Whew. I survived another Christmas. They're the best of the times; they're the worst most tiring of times. It seems to be getting better, though. I actually made it to my mom's yesterday at 5:00 without staring in full zombie mode. Marie and

by G.K. Chesterton The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap, His hair was like a light. (O weary, weary were the world, But here is all aright.) The Christ-child lay on Mary's breast, His hair was like a star. (O stern and cunning are the kings,

Great picture of the Santa getting arrested. > Christmas: Embattled From the Beginning - WSJ https://t.co/Pcyggxa6ev > — The Daily Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) December 24, 2016 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/812664386414411776]

“He rules the world with truth and grace.” –Isaac Watts ++ “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” –Charles Dickens ++ “The Incarnation”¦illuminates and orders all other phenomena, explains both our laughter and our logic, our fear of the dead and our knowledge

Brews You Can Use: Special Holiday Edition Christmas is nigh. I've never been much of a Christmas drinker. Thanksgiving? Sure, but Christmas? Nope. I certainly don't have a religious problem with drinking, since, as long-time TDE readers know, I practically consider alcohol a sacramental, but there&

I gotta get me one of those for my garden: "TIL by eating herbivores with seeds in their stomachs and then leaving scat across a large range, cougars are able to plant around 94,000 plants a year."

I have a nifty little book called, The Gilded Tongue. My son, Alex, and I used to read from it frequently, taking delight in its absurdly pompous words. Sample: > Malison (MAL-uh-suhn): n. from Middle English malisoun, from Old French, from Latin maledictio, from maledictus, past participle of maledicere (to

Donald Trump said that after the election, he didn't call Bill Clinton, but instead, “Bill Clinton called me.” Bill Clinton said, “Actually, I was calling for Melania and he answered the phone.” Conan

We're just a few days away from Christmas and the U.S. Postal Service says that you can mail a package on Dec. 23 and still have it arrive in time for Christmas. They say that your package will make it as long as it weighs less than

Miscellaneous Rambling The Christmas fervor begins in earnest. Son Jack returned last night. Michael and Meg start Christmas break tomorrow. Abbie comes home tomorrow and Alex the day after that. We are beginning are Christmas festivities on Friday with an Eastern Michigan party: EMU v. Old Dominion in the Bahamas