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Sunday, April 16. 2023From 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." Saturday, April 15. 2023How The Austro-Hungarian Empire Destroyed ItselfNotes about "cardio" exerciseLet's get two things straight first: - An hour of physical activity daily, just walking, jogging, or swimming laps, is better than nothing. It's minimal to maintain functionality. - You can't lose fat through exercise. That's about food. I've been chatting with doctors lately - my cardiologist for my annual stress test (no symptoms, no problems) and the internist who works out in my gym at 5 am. Oh, and my pure weights friend who is my internist (he is buff at 60). They joke about people who do long/slow exercise instead of weights and HIIT, but they are wrong to disparage people who make the effort to do anything more than sit on their asses. Of course, though, I know what the docs are talking about. Let's just talk about cardiac fitness rather than just the ability to hike for 5 or 6 hours. The reasons to do "cardio" exercises are only secondarily for general endurance - they mean to address the heart muscle. That means Cardiac Output when needed, and improving heart vasculature (so you can maybe survive your first heart attack). People who just do "cardio" things do not build or maintain much strength. That gets us to HIIT. HIIT is a serious cardiac stressor. It's sort-of fun too if you like to sweat. Yes, heavy weights are heart stressors too, but only for seconds. Our Maggie's calisthenics routines are too, to a degree, although they are more oriented to athleticism. For people who like fitness, one way to do cardio days (assuming you do 2 weights days and 2 calisthenic/sports days) is to use the hour or so to mix in the HIIT with just trucking along. That's how the idea is designed to work anyway. Low-Intensity Cardio Training: What Is It & How Does It Work? (Note that they assume that low intensity is just one part of a fitness program) Is High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) the Most Efficient Way to Work Out? A simple guide to high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, the fitness trend du jour. Eventually, we will all break down, get frail, and die (or die before we get frail), but why not make the most of today? Fitness is not about life span.
Saturday morning linksMeet the Australian lady behind your GPS WSJ: The Primary Breadwinner Is Disappearing From More Homes Protesters demand trans inmates be removed from all-female New Jersey prison, where 1 in 15 people were born male Thirty Years of Global Warming Prophecies Meritocracy is racist The Government’s Own Numbers Show Biden’s EV Mandate Is Crazy Not serious Friday, April 14. 2023Nice dinner
SubmarinesFriday morning linksPrimitive Asgard Cells Show Life on the Brink of Complexity. As researchers race to cultivate more of the intriguing cells from the deep seafloor, the few cells now growing in labs are giving us our best glimpses of the forerunners of all complex life. Who was David Reimer? Too much AI has big drawbacks for doctors — and their patients Progressives’ years-long campaign to get NYers to flee state is working Natural Gas Derangement Syndrome Nellie always is amusing: TGIF: They Can’t Handle The Truth. A professor lies about race. A newspaper condemns a leak. A state cooks data to hide its missing students. Plus: the Dalai Lama. And much more. The College Kids Who Unionized Amazon Diversity or Merit Political scientist: DEI policies linked to decrease in free speech support on campus, surveys show Hamas Official: May Allah Bring Annihilation Upon The Jews…. The Chicago Teachers Union Now Runs the Mayor’s Office "You will probably not recognize the name of Audrey Hale. For reasons that are not perhaps as opaque as they seem, her name and her cause have been conveniently erased from public consciousness. After all, she shot up a Christian school, murdering three children and three adults last week." Some guys want to be eunuchs Thursday, April 13. 2023Being lied to by government and mediaThursday morning links
Image via Doug Ross Global Warming Blamed for Home Runs "Bali is part of a growing number of popular travel destinations that are fed up with overtourism This guy is no ballerina How large is Mexico? College students with intellectual disabilities deserve better standards, agency says "You Just Lied!": Elon Crushes BBC Reporter's Claims About 'Hate Speech' On Twitter Pouty NPR Claims That Twitter's 'State-Affiliated Media' Designation Undermines NPR's Credibility The Media and Politicians Keep Trying To Censor Things That Turn Out To Be True. The COVID-19 lab leak theory was labeled "misinformation." Now it's the most plausible explanation. " Over the past three years, we reporters learned there were certain things that we weren’t allowed to say." Wednesday, April 12. 2023Who are the censorship Karens?Lawns need fertilizerAs we have posted almost annually, lawns are not natural. They are more like turf farms. In the US, lawns and golf courses are imitations of UK sheep meadows and cattle pastures. When to fertilize your lawn in spring? Lawn experts share their advice. Get the timing right for when you fertilize your lawn for lush and healthy results
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A few more linksThe Pentagon Leak Is Really Bad, So Is Government’s Response I believe nothing Global Warming Blamed for Home Runs Stop freaking out over teenagers with fast-food jobs NYT gets what they wanted...good and hard Merit Over Identity - Dismantling DEI bureaucracies is the key to reviving American universities. The UK is among a number of countries with military special forces operating inside Ukraine, according to one of dozens of documents leaked online. Wednesday morning linksAs number of women rises in higher ed, free speech declines on campuses: survey Steven Van Zandt Is Bruce Springsteen’s Guitarist. He Hates You. He Wants You Dead. Muslims are helping turn the tide in school culture wars Crime in San Francisco is so Bad that Whole Foods is Forced to Close Down After 1 Year in Business What did $130 billion to Ukraine buy for Americans? Tuesday, April 11. 2023For people who exercise, what does stretching do, if anything?I'm not much of a stretcher except before heavy lifts. What good does it do?
