My thoughts, insights and opinions on various things
By: Mollie Hemingway – November 17, 2024 – 8 min read – The Federalist A convicted felon said he was paying the legal fees of Matt Gaetz’s accuser and controlling her. Mollie Hemingway The last eight years at the Department of … Continue reading House Probe Into Matt Gaetz Relies On Witnesses DOJ Found Lacked Credibility
A flashback to 2009 just to remember how bad a president Obama was… Our “arrogance” as seen in European war cemeteries honoring our fallen soldiers: 1. The American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne , France . A total of 2289 of our … Continue reading Obama calls Americans “arrogant” in his infamous apology tour
Keri Leimbach practiced her signature several times. The Lincoln Lutheran senior wanted to make sure it was perfect when she signed the financial aid agreements on Wednesday morning to officially join the Nebraska volleyball program. “I made sure my signature … Continue reading Nation’s No. 1 Player Headlines Husker 2025 Signing Class
My cmnt: When I read his book several decades ago this is what I remember taking away. Penrose maintains that an actual infinite cannot exist in the physical universe. He uses the illustration of a library with an infinite number … Continue reading The Emperor’s New Mind, by Roger Penrose
What is it? A sense of unease, perhaps, some persistent feeling, as the century slips into the darkness, that the… by David Berlinski – Jan. 1996 – Science, nature and technology … larger structures of scientific thought and sentiment are disembodied, … Continue reading The Soul of Man Under Physics
Everyone’s heard of this: You get what you pay for. Well, my experience – especially since O’Biden stole office in 2020 and we’ve been living thru Jimmy Carter levels of inflation – has been that that is not exactly true … Continue reading My improvement on an old adage…
A growing number of Americans are choosing not to have children. Their parents are grappling with what that means for them. By Catherine Pearson – Nov. 11, 2024 – The New York Times Lydia Birk, 56, has held on to her … Continue reading The Unspoken Grief of Never Becoming a Grandparent
My Grandson Cooper Pro Bowl receiver Cooper Kupp And NFL rookie sensation Cooper DeJean Continue reading Among my favorite “Cooper”s we have….
By Sabrina Picou – Published Nov. 10, 2024, 8:59 p.m. ET – Page Six My cmnt: Sharing love with Grampa. I love it. Click the link to Page Six above to see a lot more great photos of President Trump … Continue reading Kai Trump, 17, golfs with grandpa Donald Trump after his 2024 presidential election win
Behind every great quarterback is a great woman — enter Olivia Holzmacher, Joe Burrow’s better half. Maggie Ekberg | Sep 17, 2024 – Sports Illustrated Sep 15, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) gestures for a … Continue reading Who is Joe Burrow’s girlfriend Olivia Holzmacher?
November 6, 2024 by Ann Coulter – her website In retrospect, maybe running the DEI hire for president was not a good idea. On the other hand, President Joe Biden’s revenge plan worked perfectly. As reported by The New … Continue reading Black Girl Magic Beaten by White Male Competence
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said his last name is pronounced “Kels” and not “Kel-see” By Nicholas Rice Published on July 15, 2021 02:57PM EDT – People magazine Travis Kelce is letting the world know how to correctly pronounce his last name. While previously appearing on Barstool Sports’ Bussin’ with the Boys podcast, the 31-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end opened up about how his surname is pronounced “Kels” and not “Kel-see.” “I got ‘Kel-see’ then I got ‘Kels.’ My real name is ‘Kels,’ so I mean I just kind of roll with the punches,” Travis said at … Continue reading Travis Kelce Reveals Correct Way to Pronounce His Last Name, Shocks Patrick Mahomes and More
Science should be a profession, not a priesthood. March 16, 2022 • Commentary By Jeffrey A. Singer for Cato Inst This article appeared in the May 2022 issue of Reason. In March 2020, the iconoclastic French microbiologist Didier Raoult announced that the antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine had cured all 36 COVID-19 patients enrolled in his clinical trial. Many of Raoult’s colleagues rejected his conclusions, arguing that the trial was too small and noting that it was not randomized and controlled. But as the deadly coronavirus spread rapidly throughout the world and governments responded with draconian lockdowns, public attention was quickly drawn to the … Continue reading Against Scientific Gatekeeping
