Plastic surgery regret
You know how it is with YouTube. You look at one video on a certain subject, and after that – at least for a while – the algorithm floods you with similar videos, tempting you to watch. So I must … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Health
Time for some resistant starch?
All you dieters out there might take heed: In a new study, published in Nature Metabolism, researchers modified the gut microbiota of human participants by increasing dietary fibre to investigate how it might help manage insulin resistance while also reducing … Continue reading →
RIP Michaela DePrince
I was shocked and saddened to read yesterday of the extremely untimely death of ballet dancer Michaela DePrince. To compound the sorrow, her mother died a day later. It’s an incredible tragedy for the family and for Michaela’s sister Mia … Continue reading →
Meet violinist Adrian Anantawan, who was born without a right hand
There are some stories that are simply inspiring, and testaments to the human will. The life of Canadian violinist Adrian Anantawan is one such story. He was born with no right hand; you can find a lot of information and … Continue reading →
Biden’s not having a good week
Now he’s tested positive for COVID. Biden’s had COVID before and his symptoms are reported to be mild.
Continue reading →Schiff joins the chorus saying Joe must go
From Adam Schiff: Fresh on the heels of the story regarding Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) recent visit to Delaware to confab with President Joe Biden (presumably to encourage him to bow out of the 2024 presidential race) comes … Continue reading →
Joe’s “I Will Survive!” press conference
It seems Joe lives to fight another day. He limbo-ed right down under that low low bar and then skedaddled on out of there. I didn’t watch it, but I read about it. It seems he faded towards the end, … Continue reading →
Parkinson’s is not really the issue – cognitive ability is the issue
It’s possible the public has been lied to about whether Biden has Parkinson’s, and is still being lied to about it. That would be serious, but not new. We’re used to being lied to quite regularly in order to protect … Continue reading →
Matt Yglesias offers a primer on confirmation bias – his own
Democrat pundit Matt Yglesias admits to having been wrong about Biden’s mental acuity, and he seems to beat himself up for it so sincerely that I tend to believe he really didn’t see what was in front of his face … Continue reading →
Joe’s disastrous interview
Apparently George Stephanopoulos was selected to administer the coup de grace to Biden by interviewing him: Driving the news: In the 22-minute interview, Biden insisted he has the stamina to take on Trump and refused to take a cognitive test. … Continue reading →
On clogs – but not in clogs
I found this ode to clogs years ago in the New Yorker. I won’t be joining in, though. I’ve never been successful at wearing clogs, although I tried when I was young. They wrecked my feet, I think because I … Continue reading →
Reporting on the Gaza famine that never was: why does the MSM spread the lies?
[Hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin.”] The UN says Whoopsies, probably no famine in Gaza. This of course is after many many months of worldwide reporting on the supposed famine, and plenty of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish demonstrations as a result. Here’s … Continue reading →