Miscellaneous

I hope everyone who deserved it had a good Father's Day. Kids will buy cards and T-shirts and even little trophies that say their father is the best dad in the world. But the fact of the matter is that simple math tells us the vast majority

Chesterton Short(s) This isn't really GKC, but the current issue of Gilbert [http://www.chesterton.org/membership/]features an interview between Dale Ahlquist and Thomas Cook, a psychiatrist. This exchange cracked me up: Dale: You have worked as a forensic psychiatrist in a state hospital. That sounds

If you're crunched for a Father's Day gift this year:

A new study suggests that marriage is more beneficial for men than women. The results of the study were shouted at me through a locked bedroom door. Emerson College officials said that starting in 2016 they will offer students the opportunity to major in comedy. Or, you can just take

Donald Trump announced today that he is running for president. And based on the amount of bronzer he uses, he's also running for president of the Spokane NAACP.

Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson sent me a

Monday Miscellany After reading The Leek last Tuesday, eldest son Alex told me that there is already a Catholic Onion out there: Eye of the Tiber [http://www.eyeofthetiber.com/]. It looks pretty good. About themselves: "We were the only Catholic news agency to report that Pope Francis had

I had an enjoyable little evening with Marie, the two little kids, and the eldest daughter last night: Mass, brief showing at a friend's graduation party, bowling (with plenty of drinks), some arcade games, then a trip for fast food and home to watch an old episode of

“In Hollywood a marriage is a success if it outlasts milk.” Rita Rudner “Half the people in Hollywood are dying to be discovered and the other half are afraid they will be.” Lionel Barrymore “It's a scientific fact. For every year a person lives in Hollywood, they lose