Wednesday, June 19. 2019
Thanks to seal conservation, the ocean beaches of Cape Cod are more exciting than ever this year.
Monday, June 17. 2019
VDH: When normality became abnormal
The Republican Party’s prior role was to slow down the inevitable trajectory to European socialism, the end of American exceptionalism, and homogenized globalized culture. Losing nobly in national elections was one way of keeping one’s dignity, weepy wounded-fawn style, while the progressive historical arc kept bending to our collective future. Rolling one’s eyes on Sunday talk shows as a progressive outlined the next unhinged agenda was proof of tough resistance.
Like it or not, now lines are drawn. Trump so unhinged the Left that it finally tore off its occasional veneer of moderation, and showed us what progressives had in store for America...
Sunday, June 16. 2019
Re the Russia hoax
With Justice Department investigators’ noses to the ground, it should be just a matter of time before they identify Brennan conclusively as fabricator-in-chief of the Russiagate story. Evidence, real evidence in this case, abounds, since the Brennan-Comey-Clapper gang of three were sure Hillary Clinton would become president. Consequently, they did not perform due diligence to hide their tracks...
Saturday, June 15. 2019
 Local Anytime Fitness Blasted For This Fat-Shaming Promotional Email
Snowflakes Triggered by Calorie Count Exam Question
Countless workout fads have come along since the heyday of Jazzercise: Tae Bo, Pilates, Zumba, boxing, spinning, pole dancing. And yet Jazzercise persists
Hiking Mt. Washington is the real deal
Thousands do it, but be prepared for weather
Name change: "Cimate Emergency" replaces Climate Change, which replaced Global Warming
Still working on the branding
COWARDICE AT HARVARD
An Addiction Crisis Disguised as a Housing Crisis - Opioids are fueling homelessness on the West Coast.
Williamson: But Why Is Guatemala Hungry?
Codevilla: A Conservative Resistance?
Do the current Democratic politics spell doom for charter schools?
Cuomo’s rent regulation will destroy NYC’s housing market
Damned irrational
Communism Versus Freedom: The Strategy for Taking Over the Democratic Party
Question For Bernie: What Happens To Those Who Don’t Want To Join Your Commune?
Berrnie lived on a Vermont commune for a while. Got thrown out for being a slacker.
Kamala Harris Would Help Dreamers Get Green Cards — Sometimes at the Expense of Legal Immigrants
Aren't Democrats now accusing Team Obama of treason?
Just Try Calling the FBI With Foreign Dirt Dug Up On Democrats
Trump touts new health care move to expand choices for small businesses
Trump administration expands pre-tax accounts for health insurance coverage
So Far, Trade War 2019 Risks Red Ink, Not Blood
Where Jews and Palis get along well
Friday, June 14. 2019
Many or most people in the US have used opioids whether for surgical or dental procedures, cancer pain, etc. The number of those people who become addicts is extremely low, but I do not have the numbers.
I know that there is some recreational use too, which seems, intuitively, more likely to lead towards addiction.
The few times I have used opioids (prescribed, of course), I have found them to be sort-of ok for pain relief but generally unpleasant (sleepy, stupid, unsettling) so I switch to NSAIDs or Tylenol as soon as I can.
Others find opioids to provide a feeling of deep, warm well-being if not euphoria. That sounds appealing, doesn't it?
What are your experiences with opioids?
Here's Dalrymple's take on the topic.
Monday, June 10. 2019
There are still a few wooden homes left in Manhattan, 11 of them are listed here. As luck would have it, we actually saw 3 of the 11 (Morris-Jumel, Hamilton Grange, Sylvan Terrace) on our urban hike, and could've seen 2 more (if I had known and added them...more research needed next time).
 Why Some Americans Won't Move, Even For A Higher Salary
Millennial Dads Have Pathetic DIY Skills Compared To Baby Boomers
The Business of Health Care Depends on Exploiting Doctors and Nurses. One resource seems infinite and free: the professionalism of caregivers.
Philadelphia To Ban Balconies And Bay Windows; “Symbols Of Gentrification”
California Democratic Party: First Amendment ‘Limited To Exclude Hate Speech’
At University of Illinois, 265 bias complaints enforced by literal ‘speech police’
G20 Countries Agree on Approach to Shut Down Big Tech's Tax Loopholes
Ross McKitrick: This scientist proved climate change isn’t causing extreme weather — so politicians attacked. And so, many scientists who have the facts and know the truth remain silent
PROOF that FACEBOOK Is Allowing Vile Leftist Pages To Dominate Platform While Silencing Conservatives
Liberals have become so consumed with hatred that they are hurting themselves. This is not normal.
Yes it is
Mexico freezes bank accounts in widening migration clampdown
Via ‘We Build the Wall’ — Armed Mexican Cartel Member Filmed Crossing US Border in Broad Daylight!
Why Trump’s critics had a royal meltdown over his visit with the Queen
England Forced To Crown Donald Trump As King After Strange Woman Lying In Pond Lobs A Sword At Him
China adds Washington Post, Guardian to 'Great Firewall' blacklist
SpyGate Shake-Up: Prime Minister of Italy Fires Top Officials from Italian Intel Agencies
Thursday, June 6. 2019
Just finishing Michael Lewis' Flash Boys, a terrific history of high frequency trading, front-running and markets in general. It reads like a thriller. You'd expect a Wall Street drama to be all about ego, bad guys ripping people off, and money being 'stolen'. Certainly that all plays a role, but it's not central to the story.
One of the best parts is the side story of Serge Aleynikov, one of the few people arrested, tried, and imprisoned after the crash in 2008. What's truly sad is that he had little to no involvement in any of the events leading up to that, nor was he involved in any transaction coding or theft of any kind (though Goldman Sachs and the US Government said otherwise). It's a sad state of affairs when someone capable of 'fixing' the problems that lead to flash crashes and other tech-driven market impairments is listed as a 'bad guy'.
At any rate, he lost his money, his family, his reputation - but eventually won his case and was freed. He has a great quote:
“If the incarceration experience doesn’t break your spirit, it changes you in a way that you lose many fears. You begin to realize that your life is not ruled by your ego and ambition and that it can end at any time. So why worry? You learn that just like on the street, there is life in prison, and random people get there based on the jeopardy of the system. The prisons are filled by people who crossed the law, as well as by those who were incidentally and circumstantially picked and crushed by somebody else’s agenda. On the other hand, as a vivid benefit, you become very much independent of material property and learn to appreciate very simple pleasures in life such as the sunlight and morning breeze.”~Serge Aleynikov
Tuesday, June 4. 2019
Althouse: "This is one of my longtime issues — the hypocrisy of those who purport to care deeply about carbon footprints yet enthusiastically imprint their feet all over the world and encourage (and even pressure) others to do the same."
In my deeply considered view, all of the global whatever you call it is either virtue signalling or power politics. It's all bullsh-t. If one more person tells me "I recycle for the planet" I will just laugh. And maybe ask them what they are doing for other planets.
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