Miscellaneous

"[A new study out of Stanford] found that productivity per hour declines sharply when the workweek exceeds 50 hours, and it drops off so much after 55 hours that there's no point in working any more. That's right, people who work as much as 70

I got quite a few good presents this year. My eldest son, Alex, bought me the reputedly best gin in the world (more on that in a later BYCU) and my other kids got me a bunch of stuff to help with my hobbies (gardening and cocktailing). But one of

Miscellaneous Rambling: Blah, Books, Wikipedia, and Charitable Phone Solicitations Welcome to the blah time of year. Truth is, I don't mind it. I enjoy the forced seclusion and quiet time. My waistline could use a break from the social commitments, and my leisurely study pursuits will make use

Makes sense: "Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan in October eased citizens' access to guns, calling gun owners a 'force multiplier' in combating the nearly daily Palestinian stabbing and car-ramming attacks since September." Link [http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/01/03/reporter-points-out-vastly-different-ends-to-attacks-in-two-cities-and-its-connected-to-number-of-gun-carriers/] .

Great assortment of quotes by Gregorian Chant expert and anarchist/libertarian Jeffrey Tucker [https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/395323.Jeffrey_Tucker]. "An economy not bludgeoned by powerful elites is the ideal we should seek, even if it has a name that is wildly unpopular: capitalism” “Where there is

Happy New Year. Consistent with TDE tradition, no blogging today, though I will take a moment to reflect upon what one of the announcers said toward the end of the game last night: "You have to wonder what a loss like this does to the Michigan State brand."

Shockingly, this song is big with our youth today. It restores my faith in our country's future:

In case you missed it, the next Sherlock comes out on Friday [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/features/news/sherlock-special-premiere-january-2016/] . > Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit) return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the acclaimed modern retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle'

> Here's what led "Obi-Wan Kenobi's" Alec Guinness to convert to the Catholic Church #StarWars [https://twitter.com/hashtag/StarWars?src=hash] https://t.co/E9Su348SIG > — Patrick Madrid (@patrickmadrid) December 28, 2015 [https://twitter.com/patrickmadrid/status/681614843108048898]

> Philadelphia's Pink Sisters have prayed nonstop for 100 years https://t.co/EmAURP5Oh8 via nypost > — The Daily Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) December 29, 2015 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/681652663012986880]