- David B. Kopel begins a series on the “assault weapon” hoax.
- Maggie McNeill on reclaiming the term “liberal.” (Via Myself in comments)
- The question isn’t whether the post-Parkland children’s crusade is astroturf. Of course it is. The question is why did it take two weeks for the media to notice and report that the entire business was being stage-managed by the usual suspects?
- This “news” is more than three years old now. But if you’re a student of civilized resistance it’s pretty good, anyhow. (H/T DB)
- Remember Google censoring gun-related shopping searches? Well … oopsie on the tech geniuses (Via Joel)
- Neurologist Dr. Roger Bannister has died, age 88. That name doesn’t mean anything to you? Then how about Roger Bannister, first man to break the four-minute mile? The obit has a wonderful account of that.
- The truth about getting old. Which, oddly enough, seems to be mostly from the perspective of thirtysomethings.
- Merry Christmas. Okay, I know it’s too late (or way too early) for this. But it was too hilarious to pass up.
Oh, what an adorable puppy! Wait… aren’t all puppies adorable? Yes!
As for getting old, I can’t even remember much about when I was 30. My sons were 8 and 10 then… I remember them, honest… well, most of the time. š Pretty much everything else is a blur now, 40 years later.
My first thoughts on Parkland….who is paying for this.
I claim a Guinness record for having pushed adolescence beyond all previous limits.
My wrinkles come from grinning, so I must have been doing something right.
Getting old beats the alternative. Don’t quit early.
Whippersnappers! Wait until they have to trust doctors who aren’t old enough to be their children.
I know kids who can organize events, with adult help financing. But they’re in 4-H and FFA and such, and wouldn’t put up with foolish nonsense.
At 30 I was finishing graduate school, having interrupted college for four years as an Infantry officer. I remember it well. Four-year-old daughter and one on the way.
Oddly enough, we celebrated Christmas today. Food, tree, gifts, etc. My youngest sister-in-law works for the Navy as an electrician, and spent the last several months on a ship “I can’t tell you where in the Pacific.” We tend to do holidays until everyone gets a turn.
What I admired about Dr. Bannister was that he was an athlete who made a mark, then went on with life, and did something else significant.
why did it take two weeks for the media…
Rhetorical question, right?
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I recommend the movie “Four Minutes” about Roger Bannister. It covers his medical school training and his mile training.