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The Panthers’ deal with the Bears for last year’s No. 1 pick has never looked worse than on Sunday, plus other key points from Week 5 of the season—including another potential trade that has the NFL abuzz. By Andrew Beaton – Oct. 7, 2024 at 7:00 am ET – The Wall Street Journal Nearly two years ago, the Carolina Panthers made the blockbuster move that would define their future. After suffering through losing season after losing season and cycling through a litany of journeymen quarterbacks, they went all-in to get a blue-chip talent at the game’s most important position. Carolina shipped a … Continue reading The Blockbuster NFL Trade That Has Backfired Spectacularly
What Joseph Conrad knew. by Algis Valiunas – Spring 2018 – Claremont Review of Books Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) remains the greatest English language novelist since Charles Dickens, and many of the best writers of the 20th century, including H.L. Mencken, … Continue reading The Tragic Sense
Will there be a repeat for Komrade Koward Kalamity Scamala Kamala voters in 2024 Hillary’s sentiment below is exactly why she lost. She is delusional. Democrats have not in the past, nor now, nor will ever “respect the rule of … Continue reading Hillary Supporters on Election night 2016
By Jack Bezants – Published: 12:26 EDT, 9 October 2024 | Daily Mail UK Brittany Mahomes has sent Taylor Swift pregnancy talk into overdrive with her latest post on Instagram. The pregnant wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick shared a picture … Continue reading Fans all say the same thing as Taylor Swift poses for new snap with pregnant Brittany Mahomes and Lyndsay Bell
by Conrad Black – Summer of 2024 – Claremont Review of Books My cmnt: This is a brief history of the nation’s two most venerable (at one time) newspapers and an account of their demise, bankruptcy, duplicity and arrogance. They now … Continue reading Impenetrable Sanctimony
Same thing happened to the Kitty cats in the Big Dance in March 2023. Saturday’s college football slate only featured one matchup between teams ranked in the AP Top 25. The ninth-ranked Missouri Tigers traveled to Kyle Field to take on the No. 25 Texas A&M Aggies. While Missouri entered the game as the favorites, the Aggies cruised to a 41-10 win. Texas A&M running back Le’Veon Moss was asked if he thought the Aggies shocked their top-10 opponent. “Most definitely,” he said before laughing. “They thought they was coming to get a piece of cake — easy.” Moss ran … Continue reading Once again Missouri Kitty Cats get declawed by a team they were supposed to shred
By Elana Fishman – Page Six – Published Oct. 5, 2024, 10:13 a.m. ET To quote Taylor Swift, it was the night things changed. On January 13, the pop superstar braved the Kansas City chill to cheer on boyfriend Travis … Continue reading Kristin Juszczyk on why Taylor Swift ‘single-handedly changed’ her career — plus photos of Brittney & Patrick, Taylor & Travis
Angel Reese gets one vote over Caitlin Clark for WNBA Rookie of the Year Clark had better blocking numbers than Reese despite being 3 inches shorter By Jackson Thompson Fox News – Published October 3, 2024 – Fox My cmnt: … Continue reading Angel Reese gets only one out of 67 votes as Caitlin Clark named WNBA Rooking of the Year.
RottenTomatoes Movie Reviews – Sept 28, 2024 Susan GrangerSSG SyndicateRotten score. Francis Ford Coppola’s passion project is a futuristic fable about the downfall of the American Empire…a 40-year endeavor that turns out to be illogical and incoherent. Full Review | Original … Continue reading Francis Ford Coppola’s MEGALOPOLIS reviews
Kat Timpf married her husband, Cameron Friscia, in 2021 By Katie Mannion – Published on June 2, 2024 03:00PM EDT – People magazine Kat Timpf didn’t believe in marriage until she met her husband, Cameron Friscia. The pair wed in … Continue reading Who Is Kat Timpf’s Husband? All About Cameron Friscia
(*What they call themselves, anyway.) No one is perfect, everyone is human. But the people who want to rule us should – at a minimum – treat their jobs with respect and avoid rank hypocrisy. Alex Berenson – Sep 23, 2024 – his SubStack (I’m a paid subscriber) Again, we’ve had a look at the hidden rot among our self-styled betters. Again, it’s hard to escape the feeling they’re out for themselves and themselves alone. Two separate, unrelated scandals involving government officials and journalists blew up late last week, both revealing astounding hypocrisy. In New York City, Dr. Jay Varma, … Continue reading We deserve better elites*
