Miscellaneous Rambling "It's the most . . . wonderful time . . . of the year." All seven kids are home, which is always nice, but this year seems especially wonderful. I've had a grueling past six months at the office, but things are lightening up and this week promises

A Random Passage Kinda makes you wonder if Balthasar, Guardini, and McLuhan kick things around in heaven: "Guardini claims that religious experience has historically grown darker and weaker in the technological world, if we compare this world to the mythological world of antiquity and the Middle Ages, in which

> In 10th century Scandinavia any peasant who didn't brew a Christmas beer paid a fine & not brewing for 3 years resulted in loss of property. > — Drunken History (@DrunkenHistory) December 12, 2014 [https://twitter.com/DrunkenHistory/status/543213140045885440]

Thank you, TDE readers, for your patronage. I just looked at my Amazon results for the month. I'm always stunned to see how a slew of small credits (ranging from one cent to, say, 39 cents) adds up. Of course, special thanks to the TDE readers who log

> During the middle ages, monks usually had a ration of 2-4 liters of beer per day & typically increased over the Christmas season. > — Drunken History (@DrunkenHistory) December 14, 2014 [https://twitter.com/DrunkenHistory/status/544158636885700608]

A new poll about the 2016 election shows that just 27 percent of voters would be likely to support Chris Christie. And only 4 percent of chairs. After closing their final session, the outgoing 113th Congress has an approval rating of just 16 percent. To give you some perspective, Cosby

A TDE reader sends along this email: "I sent my brother that Talib quote: 'Never listen to a leftist who does not give away his fortune or does not live the exact lifestyle he wants others to follow.' "He used it with co-workers, a flurry

Whatta great quote > "Pride has no intrinsic substance, being no more than the name given to the soul devouring itself." -Georges Bernanos pic.twitter.com/ZBaTFSGZUx [http://t.co/ZBaTFSGZUx] > — Catholic Thinker (@ThinkerCatholic) December 18, 2014 [https://twitter.com/ThinkerCatholic/status/545380696450404353]

The hackers who hacked into Sony have leaked the upcoming script for the new James Bond movie. Some of the executives said the news left them shaken but not stirred.