Miscellaneous

H.I.F. Free condoms redux: "Free Crack Pipes Urged To Slow Spread Of HIV In SF, Leaders Balk At Idea." Pop-Up Ad-Laden Link [http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/01/24/sf-officials-exploring-free-crack-pipes-as-means-to-slow-spread-of-aids/] .

> "Flow" has been called an "optimal experience." It's a state of "effortless concentration so deep that [the persons in the flow] lose their sense of time, of themselves, of their problems." > There are two forms of mental effort: "concentration

H.I.F. A Different Kind Of Catholicism Grows In Latino Communities: Charismatic [http://capeandislands.org/post/different-kind-catholicism-grows-latino-communities] I remember reading ten years ago that second-generation Mexican immigrants to the United States leave the Church at an alarming rate. Something like 85%. If I recall correctly, the theory is that

Every day is lame day: 365+ times a year, one or more special interest or industry groups has grabbed a day and labeled it. Yesterday, for instance, was apparently "measure your feet day." I'm guessing it was put together by a podiatrist or shoe manufacturer association.

The growth of the beer industry is fueling a need for hops, but the agricultural industry has been slow to respond. The reasons? Large start-up costs and ignorance about hops' unique needs [http://www.jsonline.com/business/hops-farming-grows-slowly-despite-brewers-demand-b99182903z1-240387301.html] : > It costs about $10,000 to buy rootstock and

While touring all those great churches in Rome, I kept recalling this passage from my reading, but I couldn't for the life of me remember where I'd seen it. Here's the passage. I found it in Joseph Epstein's In a Cardboard Belt!

H.I.F. An assortment of George Carlin quotes at Lew Rockwell today [http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/01/no_author/george-carlin-said-it/]. “Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.” “Electricity is just organized lightning.” “I think people should be allowed to do

“There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either.” Robert Graves “The only reason a great many American families don't own an elephant is that they have never been offered an elephant for a dollar down and easy weekly payments.

H.I.F. Received in an Email I am passing this on to you because it definitely works, and we could all use a little more calmness in our lives. By following simple advice heard on the Dr. Phil show, you too can find inner peace. Dr Phil proclaimed, "

If you still haven't bought at least one of John Zmirak's Bad Catholic's Guides, you're missing out. The guy is brilliant, erudite, and funny. He deserves an audience as large as Chesterton enjoyed. Who else is crafting passages with this much theological