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August 31st, 2021

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Tester for VP

Politics is a numbers game.  The quality of data has gone down as folks have learned to avoid or even lie to pollsters.  This time,…

You Need to Check the Experts’ Math

This offers a perspective on covid survival rates, but screws up some simple statistics: 0-19 20-49 50-69 70+ 100.000% 100.000% 100.000% 100.000% -99.997% -99.98% -99.5% -94.6% 0.003% 0.02% 0.5% 5.4% 100% – Survival Rate= Infection Fatality Rate. It’s official…

County Fair

This year’s fair was fun, with activities for young and old alike. Vendors were present, and the food (sold by many local organizations and churches) was excellent. Plenty of raffle tickets were sold (not all for firearms), and folks seemed to be in good spirits. The exhibits were neat, and some of the produce very impressive. The sunflowers were especially remarkable, with substantial height, thick stems, and enormous heads. Neat wood working and a creative chandelier of hummingbird feeders. The cakes and sundry baked goods in the youth section were quite impressive as well. We have some talented decorators! As…

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Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. -Benjamin Franklin

War is a Racket

War is a Racket is a short book (and also a speech) by Smedley Butler that discusses who profits from war. War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which…


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Have You Two Been Vaccinated?

Vaccinated and immune have two different meanings.  The history of smallpox vaccination shows the differences over a thousand-year timeline.  The first vaccinations recorded are in China, after 1000 CE.  They’d grind up the scabs from someone with smallpox, and blow the dust into your nostrils – along with something like a 2% mortality rate.  Since the death rate from smallpox was about 30%, it seemed like a decent risk.  This practice was variolation, not vaccination…

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