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Sunday, October 23. 2022From today's LectionaryLuke 18:9-14 18:9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 18:10 "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 18:11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 18:12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.' 18:13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted." Saturday, October 22. 2022Duquesne WhistleThere has always been a bad-ass side of Bob.
Comfort Breakfasts
If you do heavy labor all day, it's another matter. All I do is to work out at the gym for an hour or so every morning, and some yard work on weekends (as little as possible because I have become bored with it), and take good walks on weekends. That is sedentary. Sometimes, though, there are occasions for a hearty breakfast. I have always liked kippers with some eggs. In Scotland, the kippers are about a foot long. Too much. The canned kippers that you find in US supermarkets are barely OK. Another breakfast that some hate but I love: Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast (aka shit on a shingle). A classic prep school, and military, breakfast. Moving a bit south in the USA, there's Shrimp and Grits. Delicious. And the ultimate American breakfast (South and Midwest especially): Biscuits and Gravy. Every family has its own recipe, so I won't link one. Those Bob Evans restaurants make a fine one, but I don't think they let you in unless you weigh over 250 pounds. Grits on the side are good. To stay multicultural, I can't omit the English Breakfast. Blood sausage:
Friday, October 21. 2022It's Burpee DayAll calisthenics are fairly intense, but the Burpee is up there. Burpee basics, re-posted:
Pumpkins are tasty food
For pottage and puddings and custards and pies Pilgrim verse, circa 1633 Pumpkins are just one variety of winter squash. Winter Squash have the virtues of being harvested in the fall, and easily storable for keeping through the winter in a root cellar as long as they do not freeze. All winter squash (Butternut, Acorn, etc) taste pretty similar and are more or less interchangeable in recipes. Winter Squash, along with string beans, maize (which we call "corn" in the US, and many other foods like peppers, tomatoes, and potatoes) were first genetically modified for agriculture by American Indians. Eastern Indians had large fields in which they grew winter squash, maize, and beans (which climbed up the corn stalks) together. In fact, one of the reasons the Pilgrims decided to stay in Plymouth was for the 50-acre and 100-acre planting fields that the Indians (recently dead probably from European diseases brought in by explorers and fishermen) had prepared there. The Pumpkin of the Americas quickly became a popular crop in many parts of the world. Our Philippino nanny rarely made a Phillipino stew without pumpkin chunks in it. (Loved that Oxtail stew with peanut sauce, potato, and pumpkin, or her winter squash and string bean stew with coconut milk plus some shrimp or chicken chunks.) And people who have read Alexander McCall Smith's series, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, know how popular pumpkin became in the African diet. As for Pumpkin pasta recipes, there are tons of them. Here's 41 Yummy Pumpkin Recipes. Mashed pumpkin with salt, pepper and butter is great. Same with steamed pumpkin chunks. A little chopped fresh Sage is good with them. Never boil winter squash. Steam or roast, or it will get too soggy. As for the olde standbys, Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Soup, those are OK too but the spices tend to obscure the subtle flavors of the winter squashes used. (Re Pumpkin Pie, the Maggie's Farm advice is to go very light on the sugar, and serve with a spoonful of whipped cream, then drizzled with 100% Maple Syrup.) Megan McArdle wrote this: Yes, Some of US Really Like Pumpkin Kenyan Pumpkin Curry Recipe EAST AFRICAN PUMPKIN STEW
Sunday, October 16. 2022From today's Lectionary:Psalm 121 121:1 I lift up my eyes to the hills-- from where will my help come? 121:2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. 121:3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 121:4 He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 121:5 The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade at your right hand. 121:6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. 121:7 The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. 121:8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore. Saturday, October 15. 2022A Boomer treatThe Raft of the Medusa (1819)
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Thursday, October 13. 2022Thursday morning - good timing for me to take a week or so off from Maggie's editingGone hiking trip in cool places, and a good getaway from reporting the daily news insanity. No internet, no phone access. Will bring home iphone pics tho. There will be lots of boating posts for those who enjoy them. I'd rather watch the Youtube than sail alone to Hawaii in a 30-ft sailboat. Plus some random items.
