Monday, May 31, 2021
USURY IN SCRIPTURE
The Hebrew word translated “usury” in the KJV (“interest” in many recent translations) is nesek. The medieval Jewish commentator Rashi (Solomon ben Isaac) pointed out that this Hebrew root meant “to bite,” and commented, “it resembles the bite of a snake . . . inflicting a small wound in a person’s foot which he does not feel at first, but all at once it swells, and distends the whole body up to the top of his head. So it is with interest.”ix Brevard Childs, who quotes Rashi, and other modern commentators concur with that interpretation of the word.
https://tifwe.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Usury-Brand.pdf
Sunday, May 30, 2021
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Friday, May 28, 2021
Thursday, May 27, 2021
necessary (adj.)
late 14c., necessarie, "needed, required; essential, indispensable; such as must be, that cannot be otherwise; not voluntary or governed by chance or free will," from Old French necessaire "necessary, urgent, compelling" (13c.), and directly from Latin necessarius "unavoidable, indispensable, necessary," from necesse "unavoidable, indispensable," originally "no backing away," from ne- "not" (from PIE root *ne-) + cedere "to withdraw, go away, yield" (from PIE root *ked- "to go, yield").
must (v.)
auxiliary of prediction, "be obliged, be necessarily impelled," from Old English moste, past tense of motan "have to, be able to," from Proto-Germanic *motanan (source also of Old Saxon motan "to be obliged to, have to," Old Frisian mota, Middle Low German moten, Dutch moeten, German müssen "to be obliged to," Gothic gamotan "to have room to, to be able to")
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Monday, May 24, 2021
The Delectable History of Alabama White Barbecue Sauce
So Big Bob created what was then a one-of-a-kind combination of vinegar, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and a touch of lemon juice to sauce his ‘cue.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/646455/alabama-white-barbecue-sauce-history
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Saturday, May 22, 2021
How Can I Identify My Root Sin?
Here are the three possible root sins: pride, vanity, and sensuality. Pride, in this sense, refers to a disordered attachment to our own excellence. The proud person tends to seek meaning and fulfillment in their own achievements and conquests. Vanity is a disordered attachment to the approval of other people. The vain person tends to seek meaning and fulfillment in being appreciated or liked by other people. Sensuality is a disordered attachment to comfort, ease, and pleasure. The sensual person tends to seek meaning and fulfillment in taking it easy and simply enjoying life.
https://spiritualdirection.com/2010/04/26/how-can-i-identify-my-root-sin
Friday, May 21, 2021
Phil Spector's Greatest Hits, 1977
1977 release by Warner/Spector Records, # 2SP9104, Double LP, gatefold jacket A very, very, rare compilation of Phil Spector's records through the years. Albums, jacket and sleeves are in near mint condition, light edgewear to jacket. Tracks include: Side one--Be My Baby, Da Doo Ron Ron, You've Lost That Loving Feeling, Then He Kissed Me, Baby I Love You and Walking in the Rain. Side two: He's A Rebel, Uptown, Zip-A-Dee Do-Dah, Not Too Young To Get Married, Today I Met The Boy I'm Goin To Marry, and Wait Til My Bobby Gets Home. Side Three: To Know Him Is To Love Him, Pretty Little Angel Eyes, I Love How You Love Me, Every Breath I Take, Under the Moon Of Love and He's Sure the Boy I Love. Side Four: Spanish Harlem, Unchained Melody, River Deep-Mountain High, Just Once In My Life, Black Pearl and Ebb Tide. John Lennon stated in the Los Angeles Times..."Phil Spector is the greatest record producer ever."
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Parasite Drug Shows Early Promise Against COVID-19
Researchers infected cells with SARS-CoV-2, then exposed them to ivermectin. "We showed that a single dose of ivermectin could kill COVID-19 in a petri dish within 48 hours, indicating potent antiviral activity," says study co-author David Jans, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Monash University in Melbourne.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200407/parasite-drug-shows-early-promise-against-covid-19
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
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Sunday, May 16, 2021
duty (n.)
late 14c., duete, "obligatory service, that which ought to be done," also "the force of that which is morally right," from Anglo-French duete, from Old French deu "due, owed," hence "proper, just" (on the notion of "that which one is bound by natural, moral, or legal obligation to do or perform"); from Vulgar Latin *debutus, from Latin debitus, past participle of debere "to owe," originally, "keep something away from someone," from de- "away" (see de-) + habere "to have" (from PIE root *ghabh- "to give or receive"). Related: Duties.
