Miscellaneous Rambling A loyal TDE reader sends this podcast along: A Good Story is Hard to Find [https://agoodstoryishardtofind.blogspot.com/p/the-library.html]. Playing off the name of Flannery O'Connor's famous, and really disturbing, short story [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Good_Man_Is_

Summer Rambling I've never been a "hobby guy," the kind of man who looks for things to do so he can get through this veil of tears without thinking about what's on the other side. The hobby guy, to me, is the poster child

Miscellaneous Rambling This is an interesting piece: "10 Troubling Habits Of Chronically Unhappy People [https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2016/07/26/10-troubling-habits-of-chronically-unhappy-people/#20beb79b70f3] ." I'm happy to report, I suffer from fewer than half (probably two strongly and two weakly). It's a pretty

Miscellaneous Rambling Why aren't young people having children? This writer's primary explanation comes down to this: It's hard [https://www.ataraxik.com/2018/05/19/no-one-wants-kids/] . But the article has a bit more depth to it. A consistent theme runs through every point he

> The Glorious Inefficiency of Local Bookstores (essay by Dean Abbott) https://t.co/I0vAcnDg3V > — ImaginativeConservat (@imaginativecons) May 27, 2018 [https://twitter.com/imaginativecons/status/1000534583274889216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

Weekend Rambling I've started listening to The Joe Sikorra Show [https://relevantradio.com/listen/our-shows/the-joe-sikorra-show/] on Relevant Radio. I didn't try it in the past because its promotionals made it sound like he was an "over-the-top" loud character, of the ilk of Ray

Brews You Can Use This is one of the coolest drinking stories I've seen this year: Scientists are breaking down the chemistry composition of premium wines then adding the chemicals in the proper proportions to surplus wine they buy in bulk, creating a replica of the premium wine

Commie Symp Rambling The forced acceptance of a massive Muslim invasion; the gag order on the British press surrounding Tommy Robinson; European press compliance with whatever Brussels dictates; a 180-degree turn in the mass culture with respect to homosexual activity. Something sinister has been afoot . . . and probably has been for

Miscellaneous Rambling TDE reader who knows I really dig Cedar Point sends this nuggest along: "Sandusky was a very German city in the late 1800s. Also was an Underground Railroad endpoint, to get on boats to Canada. Saw an article once that said Canadian blacks (never slaves) used to

Miscellaneous Rambling I really like Netflix, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to cancel my subscription soon. Like all media outlets, it just can't leave the political button alone. American Thinker lays out some of the evidence [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/