Miscellaneous

H.I.F. From Reddit: "TIL in 1965, seeds that were dated to 2,000 years old were discovered in an ancient jar in Israel. The seeds were kept in storage for 40 years and after they were planted, a tree that had been extinct for over 1800 years

Speaking of Detroit (see yesterday's main post), I listened to a podcast on Saturday about building strong towns and urban renewal (go here for podcast [http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2014/05/charles_marohn.html]). The interviewee is an urban consultant who emphasizes the need for non-macro redevelopment.

Miscellaneous Rambling I spent Friday in Grand Rapids, attending the annual Business Law Institute. It wasn't highly profitable. I learned a few things, but for the most part, the topics were either too basic or too off-beat. They did, however, bring in two attorneys who have been working

A Random Passage Why was I wasting time, watching a TV show about the long-running TV show Cops? No good reason, except I'm an American and, to quote George Santayana, “Americans love junk.” He added: “It's not the junk that bothers me, it's the

If I weren't on a self-imposed book-buying hiatus, I'd be buying this one in a heart beat: Chesterton's America: A Distributist History of the United States. Mary Kochan reviews it at Catholic Lane [http://catholiclane.com/book-review-chestertons-america/]. Excerpt: > What makes this book so

Last night the Los Angeles Kings won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals in overtime. Fans in L.A. went crazy after they heard about it this morning at work.

BYCU Gin and tonic season is upon us. Even manly men will occasionally succumb and drink one on a hot day. I googled it and found this interesting piece at About.com [http://cocktails.about.com/od/spirits/p/gist_gin.htm]. From the intro: > Gin was created by

This summer marks the 75th anniversary of Little League Baseball. Or to put it in Little League terms, six innings.

The co-founder of Burt's Bees was forced out of the company for having an affair with an employee. He was caught during a sting operation.

Tim Tebow said that he's staying in shape in case he gets another opportunity to play in the NFL. Then his boss said, “That's great, but these Waffle Tacos ain't going to make themselves, so . . .”