Humorous
H.I.F.
Conan:
Pope Francis is reportedly selling his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. When asked
why he was selling it, he said, "When I get it over 30 miles an hour, it's hard
to keep my hat on."
This week at New York's Comic
Eric Scheske
Interesting
H.I.F.
The benefits of empire? Roman charioteers earned far more than even the
best-paid footballers and international sports stars of today, according to
academic research.
[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7942699/Wealth-of-todays-sports-stars-is-no-match-for-the-fortunes-of-Romes-
Kiekegaard and Philo
"The real individual is face to face with a real God: that is the quite simple
truth that Kierkegaard is never weary of repeating." de Lubac.
I think that's the metaphysical angle to Philo's famous quote: "Be kind, for
everyone you meet is
TIL
Today I Learned, from Reddit [http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/]:
"TIL in 2011 the city of Portland, Oregon discarded 7.8 million gallons of
drinking water, not because of the dead animals 'regularly found in the drinking
supply,' but because a drunk 21-year-old peed
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"Theories, when they have gained credence, become vested interests. The prestige
and livelihood of schools and teachers are bound up in them; they tend toward
enclosed doctrine, not open to fresh information." Isabel Patterson.
The Fascist
H.I.F.
For those who haven't made it over the TDE Twitter account, fascinating excerpts
from Thaddeus Russell's Renegade History:
"[W]hen the New Deal was created, few of its supporters in the United States
were as effusive in their praise as were German
Tuesday
Nerd Toy
I bought the new Kindle Paperwhite
[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWH595M/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1]
. It arrived last Thursday. I'm digging it.
I bought a first generation iPod over three years ago and, other than the iPhone
Random Thought
Lincoln, T. Roosevelt, Nixon, Bush: If limited government is a key element of
conservatism, then conservatism hasn't been a key element of the Republican
party.
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H.I.F.
"A Grand Inquisitor's villa, a Pope's fort and a Venetian island will be sold
off to fill Italy's depleted state coffers, local media reports. It's hoped the
50 historic sites will raise 500 million euros needed to obey
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From Joseph Epstein: "Saul Bellow, always mindful of the possibility of malice
extended to a fellow scribbler, once told me that [James] Baldwin's problem was
simple: 'He wanted to be Martin Luther Queen.'"