Indeed

From the gospel of Matthew:

"19:13. Then were little children presented to him, that he should impose hands upon them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them.
19:14. But Jesus said to them: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of heaven is for such.
19:15. And when he had imposed hands upon them, he departed from thence."

From Sarah Hoyt:

DISABILITY DOESN’T MEAN LACK OF WORTH: Toddler with Down Syndrome Recites His ABCs, Reminds World what Joy Looks Like.

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HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/225434/ 

Landslide

I am entirely self centered.  I do treasure my friends and my loves, past present and future.  I do like this song,

Marco Rubio

This is funny.

Marco Rubio and the Football of Vengeance.

David Allen Coe

This man is a song writing legend.  He will make you feel uncomfortable.  A biker chick friend of mine (Banditos) disowns him as a bad representative. Love him or hate him, he has made his mark and will be indelible in our music.

The influences that be current(2016), try to push his negro hating ways to the forefront.  Being that he is an outspoken and talented man, the songs from his mind has lifted many to fame.


Here are three examples.  The first, most will embrace.  The second, not as many.  The third, be my guest.

Who Do You Think

"Every time a Muslim engages in a terrorist attack, we get a lecture on the crusades which ended in 1291. Alternately, we hear how often these diehard Christians have attacked abortion clinics. Setting aside the fact that those killers are universally condemned by Christians, more people were killed in the San Bernardino terrorist attacks than were killed in every abortion clinic attack since Roe v. Wade(emphasis mine). We’ve even gotten to the point where liberal gay couples are seeking out Christian florists, photographers and bakers so they can pretend to be hurt when they refuse to cater their weddings."

"Let me also add, there is no “rape culture” in America. If you want to see a “rape culture,” go to Egypt or the parts of Germany that are overrun with Syrian migrants. There’s also no patriarchy and the idea that women are paid less than men for doing the same work has been so thoroughly disproven that only an idiot would believe it.  (...)  While we’re at it, if you get all upset about a man being polite enough to pull out a chair or open a door for you, there’s something wrong with you as a human being. Try saying thank you once in a while and more people will like you."

Christians, Conservatives, Men, and White People Are Not Responsible For Your Problems

 HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/224800/

LSU and Administrative Idiocy

"FIRE predicted that universities would silence and punish faculty by using the Department of Education's unconstitutional definition of sexual harassment — and that's exactly what happened at LSU," FIRE's Director of Litigation Catherine Sevcenko said. "Under this broad definition of sexual harassment, professors risk punishment for teaching or discussing sex-related material, be it Nabokov's Lolita or the latest episode of The Bachelor. Now Teresa is fighting back to protect her rights and the rights of her colleagues."

Fired professor sues, citing freedom speech

HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/224713/

Quick Test For some Adulterants In Food- Instruction Manual

"Very often food is adulterated by merchants and traders who are unscrupulous and want to make a quick profit.  But shortages and increasing prices, consumer demands for variety in foods, a lack of awareness, negligence, indifference and lethargy among consumers and inadequate enforcement of food laws and food safety measures also lead to food adulteration."

Click here:
Quick Test for Some Adulterants in Food

A Story Untold

Roe v. Wade Erased a Decade of Civil Rights Gains, and Violated the True Constitution of a People

HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/224694/

The Hardest Battle

I have heard it said that the hardest battles to win are those that you fight with yourself.

I have decided to quit smoking and feel so good about it, two days later, that I want to reward myself with a nice cigarette.

Advertisements: I had no Idea

I have been posting hither and yon but had no clue as to the ads* you see.  Deal with it, I see no advertisements.  Adapt.

Clint Eastwood Movies

The man is a legend.

Clint Eastwood: 60 years in film

Bureaucratic Tyranny

Monosodium Glutamate

"Monosodium glutamate is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids. Glutamate is found in tomatoes, Roquefort cheese, potatoes, mushrooms, and other vegetables and fruits." Wikipedia


"That MSG isn’t the poison we’ve made it out to be has been well-established. News stories are written regularly about the lack of evidence tying MSG to negative health effects. (Read here and here, for example. Or here, here, here, here and here.) Still, Yelp reviews of Chinese restaurants tell tales of racing hearts, sleepless nights and tingling limbs from dishes “laden with MSG.” Even when the science is clear, it takes a lot to overwrite a stigma, especially when that stigma is about more than just food."