Pfizer Exec Admits Under Oath: 'We Never Tested COVID Vaccine Against Transmission' No evidence that vac prevented transmission Science Finally Winning The Day In Glyphosate Cases That is Round Up Maryland’s Largest Public School District Sees 582% INCREASE in Gender Madness Among Students Transgender patients reveal their regret over NHS sex change operations and why they 'detransitioned' after they were 'rushed' into life-changing procedures WSJ: Now Even Science Grants Must Bow to ‘Equity and Inclusion’ New Zealand taxing cattle urine, burps When Corporate America Pulls A PayPal, There’s No Escaping The Digital Gulag Democrats face a green energy fiasco A Top-Ranked High School Got Rid of Merit-Based Admissions. Then Students' Grades Tanked. Joining Battle Over The "Science" Of Global Warming The revenge of the material economy. The future belongs to manufacturers, energy suppliers and farmers. NBC News Reveals Troubling facts about John Fetterman's Health His health doesn't matter, and those people do not "work hard" Trump has been fentanyl to the media Biden Administration Moves to 'Californize' US Labor Rules Oregon Spends $90M on Practically Empty Pre-K Re Fetterman: " He is without a doubt 100 percent fit and ready to be a United States Senator." Probably true NY TIMES SUDDENLY DISCOVERS THAT BIDEN IS A LIAR Biden says son Beau 'lost his life in Iraq' during Colorado speech Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Families $965 Million for Defamation Biden makes stuff up daily, while Jones is just an ordinary paranoid nutjob Wednesday, October 12. 2022Truffle HuntersIt's a movie about Truffle Hunters and their dogs in Italy. Good views of Italian life. Unfortunately, you can't rent it on Amazon Prime, only buy it on Amazon Prime: The Truffle Hunters
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Wednesday morning linksVideo Footage Captures Orcas Killing Great White Sharks How California's high speed rail project became a 'loser' Heather Mac Donald: The Marijuana Myth Teacher offended by Shakespeare's 'white' male perspective Also says it's too hard to read. Yeah, a bit - but it's meant to be spoken, not read. Journalist Called Child Protective Services on State Senate Candidate—for Celebrating Columbus Day with Her Daughter Biden’s education secretary spending hundreds of millions on ‘equity’ agenda as reading scores tank catastrophically USA not a democracy if people vote for Americans Must Permanently Marginalize the Perpetual Adolescents of the American Left Tulsi Gabbard: Why I'm leaving the Democratic Party Muhammad/Mohammed/Mohammad Still Top Baby Boy Name in UK Tuesday, October 11. 2022Tuesday morning linksImage of optical illusion floor (to deter running) via Ace Christian influencer gets holy water breast implants Sheesh Spectator: The last of the Covidians - How should we treat those who refuse to acknowledge the pandemic is over? Needs More Salt. The FDA failed to conduct a peer review of its questionable scientific findings on sodium intake and did not respond to inquiries questioning the accuracy of its information. Nothing "healthy" about restricting salt intake unless some serious medical ailment. California makes it illegal for doctors to disagree with politicians Big Veganism is coming for you. The meat industry is bankrolling the movement WSJ: Western Democracy Is Revolting Against Itself. The paradox of liberalism: We’re free to air our faults, so we end up talking about them and nothing else. Not me NYC’s Mayor and Schools Chancellor hire each other’s girlfriends The World According to Xi Jinping. What China’s Ideologue in Chief Really Believes "Back To The Old Days": Europeans Panic Buy Firewood And Stoves Trump warned them, and they laughed at him Monday, October 10. 2022Monday morning linksWSJ: How to Preserve Your Family History, No Awkward Interviews Required "She holds six of the top 10 spots on The New York Times’s paperback fiction best-seller list, a stunning number of simultaneous best sellers from a single author...." I Never Wanted Kids. Number Six Is Due In a Few Months. We just outgrew our Honda Odyssey. Telemedicine was made easy during COVID-19. Not any more Why do standing ovations now seem obligatory? It’s possible this phenomenon is an extension of the 'everyone gets a trophy' culture. Euthanasia for depression? VDH: Civilization is fragile. It hinges on ensuring the stuff of life. BLM founder funnels even more cash into mansion There's a sucker born every minute After the shooting outside his home, Rep. Lee Zeldin’s fight is now clearer than ever The very bad reason white Democrats want to defund the police Did Tucker Carlson’s Bobulinski Home Run Crack the Media Protection Racket of the Bidens? Sunday, October 9. 20223-card Monte
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From today's LectionaryLuke 17:11-19 17:11 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. 17:12 As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, 17:13 they called out, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" 17:14 When he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were made clean. 17:15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. 17:16 He prostrated himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. 17:17 Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? 17:18 Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" 17:19 Then he said to him, "Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well." Saturday, October 8. 2022Saturday morning linksHuman Monogamy Has Deep Roots. Pairing up might have been the best move our ancestors ever made Sex and the Academy - The inclusion of women in higher education is a great achievement for Western liberal societies. How is this changing academic culture? A Comprehensive Roundup Of Official Energy Madness California will start handing out $1,050 stimulus payments to residents this week to combat inflation 'Sanctuary City' NYC Mayor Declares State Of Emergency After Migrants Overwhelm Resources Spectator: Kanye West is turning into Candace Owens. His ‘White Lives Matter’ stunt is bog-standard trolling The Nation: Supreme Court hates democracy Friday, October 7. 2022Friday morning links
