Miscellaneous

Miscellany Why are the Catholics in the liberal media the most annoying (Colbert) and ridiculous (Chris Matthews). Herewith, the most recent installment of Chris Matthews idiocy: "Chris Matthews is baffled by opposition to President Obama as he faces a series of scandals, especially because the president has 'never

The 84-year-old woman who won the half-billion-dollar Powerball lottery asked for it to be received in a lump sum. Then she said, "Actually, can I get that in the next hour?" Conan

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

Bullets Yet another reason why the American Empire is on the road to hell: Pope Francis says wasting food is like stealing from the poor [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/the-pope/10101375/Pope-Francis-says-wasting-food-is-like-stealing-from-the-poor.html] . Abortion, gay marriage,

Not a lot out there today. It's the feast day of St. Boniface, so that's pretty cool, unless you're a Germanic pagan. * * * * * * * I also read this great interview [http://www.thedailybell.com/mobile/bellInclude.cfm?ID=29156] with Lincoln-basher (i.e., hagiographer-correction

The Puritan devil passed away: "Mr. Lautenberg's first major victory came in 1984. A freshman senator in the minority party, he pushed through a provision to establish a national drinking age of 21, a measure that threatened to cut 10 percent of a state's federal

Alert the Press If you missed it, blogging history occurred Saturday morning: I didn't post anything. I haven't verified it, but I think Saturday's silence broke a nine-year string. I didn't skip Saturday for any particular reason. I've just

"To boldly go where no one has gone before." That's Star Trek Into Darkness. The line, of course, is supposed to be "to boldly go where no man has gone before," but Hollywood is nauseatingly politically correct, so it's to be expected.

Miscellany This is my garden, as of yesterday. I added flowers for the first time. My daughters like them, plus they act as "beneficials" (their aroma confuses insects that destroy vegetables and they attract insects that help the vegetables). * * * * * * * Unconscionable: $30,000: The average student-loan debt for

Have a good Memorial Day, everyone. Most of you realize I've grown increasingly skeptical of our nation's involvement in foreign affairs, but that doesn't detract from the sacrifice made by millions of young men over the years.