I add copious amounts of compost to the asparagus bed twice a year. I get scores of these. > This massive asparagus spear pic.twitter.com/HrYb94lXdB [https://t.co/HrYb94lXdB] > — The Weekly Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) June 3, 2019 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/1135669216739241984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

Excellent piece, though I think the writer could've made his point more bluntly, which is (I think): Hume didn't believe we can know anything, so if we can't know anything, we better preserve our traditions since they developed over time through forces we can&

BYCU I'm not sure what to do with this information, but it strikes me as nifty: The most commonly searched beer in every state, according to Google [https://www.groundreport.xyz/the-most-commonly-searched-beer-in-every-state-according-to-google/] . Most states are searching mainline denominations (and way too many are searching for Corona . . . awful stuff)

> My Marshall Plan: On the Goodness of Justice Thurgood's Approach https://t.co/9FBiq6W86I > — Bird, Scheske, Reed & Beemer (@sturgiseric) May 30, 2019 [https://twitter.com/sturgiseric/status/1134058206534217728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

Miscellaneous Rambling Well, summer is here. I had a very good weekend. The forecast called for rain throughout the weekend . . . and we only got a little. Actually, we got quite a bit, but it came at night or in big dumps, so 90% of the weekend was open for outdoor

The new podcast episode is up: Episode 36: Memorial Day Weekend, Drinking in Mexico, Catholic Church and Divine Corruption. Enjoy. [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/the-weekly-eudemon/2019/5/24/episode-36-memorial-day-weekend-drinking-in-mexico-catholic-church-and-divine-corruption] May 25 Episode 36: Memorial Day Weekend, Drinking in Mexico, Catholic Church and Divine Corruption Memorial Day Weekend: A tradition has

> Zalipie is a small village in #Poland [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Poland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] that's well-known for its beautifully painted flowers all over homes & folk art. pic.twitter.com/0QgJoC5IiE [https://t.co/0QgJoC5IiE] > — European Beauty (@MagicalEurope) May 25, 2019

BYCU My two oldest sons have been in Oaxaca, Mexico for the past four weeks. They're taking "immersion classes," which means, "Do everything in Spanish for four weeks." They live with a Spanish mom, take Spanish classes in Spanish, take excursions in Spanish . . . and

From the Notebooks The four courts: Court of Law, Court of Religion, Court of Morals, Court of Taste and Manners. (Referred to on page 30 of Nock's Memoirs) It seems the culture wars should be fought first in T&M, and then Morals. Too many of us

Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson sent me a file full