Reading Doesn’t Have to Mean Keeping Your Books Forever 121,882 Children as Young as 6 Tracked for ‘Transgender’ Treatment. Puberty blockers have been inflicted on as "at least 4,780 adolescents". Biggest self own: New York Times edition Media’s shock at DeSantis-Biden joint hurricane support FBI Won’t Provide Updates, Say Whether It Has Arrested Anyone Over Attacks on Pro-Life Organizations, Centers, Churches A political Epidemic of Cognitive Impairment? Ukraine Central Banker Hit With Embezzlement Charges After Resigning For "Health Reasons" Thursday, October 6. 2022Thursday morning linksJudging books by their covers (video) Trans surgery set to become a $5 billion industry AMA Demands DOJ “Investigate and Prosecute” Critics of Transgender Child Mutilation Leftist child abusers turn to the police state. COMING SOON: POLYGAMY Good News: UN Working With Google To Silence Skeptics The UN now claims to "own the science" How to fix NYC’s broken mental health system NYC Public schools are losing white, middle-class students Guardian: How whiteness poses the greatest threat to US democracy Is Trump the Democrats' Stooge? What does "far right" mesn? Wednesday, October 5. 2022Wednesday morning linksMedia Lying About Climate And Hurricanes. It's time to state the obvious. Greenland Ice Sheet Recovers as Scientists Say Earlier Loss was Due to Natural Warming Not CO2 Emissions Martha’s Vineyard Redux Why American boys are failing at school—and men are losing in life Kanye West: ‘Everyone Knows that Black Lives Matter Was a Scam. Now It’s Over.’ "[A]fter the flurry of hard-right rulings this June, many professors had their 'own personal grieving period.'" The UN Demands All Central Banks Stop Rate Hikes And Switch To Price Controls Instead What?? Tuesday, October 4. 2022Tuesday morning links"Being gender-creative parents, we deliberately use names with all three grammatical genders. This comes with the advantage that they can experience what feels best for them before deciding on a preferred pronoun..." A Vermont high school bans girls from their own locker room NYT Sends Reporter to Herschel Walker’s Hometown to Argue He Is ‘Not Part of the Black Community’ Wake me when the woke is over BAN ALL AIR TRAVEL FOR HARVARD FACULTY AND STAFF Without Any Demonstration Project Or Feasibility Study Researchers wanted to look into the association between vegetarianism and depression among adults. Florida invests millions to help students learn entrepreneurship Two Years After Russia Hoax Disproven, Hillary Claims Russia Wanted Trump To Win… Monday, October 3. 2022Monday morning linksAutism, Bettelheim, and Covid - How she lost trust in the experts: I Have Been Through This Before
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Then they came for “Dilbert”…; STEM academics defending the indefensible as ‘recalibration’ Victor Davis Hanson: The Thinnest Veneer Of Civilization Remains Here come the Hispanic Republicans. Latinos are voting exactly like an earlier wave of immigrants Cue hankie clutchers: Gov DeSantis reminds looters FL is a 2d Amendment state Lessons learned from Ian HOW’S Fetterman Doing? His health doesn't matter Sunday, October 2. 2022High WaterFrom today's LectionaryPsalm 37:1-9 37:1 Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers, 37:2 for they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb. 37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so you will live in the land, and enjoy security. 37:4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. 37:6 He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday. 37:7 Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices. 37:8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret--it leads only to evil. 37:9 For the wicked shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land. Saturday, October 1. 2022Saturday morning linksClimate Activists Attacking Fertiliser Use, Mass Produced Food The grotesque politicization of Hurricane Ian Kos: GOP hypocrisy: When DeSantis sought the very relief post-Ian he denied Hurricane Sandy victims King's College in London doing study on menopause in "trans-women" Arizona Teachers’ Union Push to Overturn School-Choice Expansion Fails Horse Tranquilizer Now Being Mixed with Street Drugs, with Deadly Results Injection of xylazine, a muscle relaxant intended for large animals, can cause ulcerating wounds that spread across the body. Bill Clinton: There’s A Limit To How Many Illegals We Can Take In Without Disrupting Our Country… Why the left keeps smearing its political rivals as Hitlers or Mussolinis Sen. Sinema:
Biden Puts Italy’s New PM Giorgi Meloni on the Same Level as Chinese Dictator Xi Jinping Looking Through Binoculars, Kamala Harris Reacts To Seeing The DMZ In Person: “It’s So Close!”… Because you’re looking through binoculars. A secure border, too Stockman on Ukraine
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