Significant (Nestorian) Christian presence in China by 700 AD? Interesting stuff in the current issue of Touchstone.
Hats off to these renegades: Just as speakeasies arose in the 1920s, smoke-easies are beginning to crop up in this new age of prohibition.
"Show me those pics of Grandpa and the Bondaged Women, again." Browsing the internet has overtaken DIY and gardening to become the favourite pastime of older people, according to a survey.
[P]roducts of the cannabis plant have been grouped by rabbis within a family of foods such as peas, beans and lentils that is off-limits to Jews of European descent during Passover. I don't know much about Judaism, but is this cleanliness a renunciation thing? It kind of reminds me of Jack Kerouac's one-time pledge to give up all sexual activity except onanism.
In a few years, this riddle could become commonplace: What do pandas and Hollywood have in common? Entrepreneurial Chinese are looking for ways to make a profit from the 20kg of excrement produced each day by a single adult male. (They're trying to convert it into high-quality paper.)
"A North Dakota woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and criminal trespass after biting her boyfriend [in his privates] while he slept." I try to keep this site relatively urbane, so you'll have to come up with your own "Dream Turned to Nightmare" jokes.
Reminder: I'm looking for hip (edgy, unconventional blogs).
Notice: I hope to allow comments on my blog again soon. It's been nearly two years. We'll see if the spam can be prevented this time around. I'm a little nervous, yes. A few months ago, an old frat brother discovered I had a blog and dang-near drooled on himself, thinking he'd troll out in my comments section and make my blog life a living hell week. He's a good guy, but as mischievous as the day is long. I have other friends cut from a similar mold, plus I know from experience that readers take a lot of offense at things I say, so I suspect they'll be unloading on me in the combox. We'll see, but I don't plan on replying to them.
