Miscellaneous

A Random Passage “Never make people laugh. If you would succeed in life, you must be solemn, solemn as an ass. All the great monuments are built over solemn asses.” Thomas Corwin. Taken from Bill Kauffman, Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-

Trapping Money Paradoxically, it is in your own self-interest to forget your self-interest. That, and other great observations, can be found in this story about the business success of Trappist monks. Link [http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/trappist-monks-spirituality-praised-as-key-to-business-success/] . If

BYCU A teenager grabs a can of pop from the fridge, throws it in his lunch bag, and runs off to school. He unpacks his lunch and discovers that he accidentally packed a beer. He takes it to a teacher. Fascism ensues: > When he realized his mistake at school,

"A new drug called gravel, consisting of meth, bath salts, and crack cocaine, has surfaced in the New York area. Also surfacing in the New York area: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford."

"A former Target employee is accusing the store of hiring only attractive people as managers. Apparently he's talking about a Target store I have never been to." "In California the owner of a Christian medical marijuana dispensary says God told him to sell pot. The

H.I.F. If you needed any further proof that MSM journalism is a joke, here it is: "His first television show has only been on the air for three days, but Ronan Farrow is already winning awards for his journalistic work. Reach the World, a global education group,

H.I.F. From Reddit's Today I Learned: "TIL Speedy Gonzales was banned by Cartoon Network for being an offensive stereotype, only to be returned after mass protest by the Hispanic-American community."

Happy birthday to Meg. She turns 13 today. Trials and tribulations ahead? I doubt it. She's named after Thomas More's beloved daughter.

A great passage from The Freeman Book. It's from a review-essay of the Letters of Ambrose Bierce, by Van Wyck Brooks: > San Francisco, his home for a quarter of a century, he describes as “the paradise of ignorance, anarchy and general yellowness. . . . It needs,” he remarks

H.I.F. From Reddit [http://www.reddit.com/]: "TIL Despite the heavy public criticism of Pope Benedict's comment that condom distribution isn't helping the fight against AIDS in Africa, the Harvard AIDS prevention director agreed with the pontiff, saying condoms may actually be exacerbating