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Tuesday, June 18. 2024Aldo LeopoldHis classic is A Sand Country Almanac (1949):
Kare Kare - Oxtail Stew
Anyway, we had a Filipino helper for years, when the kids were younger, and, without wanting to be racist, I still believe that they are the best people in the world. Besides their work ethic, they seem to be caring and loving souls. Yes, I know they like to eat dogs but that's a stretch for me. She liked to make Filipino suppers, and I was all in on that. This was one of my favorites, served with white rice. The tripe is not required, but the peanut butter is, along with lots of pumpkin hunks:
Monday, June 17. 2024Feathers and all: It's Soft-Shelled Crab seasonOn the Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia down to the Gulf of Mexico, it's molting season for the Blue Crab. Some people don't mind picking the meat out of these delicious Blue Crabs for crab salad, crab cakes, a crab boil, or She-crab soup, but my preference is Soft-Shelled, right after the molt. You just eat the whole juicy thing, feathers and all. No waste whatsoever. Sometimes you will get a batch of crabs whose new shells have begun to firm up a little too much, and are too chewy. I don't like that. Chewy is fine, but hard is not. If you have any sauteed crabs left-over in the fridge, you can put one on white bread with some mayonnaise and salt and pepper, and it might be the best sandwich in the world. Here's the best recipe. Sunday, June 16. 2024Who was Tony Soprano?Thanks to James Gandolfini's magic (RIP), Tony became a fascinating and often amiable antihero. This character review of a TV character is kinda fun:
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From today's LectionaryMark 4:26-34 4:26 He also said, "The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, 4:27 and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. 4:28 The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. 4:29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come." 4:30 He also said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? 4:31 It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; 4:32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade." 4:33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; 4:34 he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples. Saturday, June 15. 2024Pickleball adviceHalf Hitch
It's the right thing for bumpers and fenders.
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I'll be AWOL on salt water for a few days, back with morning links Thurs, time and weather permitting. How Hadrian’s Wall is revealing a hidden side of Roman history America’s Loneliest Workers, According to Research What City Kids Learn on My Farm - ‘Hens don’t lay on demand. Tomatoes aren’t ripe in June. And animals don’t care about your feelings.’ How much can you really learn about a country from visiting it? Not as much as people think. What the Pope really thinks about frociaggine in the Vatican University of Florida offers ‘Data Feminisms’ class, won’t provide syllabus The benefits of immigrant workers What Americans Really Think About Immigration Seems like Americans like it legal Top ex-spies who (still) lie about Hunter Biden’s laptop are anything but ‘patriots’ Also, They stand by their operation If Trump wins in November, watch out Election Interference: Facebook Blocks Post About Biden Campaign Disinformation Pennsylavania Gov. Josh Shapiro Calls Trump Supporters ‘Profoundly and Pathetically Weak People’ Democrat Left Speechless When Asked to Name Trump’s Crimes Friday, June 14. 2024The history of tractors, with Farmalls
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Friday morning linksExplorer Shackleton's last ship found on ocean floor Wells Fargo Fires Employees Over "Mouse Jigglers" How is France dodging the global obesity trend? Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto Released Despite FBI Resistance The Merry Divorcee who got tired of cooking TGIF: This Establishment Accepts Presidential Prison Coins, Hunter gets convicted, Republicans stake it all on IVF, and Bill Gates goes nuclear. Plus: The Brooklyn Museum director gets measured feedback from community stakeholders. Case Study In Making Science Propaganda: Cooking Becomes Pollution Chicago Doubles Education Spending, Tragedy Ensues. George Stephanopoulos Rips the Mask Off, Gives CNN Advice on How to ‘Get’ Trump in the Debate Biden, Zelensky hail $50 billion G7 loan for Ukraine The West Is Sick of the New Woke Jihadism Thursday, June 13. 