Miscellaneous

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

Brad Pitt said in an interview this week that he doesn't feel safe in his own home without a gun. Said Pitt, "I don't even know half these kids." On this day in 1912, President Teddy Roosevelt was shot, declined to go to the

> The world's 50 best bars: http://t.co/pQwdbY4gQk pic.twitter.com/75qMqMVqxi [http://t.co/75qMqMVqxi] > — Forbes (@Forbes) October 11, 2014 [https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/520850577606324225]

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 file full

Gwyneth Paltrow told the president he was so handsome that she couldn't speak properly. I wish Obama would get a little bit more handsome so she would shut up forever.

From Reddit: A climbing plant falls away from its host.

> Ebola is threatening much of the world's chocolate supply. http://t.co/4RsOZPKjPu pic.twitter.com/cSdW4wVpNt [http://t.co/cSdW4wVpNt] > — POLITICO (@politico) October 14, 2014 [https://twitter.com/politico/status/521830810174111745]

Miscellaneous Rambling Another interesting list at Listverse. 10 Great Songs that Topped US Charts but Weren't Performed in English [http://listverse.com/2014/10/12/10-great-songs-that-topped-us-charts-but-werent-performed-in-english/] . Number One: "Dominique" by The Singing Nun. I can't say I'd ever heard it, and I

> Tomorrow on the Son Rise Morning Show: Father Groeschel remembered http://t.co/JErEIsAmE5 > — Our Sunday Visitor (@OSV) October 12, 2014 [https://twitter.com/OSV/status/521446524283551744]

H.I.F. The TDE reader who sent me the article that I posted yesterday also mentioned this in his email to me: "The hurt of the children can never be acknowledged--they are just supposed to move on. Meanwhile, extended families go to absurd lengths to ensure that all