How MSG Got A Bad Rap: Flawed Science And Xenophobia

Freak of Nature

I once found a two-headed snake.  This is even stranger.

Mountain lion with bizarre deformity found in Southeast Idaho

Obama Theatre

"Like most other gun control advocates, President Obama invoked scenes of mass shootings, as if what he is proposing would have prevented those tragedies. But, almost invariably, mass shootings occur in gun-free settings. Yet gun control zealots seem determined to create more gun-free settings."
 

Showman-in-Chief

By Thomas Sowell

January 7, 2016

Obama Care Repeal

"Today the House of Representatives passed a bill that would repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood. This is the same bill that passed the Senate last month on a 52-47, with the Republicans avoiding a filibuster with the same reconciliation process that enabled passage of Obamacare in the first place. The vote in the House was 240-181, nearly along party lines. So for the first time, President Obama will be confronted with legislation that actually would bring Obamacare to an end, and will be forced to veto it."

Congress Passes Obamacare Repeal and Planned Parenthood Defunding: Finally!

VooDoo for Anne

Injustice Out West

"The two started a series of range fires on their private property which eventually spread onto federal land. The federal government prosecuted them in 2012 on an array of charges, from conspiracy to attempting to damage property through fire. They were found guilty on only two arson counts, which covered activities (setting fires) the Hammonds admitted to.

As part of their plea deal, they agreed not to appeal their sentences. 73-year-old Dwight Hammond was sentenced to three months in prison and his 46-year-old son Steven to 11 months, below the mandatory minimum of five years, which the judge, Michael Hogan, called "grossly disproportionate" and said would "shock his conscience."

As per the deal, the Hammonds didn't appeal the sentence. But the Department of Justice did, getting the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn Judge Hogan's decision and order the Hammonds to return to jail. They are supposed to do so on Monday."

Armed Protesters in Oregon Occupy Remote Federal Outpost at Wildlife Refuge After Marching Against Sentence of Father and Son Ranchers

HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/222995/

It Takes a Thief

Or not.

IRS Employee Whose Job Was Assisting Victims Of Identity Theft Charged In $1 Million Identity Theft Tax Fraud

A federal grand jury earlier this month indicted NAKEISHA HALL, JIMMIE GOODMAN and ABDULLA COLEMAN for their involvement in a 2008 to 2011 scheme operated out of Birmingham that involved stealing personal identity information from the Internal Revenue Service to create fraudulent tax returns and collecting the stolen refunds, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, IRS Criminal Investigation, St. Louis Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Karl A. Stiften, and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Mid-States Field Division, Special Agent in Charge Ruben Florez. The indictment was unsealed with today’s arrests.

HT: http://overlawyered.com/2016/01/great-moments-in-being-from-the-government-and-here-to-help-you/

Hope: Going Into the Fog

HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/222923/

Windows 10 and the State

"Windows 10 has many unprecedented anti-user features: a remote killswitch that lets it disable your hardware; keylogging and browser-history logging that, by default, sends it all to Microsoft, and a deceptive "privacy mode" that continues to exfiltrate your data, even when you turn it on."

Windows 10 covertly sends your disk-encryption keys to Microsoft

HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/222620/

Gunfighting Myths

"An article on “myths of gunfighting?” We could write books on the myths of gunfighting. The foregoing is presented because every life-threatening encounter is different, and to believe in overly simplistic things is to believe in myth instead of reality. If and when any of us is in a gunfight, it will most assuredly be reality, in all its various forms, by which we will live or die."

5 Gunfighting Myths Debunked By Massad Ayoob

 HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/222497/

So Long

Christmas Day Ride

 Merry Christmas!

I went for a nice ride this evening.

The way going was a real pain with a headwind.  Of course, it made the way back that much more pleasant.

You Should Not Register Your Drones

"So maybe I’m going to keep my drones the way I keep my firearms—unregistered."

Update: From the comments, "In 2012 Congress passed the Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 which reads in part: "The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may not promulgate any rule or regulation regarding a model aircraft, or an aircraft being developed as a model aircraft". Congress defined a modal aircraft as "‘an unmanned aircraft capable of sustained flight in the atmosphere, flown within visual line of sight, and flown for hobby or recreational purposes.". Sounds like a drone to me."

