Lucifer + Robots + More

TRENDING

• Kids' mobile screen time up 500% during pandemic . . . Excessive use linked to stunted development" Drudge Report, 7/22
• "People who never took test--being told they're covid positive" Ditto
• "Maine man saws neighbor's garage in half amid boundary dispute" Ditto
• "Couple wins battle to name son Lucifer" Drudge, 7/23
• "Mother says she got pregnant at 19 without EVER having sex"  Drudge, 7/24

HEALTH NEWS *

* Drudge Report, 7/23

• Eating chocolate 'wards off heart disease'" 
• "Diets rich in beans, lentils, nuts linked to lower risk of early death"

DEPT. OF SHAMELESS JOKE-STEALING *

* Reader's Digest, July/Aug 2020

"A new prisoner is in his cell when a voice from across the cellblock cries out, 'Twenty-two!' Suddenly, all the prisoner crack up. Another voice calls out, 'Forty-one!' sending the prisoners into greater peals of laughter. 'What's going on?' the newbie asks his cellmate. 'We've been in prison so long, we've memorized each other's jokes. So rather than retell the same jokes, we've assigned them numbers. The new prisoner decides to give it a shot & shouts out for all to hear, 'Eighteen!' There's no response, not even a snicker. 'What happened?' he asks. His cellmate shrugs. 'You didn't tell it well.'"

AMERICA

"Government and debt have grown. Social activism is already institutionalized in hundreds of newer federal programs. The Great Society inaugurated a multi-trillion-dollar investment in the welfare state. Divorce rates soared. The nuclear family waned. Immigration, both legal and illegal, skyrocketed.

"Thus, America is far less resilient, and a far more divided, indebted, and vulnerable target than it was in 1965."  Victor Davis Hanson, National Review Online, 7/23

ELECTION 2020

"Trump has occasionally referred to the former vice president as “Sleepy Joe.” But that may ultimately be to Biden’s benefit. While Trump embarks on tweet tirades and engages in puzzling interviews, Biden has remained relatively quiet. Many Americans don’t even know his stance on coronavirus. Biden has presented himself as a studiously moderate figure, a run-of-the-mill Democratic persona, promising both change and normality amid today’s chaos. And while many see the looming November election as a referendum on Trump, it is also a test of image — and Biden’s “sleepy” performance may be just what he needs to clear 270."  Carrine Hajjar, NRO, 7/23

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

"Robots that can cook--from flipping burgers to baking bread--are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put some distance between workers & customers. Starting this fall, the White Castle burger chain will test a robot arm that an cook french friends & other foods. The robot, dubbed Flippy, is made by Pasadena, California-based Miso Robotics."  Omaha World Herald, 7/23  When we lived in Chicago, White Castle was our go-to if we had an attack of munchies late at night.