Month: June 2017
A company in New York City has opened what some are calling a nonalcoholic cocktail bar that creates drinks using lemons and herbal ingredients instead of alcohol. And this …
BYCU I mentioned earlier this week that I organized two bar outings, one Sunday and one Monday. Those aren’t exactly great bar nights, but they were the only two …
Bullets Whew. The latter were really beginning to ride up on me: Comfortable cotton denim is back; skinny jeans are on their way out. Las Vegas prepares for recreational …
Miscellaneous Rambling My first full day of my stay-cation. I joined Marie’s family at Houghton Lake for a few days, returning yesterday. The weather was terrible, so I organized …
If only there was a 250 year old empirical social science that could have predicted this astonishing resulthttps://t.co/y0PzuhS6jt — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) June 26, 2017
Miscellaneous Rambling Ah, summer. I’m taking first “stay-cation” this week. I’ll spend a little while on the road, but for the most part, I’m staying put. A few long …
Being tolerant with the intolerant is an act of intolerance.https://t.co/hHH80Cjbtn — NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) June 24, 2017
Nassim Taleb’s “skin in the game” requirement: pic.twitter.com/XXESzZ3gBz — Thomas Sowell (@ThomasSowell) June 23, 2017
The reality show “Bachelor in Paradise” has been cleared of the assault charges and it’s going to resume filming. The news was celebrated today by ABC, the contestants, and …
Brews You Can Use Neat blog post by a Cleveland-area priest: Coffee, Front Porches, and Church Whispers. It’s not about drinking, but it’s about the need for parishes to …
John Zmirak draws on my favorite Dostoyevsky book . . . and asks a question that has to be taken seriously by anyone who believes in the spiritual world: …
The operation edges closer: