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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

The Wednesday Eudemon

Medal score: USA 56, China 62 [http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/medals]. Phelps 15, Great Britain 13. __________ I guess Thomas Sowell has become a popular columnist this year, given the phenomenon of Obama Mania. In fact, bogus Sowell material is circulating the Internet. Snopes snoops it out [http://www.

GKC on Facial Hair

G.K. Chesterton said a man can't grow a beard in a moment of passion. Maybe he was wrong [http://www.explosm.net/comics/405/].

Thursday

For more gasoline comics [http://www.geckotales.com/gas-price-jokes.htm]. __________ I've been asked to spread the word about a new pro-life program. Here's the link [http://www.40daysforlife.com/splash.cfm]. Via Aggie Catholics [http://marysaggies.blogspot.com/2008/07/being-human-part-ii.html]. __________ I caught a little

Tuesday Miscellany

Is the new entertainment technology making us smarter, as this guy alleges [http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/scheske1.html]? Or dumber, as this guy alleges [http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-book5-2008jul05,0,3980465.story]? I'm guessing the latter, but I'm open to argument. Excerpt from

Thursday

Cute story: I realize that's a bit more ribald than normal TDE fare, but it cracked me up. Plus, I'm low on posting time this morning. __________ A clever defense of professional wrestling [http://southernavenger.ccpblogs.com/2008/06/29/sa-radio-interview-with-author-of-ring-of-hell-chris-benoit-and-the-fall-of-pro-wrestling/] (thanks to TSO for linking to

Monday Moanin'

I want to revisit the birding issue. Looking back at my post, it was too harsh. Someone once told me, "Don't question another person's hobbies." It's good advice. Birding is no more inane than any other hobby. Heck, it's arguably

Tuesday Miscellany

Maybe it was Kitty Dukakis' granddaughter: A supermarket refused to sell barbecue sauce to a 25-year-old customer because it contained a tiny amount of alcohol. Staff also refused to sell the bottle to her brother-in-law, Philip Dover, 27, who did have ID, because they believed he would just give

Marriage Quotes

Soccer game, baseball game, Marie in Chicago with oldest daughter. I'm beat. Quotes like these are made for days with no blogging time. Sorry if you've seen them already: "Getting married for sex is like buying a 747 for the free peanuts" - Jeff

Stream of Consciousness Wednesday

I'm stealing this idea from a fraternity brother. He didn't teach me about it during the neo-psychedelic 80s. He sends out emails like this. I figure, good enough for Geoff and Faulker, good enough for me. Of course, if I were (subjunctive) Faulkner, I wouldn'

Thursday

Happy birthday to my dear, long-suffering, mother. She has lung problems, she has husband problems (the guy acts like me!). But she takes Stoic suffering to new heights, bolstered with a moderate amount of wine and a solid Christian faith. She's a good Mom, though my wife (good-naturedly)