My brother-in-law got this handbill while in Chicago last weekend: "The Most Reluctant Convert [https://fpatheatre.com/production/the-most-reluctant-convert/]." It's showing in Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Tulsa (Tulsa?). If I were going to Chicago, I'd definitely check it

BYCU Interesting introduction to absinthe: "THE NOTORIOUS ABSINTHE, which scandalized late 19th-century Europe, was embraced by the literary and artistic café society of the mid-1800s. Purportedly addictive, it was the drink of choice for artists, writers, and poets, most notably Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde,

That new Russell Kirk biography features extended descriptions of the thought of Irving Babbitt, Paul Elmer More, Albert Jay Nock, and Isabel Paterson (four figures who greatly influenced Kirk). I'm only part way through the first one (Babbitt), greatly enjoying it, and really looking forward to the description

Miscellaneous Rambling Interesting piece about one of the only sites I visit every day: the Drudge Report [http://www.businessinsider.com/drudge-report-trump-2016-7]. It says Drudge may have been able to stop Trump. I found the story linked at . . . Excerpt: "Last week, SimilarWeb, an analytics firm,

I haven't seen Gilbert Meilaender's name for awhile: > It is right to want to live longer, if we don't want life simply for its own sake. https://t.co/MS5HrJEEHr > — First Things (@firstthingsmag) July 17, 2016 [https://twitter.com/firstthingsmag/status/754805387472228352]

Miscellaneous Rambling A TDE reader referred me to a David Warren piece [https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2016/07/09/sacralizing-violence/]. David used to write for Gilbert Magazine, back before the days I became editor. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed his work. Great line from that Warren piece:

> A transgender “woman” was arrested for secretly taking pictures of a woman in a @Target [https://twitter.com/Target] dressing room. pic.twitter.com/1VemXt0I3h [https://t.co/1VemXt0I3h] > — The Stream (@Streamdotorg) July 17, 2016 [https://twitter.com/Streamdotorg/status/754812959352684544]

> Thomas Sowell: 2 Cherished Myths in the War on Cops https://t.co/f5v6cPW9Ld @billhobbs [https://twitter.com/billhobbs] pic.twitter.com/LEn5Xw1g4K [https://t.co/LEn5Xw1g4K] > — The Stream (@Streamdotorg) July 13, 2016 [https://twitter.com/Streamdotorg/status/753194692737585152]

BYCU The red currant-infused vodka was . . . alright. It was pretty sour. I first tried it with unsweetened cranberry juice and a splash of lime. That was way too sour. I then tried it with the juice and cranberry Sprite. That was better, but still too sour. I then tried

BYCU Well, I stumble into Friday. Hands-down the worst two weeks of my professional career. I've clocked more hours sleeping on my office floor than I care to count, and if I see the sun come up from my office one more time, I'll vomit.