Short; Well known old fat guy deadlifts 500 lbs.
The guy doing this lift is Mark Rippetoe who is 70 years old and you can decide if he’s fat. He is a former competitive power lifter and a well known coach and owner of a string of Starting Strength fitness gyms. He’s also an author of several books and his book Practical Programming for … Read more
Saturday wordle – a miss
Ugh. Very tough – there were so many possibilities once I got the first three. I naver thought of the actual answer – BUMPY. Breaks my streak of 26 successes.
Friars; using AI to restore the basilica of St. Francis
Interesting stuff. Off of 60 Minutes, which has changed it’s modus operandi in the last several months.
Friday cocktail – Harry Truman’s favorite
And imitating Churchill he started the day with a shot of booze – in Truman’s case Bourbon. Farandaville variation -better than Truman’s 2 oz bourbon – like Truman 1/4 oz demerara syrup – BIG improvement on plain sugar! One dash orange bitters – or any amount and style of bitters to your taste. Stir in … Read more
European population crisis – worse and worse
The story is about a Greek school which will close after this school year. When you have no children – who said “Demographics is Destiny”? It’s a situation playing out across Europe and beyond. The region has 16 of the world’s top 20 oldest nations, particularly in Southern Europe, according to the independent World Population … Read more
More on revival – France Baptism boom
This is off the French English language channel. Good video – Some very interesting interviews.