Miscellaneous

Fr. Stinessen explains the psychological underpinning of every American Idol contestant . . . and why they're so grossly misdirected: "Every person comes into the world with a dream of doing something great with his life, something that will make an imprint and bear fruit. God himself inspires this dream.

Miscellaneous Rambling Fr. James Schall offers his insights into the Pope's visit last week [http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Blog/4225/is_it_good_for_the_pope_to_be_a_star_reflections_on_the_papal_visit.aspx] . Schall is clearly leary of Pope Francis, including his naivety in economic

> "All men matter. You matter. I matter. It's the hardest thing in theology to believe.” - G.K. Chesterton pic.twitter.com/hQzMwuCnCw [http://t.co/hQzMwuCnCw] > — Catholic Thinker (@ThinkerCatholic) September 24, 2015 [https://twitter.com/ThinkerCatholic/status/646892070267973632]

Three Posts in One I have three posts for this morning, but time for only one. So you, TDE reader, are hereby the beneficiary of three posts combined into one efficient, pithy, post: 1. Jobs report yesterday was abysmal, but the stock market rallied. If that doesn't scream

BYCU A statement from Dr. Obvious: The Internet really pumps out novelties in the area of drinking. If you subscribe to the (in)correct Twitter feeds, you'll see an unusual drink every day, often more than one. Come Christmas, hundreds (billions?) of holiday drinks will be splashed across

TIL: In a report from 2013, most of the funds raised by the NFL don't fund cancer research. In the end, after everybody has taken their cut, only 8.01% of money spent on pink NFL merchandise is actually going towards cancer research.

The CDC is accusing Big Tobacco of using different flavors of e-cigarettes to try and lure in young people. They're especially concerned about the newest flavor, Cheerios in a Ziploc Bag.

Daughter Meg is having a good cross-county season her freshman year of high school. Here she is with daughter Abbie after clocking 18:58 last weekend in Jackson, Michigan:

More good passages from his Poetry Night at the Ballpark and Other Scenes from an Alternative America "[T]he Cinematic World On Its Head Act of 1991 . . . mandated that all judges in movies and TV be stern black females while the meaty criminal parts must go to white actors,

A referee in a professional soccer match in Brazil pulled a gun out during a game last week because he was tired of being treated poorly by players and coaches. And then out of habit, several players fell down and pretended they had been shot. China is now home to