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WTF WEF?

May 22, 2024 / / 0 Comments

Klaus Schwab stepping down.

Ever wonder why everything, everywhere went to shit, all at once?  It’s this alien-looking motherfucker.

He founded the World Economic Forum where all the elites gather in Davos, Switzerland to get their instructions.  Globalism is his central theme.  No borders, no meat, no fossil fuels, no religion, no private property and no nations.

He’s the guy that wants you to eat bugs.

He is stepping down from executive chairman, but don’t worry, his friends and family are positioned through out the organization, so it will continue to run.  His acolytes are positioned through out national governments, tech firms and corporate media.  

The change in his role is pending approval by the Swiss government but should be finalized ahead of the WEF’s annual meeting in 2025.

I’d like to see this statement explained in greater detail.

Scientific American is discredited.

May 21, 2024 / / 0 Comments

City Journal: Unscientific American

My fourth year teaching at Normandy, I was the department chair.  My department was concerned that students didn’t know the scientific method.  I taught all Physics and Honors Physics, so figured my kids certainly knew how science worked.  Sure, they could list some steps, but they couldn’t really think scientifically.

Around the same time, John Stossel, at ABC News, had done a special on pseudoscience, called, The Power of Belief.   It seems a little quaint now, but it was an engaging look at unscientific beliefs that were popular in the culture.   Magic crystals, past lives, faith healing, past lives, that sort of thing.

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Sparky pulls a muscle.

May 19, 2024 / / 0 Comments

Sparky is on the injured reserve list.

Today seemed like a good day for a Moose Run.  That’s where Mr. Moose is tethered to a Traxxas Maxx RC car.  Sparky chases Mr. Moose as I relax on the deck.  After a couple of laps, Sparky broke off pursuit and was limping.

There are no ticks, thorns, abrasions or other signs of injury on his front left leg or paw.  He doesn’t wince if I move his leg.  He mostly limps, but can put weight on it.

As expected, Sparky doesn’t seem to mind.  He’d prefer to resume normal activities with limping left to his discretion.  He will be on limited activity, and we’ll see how he is tomorrow.  That’s what I’d do for myself, so that seems fair.

I figure that dogs are susceptible to most of the same injuries as people, with allowances for their different anatomy.  A pulled muscle seems most likely.

NYT: Renting is a lifestyle.

May 19, 2024 / / 0 Comments

NYT: Renting as a lifestyle

NYT: Renting as a lifestyle

“Forever renting is very much a movement. It’s a lifestyle.

The article emphasizes that renters should squirrel away as much as possible in an index fund or other investments.  Millennials and Gen Z need an article like this to tell them that renting is a lifestyle choice, so it’s okay to do.

My sophisticated aunt and uncle never owned a home.  I’d like to ask my uncle why.  He had a steady job as a teacher and she was an office manager.  My uncle liked building things and working on projects, but must have done that all at school.  It wasn’t the money.  They bought a vacation property in the Poconos and had plenty of investments.  The apartment they’d rented for decades was in a good neighborhood, nicely furnished and rather mundane. 

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WSJ: Grade Inflation

May 17, 2024 / / 0 Comments

WSJ: Grade Inflation

WSJ: Grade Inflation

This article in the WSJ pisses me off because the only reason public schools function at all is the integrity of teachers.  Normandy and North Royalton had a few teachers who were layabouts or reprobates, but the vast majority thought that their subject was important and intended to hold their students accountable.

Teachers’ grading practices have changed and students’ grades have drifted up in recent years, a pandemic-era legacy that is being met with mixed reaction from educators across the country.

Grade inflation has been an issue for decades.  Parents, students and administrators are generally in favor of grade inflation, with teachers trying to hold the line on accountability.  A few teachers fold under the pressure.

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Dow hits 40,000, and the party goes on.

May 16, 2024 / / 0 Comments

Fox Business: Dow Hits 40,000

It isn’t hard to see how the stock market keeps climbing.  The federal government borrows a trillion dollars for a stimulus package or a boondoggle, or  it doesn’t matter what it’s for, but the money finds it’s way into the equity market, and it keeps going up.

I used to think that eventually, the shit’s going to hit the fan.  In 1988, I bought 10 ounces of gold and stashed it in a safety deposit box.  Gold kept dropping and languished below the $430 per ounce I had paid for it.  Fourteen years later, I sold at $445 per ounce.  I’d made $150.

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