The idealogues are trying to cancel Dave Chappelle. It’s understandable. The one thing that they cannot tolerate is comedy generally and social satire in particular. And when it’s really good – i.e., really honest – they see it for what it is: a corrosive acid to the banalities of their doctrines.

Watch it here.

 

A good TED Talk by Reshma Saujani about a feminist theory that makes sense to me:

Bruce was “Woman of the Year” for having the courage to change his gender identity. This is what real courage is…

You may not remember the Nitty Gritty – a dance that was popular in the 1960s. Here it is… (The guy in the front makes it into an art form.)

 

For these students, it’s “my body, my choice” – until it comes to the vaccine mandate…

On a lighter note… BW sent this to me: a video commentary on Khamzat Chimaev, an amazing new UFC fighter.

But as great as Khamzat is, the vlogger – whoever he is – is even more entertaining. His comments are hilariously astute and his delivery… he sounds like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas.

A peek inside Paradise Palms Conservatory and Gardens…

Coccothrinax alexandri 

This species of fan palm, with dark green leaves that are silvery on the underside, is endemic to eastern Cuba. It grows on Cuba’s rocky limestone seashore, with some specimens getting as tall as 75 feet.

A friend, “Billy Sunshine,” whose birthday will be celebrated soon, asked his guests to sing “Happy Birthday” this way: