Miscellaneous

. . . embedded tweet about the Monks of Norcia's beer. First found here [http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/what-we-need-are-men-like-st-benedict/] .

A gang member turned rabbi has been arrested in New York for impersonating a police officer. A gang member, a rabbi, and a police officer. He's basically a one-man version of the Village People. Meyers President Obama is trying very hard to put people at ease about

Good squash season this year. If I can keep a few unripe ones from getting damaged in tonight's freeze, I could end up with 50 or more. Here are pics of many of the squash, plus a few gourds:

> Maggie Gallagher expresses deep concern over the synod in Rome: http://t.co/jWnd86pPwa > — AmericanConservative (@amconmag) October 17, 2014 [https://twitter.com/amconmag/status/523217024013443072]

BYCU A fun piece at Fox last week: 5 of the world's most dangerous cocktails [http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/10/07/5-world-most-dangerous-cocktails/]. 1. The Hurl Hurl 2. The Zombie 3. The Vaportini 4. The Tequila Blue Blazer 5. Corpse Reviver #2 There

A new poll shows that only a slim majority of Americans think the country is prepared for an Ebola outbreak. But I think we deal with outbreaks pretty well. It only took us a couple of months to completely eradicate Gangnam Style.

H.I.F. How many layers of "wrongness" can you count in these few passages from this story out of Oklahoma [http://eagnews.org/students-photo-of-skimpy-michelle-o-school-lunch-sparks-outrage/] ? I spot six: Lunch meat, a couple of crackers, a slice of cheese and

Scar someone for life this Halloween. Just $2,240. Link [http://i.imgur.com/ym9Cdzm.gif].

A Random Passage Bill Kauffman, writing in his charming Dispatches from the Muckdog Gazette (2002), writes about the uncharming new sport: "[B]aseball has lost its hold on the younger generation, who are being led into the tedious hell that is soccer. Once the leathery symbol of British imperialism,

Regular TDE readers know I'm not a big Rush Limbaugh fan. I don't dislike him, but I disagree with him frequently (especially in 2012, on the issue of Ron Paul). But he asks a legitimate question here, comparing Katrine to Ebola: "Ask yourself which is