the broken human named Donald Trump could be God’s chosen instrument to try and mend this broken kingdom, but there he sits astride the world like some Strange Colossus. This feels like it comes from some supernatural place:
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Autumn colorsMost of our Yankeeland leaves have fallen now, but this explains the short-lived glory of our autumns: The chemistry of autumn colors
For New Yorkers and NYC visitorsMrs. BD and her friends say the Citymapper app for NYC transportation is amazing. It tells you quickest routes, when the next bus or train is coming, and speaks to you too. You can get the app here. Friday morning linksThe Many Benefits Of A Four-Day Work Week Not for most people I know. Williams College students boycott English Department, claim it’s ‘whitewashed,’ ‘racist’ Lesbian Priest Tapped To Head Major Abortion Group, Calls Abortionists ‘Modern-Day Saints’ Arizona’s Success with Charter Schools Is a Model Other States Would Be Wise to Follow Why $4.5 Billion From Big Tech Won’t End California Housing Crisis - Efforts by Apple, Facebook and Google to address the California housing crunch must contend with the forces that created it. Most illegals in Mississippi ICE raids stole Americans' identities Calif. Taxpayers on Hook for Six-Figure Government Pensions - Retired law enforcement exec collected $1.5 million in 2018 California Killing Its Gig Economy - A last-ditch effort by Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash could rein in a new labor law, but entrepreneurs need to recognize that new ideas will have to start elsewhere. Many people do not enjoy being employees. Me, for example. Obama administration tried to partner with Hunter Biden’s Ukrainian gas firm but was blocked over corruption concerns Johnson, Grassley Call for State Department to Release Documents on Hunter Biden and Burisma Michael Bloomberg poised for possible 2020 campaign - Former New York mayor fears current Democratic candidates are not equipped to defeat Trump, adviser says I think he'd be a strong candidate. Imagine two NYC biz moguls, amateur pols, running against eachother! Trump Derangement Is Destroying Political Analysis Trump Reads Whistleblower’s Lawyer’s Tweets At Rally, Crowd Goes Nuts A Military Camera Said ‘Made in U.S.A.’ The Screen Was in Chinese. Iran's network of influence in Mid-East 'growing' What Democrats Need To Learn From Obama About Aid To Israel Pic from a hike last weekendThursday, November 7. 2019QQQIdleness is the enemy of the soul. St. Benedict, who recommended a life of hard work and prayer Thursday morning linksWhat 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Wheat Tells Us About the Genetics of Bread Yes, you can make bread from antique wheat. Heritage wheat. Remembering LBJ's phone call ordering new pants The Scientists Are Muttering About Population Control Again Environmentalists: If You Want To Save The World, Skip Thanksgiving I do not want to save the world that much 22 Year Old Instagram Star Says Learning About WWII Harms Millennials’ Mental Health… No brain, no pain Censored: YouTube Silences Doctor Warning Against Transgender Mutilation Running Out Of Other People's Money, New York And Federal Versions Biden describes Elizabeth Warren’s elitism: “If you were only as smart as I am you would agree with me” Eric Ciaramella Attorney, January 2017: “Coup Has Started” – July 2017: “We Will Remove Him”… More: Fake Whistleblower's Lawyer in 2017: "The coup has started," Brags That Deep State Will Impeach Trump and His Friends at CNN Will Play a Key Role Donald Trump Jr. Tweets Name Of Whistleblower Heck, we posted it last week Testimony Transcript Shows William Taylor Never Talked To Trump, Wasn’t Even On July 25 Phone Call - A top anti-Trump witness for House Democrats admitted he wasn't on the July 25 phone call and had never even spoken with Trump about Ukraine military aid. Don Jr. on If Trump were a Democrat U.S.-Israel Security Cooperation Is A Win-Win Iran Is Doing Just Fine - Tehran Has Survived U.S. Sanctions. Its Nuclear Program and Regional Activities Will, Too. Wednesday, November 6. 2019You do not have to love Donald Trump to approve of what he has been doing
