Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Rambling Some of you may have seen my attempt to post another picture from Warren Dunes last week. The picture didn't upload, so I'm trying it again this morning. It's a picture of my kids. In the background is the dune/hill where

Awhile back, I found an online Catholic calendar that gave an extensive list of saints whose commemoration fell on each particular day. Each day had anywhere from, say, five to 15 saints listed, with hyperlinks to many of them. It was really cool, but I can't find it

Last fall, I dumped about fifty pounds of vermicompost on my asparagus bed. The crowns that are producing are kicking out some pretty fat spears, like this one. I don't know if it's the vermicompost or just the brand of asparagus, but they're also

"TIL during a 1957 Phillies game, Richie Ashburn hit a fan with a foul ball, breaking her nose. When play resumed he hit her again with another foul ball as she was being taken out on a stretcher."

Do you know about farming "checkoff" programs? Slate provides a good explanation [http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2015/05/organic_checkoff_proposal_why_farmers_oppose_the_organic_trade_association.html?wpsrc=fol_tw] : "These are in essence taxes that farmers pay to a national fund,

I'll drink a few tonight to this song. Rest in peace, Blues Boy. B.B. King in photos [http://mashable.com/2015/05/15/blues-musician-bb-king-career-photos/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed] .

I live on the Indiana border. Our high school cross-country team often runs to Indiana as part of their practices, and I occasionally ride my Schwinn down there. When I sleep in the living room at night, I can hear the traffic from the 80-90 Toll Road, which runs across

* A 94-year-old man is graduating from West Virginia University after studying at the school on and off for 75 years – though I'm guessing mostly off. * He's graduating from college at the age of 94. Just imagine how awkward it's going to be for the

* Kim Jong Un – it's really Catch-22 with him. If you close your eyes, you get shot for nodding off. If you open them, you get shot for laughing at his haircut.