Palti, a New York-based nurse and Bukharan Jew, started doing her Kamala Harris impression back in 2020 Kylie Ora Lobell – August 15, 2024 – Jewish Journal Estee Palti Estee Palti is standing in a room, wearing a black blazer jacket and looking into the camera. But in this moment, she’s not Estee Palti. She’s Vice President Kamala Harris, addressing the nation after finding out that President Biden has stepped down, and she is the new Democratic party nominee. “I didn’t think that sticking all those needles in that Biden doll would help, but here I am,” Palti says, impersonating … Continue reading Meet the Bukharan Jew Going Viral for Her Kamala Harris Impression
Vets noted how the animal showed characteristics of both a domesticated and wild species – having preferred to eat live rodents and initially bring wary of people. Sept 16, 2024 – by Tim Hanlon – the Daily Record Scientists believe … Continue reading ‘Amazing’ new dog and fox hybrid discovered by scientists after animal hit by car
Warner Todd Huston – 9 Sep 2024 – Breitbart Tennis fans ripped pop superstar Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce for what many felt was trashy behavior at the US Open on Sunday. Swift and Kelce were accompanied by … Continue reading ‘Insufferable Narcissist’: Tennis Fans Blast Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for ‘Trashy’ Behavior at US Open
Ex-WNBA player dishes on ‘scary part’ of Caitlin Clark’s rookie season By Ryan Gaydos – Published September 17, 2024 – Fox News Caitlin Clark will finish up the first regular season of her WNBA career on Thursday, when the Indiana … Continue reading Clark is the clear cut favorite to win the Rookie of the Year
Shown hanging around outside my son’s house. Here is a scary spider (for arachnophobes and children) scene from the 1982 Don Bluth film “The Secret of NIMH” Continue reading A spider named Doug
By Kaitlin Simpson – July 12, 2024 – US magazine Patrick Mahomes always has his family in his corner. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is the son of Pat Mahomes and Randi Mahomes. Before divorcing in 2006, the exes welcomed son Jackson in May 2005. Following … Continue reading Patrick Mahomes’ Family Guide: Meet the Quarterback’s Parents, Siblings, Wife and Kids
EVERY penny from the sale of the author’s Harry Potter spin-off book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, went to Rowling’s Lumos charity, which aims to end the horrors suffered by children in institutions. dailyrecord – Daily Record – UK HARRY Potter author JK Rowling has gifted almost £25million of her fortune to help orphans and troubled children across Eastern Europe. Every penny of the £18.9million from the sale of Potter spin-off book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, went to the multi-millionaire’s Lumos charity, which works to end the horrors suffered by kids caged in institutions. The charity’s accounts … Continue reading JK Rowling donates £25million Harry Potter book money to aid Eastern European children
J.K. Rowling acknowledges applause following the awarding of her honorary degree. Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer CAMPUS & COMMUNITY Text of J.K. Rowling’s speech J.K. Rowling Copyright J.K. Rowling June 5, 2008 long read – The Harvard Gazette ‘The Fringe Benefits of … Continue reading J K Rowlings – Harvard Commencement Speech 2008
BY STAFF REPORTS ON AUGUST 23, 2018 SPOTTED – Borgen Magazine SEATTLE — J. K. Rowling is best known for authoring the Harry Potter book series, which were released between 1997 and 2007 and sold more than 450 million copies worldwide. Rowling is also exceptionally charitable; as someone who has risen from poverty to fame and fortune, she has made a point of giving back to those less fortunate. In her 2008 Harvard commencement speech, she stated, “[Poverty] is not an ennobling experience. Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression; it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships.” With this mindset, she has … Continue reading 7 Facts About J.K. Rowling’s Charity Work
14 CHARITIES 17 CAUSES 57 ARTICLES 2 VIDEOS Look to the Stars charities J.K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, published between 1997 and 2007, which have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, are distributed in more than 200 territories, are translated into 78 languages, and have been turned into eight blockbuster films. She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in aid of Comic Relief; and The Tales of Beedle the Bard in aid of her children’s charity Lumos. Published in 2008 it was … Continue reading JK Rowling Charity Work, Events and Causes
Lincoln Journal Star – top photo Members of the UNL Army ROTC’s Big Red Battalion climb the steps of Memorial Stadium during a silent stair climb in remembrance of those lost in the 9/11 attacks on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, … Continue reading UNL’s Army ROTC’s Big Red Battalion
