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Thursday, December 9. 2021Russia Russia
Journalist-Authors Isikoff, Corn Fell For Danchenko's Mythical Dossier Source Thursday morning linksEU Scrooges Wind Up With Eggnog on Their Faces After Trying to Ban the Word 'Christmas' The true connection between poverty and obesity isn’t what you probably think Why I’m celebrating news that a man is breaking women’s swimming records Let Us Now Praise Cultural Appropriation Chicago Mayor Blames ‘Latinx’ and the Problem of Leftwing Cultural Dominance DESPERATELY SEEKING WHITE SUPREMACISTS Are Media Now Taking Orders Straight From The White House? John Durham Just Came Out Swinging Against Hillary’s Team In Latest Filing Durham team apparently previously questioned credibility of witness in Sussmann case Rescuing Kamala Harris Wednesday, December 8. 2021Lunch: Mashed potatoes in ItalyIn parts of Italy (northern, mainly) mashed potatoes are a common accompaniment. I happen to be a big fan of them. Anyway, we happened to have a lunch on the Campo in Siena with some mashed with both courses by happy accident. Classic Italian food: Primo: Artichoke Pie (wow-good) which came with a little side of mashed. That's pancetta on top of the goat cheese on top of the pie. Secondo: Cinghiale stew with a side of mashed Nice lunch. Yes, we share them so it's not as much as it seems. Whatever we order, we split each course. Restaurants are fine with that. Powerlifting at mature ages, reposted
Photo above is Edith Traina at age 97. A youthful 97 for sure due to many years of fitness pursuits. I think those are 50 lb. plates so she is lifting 145 lbs. Not bad for 97. You can join that organization AARP at age 50, so I guess that's "mature." Another measure of seriously "mature" is if you remember Jack LaLanne - the Godfather of American Fitness. Should "mature" people (50-80+) do powerlifts? Of course, and should push the weight as possible. The Maggie's General Fitness protocol calls for heavy weights only twice weekly but that's partly because it's designed to fit in all of the other aspects of fitness. However, a group of people, whether mature or youth, male, female or confused, care mostly about building or maintaining strength and physical sturdiness. Getting buff and sexy. Like people who only want to run, they are not after balanced fitness. To each his or her own although I will debate you on the value of the single road (and Mark Rippetoe and Glenn Reynolds might debate me back). For mature adults who want to focus only on strength, 3 days/week of heavy weights is right with the emphasis on powerlifts. In fact, I can see some value in myself occasionally taking two months to do heavy weights 3/wk to see if I can get past my current plateau. Especially in winter when hiking on ice is not fun or even sensible. Hmmm. I have to mention, though, that I had a pal who climbed Mt. Washington in January. Kudos to him, for sure. Tough SOB, Vietnam vet. Once was enough for him to check that off his bucket list. Powerlifting Workout for Old Guys
Wednesday morning linksComedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021 finalists ‘West Side Story’ review: Spielberg’s take on musical not as bad as you’d think These universities are paying for menstrual products in men's bathrooms COVIDtarian: NYC To Impose Vaccine Mandate On All, Including Children 5 And Up De Blasio Announces NYC Will Mandate Vaccines for Private Sector Workers The Main Victims Of Progressive Racism Are Blacks Mexico’s National Guard tote guns on packed beaches in Cancun Democrats' Unhinged Trump Hatred Isn't Really Working Out Well for Them Psaki Doubles Down On Blaming The Pandemic For Rise In Organized Smash-And-Grabs…. The Supreme Court Should End Religious Discrimination In School Choice Programs Once And For All Nighttime in SienaOne cool sort of place they have in Italian towns are Bar Pasticcerias. A "bar" in Italy basically means a coffee joint like small Starbucks, but a Bar Pasticceria means they are serious about pastries. Besides outdoor cafes for watching the scene, I love the old, atmospheric Bar Pasticcerias where they do the usual, but also serve "light" lunches like a big tray of miscellaneous norceria with cheeses, wine, beer, and even cocktails. Some have a good selection of single malts. That's a 1 hr+ lunch, and you never want dinner. I can't remember the name of our favorite place. You get to watch the old guys going in to pick up some dessert and having a glass of wine or some grappa while waiting. Also, elderly women with packages coming in to pick up some dessert, and having a glass of wine while waiting. Civilized. A place like that in Greenwich Village or Soho would be busy and make a lot of money. Below a nice shop for Italian stuff. Remember that shops close during midday, then stay open until 9 or later. And restaurants don't begin serving dinner until 8.
