Why not?
Kids ask questions all the time. That’s what they are supposed to do as their brains try to construct a model of reality. Occasionally, they ask difficult questions. The cliche is, “Why is the sky blue?” That’s an easy question, but not enough writers took physics.
“You don’t hit girls.”
Mr & Mrs Smith just dropped on Amazon Prime. It shares the name of the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie movie
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.
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.
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.
Douglas Murray says that Americans have lost faith in institutions because of Fauci’s lying. It’s much worse than that.
Sperm counts and fertility have been dropping for a hundred years. This could become a problem.
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.
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.
“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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