BYCU I mentioned earlier this week that I organized two bar outings, one Sunday and one Monday. Those aren't exactly great bar nights, but they were the only two evenings I was going to be at Houghton Lake with Marie's family. Plus, the weather was horrible,

Bullets Whew. The latter were really beginning to ride up on me: Comfortable cotton denim is back; skinny jeans are on their way out [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-skinny-jeans-backlash-why-non-stretch-denim-is-ruling-again-1498664543] . Las Vegas prepares for recreational marijuana. "Amsterdam on steroids [https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/jun/28/amsterdam-vegas-dispensaries-saturday-pot-sales/] ." Honestly,

Miscellaneous Rambling My first full day of my stay-cation. I joined Marie's family at Houghton Lake for a few days, returning yesterday. The weather was terrible, so I organized two bar hops, covering seven bars in two nights. The Monday night outing left me a bit worn on

> If only there was a 250 year old empirical social science that could have predicted this astonishing resulthttps://t.co/y0PzuhS6jt > — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) June 26, 2017 [https://twitter.com/iowahawkblog/status/879385100202516480]

Miscellaneous Rambling Ah, summer. I'm taking first "stay-cation" this week. I'll spend a little while on the road, but for the most part, I'm staying put. A few long days at the produce stand site, keeping my fingers on the pulse of

> Being tolerant with the intolerant is an act of intolerance. https://t.co/hHH80Cjbtn > — NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) June 24, 2017 [https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/878605420411092992]

Nassim Taleb's "skin in the game" requirement: > pic.twitter.com/XXESzZ3gBz [https://t.co/XXESzZ3gBz] > — Thomas Sowell (@ThomasSowell) June 23, 2017 [https://twitter.com/ThomasSowell/status/878297357963669504]

The reality show “Bachelor in Paradise” has been cleared of the assault charges and it's going to resume filming. The news was celebrated today by ABC, the contestants, and the chlamydia virus.

Brews You Can Use Neat blog post by a Cleveland-area priest: Coffee, Front Porches, and Church Whispers [http://clevelandpriest.blogspot.com/2017/06/coffee-front-porches-and-church-whispers.html] . It's not about drinking, but it's about the need for parishes to create community and places to meet ("front porches&

John Zmirak draws on my favorite Dostoyevsky book . . . and asks a question that has to be taken seriously by anyone who believes in the spiritual world: > Is Today's Far Left 'Possessed'? | The Stream https://t.co/HlWhbgVW8Y > — The Daily Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) June 21, 2017