Our Drone Government

 HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/222138/

Sunday Ride

Earlier this week, Mr. Marcantel called and told me to pick all the lemons and oranges that I would like from his trees.  So, I went for a bike ride today and picked a grocery sack of meyer lemons and a half-sack of oranges.  They are all washed and put away in the refrigerator drawers.

I also stopped at the grocery store to pick up some dish-washing liquid.  Oh, along the way, I took a picture of the bay tree that I picked leaves from.  The leaves dried up nicely and are excellent for cooking.  I used one in my Salmon Court Bouillon dish yesterday.

Bay Tree

Canned-Salmon Court-Bouillon

I wanted some salmon.  Specifically, I wanted some canned salmon which comes with that flavorful skin and those deliciously crunchy bones.

With that in mind, I remembered that my little sister, Libby, used to make a tomato and canned salmon dish at home that I liked very much.  With that in mind, I put together a recipe and found the results to be delicious.

In order to assemble the components of the recipe, I used some that I had on hand and also purchased a few items.

Ingredients:

3 tbl oil
1 tbl flour(Optional)
1 Medium Onion, chopped
1/2 Bellpepper, chopped
1 Stalk Celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pint(or nearest sized can)  rotel(jalapeno)  tomatoes
1 pint(or nearest sized can) diced tomatoes
2 cans traditional pack, pink salmon,  16 oz. or nearest to
Salt
Black Pepper, ground
Cayenne pepper, ground
Bay leaf, dried



Directions:

In a dutch oven on the stove-top, bring the oil near to its smoke point and then stir in the flour.  Next, sautee the onion, bellbepper, and celery until the onions are clear.  Add the garlic and sautee for another two minutes.  Add the canned tomatoes and the bay leaf.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.  Simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Stir in the canned salmon*, breaking it up into smaller pieces.  Simmer for five more minutes, serve over white rice.

*Optional, squeeze some lemon juice into the mixture after adding the salmon.

They Live on You

Yes, they do.  These tiny arachnids and their kin are all over you.

Scientists say face mites evolved alongside humans since the dawn of human origins

The Entire Universe

It is hard to imagine how the entire universe was created for us.

"In this composite image we see Earth appear to rise over the lunar horizon from the viewpoint of the spacecraft, with the center of the Earth just off the coast of Liberia (at 4.04 degrees North, 12.44 degrees West). The large tan area in the upper right is the Sahara Desert, and just beyond is Saudi Arabia. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America are visible to the left. On the moon, we get a glimpse of the crater Compton, which is located just beyond the eastern limb of the moon, on the lunar farside."

In this composite image we see Earth appear to rise over the lunar horizon from the viewpoint of the spacecraft, with the center of the Earth just off the coast of Liberia (at 4.04 degrees North, 12.44 degrees West). The large tan area in the upper right is the Sahara Desert, and just beyond is Saudi Arabia. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America are visible to the left. On the moon, we get a glimpse of the crater Compton, which is located just beyond the eastern limb of the moon, on the lunar farside.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-12-lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-high-resolution-earthrise.html#jCp

In this composite image we see Earth appear to rise over the lunar horizon from the viewpoint of the spacecraft, with the center of the Earth just off the coast of Liberia (at 4.04 degrees North, 12.44 degrees West). The large tan area in the upper right is the Sahara Desert, and just beyond is Saudi Arabia. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America are visible to the left. On the moon, we get a glimpse of the crater Compton, which is located just beyond the eastern limb of the moon, on the lunar farside.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-12-lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-high-resolution-earthrise.html#jCp

In this composite image we see Earth appear to rise over the lunar horizon from the viewpoint of the spacecraft, with the center of the Earth just off the coast of Liberia (at 4.04 degrees North, 12.44 degrees West). The large tan area in the upper right is the Sahara Desert, and just beyond is Saudi Arabia. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America are visible to the left. On the moon, we get a glimpse of the crater Compton, which is located just beyond the eastern limb of the moon, on the lunar farside.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-12-lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-high-resolution-earthrise.html#jCp

In this composite image we see Earth appear to rise over the lunar horizon from the viewpoint of the spacecraft, with the center of the Earth just off the coast of Liberia (at 4.04 degrees North, 12.44 degrees West). The large tan area in the upper right is the Sahara Desert, and just beyond is Saudi Arabia. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America are visible to the left. On the moon, we get a glimpse of the crater Compton, which is located just beyond the eastern limb of the moon, on the lunar farside.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-12-lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-high-resolution-earthrise.html#jCp

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter releases new high-resolution earthrise image

Brilliant

I have updated this post to include Aesop's fable.

