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Why the early morning Robins' song suddenly stopped this weekAround here, anyway. It means they have laid their eggs, and do not wish to advertise their presence. It's not just Robins, it's all of the songbirds. All the same, for the next several weeks the crows will be swooping everywhere to steal the songbirds' eggs and nestlings. They know how to find them. In other breaking news, our wrens are back this morning. Welcome home, little friends. Have not seen a warbler yet but our trees have not leafed out yet -still just tree flowers. Not ornamental, just yellowish tree blossoms spewing pollen. Friday morning linksOne Billion 'Franken-Squitoes' Set To Be Released In Florida Keys Cool experiment. It's not to get rid of mosquitoes, just to reduce numbers of one species Christian Pastor Arrested In UK For Saying Marriage Is Between A Man And A Woman Let the barbarians cancel whoever they like. Poor young Americans are now expected to uphold woke standards on their way to becoming total simpletons Reading and arithmetic are too white VDH: American Universities Have Lost Their Prestige More VDH: How Much Ruin Do We Have Left? A Minority Group Triumphs. Liberals Are Upset. Rose McGowan calls the Democrats a ‘cult,’ says people should evaluate their beliefs True, but I don't take advice from celebs In the US, COVID hospitalizations are crashing Vaccinations are plateauing. Don’t blame it on ‘resistance’ Joy Behar Says She Doesn’t Think A Black Man Understands What Racism Really Is Like In America… Thursday, April 29. 2021Fresh pastaI learned from one of those Italian cuisine Youtubes that "fresh" pasta, ie still not fully dried and packaged, is a waste of money. The comment was that "You're paying extra prices just for the water weight." Not a big fan of pasta, really, because it feels like filling, empty calories to me. Sure, rare exceptions like when in Italy. Come to think of it, though, I do eat Thai noodles about monthly in noodle soup or Pad Thai, so there's that. The point remains, though, that pastas were invented for food storage, carb storage like dried beans. They are made to be dried. Sheesh, years ago Mrs. BD and I made fresh homemade lasagna with a pasta machine. Worth doing it once to see what it's like, but after that a waste of time.
Thursday morning linksWhy haven't we seen a dramatic drop in COVID-19 cases yet? Fauci still not ready to say it's okay for kids to be outside without masks Elites and New York’s Future - Influential citizens rallied to the city’s rescue in the 1970s, but it’s not clear that we will see a repeat What Is Systemic Racism? John McWhorter, Lara Bazelon, Glenn Loury, Kmele Foster, Chloé Valdary and Kenny Xu weigh in. Joe Biden Proposes Crippling Taxes, Strangling Regulations, and Completely Unsecure Elections in Prime-Time Speech 5 Things to Know About Joe Biden's Address to Congress Bezos-Owned Washington Post To Stop Keeping Track of Biden’s Lies CNN Laughs, Accuses Sen. Tim Scott of Tokenism, an Uncle Tom for GOP Here is Sen. Scott's rebuttal How much immigration do Americans want? Spy chiefs look to declassify intel after rare plea from 4-star commanders. Top military leaders said the U.S. is falling behind China and Russia in the information war. On Point: Reviving Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal Means War, Not Peace Wednesday, April 28. 2021Wednesday morning links12 Ways To Help Your Wife Around The House Without Putting In Too Much Effort The Mystery Of Why Human Feet Keep Washing Ashore In The US And Canada Has Been Solved Masking for the vaccinated as a symbol of ‘solidarity’ is downright dumb So congrats to everyone on now having CDC approval for behaving the same way you’ve been behaving for a year outdoors. More on Climate Change Hysteria Epicurious Will No Longer Publish Recipes With Beef To Stop The Climate Emergency 77% support requiring photo ID for voting Who uses the term "Latinx"? IRS Data Shows Democrats Are Now The Party Of The Rich MacDonald: How “Black Lives Matter” Kills Black Americans Biden Set To Unveil $1.8 Trillion Expansion Of American "Social Safety Net" Twenty retired French generals call for military rule in the country if President Macron cannot halt society's 'disintegration' caused by Islamists— sparking political uproar ahead of elections Tuesday, April 27. 2021Cucina PoveraTwo greedy guys reviist the poverty food of the Campagna region of southern Italy. Their enjoyment of food and life is delightful. Eating fresh lemons from the tree? It's great. I do that, but not from the tree. Slice up a lemon and eat the slices, peel and all.
The World’s Oldest-Known Wild BirdTuesday 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:
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