Miscellaneous

> "Patience is the companion of wisdom.” ~ #StAugustine [https://twitter.com/hashtag/StAugustine?src=hash] > — St. Augustine (@AugustineUP) June 25, 2014 [https://twitter.com/AugustineUP/status/481826717535727620]

A Random Passage "The government I live under has been my enemy all my active life. When it has not been engaged in silencing me it has been engaged in robbing me. So far as I can recall I have never had any contact with it that was not

Royal Caribbean's cruises will soon be adding robotic bartenders that can shake drinks, cut limes, and precisely measure alcohol. While Carnival Cruises announced they will soon be adding plumbing.

Possibly one of the most bizarre drinking snippets I've seen in awhile: "Pair that up with a gin martini flavored with borage flowers after Solemn Vespers on Sunday afternoon and you're set!" Link [http://wdtprs.com/blog/2014/08/aroma-therapy-catholic-style/]. Borage

Last week Nike suspended Ray Rice's contract and today they suspended Adrian Peterson's contract. So now Nike is down to Oscar Pistorius and Kim Jong Un.

Hillary Clinton's supporters are calling on her to be more herself, after some of her recent appearances seemed to be too scripted. Hillary said, "I don't know where you guys get this stuff. Shrug and shake head."

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

What, is it Tolkien's birthday? Another Tolkien blurb at a popular website popped up today: 10 Good Dads Who Changed The World [http://listverse.com/2014/09/16/10-good-dads-who-changed-the-world/]. Excerpt: "2. J.R.R. Tolkien: "Lots of dads tell their

H.I.F. Twenty jokes for nerds [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/billykangas/2014/03/20-jokes-for-nerds.html#ixzz3DCY5NYXA] . A few of my favorites: A Buddhist monk approaches a hotdog stand and says “make me one with everything”. A Roman walks into a bar and asks for a

H.I.F. "TIL Christopher Lee received Tolkien's blessing to play the role of Gandalf, if a movie was ever released, but he played Saruman instead. He was also the only person involved with the Lord of the Rings films to have actually met Tolkien himself."