 The Scorpion and the Frog

  A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the 
scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The 
frog asks, "How do I know you won't sting me?" The scorpion 
says, "Because if I do, I will die too."

  The frog is satisfied, and they set out, but in midstream,
the scorpion stings the frog. The frog feels the onset of 
paralysis and starts to sink, knowing they both will drown,
but has just enough time to gasp "Why?" 

  Replies the scorpion: "Its my nature..."

http://www.cartoonmovement.com/cartoon/884

HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/221826/

KKK On This Day - Opelousas. Louisiana

This Day in History… Republicans Pass Anti-KKK Act – Outlawing Democratic Terrorist Groups

On September 28, 1868, a mob of Democrats massacred nearly 300 African-American Republicans in Opelousas, Louisiana. The savagery began when racist Democrats attacked a newspaper editor, a white Republican and schoolteacher for ex-slaves. Several African-Americans rushed to the assistance of their friend, and in response, Democrats went on a “Negro hunt,” killing every African-American (all of whom were Republicans) in the area they could find. (Via Grand Old Partisan)
On April 20, 1871 the Republicans passed the anti-Ku Klux Klan Act.

HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/221832/

Ted Cruz

The message in this video is likely to fly well above the heads of low-information voters.

Women in Combat Roles

"There are other differences between male and female troops. Women are twice as likely to suffer injuries and are three times more undeployable than men. Servicewomen are four times likelier to report being ill than servicemen. The percentage of servicewomen being medically unavailable at any time is twice that of servicemen. Then there’s pregnancy. Each year, between 10 and 17 percent of servicewomen become pregnant.

Perhaps the most dangerous aspect of military social engineering is the cover-up of failure. Officers who criticize double standards or expose official lies and deception about servicewomen’s performance risk their careers. Those official lies and deception will eventually reveal themselves with unnecessary loss of lives on the battlefield."

Our Timid Military Leaders

Tibor Rubin(R.I.P.) and the Medal of Honor

"In 2002, after Congress passed the Leonard Kravitz Jewish War Veterans Act — named for a Jewish soldier killed in an act of heroism in 1951 and subsequently denied the Medal of Honor — President Bush ordered a review of the records of 137 Jewish veterans. Corporal Rubin’s case was deemed among the most egregious.
But he wasn’t bitter, as he explained in the Stars and Stripes 2005 article:

“I’m not angry with the Chinese, I’m not angry with the North Koreans, I’m not even angry with the Germans,” he said. “I figure the Lord is going to take care of them. So how could I be angry at this country, which did so much for me?”"

Tibor Rubin has died – If you don’t know who he was, you need to

HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/221264/

Jihad Free Zone

http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/221245/

Disturbance in the Force

I was working at this place.  There was a foo dog standing by the glass door outside and a statue of one on the back yard.  It turns out that the statue stands guard over the companion of the one that I saw.  I was amazed that I recognized the little bastards and that one was actually there.  His spirit was in abeyance.

Mo' F.O.E.

"Everyone of importance—the New York Times, MSNBC, NPR, the Huffington Post, Mother Jones, and Salon—agreed that there was no obvious motive. Time and again for many years attackers had come from nowhere and killed for no reason. There was no pattern except the strange cry, “Allahu Akbar.”
Mrs. Clinton’s  Secretary of Defense, Wilhelmina “Creepy” Crawley, offered an explanation.

“My staff at the Pentagon have determined that “Akbar” is a combination of “AK,” automatic Kalashnikov, which I am told is a form of gun, and BAR, Browning Automatic Rifle. This shows an unwholesome fascination with guns. We are investigating links to the NRA:”" 

Allahu Akbar! :The View from 2018

Dr. Thomas Sowell

Dr. Sowell is a man who our government should listen to.



https://theartsmechanical.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/tom-sowell-on-wealth-and-poverty/

HT: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/221068/

Thursday Morning Ride

 I made a nice short ride this morning.    I stopped by Aunt Dot's resting place and rubbed some brasso on her marker.  After that, I went to the nearby Dollar Tree and purchased some batteries and a couple of L.A.S.E.R.s.