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Biden Does Grandpa Simpson — Joe Biden did his best Grandpa Simpson impersonation at a town hall, yesterday, March 13. He stared constantly at a cell phone, ramble incoherently and appeared to wander off stage.
Biden is not going to be the nominee. Bernie is not going to be the nominee. Tulsi is not going to be the nominee. Who is going to be the nominee? Somewhere we think a witch is cackling.
Here is the Biden town hall:
George Bruns was an accomplished musician who played numerous instruments and a noted composer who was nominated for four Academy Awards. He’s most famous though for writing The Ballad of Davy Corckett. The music anyway. The lyrics came from pulp novelist Tom W. Blackburn.
Virus Postpones Pierogie Sale — Holy Myrrh-Bearers Parish in Swarthmore has postponed its pierogie sale due to the unprecedented virus prevention measures issued by the state. For anyone who has ordered pierogies for pickup on Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20 , your order will be held until our next sale in April unless you wish to cancel your order. If you wish to cancel your order, please call the “Pierogie Hotline” at 610-544-1216 or by emailing HMBChurch@verizon.net
Wuhan Flu Silver Lining May Be Cyber Education — Pennsylvania’s school boards love their Taj Mahals. The go-along-to-get-along-especially-when-we-can-get-a-cut political parties happily egg them on. The lap dog media outlets masquerading as protectors of the little guy joyfully hump their legs.
With the Wuhan Flu — excuse me President Xi that should be Wuhan Bat-eater Flu — maybe horizons can be expanded and some thinking outside the box occur. The panic is causing some places to put their education online.
Economics forced the one-time steel town of Midland, Pa. to close its high school in 1985. It contracted with other districts to handle education including at one point sending its children across the border into Ohio.
In 2000, it started The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, commonly known as PA Charter. It is now the largest public school in Pennsylvania and second largest in the country. The vast majority of attendees are happy with it.
Granted you still need hands-on interaction especially for the arts and athletics which are very important for growth but one can’t deny the flexibility offered online, the enormous cost savings and the chance to escape some of the twisted teachings that have become fashionable by the progressives who run the educational establishment.
Online education might be a silver lining of the Wuhan Flu.
If you want to journey to the center of the Earth start at one of the poles. It would be just a 3,950 mile trip which is 13 miles shorter than if you start at Equator.
Potato rosti is a simple but surprisingly delicious dish that is perfect for Lent providing you choose the butter option rather than pork fat.
Frankly the butter is better despite the pork fat being considered the 8th most nutritious food. We tried them both.
Boil three medium sized russet potatoes in well-salted water for about 15 minutes then let them cool in the fridge overnight.
Peel then grate them.
In an 8-inch pan, melt 4tablespoons of butter over low heat. Slowly stir in the potatoes and a teaspoon of salt. Cook them for about two minutes turning frequently. Gently mold them into a pancake — don’t press hard — that would hold its shape. Add two tablespoons of hot water and a little bit more butter, cover and cook for 12 or 13 minutes. Flip onto a plate — you know how to do that right– and enjoy with sour cream, or cream cheese or smoke salmon or what hits your fancy.
Named for or after? What is the difference between “named for George Washington” and “named after George Washington”? Nothing really, although the Brits seem to use “named after” exclusively.
Wuhan Flu Thoughts And Observations — We have been asked to express our view on the Wuhan flu so here goes.
In the historical sense we don’t think it is going to be that bad.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Trump administration’s point man on fighting the disease, estimates the mortality rate at 1 percent which is about 10 times worse than the typical flu.
Obviously, we should take it seriously.
On the other hand, this is not the Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic or the various cholera pandemics or typhus or even the Spanish Flu which had a mortality rate of between 2 and 3 percent and also hit Philadelphia rather hard.
The Wuhan flu is very dangerous for old people so we are keeping our old people in and staying in ourselves for their sake.
If we were on our own, however, we would catch a plane and check out Disney World were lines would be short and deals would be expected. Actually, if they are still doing cruises we would go on one assuming the deals are what we think they are.
We think the economy is obviously going to be hurt as there are those who, like us, are obliged to avoid going out and the stock market is suffer accordingly.
In the long term, though, we will be fine unless the government screws things up.
Actually, our biggest fear is the Deep State not letting “a serious crisis go to waste” and pull stuff as they did after 9/11 such as the TSA and Patriot Act.
One more observation: The death rate on the Diamond Princess where 3700 people were stuck with the Wuhan flu for a month was about 1 percent (corrected).
Don’t be afraid and enjoy life.
It is the almond that is considered the most nutritious food. Bet you weren’t expecting that. Scientist give it 97 out of a possible 100. In eighth place is pork fat with a score of 73 which is well ahead of kale (31st), fresh spinach (45th) and coho salmon (54th). Yum. Bet you weren’t expecting that either.
Those silly scientists ought to know, though, that it is the McDonald’s double cheeseburger that is the most nutritious food in history.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is named after the USS Enterprise. No, not the starship but the World War II aircraft carrier from which company founder Jack Taylor flew F6F Hellcat fighter planes. Of course, the starship is named for the legendary World War II vessel too.