Miscellaneous

A man managed to hitchhike 100,000 miles without spending any money on travel. He says he did it all with a friendly smile, a positive attitude, and an ax. There's a new summer camp for adults where using cellphones and computers is banned. The camp has an

Another reason to be a Michigan Wolverines fan: Link [http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/05/president_obama_tells_osu_grad.html#incart_m-rpt-2] . A loyal TDE Buckeye reader sent that to me, with this observation: "Photo of Obama w/ OSU prez Gordon Gee. A relative suggests

Miscellany This May blitz is among the most brutal I've experienced. It's not getting me down, but it is getting me behind. I fear full-scale blogging won't resume until Memorial Day weekend. I'm sure you understand. A few of you are sending

Today former Pope Benedict is moving back into the Vatican. He is going to be mad when he sees that Pope Francis took down his Metallica posters. That's right. Two Popes now under one roof. Can you believe that? Yeah, they're just one-half Pope away from

"God wants from us human work that is well done. This means our working hard, with order, skill, competence and a striving for perfection; it means a completed job with no rough edges, no flaws or blemishes. It means serious work and an end-product that not only looks good,

The whirlwind continues: out-of-town company, AAU basketball tournament near Chicago, First Communion, plus the usual assortment: work, baseball, soccer, and track. We also went to Wicked Thursday night, which was enjoyable, but made for a late night Thursday. If you haven't seen Wicked, I'd recommend it,

Whew. Spring activity came in like a lion yesterday. Kids came home from college, Spring sports are underway. We didn't actually get the kids home until 8:00 last night, so there hasn't been much time for blogging. Just this funny line from Jimmy Fallon: "

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 file full

The practice of law can be highly frustrating and stressful, especially when dealing with bureaucrats. Sometimes I handle it well, sometimes . . . not so well. But I don't think I've ever come near this kind of meltdown when dealing with anyone, including a tax eater. Go here

You Go, Girl Articles like this used to make me mad. Now they make me chuckle. Kentucky woman ordained as priest in defiance of Roman Catholic Church [http://wtax.com/Kentucky-woman-ordained-as-priest-in-defiance-of-R/11472080?newsId=208673] . The woman, the writer, the people interviewed: all clueless, yet all cocky in their ignorance (ignorance