Trump Thunderstruck from Mr Smith on Vimeo. Wednesday morning links21 of our favorite gag gifts Dating Deception: When Sex Is On Our Minds, Lying Comes Naturally Why should the rest of the country continue paying for California’s bad decisions on forest management and urban development? 11,000 Experts Propose Final Solution To Global Warming: Just Kill Billions Of People A Racially “Woke” Agenda Is Now Hardwired in Public Schools Jeffrey Epstein’s social contacts with Katie Couric, George Stephanopoulos, other celebs scrutinized How did he accumulate so many friends? It wasn't just the girls. Sociopathic charm? ABC News Says Epstein Bombshell Didn’t Satisfy Its ‘Standards,’ Ran Unfounded Allegations on Kavanaugh Easy to understand. Their standards are political Sanctuary County Rolls Back Its Anti-ICE Policy Following String Of Illegal Aliens Charged With Rape Mugged by reality Vote Harvesting: A Recipe for Intimidation, Coercion, and Election Fraud Donald Trump, Jr. on ‘Woke Culture’: ‘It’s Never Enough,’ Left Always Pushes For More CIA staff complained about Obama White House's political correctness, new book claims A Farewell to Paris Accord: The opposite of reckless. US Jewish umbrella group slams Democratic hopefuls’ calls to leverage Israel aid Powerline: RATE THE HATE Hate for those with an R is routine. Media gins it up The Democrat Party has veered far left very fast, without any pushback from within the party. EMAILS REVEAL BIDEN/BURISMA INFLUENCE AT STATE DEPARTMENT Elizabeth Warren’s Meme Team Gets Dysentery Sheesh. So dumb it's embarassing. Retired Army Officer Remembers Lt. Col. Vindman as Partisan Democrat Who Ridiculed America Tuesday, November 5. 2019Witch-hazel in bloom nowSaw lots of Witch-hazel in bloom on one of our hikes last weekend. It's a subtle flower but glows in autumn sunshine. My photo came out poorly. Look for it on autumn hikes. The name has nothing to do with witches. There are Asian versions which bloom in mid-winter, sometimes used for ornamental plantings. Witch-hazel waters, etc., have no real medicinal use. About Witch-hazel. Free ad for Scott Adams' new bookLoserthink, out today. " From the creator of Dilbert and author of Win Bigly, a guide to spotting and avoiding loserthink: sneaky mental habits trapping victims in their own bubbles of unreality." Tuesday morning linksPeter Collier, 1939-2019 Like Horowitz, he grew up when the smart people were lefties. Then the smart lefties had second thoughts. How C.S. Lewis Predicted Our Doom New evidence shows FDR’s bigotry derailed many Holocaust rescue plans WW2 Jewish survivors in rare reunion with Greek rescuer PA MAYOR ASKING FOR REMOVAL OF SOLDIER SYMBOLS AT VETERANS PARK Glacier National Park Quietly Removes Its "Gone By 2020" Signs The Giga And Terra Scam Of Offshore Wind Energy Do You Eat Alone? That’s Bad For ‘Climate Change’ Scary Detroit scores make case for charters Chicago Headed For Insolvency, Get The Hell Out Now! THE LEFT SEEKS TO “NORMALIZE” CRIME O'Sullivan's Law Hits Habitat For Humanity Trump Is Derailing The Elite’s Gravy Train Record 158,510,000 Americans Employed in October; 23rd Record for Trump Yale, Moody’s and Oxford Economic Polls Show President Trump Winning in Landslide in 2020 EVEN IN A RECESSION Why Play Calvin-Ball With democrats? Top House Dem Steny Hoyer: ‘Truth And Facts Are Constraining Us’ On Moving Forward With Impeachment What do those things matter? John Durham: The Last Trusted Prosecutor in Washington CIA, FBI Informant Was Washington Post Source For Russiagate Smears Thanks to the Likud, Israeli Arabs Are Flourishing Ray Charles in Israel - When the ‘Genius of Soul’ sang ‘Hava Nagila’ with David Ben-Gurion Monday, November 4. 2019Monday morning linksTraversing the Landscape of Transgender Politics New York's Place as America's Fine-Dining Mecca in Jeopardy As City Bans Foie Gras Ban everything except pot OLD WHITE GODS, NOT YET DEAD: Why Architectural Elites Love Ugly Buildings. Nearly 40% of 2019 farm income will come from federal aid and insurance "California," argues Victor Davis Hanson, is "becoming pre-modern" California Governor Threatens To Take Over Energy Company As Wildfires Rage Are You A Moral Grandstander? Andrew Cuomo: ‘We Didn’t Have Hurricanes’ Before Climate Change Warren's Wealth Tax Elizabeth Warren Promises IRS Will Have “Super Duper Enforcement” Powers If She Wins Is she for real? Democrat Front-Runner Crazy Uncle Joe Biden Turns His Back on Audience – Starts Talking to Screens During Major Iowa Event That was fake news Soros Advocacy Group Spent $72M On Lobbying Since Trump Elected Democrats are stealing old ideas from Europe just as Europe abandons them The AMERICAN Party: I Am Not “Republican.” I Am Not “Conservative.” I Am Not “Alt Right.” None of These. “I am an AMERICAN. Reclaiming Common Sense in the USA Birth coach is 'hounded out' of industry charity Doula UK after transgender activists branded her Facebook message claiming only women can have babies 'offensive' Where’s the Mysterious Maltese Mifsud and Where Did He and His Associate and Lawyer Stephan Roh Obtain Their Millions? Doug Wead: I interviewed the Trump family for two years and THIS is what I found Why Obama Got A Nobel Peace Prize For Nothing — And Trump Never Will For Anything
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