Maggie's Farm

We'll all agree that envy is a soul-destroying sin. At its extremes, it presents as bitterness or contempt. Can we all agree that, at least to some extent, it is universal at some points?

Boudreaux compares money-envy with fitness-envy.

I have never watched that show, but this is interesting about "the show about nothing."

Many do. Sad. Scott Adams has it covered, on his enjoyable podcast.

You might not admire his personality, but it's hoaxes all the way down. Malevolent hoaxes.

Two Nigerians! And they knew the guy. 

Dershowitz: Ousting Trump Via 25th Amendment Is “Clearly An Attempt At A Coup D’etat”

Related,  After the Coup is Gone

Related,  The Only Way to Save the FBI Is to Expose Everything

If this is winning, what would losing look like?

Ingrates. Most sensible places would welcome 125,000 good jobs for their people. For the good of my city, I am deeply disappointed by the political idiots. No giganto biz wants to put up with that sort of BS when everybody else wants them.

“Headquarters of our cultural fascination with the art of deception.“ THE NEW YORK TIMES

Get your paranoid on at Spyscape  in midtown Manhattan. They will even rate you on your potential spooky qualities.

Naval Ravikant is one of the truly smart guys. Deep thinker, legendary reader, genius investor, and wise beyond his years. Also, humorous, humble, and a good talker. Quite the human package. I like his line about happiness being an escape from the web of desire and acceptance of the present. 

The only thing I have in common with him is reading multiple books at the same time. 

Scott Adams interviewed him yesterday on the podcast and Scott rightly kept himself out of it, mostly.

If you enjoyed listening to Naval there,  here's another interview with him: Naval Ravikant: The Angel Philosopher on Investing, Making Decisions, Happiness and the Meaning of Life

Fischer makes good points, but Trump would not have been elected as a slick, savvy insider.

People wanted a tough guy with common sense. 

Trump's approval rating among likely voters soars to his best in 23 MONTHS at 52 per cent 

Is he the only sane person in Washington? Inquiring minds wonder.

And that's despite this:  Video Venom: 33 TV Shows in Jan. Slam ‘Terrorist’ Trump, Praise Abortion

But this helps:  Americans' Confidence in Their Finances Keeps Growing

Since the Green Deal seeks to eliminate cattle farts (hey, what about wild Bison?) by banning beef, I'd suggest banning beans due to human methane emission. Or, is it too extreme to suggest simply banning human existence entirely?

From Donald Fagen. Thanks, reader. Life will be beautiful.

At Drudge:

DEMS GO ECO WILD!
Rebuild every single building in USA...
Phase out air travel in next 10 years...
TARGETS COW FLATULENCE...
Government-guaranteed job for all!
Socialist wish list...
2020 litmus test...
Print money to pay for it?

Refined Conservatives find Trump distasteful.  Of course they do.  Amusing.

Some people would rather lose while holding on to their class/virtue-signaling bona fides.

The problem with home-made pizza is that an oven does not have the hot surface or heat of a wood-fired or commercial pizza oven. That's why we usually pre-cook the crust before cooking again with the toppings. 500 degrees or close is oven pizza temperature. Also, pre-heat the darn oven.

Wood-fired and commercial pizza ovens reach 800-1000 degrees F. These comments are interesting:  Can an oven be too hot for Pizza?

Pizza dough is easy to make, or to buy fresh pizza dough balls at your market. My preference is a thin, cracker-like crust with burn marks on the bottom. 

Our current favorite topping is rather effete, but don't knock it if you haven't tried it:  Olive oil, Goat cheese, arugula or dandelion, sliced fresh figs, and sprinkled with pignoli and then with some ground pepper. Best to wilt the bed of arugula in some oil for a minute first.