Tuesday

Alien Life I've never ruled out alien life, but I lean toward the scoffing mode. This book review raises some interesting points on behalf of the E.T. searchers [http://www.economist.com/culture/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15864923]. "Modern man evolved as a species 100,000

Monday

Words and Aprons "It depends on what the meaning of the words 'is' is." That's Bill Clinton's grand jury testimony during Monicagate. He has now come a long way, though: "What we learned from Oklahoma City is not that we should

Something for Sunday Morning

"There can be no pact with our defects and errors." Francis Fernandez

Brews You Can Use

I Need a Drink The baseball season is only four days old, and I'm already burned out. My son's appearance at the plate last night would've driven me to a big bottle, but I was still vomiting from the spectacle. You ever work on

Thursday

Stream of Consciousness Tax Day. Give the federal government the single-finger salute. * * * * * Hoo hoooo! Happy days are here again. "Better days here? Economic rebound gains strength [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100414/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy]." Ah, but crap: "George Soros

Wednesday

Received in an Email A Harley biker is riding by the zoo in Washington, DC when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the collar of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the

Tuesday

Flannery “Do you really think Flannery O'Connor was a great writer? She's such a Roman Catholic.” A moron actually asked that moronic question back in 1972 when O'Connor posthumously received the National Book Award. But she has weathered the decades and her popularity is

Monday

Little League to Uchitel Strap on your boots and get ready to run. Little League starts this week, and I'm the coach. Between today and June 30th: 29 games, practices, and coaches meetings. And that's just one kid. I have four other kids in four different

Something for Sunday Morning

"In the face of the apparent failure of so many of our attempts, we should remember that God asks not so much for success as for the humility to begin again without allowing ourselves to get discouraged and pessimistic. . . ". Francis Fernandez

Brews You Can Use

Only a Few Are Chosen A loyal TDE reader and friend from my Gilbert Magazine days sent along the most-interesting beer story of the young year: Dark Lord beer. Ratebeer.com says it's the best beer in the world. It's "brewed with hundreds of