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"It is the right hemisphere that understands the emotional or the humorous aspect of a narrative; it is also better able to appreciate irony and sarcasm – all that is not explicit but radically alters meaning. . . . There is a large literature showing that the right hemisphere is crucial for appreciation of cartoons, jokes and humour of every kind." Iain McGilchrist, The Matter with Things

Goat Sacrifice to Lacrosse Player Sacrifice

Finally, a solution to terrorist hijacking: Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday [http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSEIC47086020070905?feedType=RSS&feedName=

Tuesday Blurbs

Summer is over. The kids start school today, and things return to normal. Thing is, I kinda like it when things aren't normal, especially when it means my days aren't sandwiched between getting the kids to school and getting home in time for children's

The Tuesday Eudemon

The memorial of St. Augustine. I wrote an article for Catholic Exchange two years ago, but I can't find it online anymore. If you want to see it, I've saved it as a separate page on this blog. Go here [https://thedailyeudemon.com/?page_id=5693]

The Biden Pope?

The Pope is has been talking a lot about St. Gregory Nazianzus [http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=53059]. He must've seen my biographical sketch of the saint years ago [http://www.catholic.net/rcc/Periodicals/Faith/2000-7-8/scheske.html]. I hate it when my stuff

Expresso to Beatniks

Why beer is better than coffee, Point 134: A teenage waitress overdosed on caffeine after drinking 14 shots of espresso [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/dietfitness.html?in_article_id=475021&in_page_id=1774&ICO=HEALTH&ICL=TOPART] . The link features a

Hate Metric? Hate Bonds?

Over at Chesterton and Friends [http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/2007/08/summer-slow-down.html], the editor of Gilbert Magazine, Sean Dailey, made the following observation about the metric system: > The metric system was developed by French Enlightenment dullards and is tailor-made for athiests: none of the measurements are divisible by

Friday

Not sure I see the big deal: "Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die . . . [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290840,00.html]". If you put me in a Kennedy mansion, I'd have

Tuesday Miscellany

I got excited, then quickly dejected: Family-friendly sports cars [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/070628/28famsportscars.intro.htm] . Finally, a cool-looking vehicle for my seven children and wife. No such luck. They all max out at two children. Obvious case of discrimination, but I'm not sure

Monday Inanity

The Armaggedon of Inanity is upon us: Rock Paper Scissors has become a competitive sport, likeTexas Hold 'Em Tournaments, Text-Messaging Championships, and Speed Toilet Wiping (it's coming, I'm sure). People, like this writer [http://www.utne.com/issues/2007_142/features/12605-1.html], are taking

The Stunted Eudemon

Another short post. Sometimes life throws you curve balls, other times it hits you in . . . nevermind. Just a few quick things: Looking for a witch at retail? The EU has 'em [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2407698.html], courtesy of freaky Romania. And they're good-looking