Miscellaneous

> Benedictine monks of Norcia seek to serve God and man in all they do, even through the brewing of beer: http://t.co/KGlgA3VeM9 > — AmericanConservative (@amconmag) October 11, 2014 [https://twitter.com/amconmag/status/520967099565346818]

H.I.F. Suffer the Children [http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2014/10/suffer-the-children]. "The discussion preceding the synod of bishops on the family has ignored the most vulnerable party in divorces and remarriages: children. In so doing, it mirrors the discussion of sex and marriage in western culture

Bookmakers have listed Pope Francis as the odds-on favorite to win the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. So if you're placing a bet on the results of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize . . . you have a gambling problem.

They're now putting in speed bumps [in NYC] too. For years in New York City it was just pedestrians.

BYCU A loyal TDE reader sent this story last week. I should've ran it right away, but the week got away from me: Belgian City Plans to Build an Underground Beer Pipeline [http://www.popularmechanics.com/how-to/blog/this-belgian-city-plans-to-build-an-underground-beer-pipeline-17262863?click=pm_latest] . The city is Bruges [http://www.

A guy purchased Willie Nelson's hair for $37,000. Willie removed his braids and the guy bought them for $37,000. This is the kind of decision you make after spending the day on Willie's tour bus. Letterman Willie's braids were apparently cut back

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

> Photoset: gameraboy: Domke's Prehistorical Zoo Gardens, Ossineke, Michigan by SwellMap on Flickr. http://t.co/BY4u00A7GF > — Tim Munn (H) (@amish_man) February 1, 2014 [https://twitter.com/amish_man/status/429717193639862272]

> GK Chesterton: St Francis of Assisi "was what American millionaires and gangsters call a live wire.": http://t.co/eV4wT4d2p2 > — Ignatius Insight (@ignatiusinsight) October 5, 2014 [https://twitter.com/ignatiusinsight/status/518608749393481728]

The New York Post says that Oscar Wilde is responsible for Kim Kardashian's rise to fame because he was the first person “famous for being famous.” When asked her thoughts about it, Kim said, “Is Oscar the one that lives in a trash can?”