Luke Mullin – Sept 12, 2024 – Lincoln Journal Star Every day in practice, the Nebraska defense goes up against a quarterback who knows how to win. Senior Jalyn Gramstad, a former NAIA All-American, has led the scout team in … Continue reading Nebraska’s scout team QB making an impact, and could have a job with Matt Rhule someday
by Julie Sprankles, Louisa Ballhaus, Giovana Gelhoren – June 7, 2024 at 5:41pm EDT – sheknows.com Celebrity couples with major age differences have become so common that we hard even bat an eye when we hear of another star dating a much … Continue reading 37 Celebrity Couples Who Have Significant Age Differences
We’ve named him Bat Rastard. He isn’t really any bother except that he (or she) poops a lot and I have to sweep his droppings off the porch every several days. Our cat, Buford Pusser, frequently goes out at night … Continue reading This little Fellow has been hanging around our front porch for 3 years now…
Nate Head – Sept 7, 2024 – Lincoln Journal Star A look at some talking points after the Huskers’ game against Colorado on Saturday. Behind enemy lines From Colorado’s postgame news conference Deion Sanders on son Shedeur’s pick-six throw: “He … Continue reading Sound waves: What others are saying about Nebraska’s win against Colorado
Siam Goorwich – March 10, 2023 – The Guardian The actor who played Tevye in the 1971 film brought the struggles of a generation to life and helped the children of Jewish immigrants understand their heritage Every now and then … Continue reading Chaim Topol: the Fiddler on the Roof star showed Jews their origin story
Almost all of these quotes are from Goodreads.com while some are paraphrased from memory or my own copy of Lewis’s various works. It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight … Continue reading The Wit and Wisdom of C. S. Lewis
The suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna earlier this month sought to kill “tens of thousands” of fans before the CIA discovered intelligence that disrupted the planning and led to arrests, the agency’s deputy director said. … Continue reading The plot to attack Taylor Swift’s Vienna shows was intended to kill thousands, a CIA official says
The Singer-Songwriter Says Artists and Fans Will Still Form Deep Bonds, but They Will Do It in New Ways By Taylor Swift – July 7, 2014 – The Wall Street Journal My cmnt: Here we are in 2024, a full … Continue reading For Taylor Swift, the Future of Music Is a Love Story
19 minute read By Jack Dickey – November 13, 2014 7:00 AM EST – Time magazine But not everything could fit in the story, so here’s the rest of what Swift told TIME. The moment’s most successful recording artist has big theatrics planned … Continue reading Taylor Swift on 1989, Spotify, Her Next Tour and Female Role Models
22 minute read By Jack Dickey – November 13, 2014 7:04 AM EST – Time magazine Read TIME’s full interview with Taylor Swift. At eight o’clock on the most exciting night of her life, America’s most important musician was leading several dozen … Continue reading The Power of Taylor Swift
Frost went just 16-31 over five seasons after being called back home to revive his once-proud alma mater By Dennis Dodd – Apr 3, 2024 at 2:12 pm ET • 6 min read – CBS sports SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Scott … Continue reading Scott Frost ‘dying’ for chance to coach after growing older, wiser from disappointing Nebraska tenure
Looking back 100 years at least two things are clear By Cal Thomas Tribune Media Services – Published January 3, 2023 – Fox News People speak of a new year as turning the page, or starting out fresh, or forgetting … Continue reading What we’ve learned in 100 years since 1923
By Andrew Crider – Published Feb 7, 2024 – Simple Flying Summary Singer and social icon Taylor Swift is expected to grace the sky, using her private jet to transit the Pacific Ocean from the end of her concert in Tokyo, … Continue reading The Beauty Of Travel on your own Private Jet: How Taylor Swift Is Singing In Tokyo & Attending The Super Bowl On The Same Day
By Justin Foster – Published Apr 19, 2024 – Simple Flying My cmnt: The rich and famous, and honest, Rush Limbaugh always said that there is ONE thing that no wealthy person – whether environmental liar and lib or not – will … Continue reading Taylor Swift flies on a fantastic private jet
By Bernie Zilio Published Aug. 26, 2024, 5:36 p.m. ET34 Comments – PageSix My cmnt: My two granddaughters, ages 10 & 7, just love to dance and sing along with Tay-Tay. My wife, their grandmother, sings and dances with them in front … Continue reading Travis Kelce flies out of Rhode Island solo after star-studded weekend at Taylor Swift’s mansion
Lord Buckbeak: "Will you come into my parlor?," said the Spider to the Fly. 