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TV Shows

The TV Show, Reacher. 8/10

The Atlantic: Reacher Review

I started watching the TV show, Reacher, a couple of months ago, and really enjoyed it.  On social media, it gets criticized quite often.  That’s fine, not everyone likes the same shows, but the review in The Atlantic is illuminating.  Sophisticated people don’t like Reacher.

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Government

Pete Buttigieg Hates Americans

Diversity is killing us.  In March, 2022, the FAA updated it’s DEI policies.

From the FAA’s Diversity and Inclusion page.

The mission of the FAA involves securing the skies of a diverse nation. It only makes sense that the workforce responsible for that mission reflects the nation that it serves.

That doesn’t make sense at all.  It makes sense to have a workforce that is the most competent that can be found and have a dedication to safety.

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Projects

DeadBolt Obstacle Course

It’s 10o F and windy, so the wind chill is -9o F.  The wood stove is going full blast.  To get the fire going in the morning, there is a bin of scrap wood to throw on the hot embers.  That gave me an idea for inside fun.

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Government

Institutions have failed us.

Douglas Murray says that Americans have lost faith in institutions  because of Fauci’s lying.  It’s much worse than that.

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Science

Keep it in the distant family.

Sperm counts and fertility have been dropping for a hundred years.  This could become a problem.

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Sparky

Sparky Wins the Chicken Run

Playing Chicken Run today, Sparky snatched the prize five times.

When the chicken was gone, pepperoni was the prize.  It’s aromatic, so got Sparky’s attention.  I was concerned that it might mix up Sparky’s innards, so today, we switched to kielbasa.

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Culture Government

Beyond the Black: Americans Push Back

Beyond the Black: Americans Push Back

We all need to refuse to consent. Since politicians are nothing more than bullies, such defiance will quickly cause them to back off. Both Illinois and St. Louis this week clearly proved this.

Good, we need more of this and perhaps the government will get back to just doing it’s job.  This is not just happening in America.

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Culture Education

WSJ: Cheating Crisis on Campus

WSJ: Cheating on Campus

WSJ: Cheating on Campus

“When my peers are found responsible for multiple instances of inadequate citation, they are often suspended for an academic year,” wrote the student who sits on Harvard’s honor council, which adjudicates peer academic-integrity violations. “When the president of their university is found responsible for the same types of infractions, the fellows of the Corporation ‘unanimously stand in support of’ her,” as the body declared in a Dec. 12 statement.

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Sparky

Sparky is Russian

I found a deer skull in the woods.  This counts as Sparky’s Christmas present.  We are leaving it outside for now because nobody wants a skull dragged around the house.  Well, Sparky does.  It might get mounted in his crate.  Sparky would like that.

Sparky got his present today, on Russian Christmas, so that may be a cosmic sign that he’s Russian.  That would explain a lot.  He only understands English when it suits him and he likes bread and salt.  Sparky is warm-hearted, fatalistic and reckless, so the epitome of the Russian soul.

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Sparky

Sparky playing Chicken Run

Sparky and I have the outline of a good game.

This is the Deadbolt.  An FPV camera is mounted on the front and a tray is placed on the roof rack.  A piece of chicken is placed in the bait tray.

My advantage is that Sparky gets skittish when Deadbolt is coming at him and the Deadbolt can drive under a couch to be safe.