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Tuesday, August 29. 2023Thimble IslandsThimble Islands off in the distance. Not safe in our craft to get much closer, unfortunately. You have to know the rocks and reefs well, and the owners don't want boats nearby anyway.
Monday, August 28. 2023Piper Cub
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Monday morning linksWe are not empty. The concept of the atomic void is one of the most repeated mistakes in popular science. Molecules are packed with stuff ‘Profession of the century’: why so many people are retraining as therapists. Workers from farmers to investment bankers are ditching long-held jobs to enter the industry Denmark Caves, Restores Blasphemy Prosecutions THE GLOBAL WARMING INDUSTRY IS CORRUPT New York City’s got it all wrong with its ‘right to shelter’ Alice Cooper Versus Carlos Santana ‘No Hose, No Gun’: Police Alternatives for Mental-Health Crises Fall Short Salena Zito: Everyone’s tired of politics. Everyone outside of the media-activist-pundit bubble, that is When Trans Activism Becomes Government Policy - Even as other nations finally move to protect dysphoric youth from disfiguring treatments, Canadian politicians and educators continue to promote state-funded ‘gender journeys.’ Sunday, August 27. 2023Johnny AppleseedThe Connecticut-born John Chapman was an eccentric but a successful businessman. At the time, "west" meant Ohio.
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From today's LectionaryRomans 12:1-8 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God--what is good and acceptable and perfect. 12:3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 12:4 For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, 12:5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. 12:6 We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; 12:7 ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; 12:8 the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness. Saturday, August 26. 2023Jole BlonHow boating is like recreational flyingNavigation is the big deal for both, especially in inclement weather. But in boats, it's 2D instead of 3D. Docking is like landing. Taking off from a mooring can be tricky too, especially a slip. And yes, boats float. Until they don't.
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Saturday morning linksAMERICA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE TERRIBLE Or is it the kids? THE DAILY CHART: TOTAL CLIMATE CRAZINESS The Biden Admin Is Going After Another Common Household Item in the Name of Climate Change First they came for Chapelle, then they came for Santana I Know That Arguing With Leftists Is a Pointless Waste of Time, but Dr. Bourbon Makes Me 'Talkative' The Bidens: "Stone Cold Crooked" (8) -- This Is Getting Ridiculous The mugshot heard ‘round the world: Eight truths that the mugshot reveals Friday, August 25. 2023What do lobsters eat?The limits of infinity, or how many infinities can you handle?
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Friday morning linksApproximately half of all first marriages end in divorce, with subsequent marriages failing at even higher rates. The Trouble with Chesterton's Fence - We sometimes should tear it down Gender-affirming treatment: life-saver or child-abuse Soros-Funded NGOs Demand Crackdown On Free Speech As Politicians Spread Hate Misinformation Medieval EU Censorship Regime Goes Into Full Effect Secret Letter To CDC: Top Epidemiologist Suggests Agency Misrepresented Scientific Data To Support Mask Narrative Jordan Peterson Goes to ‘War’. The psychologist sells out auditoriums. But he can be stripped of his clinical license because of his tweets. He tells TFP why he won’t back down. TGIF: Everyone Gets a Mugshot Thursday, August 24. 2023Thursday morning linksWhoever thought of a ship with sails? Flushing our prescription drugs into coastal Florida ‘They Lied by Omission’: Female Detransitioner Sues Doctors Who Enabled Her Teen Gender Transition AMA: Taxpayers should fund uterus transplants for males Retail Shrinkage USD rejects request to host Matt Walsh talk titled ‘It’s your fault you’re offended’ "Unlivable": Minneapolis slips into hellhole status New York to Business Owners: The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves Only Paved Road Out of Maui’s Devastated Town of Lahaina Was Barricaded During Wildfire Evacuation Anybody notice what went on at the Darien Gap this weekend? Despite budget crisis, Penn State offers in-state tuition to illegal immigrants Misinformation: Joe Biden Lies About Debate Questions in Social Media Posts Worse than a lie United Nations Countering 'Deadly Disinformation' Through Creation Of 'Digital Army' The Top 3 Censored Topics in America in 2023 Biden Admin 'Welds Open Floodgates' At Arizona Border, Allowing Illegalss To Pour Into US Swank Parisian avenue reduced to unbelievable migrant squalor, and river pollution calls 2024 Olympics into question Green Party’s trans court case is a sign of things to come Wednesday, August 23. 2023Donna LeeSome humor can not be translated into filmEvery decade or so I go back to the world of Jeeves. Maybe it's because the stories are fresh again. I find the dialog to be hilarious.
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ReframingScott Adams' new book is out: Reframe Your Brain I like the concept, and I will check out the book. Our brains on autopilot are often in skewed realities.