2024It's Kenny Burrell DayNot officially, just for me and us. A cool story about discovering this jazz guitarist but I can't tell it right now. Thursday morning linksCOVID: This insanity should never have happened Is Wellness A Gateway To Right-Wing "Fascism"? Columbia is about to be in a world of Title VI hurt it can’t even yet imagine. Protesters are harassing Jews every day in NYC, when will pols protect them? New York is about to make its high school diplomas worse than useless American Education’s Dirty Little Secret. Plus. . . Bias at the NY Times? Who Knew? Europe Not Allowed To Lean Conservative? Warnings Of "Crisis" Abound After Shocking Elections El Salvador President Nayib Bukele: Western Civilization Is Reaching A Tipping Point The bottom line is that the UN is increasingly irrelevant in solving major world crises Wednesday, June 12. 2024Pointe ShoesWednesday morning linksNew neuroscience research reveals the remarkable impact of exercise on brain cells Americans are lonelier than ever - and 'Netflix and chill' homes are to blame, say experts Kevin Spacey Says He's Losing His Home Due to Debt from Legal Bills Muller on Capitalism Millions fewer people may need statins, a new study suggests. But guidelines have yet to agree Starbucks founder says Steve Jobs told him to fire executive team: 'He was right' Immigration Fueled America's Stunning Cricket Upset Over Pakistan Climate Science is About to Make a Huge Mistake Despite climate-change hysterics, weather disasters have decreased Three Washington State Teens Face Ten Years In Prison For Vandalizing Pride Mural Judge Dismisses Riot Charges Against Illegal Aliens in Texas MSNBC’s Joy Reid Says Justice Samuel Alito Wants an American ‘Ethno-State,’ Wants to Bring Back Segregation Does she believe that? Sleeping MAGA Giant Of Europe Finally Awakens Far-Left Extremism Enabled Right-Wing Victories. The backlash to radical energy, migration, and security policies in Europe, North America, and Latin America isn't irrational How California became a warning to the world - A new dominant class of oligarchs and woke bureaucrats has bled the Golden State dry. Argentina's Milei To Cut 50,000 State Jobs Amid Legislative Challenges. The move is part of the president's ongoing strategy to cut public spending and reduce the national deficit. Israel Killed 31 of My Family Members in Gaza. The Pro-Palestine Movement Isn’t Helping. Over the last two decades, Western activists have only made things worse for my people. Tuesday, June 11. 2024mRNAThe story of mechanized agriculture
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Tuesday morning links
The hippies of the ‘60s were not all we’re led to believe Stoner dropouts is what I was led to believe, much loved by media Trans woman says she wants to have uterus transplanted into her body just so she can have an abortion It's not nice to make fun of batshit crazy people Breaking science news: Study suggests evolutionary basis for male risk-taking behaviors The Foundation of American Folly - The Ford Foundation has spent decades tearing the country apart, tax-free. Paris’ Idea To Have AC Free Olympics Runs Into A Snag Briggs: What Postmodernists Got Right About Science
A Doctor Told the Truth. Then the Feds Showed Up at His Door. Plus. . . "Stay away from toxic people and manage your reputation. Both good pieces of advice. Unfortunately, when you punch out a woman on a public street, your own reputation is very likely to suffer." The Mistake Companies Make When They Use Data to Plan Diversity Efforts VDH: The Left Knows Leftism Doesn’t Work. If Biden and his handlers have taught us anything, human nature cannot be fooled, and the current four-year experiment will have to end before it ends us—and soon. New National Poll Finds 62 Percent of Americans, Including Democrats, Support National Program to Deport ALL Illegal Aliens DHS Internal Memo Orders San Diego Border Patrol to Release Single Adults The EU has been shaken to its core. Europeans have had enough of the Brussels oligarchy. The Hostage Rescue and the Truth About This War The racism of never blaming Hamas for anything - Following the rescue of four Israeli hostages, it is time the Western left gave Hamas some credit for its evil. "They don't really want to tear your hearts out, it's just rhetoric." US-Linked Ukrainian NGO Unveils 'Enemies List' Including ZeroHedge, Tucker, Elon And Trump Ukraine Claims First-Ever Fighter Jet Strike On Russian Territory Monday, June 10. 