Republicans want to eliminate many of the restrictions of the Endangered Species Act. That's bad news for animals, but great news for fans of Carl's Jr.'s California Condor Burger. Conan

BYCU I'm kind of behind the eightball today, so I don't have much. I merely offer this entirely too long, but somewhat interesting, article on why brewing craft beer is a white man's sport [https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/there-are-almost-no-black-people-brewing-craft-beer-heres-why] . > [C]raft

Miscellaneous Rambling I believe I've mentioned the seer Charlie Johnston. I remember Mitch Pacwa mildly endorsed him last year, saying he met Charlie once and he seemed like a decent guy. Pacwa, of course, firmly confirmed that he couldn't confirm everything Charlie was saying. Since then,

A female zebra shark in Australia has shocked researchers by developing the ability to produce offspring asexually, after spending time away from her male partner. And she says that so far he's buying it!

Miscellaneous Rambling So, the Pope's ghostwriter abused his role [https://cruxnow.com/commentary/2017/01/15/ethicist-says-ghostwriters-role-amoris-troubling/] ? And, to make it worse, committed heresy in the process? I read the Crux piece, and I'm not sure I fully follow the reasoning. To my thinking, it'

Miscellaneous Rambling Feast Day of St. Antony the Great. The patron saint of every would-be holy scoundrel who wants to give up and leave his station in life. I thought I wrote an article about St. Antony, but I think it was St. Macarius, one of his desert descendants. You

Miscellaneous Rambling I like ordinary time. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's the mild sense that "the pressure is off." You know, all the grace coming at you during the high holy seasons and the pressure to process it properly. It stops and you

I've never been a big fan of circuses, and I'm not even sure I've been to a Ringling Bros. circus (I've attended only two, and the one I attended as an adult was not Ringling), but I find this mildly sad, though

A moment's reflection on the current presidency would tell you there would be no such thing as "the Trump Effect." President Obama is always gracious, bordering on gentle, in his words, but his supporters hardly imitated him, as they turned increasingly rude and violent against their

Not much this morning. Too many gin and tonics last night, then I spilled my recovery drink on the carpet and had to clean it up. For now, I'll merely repeat something I pointed out earlier: Spend the extra money to get high quality tonic water for your