Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
They found 3 general measures that were strongly associated with biological age: metabolic health inflammation biological toxins Metabolic health Among common lab tests, the type a doctor would routinely order, measures of metabolic health were important. These measures are connected to insulin sensitivity and body composition, which is the relative amount of muscle and fat … Read more
The 12 points that can assure that our health improves: Not smoking Exercising 3.5 hours a week Eating a healthy diet And maintaining a healthy weight Avoid that heart attack with a colorful, plant-based diet Avoid that heart attack by stabilizing your blood sugar Avoid that heart attack by increasing fiber intake Avoid that heart … Read more
Chug and Debbie, after years of being single, felt called to be in an authentically Catholic marriage. Initially, there were a few obstacles in the way of their relationship because neither wanted to date long distance. Plus, both Chug and Debbie imagined they’d marry someone more like themselves. It was their openness to step outside … Read more
Van Tour: DIY conversion with a stealth van (FAST and INEXPENSIVE) When it comes to DIY campervan conversions there is no better vehicle than a minivan for a camper. Once you get past the fact that it’s a minivan you’ll quickly see it’s the best DIY camper for just about every type of … Read more
Public health officials are warning that five U.S. airports had travelers pass through with confirmed cases of measles this month, potentially exposing numerous other passengers to the highly infectious disease. In Chicago, an individual with measles traveled through two terminals at O’Hare International Airport over the course of a week. On Dec. 17, the individual … Read more
Presiding judge Rosemary Collyer, having returned from her vacation on Mars and just in time for her retirement, has demanded of the FBI revised procedures to ensure that the multiple frauds committed upon the court, including inclusion of fraudulent material, omission of exculpatory information, and the deliberate alteration of documents to mislead the court. It … Read more
Replace Your Cabin Air Filter A clogged cabin air filter can damage your car’s blower motor and cause your AC to run longer and harder in the summer. Cabin air filters are easy to access and replace and you’ll save about $30 by doing it yourself. It’s one of at least 100 car maintenance tasks … Read more
Now this one is a stunner: The college income premium—the extra income earned by a family headed by a college gra duate over an otherwise similar family without a bachelor’s degree—remains positive but has declined for recent graduates. The college wealth premium (extra wealth) has declined more noticeably among all cohorts born after 1940. Among … Read more
“About nine years ago [ca 2010], we had a patient in complete heart block (disruption of the heart’s electrical impulses) at St. Margaret’s [UPMC hospital in Aspinwall]. He was an active healthy guy in his 50s but was passing out from a low heart rate. The morning of the procedure, the [heart doctors] consulted us … Read more
A few years ago Russell Maret, a New York artist, found himself puzzling over a question. In the 1920s and 1930s some preindustrial fonts were revived by Stanley Morison, a great British typographer. They transformed the quality of book-printing. But in the process of reviving them, Morison changed them. When he created the Poliphilus font … Read more
Those of us of the Christian faith believe that Christmas Day represents the moment of God’s incarnation, when this broken world became his home. But it was not an entrance characterized by privilege, comfort, public celebration or self-glorification; it was marked instead by lowliness, obscurity, humility, fragility. … That could be said not just about … Read more
A Hallelujah Christmas by Cloverton HD A Hallelujah Christmas I’ve heard about this baby boy Who’s come to earth to bring us joy And I just want to sing this song to you It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift With every breath I’m singing Hallelujah … Read more
“God doesn’t call the equipped, He equips the called.” Deacon Ralph Poyo, New Evangelization Ministries, and many others. Related PostsWe Built Ugly Churches and Still Do Not Attract Young People: How Is This Possible? RIP Deception for our Times? Questioning Anne a Lay Apostle This Will Be Our Year – “This time with freedom!” The … Read more
If quizzed “Who was the first person to welcome Jesus and announce his lordship?” how would you answer? It’s an important question when we consider that this man from the nowhere town of Nazareth is the most consequential individual ever. His teaching and followers across the globe radically transformed world culture, toppled great powers without … Read more
White House Christmas Ornaments. from The White House Historical Association Related PostsChristianity: The #1 Target of Hate Crimes Merry Christmas! The Blame Game and the Immaculate Conception St. Andrew Christmas Novena Genuine Generosity
A recent study published in Nature Chemistry finds that 39 percent of respondents in eight European countries say they “agree” with the statement that “I would like to live in a world where chemical substances don’t exist.” Another 39 percent say the “slightly agree” or “slightly disagree” with this statement. Similarly, 40% say “they do … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Chanukah message 2019 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivered a forceful videotaped message to mark the start of Hanukkah on Sunday, insisting, “Britain would not be Britain without its Jewish community. “It is a time to celebrate not just the miracle of the oil but also your unique identity … Read more
A people prepared — for what? Gold for a king, frankincense for a priest, myrrh for a dead man. Nails, in time. The cross. Thomas Harris, the culinary-minded horror novelist, once described the Uffizi museum in Florence as a “great meathouse of hanging Christs.” We derive “incarnation” from the Latin caro, meaning “flesh,” as in … Read more
If and when fascism comes to America, it will not arrive with jackboots, stiff arms, and military uniforms. The attempt to suppress political opposition in anti-constitutional fashion, to regiment the economy by denying constitutionally protected freedoms, and the efforts to change the Constitution to reflect political utility, will come under the auspices of “equality,” “fairness,” … Read more
Bootleggers and Baptists: A Conversation with Bruce Yandle The “Bootleggers and Baptists” are at it again. No, this time it’s not about pious reformers shutting down the corner liquor store on Sunday, thereby creating odd alliances between social puritans and sellers of illegal booze. This time, the regulatory target is small-box retail stores, … Read more
Flying on a plane these days is a humbling and sometimes humiliating experience. Basic amenities are being removed and there is no telling where the competitive devaluing of the customer experience will end. The trends are disturbing. Seat width for the major carriers has shrunk from 18.5 to 17 inches, and seat “pitch”—the distance from … Read more
In truth, the Golden State is becoming a semi-feudal kingdom, with the nation’s widest gap between middle and upper incomes—72 percent, compared with the U.S. average of 57 percent—and its highest poverty rate. Roughly half of America’s homeless live in Los Angeles or San Francisco, which now has the highest property crime rate among major … Read more
Should you choose to make this affront to God, man, and everything good in this world, you will need: 1 pound bacon 1 pound pork breakfast sausage 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 3 cups whole milk 1 can refrigerated biscuits 10-12 ounces pre-shredded cheddar cheese (or more—no such thing as too much cheese, I say) 10-12 … Read more
By December 2013, Michigan’s new right-to-work law had been in effect for nine months. The Michigan Education Association was collecting dues from 113,147 active members. Its spokesman said the union’s response to the new law was to get the word out to members about what the MEA could do for them. Not mentioned was another … Read more
A HIDDEN LIFE | Official Trailer [HD] | FOX Searchlight 8. A Hidden Life. Terrence Malick’s grave, pensive, impressionistic, interior-oriented films are not for everyone, and this one runs nearly three hours. But this true story of a Catholic Austrian farmer named Franz Jägerstätter who refused to bend the knee to Adolf Hitler … Read more