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Who first decided to milk a cow? Was it a desire to obtain calcium or was it an act of perversion? We may never know. But from cow's milk came a proliferation of dairy products such as yogurt, butter, ice cream, and cheese. I do not like cottage cheese or sour cream but they derive from cow milk as well. Why are eggs found in the dairy department of supermarkets? Eggs have nothing to do with cow milk. They belong in the meat section. Things are loosening up in NYC with regard to the big COVID scare. Restaurants began taking...

As we’ve talked about before, during Donald Trump’s presidency, panic began to set in among Democrats who understood that without a virtual lock on the “minority” vote, their chances of winning elections would become increasingly difficult to near-impossible in some cases, especially in battleground parts of the country. Their concern was in response to Trump making significant inroads with Hispanic voters during the course of his time in office, which was reflected in the 2020 election results. In them, we saw a noticeable shift in the Hispanic vote in places where they normally voted Democrat. There was evidence of this...

Former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich appears intent on keeping high-flying Republicans grounded in reality. From Politico.com: Former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich “We are not going to deport 11 million people,” Gingrich said Thursday as he kicked off his first forum on Latino issues. “There has to be some zone between deportation and amnesty.” A possible presidential candidate, Gingrich stressed that his target of establishing an entirely legal work force is “not a call for amnesty.” Rather, he said, it’s about applying common sense to the immigration debacle. “Dos y dos son cuatro” (two plus two equals four), he...

Someone posted a link to this on Twitter yesterday and I can’t get it out of my head. The song was produced by three people from Australia who go by the name Yolanda Be Cool. It became a #1 hit around the world this summer. A concept video was produced, but this video is not it. This was created by a totally different person using elements from a video of the original song (a hit in the 50s) on which the whole thing is based. IMO, this is the best clip and fits the feel of the song perfectly: