Miscellaneous

Caddyshack, one of my all-time favorite comedies, turned 35 yesterday. Mental Floss has published 15 interesting facts about the movie [http://mentalfloss.com/article/56693/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-caddyshack] . Excerpt: > At first, Murray's appearance as oafish groundskeeper Carl Spackler was planned as a quick cameo, but his characterization was so

Truth in advertising: "While there are no key details about what the filmmaker's next film will be, he will be on producing duties for a new Western that is set to shoot in Los Angeles later this month - and it's already generated vitriol through

Miscellaneous Rambling Versatile Gardening Tool of the Year 2016: The plastic fork. I bought a big batch of them a few years ago. Our cat was ravishing my pots and I read that, if you line the pots with plastic forks, they deter felines. It worked (though, this year, they

Miscellaneous Rambling "Norway becomes first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/norway-becomes-first-country-in-the-world-to-commit-to-zero-deforestation-a7064056.html] ." That's great, except if I were an environmentalist, I wouldn't be proud to have Norway in my corner. Supposedly the

> Warehouse sale: $5 and $10 Catholic Books: Sophia Institute Press. Great titles! https://t.co/uq0Mfb8hgg > — Ellen Finan (@efinan57) May 17, 2016 [https://twitter.com/efinan57/status/732564601934614528] > Catholic Book of the Month Club https://t.co/q5P0S6a1vg > — The Daily Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) June 4, 2016 [https:

I'm skeptical of some of the facts I read at Drunken History, but this one rings true enough for me: > Irony: experts estimate the consumption of hard liquor actually increased by 15% during prohibition and dropped 25% after repeal. > — Drunken History (@DrunkenHistory) June 1, 2016 [https:

Can we make one thing clear? Libertarianism does not deny original sin. I was listening to a Tom Woods podcast last weekend, and he remarked that, following an online debate between a libertarian Christian and traditional Christian, the comments box filled up with traditional Christians who think libertarianism doesn'

Miscellaneous Rambling Welcome to June. The honeymoon with warm weather nears its end. The hell of summer heat is nigh. Sorry to be such a downer, but I detest heat. You'd think I'd be more concerned about global warming. Great piece: 15 Freewheelin' Facts About

Miscellaneous Rambling I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend. Marie and the kids were gone. I spent my time "putting my garden in" (a phrase I've long disliked for some reason) and cleaning out the areas of the house and garage I had usurped for

> Why aren't Trump's critics trying to rein in the powers of the office he seeks? Excellent piece by @conor64 [https://twitter.com/conor64] https://t.co/v2UjSqUY2u > — Jack Hunter (@jackhunter74) May 24, 2016 [https://twitter.com/jackhunter74/status/735083219079462912]