Israel and Palestine
I notice that Israel is charging ahead with its illegal settlements. Nothing will stop them, apparently. Israel knows that it can get its client state, the US government, to support it in all its...
View ArticleB12 shortage linked to cognitive problems
Interesting article in Science News by Janet Raloff: Not getting enough vitamin B12 may take a serious toll on the brain. Two new studies of the elderly link impairments of memory and reasoning with an...
View ArticleWhat I do on my days off
A commenter asked how I structure my day. It varies, of course, but in general: Arise early (around 5:00 a.m. usually) and spend some time browsing the Web. First thing I do now is check Wicked_Edge,...
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Otoko and a horsehair brush
Otoko again today—how I love that soap! It doesn’t make the usual lather, but it makes a fine lather and seems to impress my skin. I don’t know of any US vendors who carry it, but you can order from...
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Why to stay out of the hospital
One statistic from the big graphic below the fold: Number of hospital-acquired infections that lead to death: Europe: 1 in 122 United States: 1 in 7 I continue to be amazed by people who say that US...
View ArticleWhat a day, with recipe
I had to go up to Santa Cruz pretty early. I hadn’t planned, though, on getting up at 4:00 a.m. — but I awoke then and couldn’t get back to sleep. So this afternoon, on returning home, I took a long...
View ArticleCool solar-powered keyboard
I like this one. And the Logitech products I’ve had have been excellent.
View ArticleThe Class War in the US: Notes from the front
Interesting article by Joshua Holland: There hasn’t been any organized, explicitly class-based violence in this country for generations, so what, exactly, does “class warfare” really mean? Is it just...
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Interesting idea from BATF: Restricted gun rights
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms has decided that patients using certain drugs that might impair judgment cannot legally possess a firearm or ammunition. On the whole, this is an...
View ArticleGood write-up on the faster-than-light neutrinos
You’ve undoubtedly heard about it. Here’s an excellent explanation. It begins: Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos? Probably not. But maybe! Or in other words: science as usual. For the three of you reading...
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Queen Charlotte Soap & the Frank Shaving brush
Extremely nice shave today, beginning with the lather. Queen Charlotte Soaps are quite nice: tallow-based, with shea butter, glycerin, and other goodies—take a look: Saponified tallow, water,...
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Subsidy comparison: Fossil fuels vs. Solar
The government is offering subsidies for energy—both fossil fuels and solar. But the amounts are quite different:
View ArticleRedistricting tricks: How to undermine democracy
Interesting report by Olga Pierce, Jeff Larson, and Lois Beckett at Pro Publica: Their names suggest selfless dedication to democracy. Fair Districts Mass. Protect Your Vote. The Center for a Better...
View ArticleDid the terrorists win?
The US government has made rapid progress toward destruction of the Bill of Rights in the name of fighting terrorism. Given the degree to which we no longer respect the rule of law (protect torturers,...
View ArticleInteresting development in the private-prison industry
Having private businesses run our prisons, fight our wars, and in general take over government services to run them for a profit is an interesting development. When you’re a business, profits must of...
View ArticleAs businesses take over governments, citizens object
The previous post described how businesses are making inroads into taking over law enforcement, and we’ve already seen private companies waging war. The fact is that private companies have realized how...
View ArticleThe GOP’s weird war on Planned Parenthood
The GOP periodically gets a bee in its collective bonnet that won’t go away and seems immune to facts. An example: “voter fraud”, which every serious study has found is essentially nonexistent, is a...
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