Debate Recap Click on the link to get to video at NY Times .
Why America is vulnerable to a despot
The Economist reports:
President of the united states is a coveted job, at least among a certain type of power-crazed geriatric man. America’s founders nearly made the office more exalted still. John Adams, the first vice-president, thought the president should be known as His Elective Majesty or His Mightiness. The Senate endorsed another form of [Read More]
SNL funny take on Trump’s indictment
The actor does a great job imitating Trump’s mannerisms. It is a well-written piece and made me laugh.
My own sense is that the change that Trump will indicted in Georgia is 80%. At the federal level it put the probability at 50%.
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A Little Alcohol Won’t Kill You or Make You Stronger
“People who drink a little don’t die sooner than people who never drank, study shows.
The findings suggest that the average man can drink up to about three drinks a day and expect to live as long as nondrinkers. Women might want to stop at about two drinks, the research suggested.”
Rupert Murdoch marries again
Rupert Murdoch has made it into my blog because he is one of the strongest believers in the institution of marriage that I know (See my previous entry on Murdoch marriage adventures. Not long after his divorce from Mick Jagger’s old flame Jerry Hall, he got himself a new wife at age 92. Here are [Read More]
Do also strength training
Washington Post reports:
“We found that just 1-3 hours per week of moderate exercise — brisk walking and/or vigorous aerobic exercise such as [high intensity interval training] training — and just 1-2 times per week of strength exercise substantially reduced the risk of death by all-causes,” McDonough says.
Given that walking to the bus or store [Read More]
AI wrote this poem
I gave the chatgpt3 AI toll these three words “morning coffee poem,” and it came back with this poem:
Morning coffee, black and strong
A aroma that wakes me up
The warmth of the cup in my hand
A ritual that never gets old.
A sip, a taste, a moment of peace
As the world outside starts to [Read More]
Wonderful Photos of Obama in White House
Nostalgia rises when I look at the photo gallery by Pete Souza, Obama’s official photographer. Click here to access: photo gallery
Summer 2021
Beautiful meadows courtesy of Robert Kallaschek