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Here is the story of St. Bernard, who died in 1153.  The Cistercians favor Psalm 15 – quite short – and here it is, along with notes from the USCCB. See especially the note about line five. 1 A psalm of David. I   LORD, who may abide in your tent?*   Who may dwell on…

Quite a tale of courage.   

Northwestern Medicine scientists define “super-agers” as adults older than 80, “who have the memory capacity of individuals who are at least three decades younger.” Super-agers are “highly social” and have brains that “resist the buildup of Alzheimer’s-related plaques and tangles.” super-agers share these four traits: Exceptional memory performance: Delayed word recall test results were on…

With sidekick Ed McMahon  

This is the follow up to John Stossel's previous posting -  "Mamdani’s Bad Ideas, Part 1: Seizing the Means of Production, Government-Run Groceries & High Taxes" Perhaps they'll be a Part 3? It's a long ways to the NYC election mayoral day.   

This sort of thing – the government controlling industrial policy – used to be anathema to conservatives. But then Trump's not a conservative.  He's a populist – champions the "common people" as opposed to the perceived "elites". And a populist can be right wing or left wing – think of Bernie Sanders or the guy…

A play on the classic Manhattan with Cognac subbed for whiskey. Very short video – our recipe below. Farandaville recipe – with the classic proportions; other recipes do equal parts cognac and red vermouth 2 oz. VS cognac – no need for more expensive VSOP. 1 oz. Sweet vermouth 2 dashes Angostura bitters half teaspoon…

A Catholic Holy Day – points to our ultimate destiny. The painting it titled “The Virgin as Intercessor” and this is in the public domain. In this vivid image, Anthony van Dyck portrays the Virgin Mary gracefully ascending heavenward. With open arms and hands, she looks upward expectantly. Various putti surrounding her hold objects signifying…

My buddy DR sent me this – great minds think alike

I was a bit surprised by this editorial. Maybe I shouldn't have been since it does make some good points. "Cleaning up the city is a worthy task, and local control is dysfunctional." President Trump took federal control of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department on Monday, pledging to “rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed,…