Miscellaneous

Headline of the day. That must be one strong and skilled kid: Gorilla killed after 4-year-old falls into zoo enclosure [http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/05/28/police-child-taken-hospital-after-falling-into-gorilla-pen/85095094/] . > Postal workers are voting on whether to strike. They mailed their ballots so we should know in about

Whew. I'm further behind at the office than I thought. It took about three tall vodka tonics (accented with the most excellent Fee Brothers bitters) to get through my pile of stuff . . . and that was just basically cataloging and prioritizing things. I'll head back Monday to

BYCU If I were asked to nominate a nontraditional day as The Drinking Day of the Year, today might get my nod. The Friday before Memorial Day has a ton to recommend it. It is, of course, the start of a three-day weekend, which is always nice. But it'

The farmers drove their tractors to breakfast this morning:

Wow. I gotta think seriously about going to this. It's at my alma mater, only 50 minutes from my driveway: Front Porch Republic Annual Conference [http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2016/05/fpr-annual-conference-october-8-university-notre-dame/] . > This year we'll be at The University of Notre Dame. The theme of

Miscellaneous Rambling Gardening season is obviously in full swing. I have grown from seeds all the tomatoes I'll need. I should have extra for my neighbor. My sweet pepper sprouting, as always, has been far less successful, but I think I have about a dozen seedlings that will

Miscellaneous Rambling Those pictures yesterday perfectly capture a project I've long thought (fantasized) about: building a local outdoor shrine. An actual "shrine," of course, requires designation by the bishop, but it'd be a shrine in intent, if not official approval. I always thought such

Due to an odd confluence of events, I ended up going to Mass by myself at this great little church yesterday evening (well, 4:00): I then trekked ten minutes south and stopped by the memorial celebration of a long-time client of mine. I had no idea he had built

> “We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.”-G.Orwell pic.twitter.com/B7l1OVeCuQ [https://t.co/B7l1OVeCuQ] > — Catholic Thinker (@ThinkerCatholic) May 12, 2016 [https://twitter.com/ThinkerCatholic/status/730860719202148352]

Dang it! I'm kicking myself. I had a pretty good BYCU planned, then got so wrapped up in gardening and drinking last night, I forgot to blog. So I'm going to save it. For today, I'm merely going to mention the Moscow Mule I