My son is into Cross Fit – and good at it too. I would say that this article is intended to take a look at Cross Fit from a bit of a humorous perspective. ============= By Rob Copeland Feb. 16, 2015 8:52 p.m. Claire Koch is proud of her hard-earned physique. So she wasn’t bothered when her jeans went up a size or when... Read more
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Fans of CrossFit Training Brag About Extra Bulk
February 17 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Health, Personal Development, Sports
The Container That Built America
February 14 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtInteresting indeed. ======== Book Review: ‘Wood, Whiskey and Wine’ by Henry H. Work – WSJ Barrels would be outmoded but for one fact: Spirits stored in them show marked improvement over time. Photo: © Blaine Harrington III/Corbis By Wayne Curtis In October 1901, a 63-year-old woman named Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to survive a plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Her vessel... Read more
A Plan For ISIS
February 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ISIS, Noonan, Obama, Radical IslamDeer in the headlights…. that’s the White House. ================ By Peggy Noonan Feb. 5, 2015 6:33 p.m. ET Everything’s frozen. When you ask, “What is the appropriate U.S. response to ISIS?” half the people in Washington answer: “ George W. Bush broke Iraq and ISIS was born in the rubble. There would be no ISIS if it weren’t for him.” The other half... Read more
A test of true diversity
February 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Politically correct, Religious PersecutionIf you want another perspective and some very interesting stories, WORLD MAGAZINE is tough to beat. ============ By Joel Belz Posted Oct. 17, 2014, 01:00 a.m. WORLD MAGAZINE Gordon College of Wenham, Mass. (a northeast Boston suburb), has never been known in the evangelical community as a right-wing or super-conservative institution. Pretty solidly biblical, most observers would say. And pretty balanced. Now and... Read more
The evidence we want…
February 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ISIS, Politically correct, Radical IslamThis is about as good as you can get. Click the link to get the full story ====== Where on earth has the ‘beautiful religion’ of Islam created anything like an attractive society? By Joel Belz Posted Jan. 23, 2015, 01:00 a.m. Don’t you get a little weary of having the experts remind you that you shouldn’t get the wrong impression, that Islam really... Read more
America’s Strategy Deficit
February 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Military, Noonan, SequesterLeading from behind. =========== By PEGGY NOONAN Updated Jan. 30, 2015 6:33 p.m. ET Something is going on here. On Tuesday retired Gen. James Mattis, former head of U.S. Central Command (2010-13) told the Senate Armed Services Committee of his unhappiness at the current conduct of U.S. foreign policy. He said the U.S. is not “adapting to changed circumstances” in the Mideast and must... Read more
