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Sunday, May 1. 2022From today's Lectionary: Feed my lambsJohn 21:1-19 21:1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. 21:2 Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. 21:3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 21:4 Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 21:5 Jesus said to them, "Children, you have no fish, have you?" They answered him, "No." 21:6 He said to them, "Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. 21:7 That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea. 21:8 But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off. 21:9 When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. 21:10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." 21:11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. 21:12 Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they knew it was the Lord. 21:13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. 21:14 This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. 21:15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." 21:16 A second time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Tend my sheep." 21:17 He said to him the third time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. 21:18 Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go." 21:19 (He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, "Follow me." Saturday, April 30. 2022Our North American songbird migration: ExcellentIn the Northeast, our songbirds arrive mostly in May.
Saturday morning linksBehavior predicts how people end up with dysfunctional lives San Francisco’s “Housing First” Nightmare. Stuffing people who need drug or mental-health treatment into free or low-cost housing has proved disastrous. Gov. Newsom: Maybe it was a mistake to shut down California's last nuclear plant The lady given head job at the disinformation department Democrats May Demand Elon Musk Testify About Twitter Reforms Elon Musk’s right: The left has gone insane Washington Post: Are Democrats headed for long-term catastrophe in the Senate? Friday, April 29. 2022Friday morning linksShe came out as conservative at Harvard. It went better than expected. Pharmaceutical Ads Give Me Hives. How ads help to create a nation of querulous hypochondriacs. Democrat Legislators Want Children Taught Sex, Specifically 'Pleasure-Based Sexual Relations Twitter's Woke Tyrant Cries Over Fear She Won't Be Able to Censor as Many People CALIFORNIA’S ONGOING SUICIDE ATTEMPT Here Comes the ‘DeSantis is Worse Than Trump’ Narrative. “DeSantis presents an even clearer present and future danger than Trump does” Thursday, April 28. 2022Thursday morning linksElon Musk Responds to Russian Collusion Hoaxer Currently Working at Twitter, Points to Big Changes ‘A**hole’: Twitter Employees Melt Down, Quit Over Musk Takeover, New Internal Messages Reveal: Report Democrats: 'It's Not Us, It's You!' On Hunter Biden, White House can run but it cannot hide much longer. It’s high time for the Biden White House to finally start answering questions about Hunter Biden Says It Was “Hard” Being A Professor At UPenn…He didn’t teach a single class. " . Who exactly is the White House trying to please by inviting the world to cross the border? The obvious answer, of course, is the far left, but how many of them are there?" China’s Impossible Dream of Order. Haunted by past humiliations, the nation’s leaders seek to restore what they see as its rightful place in the world. Good perspective Wednesday, April 27. 2022You can grow Paw- Paws in most of the USThey are a custardy tropical and subtropical dessert fruit. Flavor is "the Paw Paw has been described as a soft blend of banana, melon, vanilla, and pineapple". It seems that they can be grown in most of the US (Zones 5-9). The small tree has tropical-looking leaves, likes damp but not swampy soil. Several places sell saplings online. Like figs, people are often surprised that they can be grown easily in New England. Wednesday morning linksWhy so much solar activity? Sun may be outpacing predictions. Does time really exist? We take for granted that time is real. But what if it's only an illusion, and a relative illusion at that? Does time even exist? All The Feelings; Leaked Audio Shows Twitter Execs Trying to Comfort Staff in All-Hands Meeting NY Times: Elon Musk seems to believe in free speech and that's going to be a disaster Senate Dem: We need "algorithmic justice" now that Musk owns Twitter The Internet Impossibility Theorem: achieving a decentralized society is a task for culture, not for engineering. Departures and disasters: Kamala Harris might be the worst veep ever Biden Administration Imposes Further Limits on Arctic Drilling Finland, Sweden Plan To Apply To Join NATO In May: Reports Tuesday, April 26. 2022Climate Anxiety Disorder
Some similarities with Covid Anxiety Disorder. There are cures.
Tuesday morning linksThe Therapeutic Campus - Why are college students seeking mental-health services in record numbers Teacher forced to apologize for bringing in cotton plants during lesson on slavery A Cop’s-Eye View of Seattle’s Undoing. 'We were hated. We were literally hated overnight. Here Are 10 Ways Elon Musk Vows to Change Twitter Dazed and Confused - Remote learning has created a population of college students in dire need of remedial education. Confessions of a Coup Plotter Biden wants more nuclear energy I agree Fusion energy? John Durham Springs His Trap After 'Hillary for America' Walks Right Into It Monday, April 25. 2022Monday morning linksBrace yourself for what’s coming to American libraries Facing Parental Wrath, San Diego Area High School Reverses Plans to End Honors Courses The War for Workers - Employee shortages are sparking increasingly aggressive efforts by regions and employers to lure talented people. BLM New York leader: Eric Adams is a "white man in blackface," you know Biden’s decline is obvious to everyone but the press Kimball: Who Is Running This Show, Anyway? Hey Look, Child Separations at the Border Are Okay Again! Biden’s worsening border policies Italy Announces Rollout of Dystopian ‘Social Credit System’ to “Conserve Resources” – First of its Kind in the EU – Compliant Citizens Will Be Rewarded for “Good Behavior” Sunday, April 24. 2022From today's LectionaryJohn 20:19-31 20:19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." 20:20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 20:21 Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." 20:22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 20:23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." 20:24 But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 20:25 So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe." 20:26 A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." 20:27 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." 20:28 Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" 20:29 Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." 20:30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 20:31 But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. Saturday, April 23. 2022FarmallThe guys are not as witty as the Car Talk guys, but they have a good time.
