"To boldly go where no one has gone before." That's Star Trek Into Darkness. The line, of course, is supposed to be "to boldly go where no man has gone before," but Hollywood is nauseatingly politically correct, so it's to be expected.

Miscellany This is my garden, as of yesterday. I added flowers for the first time. My daughters like them, plus they act as "beneficials" (their aroma confuses insects that destroy vegetables and they attract insects that help the vegetables). * * * * * * * Unconscionable: $30,000: The average student-loan debt for

Have a good Memorial Day, everyone. Most of you realize I've grown increasingly skeptical of our nation's involvement in foreign affairs, but that doesn't detract from the sacrifice made by millions of young men over the years.

My Mary Garden:

Man, this cold weather is killing me. Full-blown frost advisory last night. Statistically speaking, there is only a 10% chance of frost after the average last frost date, and we got hit ten days after the average last frost date (the average last frost date for Kalamazoo, Michigan, is

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

Random Thoughts from Vacation That's the King of Rock-n-Roll and me. It's not the real Elvis; just a picture. Comparably-priced hotels: Super 8 and Days Inn. Super 8: Good. Days Inn: Bad (unless you like it when the bathroom of your room smells