This kind of thing fascinates me: One of South America’s few remaining uncontacted indigenous tribes has been spotted and photographed on the border between Brazil and Peru. I thought you’d have to go to New Guinea, a south Pacific archipelago, or the west side of Detroit to find such a thing. __________ That last comment, [...]
I figured that was a good way to kick off the BYCU. I won’t be doing much driving this weekend, but some inebriated bike pedaling is a possibility. Drink a few, ride bike to the baseball games. The only problem with that is, I can’t sneak out to my car for a tween-innings swig. I’ll [...]
Am I really going to write another stream of consciousness post just eight days after my first one? I think so. Things are brutal around here. I have eleven days with baseball games out of twelve; every day except Sunday has a game. I had a meeting last night that went far longer than expected, [...]
Soccer game, baseball game, Marie in Chicago with oldest daughter. I’m beat. Quotes like these are made for days with no blogging time. Sorry if you’ve seen them already: “Getting married for sex is like buying a 747 for the free peanuts” – Jeff Foxworthy “I was married by a judge. I should have asked [...]
“An eighth and eternal day, consecrated by the Resurrection of Christ. . . there we shall rest and see, see and love, love and praise.” That’s St. Augustine’s City of God. I found it in a forgotten treasure: The Eighth Day Books catalog. It’s a forgotten treasure because I got dumped from their mailing list [...]
California considering a porn tax? I found this story at an odd news RSS feed. But is it so odd? I wrote an op-ed rough draft seven years ago, proposing a similar thing. I’ve cut-and-pasted it below, and I’ve bolded the most-salient paragraph. Forgive any awkward sentences or mistakes. It should also be noted that [...]
“It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.” St. Thomas Aquinas (Note: I haven’t verified the quote. I saw it on the Internet.)
A good weekend, indeed. Marie took six of the seven way up north to “Bird Camp,” a weekend of bird watching and enjoying the great outdoors. It’s one of her family’s three summer traditions. It’s equally part of the tradition that I avoid it. It’s a colossal waste of time. At least for me. I [...]
Before Friday’s feature posts, please indulge this request: If you know of anyone in NW Ohio, northern Indiana, northern Illinois (Chicago area), or Michigan (lower peninsula) that’s trying to sell a used school bus, please let me know. You can put the information in the comments box or use my email link on the left. [...]
Well, far out. David Cook won AI. I didn’t see it, since I was asleep before 9:00 last night, but my wife told me when she came to bed and I got the details here. I guess Simon even apologized to Cook for his harsh words. As for me, I’ll probably frame the $5 winnings [...]
I’m stealing this idea from a fraternity brother. He didn’t teach me about it during the neo-psychedelic 80s. He sends out emails like this. I figure, good enough for Geoff and Faulker, good enough for me. Of course, if I were (subjunctive) Faulkner, I wouldn’t be me, and then I wouldn’t be blogging. I’d be [...]
This baseball season and end-of-year school season is going to be the death of me. Too much trash, too much time. Not much blogging. I hope to post something worthwhile later, but right now, simply no time. I did, however, find this mildly-interesting item: Germans migrating to Poland (but not behind Panzer divisions) and other [...]
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