Miscellaneous

Random Quotes "In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of the citizens to give to give to the other." Voltaire. Actually, that's not a humorous quote, but it's rare you'll see me

I had to pick up Alex and Abbie from Ann Arbor yesterday for my father-in-law's birthday party. Traffic was horrible. The reason? 2014 Hash Bash, an annual celebration of marijuana that has been going on for 30+ years. I decided to check it out. I stood

From an Epstein essay, something I never knew: > [O]ne is reminded how much more intellectuals, making use of their minds, contributed to the British [World War II] effort than did their American counterparts. Graham Greene, Malcolm Muggeridge, Isaiah Berlin, Ryle, Hampshire, Ayer, Trevor-Roper, and many other English

A lecture on early medieval history talked about Charlemagne's efforts to convert the Saxons through use of a revised Bible that would appeal more to Saxon sensibilities. This passage cracked me up (I assume most TDE readers will recognize that it retells the story from the Garden of

Willie Nelson's stuffed armadillo has been returned after being stolen from a Las Vegas show. And I'm sure Willie was happy to get it back, considering what it's probably stuffed with.

A TDE reader sends along this recommendation: Lexington Brewing and Distilling [http://www.kentuckyale.com/home]. If you like bourbon and beer, I guess this is your nirvana: > Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co. consists of our brewery as well as our Town Branch Distillery, which was added to the

I saw Noah last night. I give it a "6." Enjoyable enough, but certainly worth waiting for the rental. And of this I'm convinced: All the "controversy" surrounding the movie was nothing but a PR stunt. The movie was simply silly. "Methuselah Meets

H.I.F. You judge a tree by its fruit. The inverse is equally true: You can judge fruit by its root. If you have a bad root, you probably have bad fruit. I commented on this a few weeks ago in connection with Gore and Maciel [https://thedailyeudemon.com/

H.I.F. I find this fascinating . . . and flattering: "A group of Czech researchers has conducted a study in which they determined that the perceived intelligence of men correlates strongly with their actual intelligence ”“ but the same doesn't hold true for women." Link [http://www.theregister.

Spritz This might be the most exciting thing I've seen on the Internet in five years: Spritz reading [http://www.spritzinc.com/#]. By breaking down reading materials into one word at a time, the software allows you to read 500+ words a minute with virtually no practice or