"Almost the entire developed world is mired in deathbed demography from which no functioning society has ever recovered. Meanwhile, there is a demographic tsunami underway from the non-functioning parts of the world, manifest in the ceaseless flotilla of boats crossing the Mediterranean every single day (and nothing to do

Miscellaneous Rambling Congratulations, Federer. First man to win Wimbledon eight times. And this is also pretty cool: "Federer became the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1976 to win the Wimbledon title without dropping a set." Link [http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40625069]. He's apparently

I'd expect nothing less: > The Jesuit journal Civilta Cattolica published an essay attacking conservative Catholics in the United States of embracing fundamentalism from evangelical Protestants. The essay says that American conservative Catholics have come to see their country as righteous, and other peoples as enemies to be

Kid Rock has officially announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Kid Rock says he wants to restore America back to a better time when it would have been unimaginable for Kid Rock to run for the U.S. Senate.

Unbelievably busy week. I worked at the office until nearly 8:00, then came home and helped Max harvest for his weekend sales. By the time I showered, it was time for bed, so no BYCU today. Just the tweet below and a promise to drink extra tonight in reparation

The political entertainment promises to continue, at least for me and my fellow Michiganders. > I have had a ton of emails and texts asking me if this website is real”¦ https://t.co/RRVgISDFeq The answer is an absolute YES. pic.twitter.com/uYCUg6mjW1 [https://t.co/uYCUg6mjW1] >

Bullets More Shroud of Turin facts [http://www.catholiceducation.org/en/controversy/answering-atheists/the-shroud-of-turin-and-the-facts.html] . More on The Virgin Eye. [http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/literary-legacy] If MAXimum Greens doesn't make it, maybe I can hire myself out to help people turn their backyards into gardens. It'

> Little League Umpire Ready to Call Absolutely Anything A Strike On 3-0 Count > — Onion Sports Network (@OnionSports) July 11, 2017 [https://twitter.com/OnionSports/status/884798881523003392]

> A brief look at why Aquinas continues to speak so loudly after 750 years–and what he has to say.https://t.co/LPPDStvy4L > — First Things (@firstthingsmag) July 5, 2017 [https://twitter.com/firstthingsmag/status/882690570145214464]

Miscellaneous Rambling Huge feast day today: Antony, founder of the Kievan Caves (1073). Yeah, me too: I had never heard of him nor the Caves, thereby making me feel ignorant and curious at the same time. The Google Machine led me to this Wikipedia entry: Anthony of Kiev [https://en.