Quote Of The Day

“Self-discipline is a form of freedom. Freedom from laziness and lethargy, freedom from expectations and demands of others, freedom from weakness and fear — and doubt.”
From The Mental ABC’s of Pitching by H.A. Dorfman.
Happy Opening Day.

Industry Giants Push Gastric Banding Obesity Surgery

“Medical-device makers, venture capitalists and surgeons are racing to turn a once-controversial weight-loss procedure into the next big thing in elective surgery.
Once dismissed by some surgeons as a gimmick, gastric banding — in which a silicone band is wrapped around the upper stomach to restrict food intake — is now the focus of a fierce [...]

“Earth Hour”: More Elite Nonsense

In a comical and oxymoronic twist last week, the nation that consumes 40% of the world’s energy led “Earth Hour,” an optional, one-hour shut down of all energy use. Organized by the elite World Wildlife Fund, “Earth Hour” was a psy-op designed to remind us we are a “burden on the ecosystem.”
If we are [...]

Even Beneath the Haze, Blacks Used to Do Better

“The difference between then and now is not a matter of either/or, but of degree. Nobody thinks old-time, black culture was a “fount of virtue,” as Coates has it. But there is a stark degree difference between what poor black communities were like before the 60s, and since then.
“This is not mere historiographical hair-splitting, because [...]