Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Rambling Well, I planted my first hoop house yesterday. I put in a huge crop of spinach, using primarily Bloomsdale, which is supposed to be one of the best early spring varieties. We'll see what happens. The long-term forecast (guess) is for temperatures to be average

I made myself spend ten minutes this morning, reading accounts of the Women's March. I'm simply stunned at the sea of idiocy. I could take issue with many statements, but I guess I'll pick on Scarlett Johansson, who, according to the Gray Hag [https:

Buchanan breaks down the world Trump inherits [http://takimag.com/article/new_president_new_world_patrick_buchanan#axzz4WMVlDO6h] . Excerpt: "The billion-plus peoples of the Maghreb, Middle East and sub-Sahara, whose numbers are exploding, are moving inexorably toward the Med, coming to occupy the empty places left by

Republicans want to eliminate many of the restrictions of the Endangered Species Act. That's bad news for animals, but great news for fans of Carl's Jr.'s California Condor Burger. Conan

BYCU I'm kind of behind the eightball today, so I don't have much. I merely offer this entirely too long, but somewhat interesting, article on why brewing craft beer is a white man's sport [https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/there-are-almost-no-

Miscellaneous Rambling I believe I've mentioned the seer Charlie Johnston. I remember Mitch Pacwa mildly endorsed him last year, saying he met Charlie once and he seemed like a decent guy. Pacwa, of course, firmly confirmed that he couldn't confirm everything Charlie was saying. Since then,

A female zebra shark in Australia has shocked researchers by developing the ability to produce offspring asexually, after spending time away from her male partner. And she says that so far he's buying it!

Miscellaneous Rambling So, the Pope's ghostwriter abused his role [https://cruxnow.com/commentary/2017/01/15/ethicist-says-ghostwriters-role-amoris-troubling/] ? And, to make it worse, committed heresy in the process? I read the Crux piece, and I'm not sure I fully follow the reasoning.

Miscellaneous Rambling Feast Day of St. Antony the Great. The patron saint of every would-be holy scoundrel who wants to give up and leave his station in life. I thought I wrote an article about St. Antony, but I think it was St. Macarius, one of his desert descendants.

Miscellaneous Rambling I like ordinary time. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's the mild sense that "the pressure is off." You know, all the grace coming at you during the high holy seasons and the pressure to process it properly. It stops and you