Bullets Leave it to illiterate computer geeks: "Every instance of the word 'kindle' has been replaced by 'nook'" on the Nook e-reader." The result? Passages like this from Tolstoy's War and Peace: "Captain Tushin, having given orders to his

Summer Stuff I like summer, except for the heat and the wind and the mosquitoes. The last ones kill me (figuratively-speaking, not malarialy-speaking). Whenever I hear about hiking or other outdoor activities, especially in northern Michigan where mosquitoes are thicker than the skulls of politicians, I fake a

Letters to Children Living in the Present II Now, I need to mention that you will, in a way, be forced to leave the Holy Present occasionally when you are forced to make plans for your future. This, of course, is common sense. But this common sense observation has many

"Be sure that wherever we may be, we can and must aim at the perfect life." St. Francis de Sales

Bullets How readable is your prose? This nifty tool lets you know [http://lewrockwell.com/rep3/readability-calculator.html]. Based on a couple samples from TDE, it appears my readers need about an eighth grade education, which is probably why my wife finds some of my posts too difficult to

Received in an Email Newsletter Nearly half of all Americans live in a household getting a government check, according to the Census Bureau. Of course, it's not quite as bad as it sounds, since many of the households are elderly. Here's the breakdown: 15% of Americans

Bullets I've installed a rain barrel. Okay, not really, but I did position four plastic containers on top of my garden closet, just under the eaves of my shed. Collectively, they probably hold seven gallons or so. Of course, we haven't had rain for so long,

Happy Memorial Day. Consistent with past practice, blogging will be light today, since holiday blog traffic is normally very low. * * * * * * * I looked up morning mourning dove on Wikipedia. It appears that they're a very common bird, so the Jack story (see Saturday) isn't a great coincidence,