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Eric Scheske

Fallon

Several companies are working together to replace thousands of pay phones here in New York City with free Wi-Fi hotspots. Officials say that New Yorkers need a more modern, more technologically advanced thing to [urinate] on when they're drunk.

Thursday

I implied a bit ago that Dalrymple seemed to have lost some zing on his essays, but he appears to be back on track. He penned this excellent piece [http://takimag.com/article/the_will_to_outrage_theodore_dalrymple/print#axzz3uiv8Uh9S] a few weeks ago, then followed it up with

Conan

It came late, but El NiÃ±o finally arrived here in Los Angeles. In case you didn't know, El NiÃ±o is Spanish for "Little Boy." So apparently the reason El NiÃ±o was so late is because it wanted to make sure Jared Fogle was

Fallon

Some people are upset about a billboard in Utah that advertises a dating site called “Where-White-People-Meet-dot-com.” Even more controversial – it's now Utah's state motto.

Wednesday

"[A new study out of Stanford] found that productivity per hour declines sharply when the workweek exceeds 50 hours, and it drops off so much after 55 hours that there's no point in working any more. That's right, people who work as much as 70

Meyers

China this weekend formally replaced its one-child policy with a new law allowing two children per family. That way, families will have one child to play with, while the other one's at work.

Tuesday

I got quite a few good presents this year. My eldest son, Alex, bought me the reputedly best gin in the world (more on that in a later BYCU) and my other kids got me a bunch of stuff to help with my hobbies (gardening and cocktailing). But one of

Monday

Miscellaneous Rambling: Blah, Books, Wikipedia, and Charitable Phone Solicitations Welcome to the blah time of year. Truth is, I don't mind it. I enjoy the forced seclusion and quiet time. My waistline could use a break from the social commitments, and my leisurely study pursuits will make use

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Makes sense: "Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan in October eased citizens' access to guns, calling gun owners a 'force multiplier' in combating the nearly daily Palestinian stabbing and car-ramming attacks since September." Link [http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/01/03/reporter-points-out-vastly-different-ends-to-attacks-in-two-cities-and-its-connected-to-number-of-gun-carriers/] .

Saturday

Great assortment of quotes by Gregorian Chant expert and anarchist/libertarian Jeffrey Tucker [https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/395323.Jeffrey_Tucker]. "An economy not bludgeoned by powerful elites is the ideal we should seek, even if it has a name that is wildly unpopular: capitalism” “Where there is