Tuesday, December 7. 2021Tuesday morning links"In the Beatles circa 1969, Paul McCartney is the negotiator-in-chief, and he’s aware of every eggshell he has to walk around or smash to achieve greatness..." A "Mini-Ice Age" Could Hit Earth By 2030, Scientists Warn Jerusalem on the Rhine - Preserving the history of three German cities that loom large in Jewish history: Speyer, Worms, and Mainz 'We Made a Mistake': San Francisco Restaurant Backtracks After Refusing Service to Police Officers Our laws cannot allow public schools to shield sexual predators FITTON: Why Absolutely No One Is Surprised Hillary Clinton’s Influence-Peddling Foundation Collapsed Democrats fall flat with ‘Latinx’ language. “Why are we using a word that is preferred by only 2 percent, but offends as many as 40 percent of those voters we want to win?” said one pollster. Deportations Plummet Under Biden Enforcement Policies For The Russians, Crossing Ukraine’s Trenches Could Be A Bloody Grind Why Putin Won’t Invade Ukraine Monday, December 6. 2021Christmas, Prada handbags, and Haggis for breakfast
Let's say you are a guy, and you know your wife "needs" a Prada bag. Get her one. She can exchange it if she doesn't like it. Ha - reader reminds me that they are free in San Francisco. Cool. Readers know from past postings that we prefer tickets and trips for presents (with the very rare exceptions of my birthday car and her birthday boat - no more of that is likely cuz her new bedroom fireplace is last on that list). Opening presents is mainly for kids except for diamonds and gold. One thing anybody might like as a present is a hiking trip. Montana is great, so is Sedona or the Dolomites. Or just the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Backroads has tons of good hiking or biking tours ($), but we really got a kick out of our Wilderness Scotland Outer Hebrides trip. Small (10) group from all over the world, energetic people but not kids, superb Scots guide, semi-rustic places to stay. Kippers and Haggis for breakfast. Bring rain gear. Carpe diem. Life is short.
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Monday morning linksAn appreciation of Bob Dole GETTING MINDS RIGHT AT YALE: THE AYRES REPORT Attempts To Cancel Coastal Carolina University Prof Steve Earnest Were Worse Than We Knew Bloomberg doubles down on his most important legacy: charter schools Manhattan workers warned not to use public transit. Is this the new normal? How looting turned the most upscale part of San Francisco into a ghost town Chicago is what happens when a culture loses its moral grounding Why Woke Organizations All Sound the Same - Understanding the sociology of organizations Ilhan Omar part of 'systemic' anti-Semitism, a 'civil rights issue of epic proportions' RUSSIA HOAX WHITEWASH ERA BEGINS The Media Inverts Reality in the Kenosha and Waukesha Cases. They want to advance the narrative that white people hate black people. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., issued a warning to the Supreme Court days before oral arguments in a potential landmark abortion case, claiming that a “revolution” will take place if the high court overturns existing precedent. Sunday, December 5. 2021Robert FrostVia NYROB, a new, beautifully edited volume of Robert Frost’s letters finds him at the height of his artistic powers while suffering a series of losses almost unimaginable to the fortunate among us.
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But where do you store the darn thing? They are not cheap. From today's LectionaryLuke 3:1-6 3:1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, 3:2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3:3 He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, 3:4 as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 3:5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth; 3:6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'" Saturday, December 4. 2021CVS: Help wantedMy closest CVS has set up four self-service kiosks this week. The gal showed me how they work, which is simple. I was in there early to grab some notebooks. I asked her why they appeared. "We can't find workers." Saturday linksThere seems to be a shortage of links this holiday season. Or are we missing everything? Yom HaGirush: The Inside Story of ‘Expulsion Day'. The largely forgotten ethnic cleansing, almost unparalleled in the history of human rights abuses. AUSSIES GONE MAD [UPDATED] Ghislane Maxwell’s Attorney Refers to “Former Astronaut Senator” Who Flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s Lolita Express How did Epstein become such a big deal? Don't Look Now, but Food Charity and Farmers Markets Are Part of 'White Supremacy Culture' Too New Leftist Position: Abortion Is Good Because Adoption Is Traumatic… Fool's Errand: Beto O'Rourke chasing down the Texas Latino vote War: What Israel talks about when it talks about striking Iran’s nuclear program Friday, December 3. 2021Friday morning linksHow Do You Say Merry Christmas in European? I Battled Rhode Island's Cookie Police The UK: Science Subordinated to Moonbattery at Science Museum Is Omicron More Contagious Than Delta? A Virus Expert Explains What We Know So Far Group Explores The Critical Race Theory Training The Salvation Army Is Doing… Next Step for the Parents’ Movement: Curriculum Transparency. Parents have a right to know what’s being taught to their children. Overwhelmed Biden to Restart Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Texas Law Enforcement Reports Reveal Scope of the Border Crisis Catching illegals from 40 countries When China Says ‘Jump,’ Much of the Business World Asks ‘How High’? The Most Legitimate State on Earth Thursday, December 2. 2021Thursday morning linksCan SCOTUS Draw a New Line on Abortion? The "viability" rule is arbitrary. So are the alternatives. Michael Bloomberg: Why I’m Backing Charter Schools. The public school system is failing. My philanthropy will give $750 million to a proven alternative. Australia's quarantine camps See No Murder. Despite its obsession with race, the media are blind to the nonwhite victims of rising violent crime. The Pall of Politics Descends Upon American Medicine Wednesday, December 1. 2021Wednesday morning linksA remote-controlled fishing boat Sheesh The comic cries of climate apocalypse — 50 years of spurious scaremongering The Science of Mind Reading. Researchers are pursuing age-old questions about the nature of thoughts—and learning how to read them. At Chronicle, Bait and Switch - How the physicist Alan Sokal hoodwinked a group of humanists and why, 20 years later, it still matters. Why Woke Organizations All Sound the Same Alumni Withhold Donations, Demand Colleges Enforce Free Speech. Some baby boomers push back against what they see as liberal indoctrination at their schools CNN indefinitely suspends Chris Cuomo over damning AG documents Tuesday, November 30. 2021QQQ"What is the chief end of man?” And we answered together so one of us could carry on if the other forgot, “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever.” Tuesday morning linksDNA Has Finally Revealed The Mysterious Origins of The Ancient Etruscans Barbados parts way with Queen and becomes world’s newest republic Shortage of Adult Workers Makes Teens Employable Again LATEST ACADEMIC HOAX IS A DOOZY Racial Newspeak Comes to the Classroom UK Bureaucrats Abandon Term "Christmas" Over Fears It May Offend Minorities Levi Strauss and Best Buy offer counseling to employees distressed over Rittenhouse acquittal, including session with 'racial trauma specialist' PANIC IS A LIFESTYLE BRAND The Biden Grift-and-Influence Machine Is Even Worse Than You Thought Where Xi's China is heading - Opinion by Fareed Zakaria Monday, November 29. 2021AdventMonday morning linksPeople Are Still Trying to Cancel Dave Chappelle, Like He Cares Florida Has Nation’s Lowest COVID-19 Case Rate… The Cynical and Dangerous Weaponization of the "White Supremacist" Label CNN Reports Study Questioning Climate Change Models On Thanksgiving Day When Few Are Following News Complete Madness In The Biden Administration: Energy Policy Rex Murphy: Sorry, Liberals, our Earth is not in danger — Canadian democracy is NY TIMES ASKS: WHY DO BLUE STATES SUCK? Book: Hunter Biden Given Expensive Gem to Seal Deal With Chinese Energy Consortium Andrew Cuomo’s Downfall Began with a Book Deal Sunday, November 28. 2021From today's LectionaryPsalm 25:1-10 25:1 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. 25:2 O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. 25:3 Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame; let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. 25:4 Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. 25:5 Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. 25:6 Be mindful of your mercy, O LORD, and of your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. 25:7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for your goodness' sake, O LORD! 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. 25:9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. 25:10 All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his decrees. Saturday, November 27. 2021Saturday morning linksTowering Musical Theater Master, Broadway’s ‘West Side Story’ Lyricist, Stephen Sondheim Dies at 91 COVID rules are blamed for 23% dive in young children's development A Scared Nu World: Here's What We Know About The COVID "Omicron" Strain Minority professor denied grants because he hires on merit: 'People are afraid to think' University of California system permanently abandons standardized testing for admissions The Biden Regime Wants to 'Liberate' People From Caring for Their Children WILL DISPARATE IMPACT DESTROY AMERICA? Interview with Heather McD. Friday, November 26. 2021Like the Indians didAt the BD homestead Thanksgiving, everybody brings something. It is semi-organized. This year, we had an abundance of homemade desserts, all wonderful. I am talking about pumpkin cheesecake, mini-mince pies with homemade rum ice cream, squash pie, and things like that. All good but posting a pic of a daughter's homemade brie pastry thing with the surprise of toasted pecans and cranberries inside with the cheese. That is a meal in itself. We sent a lot of leftovers home with people. Friday morning linksThe war on Thanksgiving is real and it's spectacular The war of TG is cleaning all of the pots and pans, dishes, silverware, napkins, etc. 'This is not our land': Students pen editorial on 'dark origins' of Thanksgiving Tearing down Thomas Jefferson over slavery is moral idiocy Nadia Murad and the heartlessness of PC, A Toronto school board pulled out of an event with a survivor of ISIS sex slavery over fears of ‘Islamophobia’. We Don't Get a Vote on the Woke Revolution The Push for Equity in Education Hurts Vulnerable Children the Most How much porn is needed in schools? No end to how low Andrew Cuomo will go: Goodwin
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