2024Monday morning linksMusk's Starfactory What to do if you encounter a bear on your next hike or camping trip Play dead or fight? Stay quiet or make noise? Experts share lifesaving tips after a deadly grizzly attack near Yellowstone National Park. Tokyo Government Dating App Helps Residents Get Laid To Avoid Population Collapse Top cancer charity apologizes for using word 'cervix' instead of trans-friendly 'front hole' FDA Rescinds Ban On Juul E-Cigarettes The Latest On The Federal War Against Internal Combustion Vehicles The astonishing number of fast food jobs lost - and restaurants shut - because of California's new $20-an-hour minimum wage 66% of US adults oppose transgender girls competing on female sports teams, new survey reveals Gen Z goes to work instead of college – ‘you can make really good money’ Government Continues to Lead “Job Growth”. "Social assistance employment continued to trend up in May" Luxury Tower Being Built on Skid Row in Los Angeles to House Homeless People – Will Include a Gym, Cafe and Art Studio Math professor fired after criticizing slavery reparations continues legal battle against St. Joe’s Our New Philosopher Kings Palestinianism Began with Nazism And Today Is Based on Antisemitism, Sexism, Homophobia and Denial of Human Rights. So Why Is the Left So in Love with It? Universities in Crisis | Glorifying Atrocities: The Case of Brown University Iran’s Supreme Leader praises American students for forming their own 'branch of the Resistance Front' Pro-Hamas Stanford Students Who ‘Occupied’ President’s Office Hit With Felony Charges Democrats Panic Over Jewish Voters "Their only crime was holding Israeli hostages in their home." The Saudi school system is finally embracing the West "Zero Tolerance": Germany To Start Forcibly Deporting Dangerous Migrants After Cop Dies In Stabbing Sunday, June 9. 2024Tooth careAnother random post from Maggie's. Tooth care is a complete drag, whether at home or in the dental hyena's office. I tend to do my tooth care in the shower, but I have always hated tooth care and anything related to dentistry. Having grown up with a dentist who thought novocaine was newfangled nonsense didn't help, but as a kid I was afraid of needles too. Anyway, some of us are obsessive tooth-carers and some are less so. Nowadays, we have lots of choices: - Water-pic (my dentist wants me to use, but it's a hassle) Maybe permanent fake implants would be a good plan. (Photo is not me, thank God). What tooth habits do our readers have?
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From today's LectionaryMark 3:20-35 3:20 and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. 3:21 When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, "He has gone out of his mind." 3:22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons." 3:23 And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan? 3:24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 3:25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 3:26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come. 3:27 But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man; then indeed the house can be plundered. 3:28 "Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for their sins and whatever blasphemies they utter; 3:29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"-- 3:30 for they had said, "He has an unclean spirit." 3:31 Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent to him and called him. 3:32 A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you." 3:33 And he replied, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" 3:34 And looking at those who sat around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! 3:35 Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother." Saturday, June 8. 2024PickleballMaybe we recommended this book in the pastSaturday morning links
A New 'Miss Maryland USA' Was Crowned. Here's the Catch. Olympics to the Media: Avoid ‘Problematic Language’ Like ‘Born Male,’ ‘Biologically Male,’ and ‘Genetically Female’ DOJ Indicts Doctor Who Exposed the Barbarism of “Gender-Affirming Care” UMich spends $100K on DEI 2.0 launch: cotton candy cart, hip-hop performance The Daily Chart: How Big Is Academic Fraud? A Referendum on Biden's Corruption of the Legal System President-in-Absentia - Who's running the country? Merchan Warns Prosecutors, Trump Defense Team There Might Be a Problem in Manhattan Case Trump LANDSLIDE INCOMING | 2024 Updated Election Map Analysis (June 2024) Really? David Sacks: Why I’m Backing President Trump Number of Illegal Aliens From Far-Flung Nations Continues to Surge Friday, June 7. 2024We require an IQ test for our commentersAnd it works well. Above 120, all of 'em. At least. Try this one, takes just a few minutes of fun. And yes, it is scientificalistical. Right - don't give your email. Whatever, I don't even understand the questions so I fail. Begging the question
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