Tuesday morning linksIt's 50 years since Picasso died, and a lot of people are using the occasion to womansplain what a bad boyfriend/husband he was. The Case Against ‘Medical Assistance in Dying’. Canada’s assisted-death law seems connected to the atomization of our society—as much a symptom of inhumanity as a cause. Artificial Therapy Now, This Makes Sense – Marketing VP Alissa Heinerscheid Explains Why She MadeBud Light the Brand for Woke Transvestites How to Understand the Well-Being Gap between Liberals and Conservatives CAN THE DEMOCRATS’ STRUCTURAL ADVANTAGES BE OVERCOME? Victor Davis Hanson: Fiddling America Away The Left has killed our great cities New York Times goes full Trump Derangement Syndrome Monday, April 10. 2023John McWhorter interviewed about raceLikeable guy
Monday linksThen and Now - This is Easter, a holiday commemorating a miracle. That is good, because we are going to need one. Mom Who Was Arrested for Letting 14-Year-Old Babysit Has Finally Been Cleared AI Therapy Is Here Get Serious: About Purpose. We have become a treatment-resistant Prozac Nation. But the practice of believing in something—anything—can pull us out. Is Therapy-Speak Making Us Selfish? Boundaries are important. But our relationships require a touch more compassion than some online blueprints offer. Swiss government withdraws all recommendations for Covid vaccines The School That Couldn’t Quit Covid GERMANS HAVE GIVEN UP ON “GREEN” ENERGY The increasingly dangerous transgender movement sweeping America A Lot of the Trans Folks Are Self-Identifying as Violent Now BUD LIGHTHEADED American Politics Has Become Amplified Rage Scientific American Compares DeSantis to Mussolini. Florida’s governor is a “fascist” for listening to voter concerns about leftist indoctrination in schools. George Floyd riots rewritten as "2020 fires" Dems play same old hand: The Trump Card Victor Davis Hanson expounds on the grave unfairness of President Trump’s indictment How Did George Soros’ Son Score So Many WH Meetings? Chinese Aircraft Carrier 'Seals Off' Taiwan, Sends 58 Planes To Buzz Island Putin saved NATO Sunday, April 9. 2023Today's prayerPrayer of Saint Francis Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek For it is in giving that we receive, The classicBeliever or not, it's a joyful hymn that brings tears. God knows how Jesus or Paul would have reacted.
Saturday, April 8. 2023Glenn LouryWith a black Christian conservative
ForgivenessA good, long read about forgiveness. Perfect for Holy Saturday: The Limits of Forgiveness. Is forgiveness a choice, a blessing, or weakness? Is it for them or for yourself?
Saturday morning linksAstrobiology: The Rise and Fall of a Nascent Science - Premature claims, distorted results, and ‘decolonizing’ the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This One Thing Increases a Woman’s Desire for Sex in Midlife Wrong. It's boredom and lack of romance The Real Reasons Why the English Department Died. Most professors would rather watch it die than reform. I was a Lit Major and Stem minor. A good combo. I used to be able to write and spell. Stuart's amusing Miscellany HAVE WE REACHED PEAK MADNESS? Scholars say DEI is having a potentially disastrous impact on the hard sciences This Is Who Chicago's New Mayor Says Should Respond to Crime Scenes Like the sarcastic song in West Side Story Ramaswamy Tweets Video of 'Trans' MMA Fighter Fracturing Opponent's Skull, Vows to End the 'Madness' Pamela Paul in NYT: even if Trump is innocent, this is justice Isn't that nice? What Are the Democrats Going to Do About Their RFK-for-Prez Problem? RFK Jr. las lots of skeletons Friday, April 7. 2023Easter Pizza
Which reminds me of my favorite pizza joint in NYC: Artichoke, right off the High Line and next to Chelsea Market. Not thin crust, but thin enough. A good New Yorky joint. Forget the artichoke thing - their basic ones are delicious. Good beers too.
Friday Bob: Things Have ChangedLife in Yankeeland: Good Friday and Easter cookin', reposted from Covid days
We tend towards the Italian on religious holidays. Mrs. BD is 50%; her dad is as Irish as can be. However, trust me, Italian blood beats celtic or anglo-saxon every time. She needed candied citron for Easter Pie (Wheat Pie). Naturally, they brought home a bunch of arancini for lunch. They were the size of baseballs. I've never seen them that big in Sicily. Also, baccala for tonight. Hard as wood at first. For today, baccala to keep with her family tradition. For Easter dinner, a Nice Legga Lamb. That's the Irish part. Just 4 of us, sad to say this year. Distancing, for what it's worth. I miss the whole BD family but I miss church a lot too. It doesn't feel right. I love our congregation.
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