Saturday, May 15, 2021
oblige (v.)
c. 1300, obligen, "to bind by oath, put under moral or legal obligation, devote," from Old French obligier "engage one's faith, commit (oneself), pledge" (13c.), from Latin obligare "to bind, bind up, bandage," figuratively "put under obligation," from ob "to" (see ob-) + ligare "to bind," from PIE root *leig- "to tie, bind." Main modern meaning "to make (someone) indebted by conferring a benefit or kindness" is from 1560s.
Friday, May 14, 2021
Lament for a High Tory Conservatism
The low church Protestantism of American conservatives and their Canadian epigones leaves them defenseless against the corrosive power of modernism, according to Dart. In this part of his account the theological intrudes upon the economic. The contest between Red Tory vs. Blue Tory (here the political “colours,” are the Canadian and British, where red tends towards the left and blue to the right) is based on a theological distinction. While Red Tories are usually socially conservative and economically liberal (or more accurately, corporatist) and the Blue Tories the opposite, Dart finds the real cause of the distinction to reside in the Reformation. As he puts it, “everything hangs on how AD 1400-1700 is interpreted.”.”
Geoffrey M. Vaughan teaches political science at Assumption University. He is the editor of Leo Strauss and His Catholic Readers (CUA Press, 2018).
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/lament-for-a-high-tory-conservatism/
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Sally Thomas's blog posts on Charlotte Mason's 20 principles
This is the final / capstone -- integration of the intellectual and spiritual. Everything she writes is worth reading!
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
own (adj.)
"properly or exclusively belonging to one's self or itself," Middle English ouen, from Old English agen, literally "possessed by," from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz "possessed, owned" (source also of Old Saxon egan, Old Frisian egin, Old Norse eiginn, Dutch eigen, German eigen "own"), from past participle of PIE root *aik- "be master of, possess," source of Old English agan "to have" (see owe).
Monday, May 10, 2021
THE EMS DISPATCH: THE TELEGRAM THAT STARTED THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR
He edited the telegram, taking liberties to make it more provocative, and published it the German newspapers as the ‘Ems Dispatch’.
Marie Antoinette by Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953
that decisive battle whereby political justice was recovered for us all
https://archive.org/details/marieantoinette00unkngoog/page/n68/mode/2up
the despair that accompanies the satisfaction of the flesh
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ucw.ark:/13960/t7xk93p9x&view=1up&seq=58
Sunday, May 9, 2021
“Hell or High Water”: Robin Hood in West Texas
Do bankers and financiers rob their clients legally? All the time. Here’s an example. My grandfather bought shares in Bell Telephone company when it first got started. When he died the local bank took charge of his estate on behalf of my mom and uncles. Years later they discovered that the trust manager had sold the Bell Telephone shares and replaced them with an equal value of the shares of the local podunk bank. The deal was totally legal… and totally unscrupulous.
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Friday, May 7, 2021
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Adopt a low histamine diet
Avoid leftover foods, alcohol, cured meats, canned fish, pickled and fermented foods, berries, citrus, nuts, chocolate, dairy, yeast, soy sauce, tomatoes, vinegar, and preservatives.
Monday, May 3, 2021
Policy Basics: Understanding the Social Security Trust Funds
The Trust Fund is required by law to be invested in non-marketable securities issued and guaranteed by the "full faith and credit" of the federal government. These securities earn a market rate of interest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_Trust_Fund
https://www.cbpp.org/research/social-security/understanding-the-social-security-trust-funds-0
Since the beginning of the Social Security program, all securities held by the trust funds have been issued by the Federal Government. There are two general types of such securities:
- Special issues—available only to the trust funds
- Public issues—marketable Treasury bonds available to the public.
https://www.ssa.gov/oact/progdata/specialissues.html
The U.S. government obligations purchased by the trust funds are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IF10564.pdf
Some agencies, like the Social Security Trust Fund, take in more revenue from taxes than they need. Rather than stick this cash under a giant mattress, these agencies invest in U.S. Treasuries
https://www.thebalance.com/who-owns-the-u-s-national-debt-3306124
