"I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him." Max Beerbohm. True? I don't know, but fascinating: Does God only afflict his own? He sends troubles commensurate

A friend sent me one of those "old picture" emails. I really enjoy those emails, but I never know if the pictures (much less the descriptions) are real/accurate. The one above is supposedly the London Underground in 1890. I think it's real, primarily because it

BYCU I had a BYCU ready for today, but then I saw this article at Modern Farmer: " Modern Farmer's Best of 2016: All About Alcohol [http://modernfarmer.com/2016/12/modern-farmers-best-2016-alcohol/?utm_source=Modern+Farmer+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ab62688523-Thursday_January_26_201726_01_2017&utm_

Miscellaneous Rambling Speaking of ESPN, I'm officially boycotting their sponsors. I figure, what the heck. Unfortunately, I don't think they'll much feel the sting, since I don't buy many of their sponsors' products, but Captain Morgan [https://www.captainmorgan.com/] will!

Finally! Other people, even those who identify themselves as "mainstream," are beginning to excoriate ESPN for its relentless and radical leftwing politics [http://www.outkickthecoverage.com/msespn-endorses-women-s-march-012317]: > It's like ESPN has a death wish. At some point in the past two years, commencing with the

Rapper Snoop Dogg recently revealed that country music singer Willie Nelson is the only person who can “out-smoke” him. And then someone said, “Snoop, that's a mop.” Meyers

This article pretty much sums up my economic hunches right now [http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-22/one-big-fat-ugly-bubble]: > The Deep State's next move is to pin the coming stock market collapse on Trump. When people think “Greater Depression,” they'll think “Donald Trump.” > The economy

Miscellaneous Rambling Well, I planted my first hoop house yesterday. I put in a huge crop of spinach, using primarily Bloomsdale, which is supposed to be one of the best early spring varieties. We'll see what happens. The long-term forecast (guess) is for temperatures to be average throughout

I made myself spend ten minutes this morning, reading accounts of the Women's March. I'm simply stunned at the sea of idiocy. I could take issue with many statements, but I guess I'll pick on Scarlett Johansson, who, according to the Gray Hag [https:

Buchanan breaks down the world Trump inherits [http://takimag.com/article/new_president_new_world_patrick_buchanan#axzz4WMVlDO6h] . Excerpt: "The billion-plus peoples of the Maghreb, Middle East and sub-Sahara, whose numbers are exploding, are moving inexorably toward the Med, coming to occupy the empty places left by an aging