Wednesday morning linksThe Female Pickup Artists - A new group of influencers is peddling an old strategy: the art of entrapping a man. I’m 23 Years Old. And I’ve Bought a Farm. Chinese parents around the US are launching programs and schools to defend traditional values like hard work and meritocracy. Canadian "health care" is fast-tracking euthanasia The Business of Treating Anxiety " It has been observed that the demand for racism outstrips the supply, and hence the need for defining racism down .." ‘A Dream Deferred’ Revisited - Shelby Steele’s masterful second book invites black America to reject redemptive liberalism and the helplessness it demands for a humanistic politics of advancement. “What’s the ‘anti-racist’ perspective on the atomic mass of boron?” San Fran State hires ‘anti-racist’ engineering dean Cancer Biologist Applicants at San Diego State University Subjected to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Litmus Test Why Has Biden Declared War on Natural Gas? Public Employee Unions Rule California Biden is Doing Everything Possible to Open Up the Border. The invasion is coming from inside the White House. Vivek Ramaswamy: My 10 truths for the 2024 campaign Deindustrializing Germany Tuesday, August 22. 2023Handy and cheap at AmazonWhy the Ukraine war is nuts, from a general400,000 Ukrainian deaths, 13,000,000 Ukrainian refugees who will never return, maybe 40-50,000 Russian military dead. Why is the US contributing to this? I annoyed lots of people on this topic from the beginning, but it is nuts. Good interview.
My trainer back from AbruzzoHe's back from 9 days in a mountain villa overlooking the Adriatic in Abruzzo. He'd only been to Italy once, as a kid. Naturally, I had questions: Any mishaps? Just left my backpack with money and passports in a cab. Luckily, he soon noticed and caught up with us as we entered the Rome airport. How was the house? Gorgeous, but hard beds. Nice pool with mountain views. Like the women? Dangerously sexy and well-dressed. Natives in Abruzzo speak any English? Not really. See any relatives? My 85 year-old aunt had her driver take us around to see my Mom's relatives. Go to the beach? Twice. Eat any pizza or pasta? My daughter did. Have some vongole? Yep, raw and in sauce. Grilled octopus? Of course. That's a dumb question. Any risotto? They don't make risotto in southern Italy. Calamari? Yep, raw on toast and in sauces. Fresh white anchovies? Of course. Mussels? We had a mussel pie. Swordfish or tuna? No. Cinghiale? Looked, didn't see it on a menu. Breakfasts? Just espresso. Wine? Too much, usually. See any gyms in the towns? Nope. Would you return? I'd just stay there.
Tuesday morning linksPrince Immediately Regrets Waking Rachel Zegler With A Kiss After She Starts Ranting About The Patriarchy ‘Minuteman’ mascot scrapped at Calif. school Old School higher ed The American Propaganda Media 14 American Cities Aim to Ban Meat, Dairy, Private Cars by 2030 Good luck with that Runaway AI Train " And all of this is illegal and unconstitutional." Washington Democrat Governor Inslee: “We Need to Decarbonize Our Economy so These Fires Don’t Ravage Us” California’s Heat-Pump Fantasy - Regulators move to phase out gas furnaces for an electric-powered appliance that will raise costs, cause more climate damage per pound than carbon—and won’t even keep people warm. 'Children Were Incinerated To Ash': Livid Hawaiians Slam Biden For Cracking Jokes, Lying About Wife RFK Jr. Blasts Biden's Approving F-16s For Ukraine "A Disaster For Humanity" David Sacks: Sadly, Ukraine Will Be Destroyed Before Washington Admits We Need A Diplomatic Solution Monday, August 21. 2023Sunrise, Sunset, at anchor
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Monday morning linksThe musical legacy of Robbie Robertson is a monument to the possibilities of American song. How August Wilson became one of the country’s most influential playwrights Why Do Some People Think Cilantro Tastes Like Soap? If you hate cilantro, this could be why. The Booming Business of American Anxiety - A flurry of companies and entrepreneurs aim to fill the demand for mental-health help ‘Barren’ Disney Theme Parks Blamed on Climate Change Everything is caused by climate change "Leave Neutrality Behind": Soros-Backed UT Austin Initiative Embraces Advocacy Journalism Propaganda, in other words PBS reporter wigging that OK "narrowing" definition of "man" and "woman" SWEDEN GOES NUCLEAR The Green Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think -- Or Not Joe Rogan Blasts the Left’s Obsession With Climate Change: ‘You’re Not Saving Jack Sh*t!’ Signal and Noise - Can we keep climate science separate from misinformation? Politico: There’s Only One Way to Control AI: Nationalization Lefty: There's no way to control ____________ without nationalization No Quality in Socialist Equality The Town Without Zoning - Can Caroline, New York, resist the imposition of its first-ever zoning code? Andrew C. McCarthy: The Flaw in Trump’s Georgia Indictment Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears scolds ‘scorched earth’ 2024 GOP Ramaswamy's 15 Minutes Have Begun. Can He Sustain It? China and America-- Decoupling Scientific Research Sunday, August 20. 2023From today's LectionaryMatthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 15:10 Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, "Listen and understand: 15:11 it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles." 15:12 Then the disciples approached and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?" 15:13 He answered, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 15:14 Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit." 15:15 But Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us." 15:16 Then he said, "Are you also still without understanding? 15:17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach, and goes out into the sewer? 15:18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles.\ 15:19 For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander. 15:20 These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile." 15:21 Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 15:22 Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon." 15:23 But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us." 15:24 He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." 15:25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me." 15:26 He answered, "It is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs." 15:27 She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table." 15:28 Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed instantly. Saturday, August 19. 2023About IQ
We tend to value personality traits more important than other things, but statistically IQ plays a big role in negotiating life. Biology is powerful
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