Saturday morning linksThe price of Silicon Valley’s obsession with immortality. After mammoth investments and two decades of anti-aging research, what do immortality proponents have to show for it? Facing Fauci's Fury: Q&A with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Obama and Hillary Push for Government Censorship Claiming This Will “Bolster World Democracy” Data Shows Big Tech Censored Biden Criticism 600+ Times Over 2-Year Cycle
Biden to Dems: We're ending Title 42 no matter how much you complain Is there a US national interest in Ukraine? Friday, April 22. 2022Steam Tractorh/t, reader
Friday morning linksRobert Morse, ‘Mad Men’ and Broadway Star, Dies at 90 Not nice doggies Disappointing photos show what Coachella is like in real life Mother Tells How Her Daughter and Every One of Her Friends Are Suddenly Trans Climate Cult Says You May No Longer Have Your Wood Fireplace Black Student Union says it’s traumatized by black speaker’s ‘America is Not Racist’ speech Piers Morgan Stabbed Trump in the Back, Deceptively Edited Interview TGIF at Common Sense: CNN+ Goes Belly Up. Libs of TikTok Soars. Plus: Obama on disinformation. Jared Kushner’s suspicious Saudi deal. Testicle tanning. And more. Thursday, April 21. 2022DeliciousYes, a Grilled Cheese Sandwich is great, especially with some ketchup for dipping. The bread ought to be almost burnt and crunchy. Almost better, depending on mood, is a Tuna Melt. I don't know about the scallions. I prefer capers or, better, some chopped jalapenos. Hungry? Thursday morning linksWeed’s Journey through Conservative Politics Some Sissies Still Wearing Masks Everywhere… This guy is still afraid WSJ: Libs of WaPo. If you thought the TikTok story was bizarre, check out the Covid coverage. Here's the Tweet Clinton's Lawyer Doesn't Want Admitted as Evidence in Durham Case " Now, of course, it is the job of the political class to sell the war to the public, which they have been happy to do. . ." " Taleb joins those who are indulging wishful thinking. I think it better not to fight to the last Ukrainian and still, despite it all, to give peace a chance." One more view: America’s Interest in Ukrainian Victory. A Russian defeat could reshape the security landscape to U.S. advantage in Europe and beyond. Wednesday, April 20. 2022First Flight
Hunger might help drive their exploratory impulses, and slim them down so they can become swifter and more aggressive hunters.
Wednesday morning linksWhy didn't our ancient ancestors get cavities? Disney Labels Captain Hook, Peter Pan And Tinker Bell As “Problematic”… How nutty was Kate Millett? The 5 Most Unhinged Responses to the End of the Travel Mask Mandate Global Rice Production Set To Plunge 10%, Threatening Half Of Humanity Where does most fertilizer come from? Russia? The Threat of ‘Required Introspection’ Durham Wants to Use Hillary Clinton’s Tweet Accusing Trump of Having a Secret Line of Communication with Russian Alfa Bank as Evidence in Sussmann Trial Carville: Majority of Republicans Are ‘Weirdos’ in The ‘Twilight Zone’ Record Number Of Illegal Immigrants Waiting In Mexico For "Magic Day": Immigration Expert Tuesday, April 19. 2022Tuesday morning linksThe Testosterone Hangover - The Biden administration says transgender kids are entitled to ‘gender-affirming’ medical care. These girls disagree. ‘I have this intense rage in me over the harm that was done to me.’ Apple Includes "Pregnant Man" Emoji In Latest Software Update Ohio university will pay professor $400K after disciplining him for refusing to use a transgender student’s pronouns Travelers cheer and whip their face coverings off as Biden administration says TSA will NOT enforce mask mandate on planes any longer after court ruling Sanity wins Companies use inflation to hike prices and generate huge profits, report says What Allan Bloom saw in 1987 was what Haidt wants to attribute to Facebook and Twitter. Durham: Five Witnesses Connected to the Clinton Campaign’s False Russian Claims Have Refused to Cooperate Lots of people wanted to believe/believed that hoax The walls close in on the Russiagate perpetrators. Special Counsel Durham has revealed a few more cards Dems sure seem incoherent on immigration Russophobia has become a social phenomenon where Western elites feel compelled to cancel every aspect of Russian culture. Kamala Harris To Grown Adults: “Space Is Exciting”… Server fun
I think we're fixed now. Maybe our server had DOMS.
Monday, April 18. 2022A case of DOMSEver had DOMS (Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness)? It's not a disease, just a normally-abnormal thing that gets better in a few days. Stiffness, soreness, mild swelling beginning about 24-30 hrs. after the exertions. I've only had it several times over the years, and I know why I have it right now in my calves and quads. It's because I requested 30 minutes of our hour for calisthenics from my trainer on Saturday morning, and he had me doing things I've rarely done. It was hard, but a great workout. As an experiment, I tried stretching and walking it off for 50 minutes this morning. It didn't seem to do much, but better than sitting, maybe. Our D-Day post yesterday described 8-hour/day calisthenics for Airborne training (including running). "I thought I was in good shape, but I wasn't." Good grief, that's always the case.
Monday morning linksIPCC Scientists: Climate Change Doom is Doomier than People Realise WHERE HAS ALL THE ARCTIC ICE GONE? He always loved Russia. Now has doubts. Drop the Useless Mask Mandates and Leave Us Alone. Revived mandates remind everyone that governments have done far more harm than good in the pandemic. Oops! Diversity officials complain about a DJ in ‘blackface’ only to be informed he actually is African American Hillary was behind all of the Trump-Russia hoaxes The Sad Truth: America Has No Energy Policy Why Hispanics gave up on the Left. Can conservatives win Latino support without Trump? Saturday, April 16. 2022How is Rev. Tim Keller doing?KestrelsWe used to call them Sparrow Hawks. These are in England, but it's pretty much the same colorful bird in North America.
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