Guardian Podcast: Revisited: are the world’s oldest people really that old? [Click] “. . . many claims of people living extraordinarily long lives come from places with short lifespans, no birth certificates, and where clerical errors and pension fraud abound” ——Alan
Alan, I have always suspected these accounts of extreme old age. I don't know whether there's an age limit to human longevity or not, but I suspect any account that isn't backed by evidence. -- nordy
Tahlequah, mother orca made famous after death of calf, has a new baby Seattle Times: She is the mother orca who captured the world’s attention by carrying her dead calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles. But now, there’s a new baby by her side — a symbol of hope in this, our own season of renewal.
As democracy is perfected, the office [of president] represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people…On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. Baltimore Evening Sun 26 July 1920
No one in this world, so far as I know—and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me—has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby. The mistake that is made always runs the other way. Because the plain people are able to speak and understand, and even, in many cases, to read and write, it is assumed that they have ideas in their heads, and an appetite for more. This assumption is a folly. Baltimore Evening Sun 18th September 1926
This year Hanukkah begins on Christmas Day.. It's rare...only has happened 4 times since 1900
ReplyDeleteGuardian Podcast: Revisited: are the world’s oldest people really that old? [Click] “. . . many claims of people living extraordinarily long lives come from places with short lifespans, no birth certificates, and where clerical errors and pension fraud abound”
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Alan, I have always suspected these accounts of extreme old age. I don't know whether there's an age limit to human longevity or not, but I suspect any account that isn't backed by evidence. -- nordy
DeleteCalifornia’s New Laws for 2025 [Click] Definitely not a do-nothing legislature.
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We received the notice of our next year's Social Security monthly payments; not bad.
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Forbes: Russian Jets Fled Millerovo Air Base. Ukrainian Drones Came After The Ones Left Behind. [Click] Ukraine’s deep strikes increase the cost of the war for Russia.
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Tahlequah, mother orca made famous after death of calf, has a new baby
ReplyDeleteSeattle Times: She is the mother orca who captured the world’s attention by carrying her dead calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles. But now, there’s a new baby by her side — a symbol of hope in this, our own season of renewal.
-- nordy
DeleteMerry Christrmas everyone! Heading out to a Christmas Eve service...
ReplyDeleteVideo: Donald Trump Drops Unhinged Threat On Christmas Eve [Click]
ReplyDeleteIt occurs to me that it would be more newsworthy if he were to say something hinged, rather than unhinged.
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H.L. Mencken:
DeleteAs democracy is perfected, the office [of president] represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people…On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
Baltimore Evening Sun 26 July 1920
No one in this world, so far as I know—and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me—has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby. The mistake that is made always runs the other way. Because the plain people are able to speak and understand, and even, in many cases, to read and write, it is assumed that they have ideas in their heads, and an appetite for more. This assumption is a folly.
Baltimore Evening Sun 18th September 1926
---Alan
Spot on!
DeletePBS is offering a John Rutter holiday special that is highly worthwhile. Amazing music and nicely decorated. Nothing else we've tried compared. Enjoy!
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