Conan
* A resort in Mexico has opened the first underwater bar. Shortly afterwards it
became host to the world's slowest bar fight ever.
More issues
GKC Wednesday
Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine
[http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible
for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a
sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson
sent me a
Tuesday
More Miscellaneous Rambling
Last week's spring blitz put me behind with blog post leads, so I broke this
week's "MR" into two parts. * * * * * * * Thanks, incidentally, to TDE readers
who send me interesting links. It's greatly appreciative, especially in the
spring when little
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You might be lethargic if:
10. Kneeling and standing during church cause you to break a sweat.
9. You break a sweat taking a shower.
8. You have nightmares about losing your TV remote.
7. You've tried to scam a handicap license plate.
6. You think Internet surfing
Monday
Miscellaneous Rambling
Some of you may have seen my attempt to post another picture from Warren Dunes
last week. The picture didn't upload, so I'm trying it again this morning. It's
a picture of my kids. In the background is the dune/hill where
Calendar
Awhile back, I found an online Catholic calendar that gave an extensive list of
saints whose commemoration fell on each particular day. Each day had anywhere
from, say, five to 15 saints listed, with hyperlinks to many of them. It was
really cool, but I can't find it
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Last fall, I dumped about fifty pounds of vermicompost on my asparagus bed. The
crowns that are producing are kicking out some pretty fat spears, like this one.
I don't know if it's the vermicompost or just the brand of asparagus, but
they're also
From Reddit Today I Learned
"TIL during a 1957 Phillies game, Richie Ashburn hit a fan with a foul ball,
breaking her nose. When play resumed he hit her again with another foul ball as
she was being taken out on a stretcher."
Sanford and B.B.
Saturday
Do you know about farming "checkoff" programs? Slate provides a good explanation
[http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2015/05/organic_checkoff_proposal_why_farmers_oppose_the_organic_trade_association.html?wpsrc=fol_tw]
: "These are in essence taxes that farmers pay to a national fund,