A Bulgarian Doing a Bulgarian

Have I told you how much I hate Bulgarians? Not the people, the exercise! (Bulgarian split squat.) Well, I figured I’d try an AI image generator to get a Bulgarian doing a Bulgarian. Being a total newbie, I got some interesting results, but nothing close to a Bulgarian doing a Bulgarian. Until… The final prompt…

What Is “Woke?”

A key quote from Jennifer Sey’s article: I believe there is bigotry in the world — there is racism, and sexism, and homophobia and all of it. But I do not believe that every challenge we face can be defined in these simplistic terms. I believe if we do define every problem in these terms…

It Has Come to Our Attention…

It has recently come to our attention that Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego have put forward the argument that any Israelite who bows down to King Nebuchadnezzar’s golden statue has departed the faith and become apostate. 1/15 — Matt Kennedy (@lambeth981) March 17, 2023  

Censorship-Industrial Complex

Great article by Matt Taibbi today: “The Democrats’ Disastrous Miscalculation on Civil Liberties” As he notes at the end… Instead of facing the boiling-ever-hotter problem underneath, the managerial types decided — in the short term only, of course — to mechanically deamplify the discontent, papering things over with an expanding new bureaucracy of ‘polarization mitigation,’…

Worth a Listen

Although some of the snarkiness would probably be off-putting to those he’s trying to reach, this is well worth your time to listen to: Brilliant speech addressed to our ‘woke’ youth fighting #climatechange by Konstantine Kisin. pic.twitter.com/mFS8w0t2ip — Brandon Taylor Moore (@LetsGoBrando45) January 14, 2023  

Band to Check Out: Walking After U

Walking After U is one of my top musical “finds” in 2022, thanks to @YouTube recommending an AC/DC cover by them. This song is a dangerous one to remake (especially for the vocalist), given just how indelible the original is. But, they pull it off. Nicely done @wau2013official! https://t.co/CKGXggC4Jc — Alan Fahrner (@JegErAlan) December 29,…

“Now to Him…”

“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.” Jude 24-25 (ESV)

The Real Threat to Democracy

The real threat to democracy in America? The government asking people to do what they shouldn’t do, but that they want to do. — Alan Fahrner (@JegErAlan) December 17, 2022 The real threat to democracy in America? The government asking people to do what they shouldn’t do, but that they want to do.