Miscellaneous Rambling "[R]esearch indicates that young men with less than a four-year degree (according to virtually all data, that's an increasing number) are spending their days unemployed and unmarried, but not un-amused. “The hours that they are not working have been replaced almost one-for-one with leisure

Miscellaneous Rambling When . . . will . . . this . . . [expletive] . . . humidity . . . break? I don't know when the last time was that we saw such a run of muggy days. I'm absolutely swamped at the office, and i really don't mind. I kinda feel like it's January:

Autobiographical Corner A most-agreeable day yesterday: 7:15 to 8:30: work 8:30 to 9:15: mass 9:15 to 11:45: work 11:45 to 2:45: exercise, lunch, nap 2:45 to 6:30: work with two short breaks and period for rosary 6:30 to 7:

Brews You Can Use: Bullets ***That mojito I drank last Friday night during the opening ceremonies was killer: freshly-squeezed lime juice, simple syrup, muddled mint leaves (plucked fresh from my garden) white rum, and club soda. I really, really liked it. ***Last night, I tried the lazy man's

Miscellaneous Rambling The cultural bludgeoning continues, the likes of which haven't been seen since early 1930s Germany: 25 LGBT groups send letter to Big 12 urging it to shun BYU [http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/25-lgbt-groups-send-letter-to-big-12-urging-it-to-shun-byu-080816] . Whatta wild swing of the pendulum it's been. If

I gotta read more St. John of the Cross. Marie grabbed Carmelite Studies: John of the Cross for $1.00 at that garage sale. I picked it up random yesterday evening, opened to page 50, and read this: "But this 'Little Seneca, as St. Teresa used to refer

Miscellaneous Rambling Found at a garage sale for $2: The Psychology of the Saints by Henri Joli. Not found: Any meaningful information about the book. I'm guessing it's a classic, but there's a dearth of web discussion out there. If you know anything about

Miscellaneous Rambling: Olympics We're enjoying the Olympics so far. The Roku helps a lot. I get to see a lot of sports that NBC doesn't show on the network (which might be why their ratings are so bad this year [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-olympic-competition-opens-917873]

I watched the opening ceremonies last night. I greatly enjoyed it. Of course, that could've been the eight shots of rum mixed in the form of a MOJITO, but regardless, it was good. I hate to admit it, but I had rum-fueled tears when Greece marched in first.