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Maggie's FarmWe are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for. |
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Sunday, February 4. 2007Tucks
As Seinfeld said: "You are rooting for laundry." Watching TV is not sport...well, I guess getting to the bean dip after 14 Coors Lights is a bit of a sport. Anyway, for real sport, try Tucks - Tuckerman Ravine on Mt. Washington. No lifts. You hike up the trail, and ski down the natural snow (or ice). Image: Tuckerman Ravine skiiers in 1937. Same as today. Not for yuppies. For other old-timey skiing (but with lifts) we recommend Mad River Glen ("Ski it if you can"), and the Dartmouth Skiway. Yes, we love Stowe, - the home town of our webmeister Chris - but it's not really fully old-timey anymore.
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Music, sweet music
Gian Carlo Menotti has died, at 95. (h/t, Villainous)
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Secular culture and Death
I believe it is fear of that march which energizes the "crazy fundamentalists" who are not comfortable with treating human life as a disposable object. Now we see the practical Swiss planning to add mental illness to the list of diseases which will have physician-assisted suicide available. "Suicidally depressed? Hey - we can help!" Who's next on their list? Diabetics? Drug addicts? The unemployed? Sometimes a slippery slope is a slippery slope. How soon until Denmark and Holland have suicide teams roaming the hospitals (now often called "Death Services"), urging ill people to unburden society of their expensive and inconvenient problems? I can even see the ads: "Do it for the greater good", with some sort of happy, serene image of a smiling middle-aged lady floating on a fluffy cloud. Harp music, of course.
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Thursday, February 1. 2007"Janet"
This 50' yawl was designed by Fred Lawley and built by George Lawley and Sons. She won the NYC Mayor's Cup in 2000. Yes, she is for sale. We post the photo to please Chris, who has worked overtime for Maggie's Farm this past week, and who finally subdued - or outlasted - the Botnet beast. Chris loves sailboats and hates stinkpots - even old wooden ones.
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Wednesday, January 31. 20071930 Chris Craft
Pefect for Lake Champlain or Lake Winnepesaukee, if you don't mind being noticed. Or Long Island Sound, in nice weather. You can buy it here.
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John Edwards' "Two Americas"
Edwards' sleazily-earned wealth, and his 28,000 square-foot house for which he clear-cut many acres of woodland, convinced me that there truly are two Americas: He is in one, and I am in the other. But this house takes the cake. Wow.
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Tuesday, January 30. 2007Vista
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Monday, January 29. 2007Federer Update
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Sunday, January 28. 2007Watch this, then call your local recruiter
This minigun demo video will make anyone to want to sign up. (h/t, Alpha Patriot)
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In praise of schoolmarms
Dalrymple at City Journal, on the English language.
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Wednesday, January 24. 2007Joke of the Day: CopsAn older lady gets pulled over for speeding... Older Woman: Is there a problem, Officer? The Officer looks at the woman and slowly backs away to his car and calls for back up. Within minutes 5 police cars circle the car. A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun. The woman steps out of her vehicle. Older woman: Is there a problem sir? The woman digs into her handbag and pulls out a clutch purse and hands it to the officer. The officer examines the license. He looks puzzled.
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My Italian Friend Sells Cars
DeNiro clip, at YouTube
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Monday, January 22. 2007Good exampleGreat example of how the the press mis-reports science. Altruism in the Brain. I can list ten reasons why this report is misleading.
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Sunday, January 21. 2007You need to know this, in case anyone asksThere are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." (h/t, reader)
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Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.Or is our notion of time a psychic construct? Physicists discuss time. 7 minute video. (h/t, Siggie) Two things of importance are beyond ordinary time: God, and the unconscious.
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Friday, January 19. 2007Joke of the Day: His and Her DiaryHER DIARY: Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a bar to have a drink. I was shopping with my friends all day long, so I thought he was upset at the fact that I was a bit late, but he made no comment on it. Missed a big buck this morning. Bummer, but at least I got laid.
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Thursday, January 18. 2007Vegetarians through history
Shapin reviews a new book on the history of vegetarianism in The New Yorker. One quote:
I am not convinced that it's about morality, but it's an interesting piece. At Maggie's Farm, we are all dedicated, guilt-free carnivores. Whole piece here.
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SchoonerThis wood-hulled replica of a 1790-era New England schooner was built in 2000. 32' and an 8' beam. "Caledonian." Besides being used for fishing, schooners like this one transported everything up and down the East coast. Yes, she is for sale, too.
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Wednesday, January 17. 2007Joke of the Day
A gentleman diner asked a waiter to take a bottle of Merlot to an attractive woman sitting alone at another table.
The waiter took the Merlot to the woman and said, "This is from the gentleman seated over there," indicating the sender. She regarded the wine coolly for a second, not looking at the man, and decided to send a reply note to the man. The waiter, who was lingering for a response, took the note from her and conveyed it to the gentleman. The note read: "For me to accept this bottle, you need to have a Mercedes in your garage, a million dollars in the bank, and 7 inches in your pants." After reading the note, the man decided to compose one of his own in return. He folded the note, handed it to the waiter and instructed him to return this to the woman. It read: "For your information, I have a Ferrari 360 Spyder, an Aston Martin DB9, a Mercedes SL600 and a Porsche Turbo in my garages. I have over twenty million dollars in my bank account, but, not even for a woman as beautiful as you, would I cut two inches off. Just send the bottle back."
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Tuesday, January 16. 2007Feminist Con Job: One "victim" speaksCasual sex is a feminist con, says ex-groupie. I always found it amusing that the feminist con was so compatible with the time-honored male con. One quote:
Whole pitiful story at Times Online
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Puritans, Free Will, and SexA basic summary piece on Jonathan Edwards' view of free will, with a comment about Pilgrims and sex, as quoted:
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Lake BoatThis 1927 22' Chris Craft Cadet, with its original 6 cylinder Chrysler engine, can be had for $52,000. Having beauty in life is one good reason to make money. What's not to like about this boat? And hey, blog brother Right Wing Nation - you need to get over your water phobia. Shrinks sometimes think it's a fear of one's own unconscious: the strange and unknown depths, etc. Dr. Bliss could cure it in one day with her "total immersion" technique in blue water. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
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Sunday, January 14. 2007How to be richYes, it's about "life in abundance."
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