Miscellaneous Rambling I'm slowly wrapping up the garden. This wonderful weather is giving me the opportunity to put things away gradually, just spending an hour a two a week readying beds for next year and cleaning out my 50+ pots. It's also giving me an opportunity

H.I.F. One of the more interesting observations I've read this month: "Why is marriage such an unpalatable prospect to today's adults? Though “a host of complex factors” are involved, according to the Washington Post, Pew was able to pinpoint some of the biggest

A Random Passage My skepticism has made me a nicer person: not inclined to judge anything, I'm not inclined to get bothered by anything. It's been a remarkable shift in mental landscape for me, and I hope to foster it, but I have my lapses. Too

H.I.F. "Upon their arrival back to Earth, the 750 space tourists . . . will be treated to Grey Goose cocktails designed specifically for the event. One example: the Grey Goose Galactic Martini, which blends vodka with raspberry eau-de-vie and black pepper. Why raspberry? Because according to astronomers,

BYCU A TDE reader found himself in Frankenmuth, Michigan, last weekend for its annual Oktoberfest. He sent me this article about a new up=-scale joint: Prost Wine Bar and Charcuterie [http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2014/06/prost_wine_bar_and_charcuterie.html] . The place

Several lingerie companies have started setting up bra-fitting events in offices, called "bra parties." Meanwhile, in offices in China and India, people are working.

I have a piece coming out shortly in Philosophy Now, a pop philosophical magazine published in London. Starting on Labor Day, they gave me free access to online content. I've been greatly enjoying it, so much so that I'll be tempted to subscribe once my coupon

Kris and Bruce Jenner are getting divorced. The Jenner family is asking that no one respect their privacy at this difficult time.

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

Some sad news from the world of reality TV. Mama June and Sugar Bear from “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” are splitting up. Their lawyers are citing unintelligible differences. Fallon The White House has re-evaluated its security and today they announced they'll start locking the front door.