Movin’ on Up and Along a-Walking We Go

I woke up with a loud tocsin (in my head) this, the first morning of my very own New Year. And by being the eldest member in my family, it’s as the (paraphrased) song goes; “I’m not Abel, I’m Cain, (occasionally) I fell in the rain” even so I’m still on top of my game. And Marcia had already started the morning coffee!

Since this will be a somewhat busy weekend for me, I started the weekend right. Last evening Marcia and I went for dinner at one of our regular haunts, Quatman’s Café. And no stop at Quatman’s would satisfy without a steaming cup of Mock Turtle Soup.

No Birthdays for some – Back in the earliest days of the 1900s, a passionate believer in eugenics, Margaret Sanger, started and fought for Birth Control (abortion), especially for the minority ‘Negroes’ and ‘less-fit’ sectors of society. Just so we’re on the same page, Eugenics is defined by genome.gov. as: “the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding.”

As an activist, Margaret Sanger founded the American Birth Control League in 1921 which became Planned Parenthood in 1942.

Time moved on and for the longest time abortion was touted as being primarily for women’s health and to be used sparingly.

Currently non-Hispanic Black women are the racial group undergoing the largest percent of abortions in New York City; in 2019, accounting for 35 percent of the total (Charlotte Lozier Institute). 35% out of the 49,784 abortions reported by the city equals 17,424 murdered Black infants in 2019 – a VERY far cry from abortion only used “sparingly” as touted for many years.

Those disparate NY numbers repeat throughout the nation.

A few days ago my walk led me into the city core and past the city’s Planned Parenthood center, our sole abortion clinic. It’s located conveniently in the black urban core of town. Looking at the size of the place, human destr uction under the guise of ‘health’ seems to be a thriving business.

Just saying mind you, but I believe that Sanger’s early efforts to control the “negroes” and “less-fit’” has borne fruit (pun), even exceeding her expectations.

Incubator – As in one of the top 10 incubators in the world, Alloy Development Co’s Growth Lab. One of the real joys in changing my exercise walking routes is discovery. Seldom a week goes by where something new and different comes into view. https://alloydev.org/growth-lab/

A week ago, I went down a middling run-of-the-mill dead-end street with a walking-path cut through. It’s tucked in the back of the small neighborhood town of Norwood. At the back end of this short street consisting of small single-family homes dating back to the 1950s was an attractive new modern multi-story building. Alloy Growth Lab – it’s apparently one of the top business incubators in the world. Who ‘woulda thunk’.

****** There, I’ve finished Act I of The Ramblings and now for Act II. This move does beg a question best answered by a playwright on how to transition; “Does the character cross a threshold and enter a new world?” So, as your main character, one who is now crossing over another “threshold” with one more year, let’s turn the leaf. Act II begins *****

Animals – Well, well, something I’d never seen before. Our evening news showed a galloping horse running on the high-speed lane in Philadelphia. Personally, years ago, I got stuck in Chicago traffic as people ran between the cars trying to ‘corral’ a loose pig (full grown); but never a horse.

So, we’re trying keep animals out of our cities, meanwhile in the Province of Alberta in Canada a young gal is trying to allow for her and her horse to remain in town.

Animals & Climate? – Somehow several things I read this week mentioned animals. The human involvement in the climate-changing scam playing its usual part.

Over the years the old “loss of the Polar Bear” ‘saw’ keeps cropping up. Apparently, the latest numbers show that these creatures are actually doing just fine. And, of course, curmudgeonly Pitts had to interject. I just happened to record his rant:

Cyclones (oh no, again?) – Rather than do the eat out routine, this weekend the clan will gather and do a barbeque dinner. Actually, it’s Tevita who will do the grilling. Tevita buckling down and totally focused at one of his grills reminds me of a musician lovingly slaving over a Hammond or Lowry organ. Much like Garth Hudson, last remaining member of The Band (jump to the 4:15 portion of the YouTube below):

How do you appreciate the way I segwayed from grilling to port you into a ‘bit’ on music?
After our dinner barbeque we’re off to town to watch a bit of hockey; the Cyclones slap away at the Iowa Heartlanders. All of this promises for a outstanding evening.

Question — Earlier this week I passed by the nearby Jewish Cemetary. Here is the question you can look up the answer to: why do many of the grave markers in Jewish Cemetaries have stones placed on them?

I made it outside this week – in shorts. A couple more chilly days early this coming week and warmth will prevail. Can you believe it, our local Dairy Queen spring re-opening is in 6 short days!

May Peace prevail! Shalom. And cannot forget wishing Commander the WH ‘wonder dog’ a happy life on the ‘farm’.

Dirk

BONUS POINTS:
Going back in time today, way back. What is the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Ares?

1) Mars?
2) Vulcan?
3) Jupiter?
4) Apollo?