Miscellaneous

Finally, a gorgeous weekend. Of course, I celebrated by gardening all afternoon then knocking back a bottle of wine, so I'm not feeling great for Day Two of the Only Nice Weekend of 2013, but I suppose I can be forgiven. * * * * * * * Speaking of wine, this looks like a

BYCU Just as I believe that big business rapes America (not always, of course, but too often to trust 'em), I believe small business is America's greatest virtue. Sure, there's too much red tape and big business can use the crush of bureaucracy to stifle

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is in a little trouble today. Apparently people in South Korea are mad at him for giving a one-handed handshake to the country's president, which over there is a sign of disrespect. And in hindsight, the hand buzzer wasn't a great

Hey, just as long as they keep the debate civil: Topless pro-LGBT protesters beat breasts and squirt water at Catholic archbishop. [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/24/topless-pro-lgbt-protesters-beat-breasts-and-squirt-water-at-catholic-archbishop/]

The editor of an anthology of garden writing once wrote something like, "A man with a garden is a peaceful man." I agree with that. Of course, I occasionally joke that I'm "the swearing gardener." The contrasting juxtaposition--peace, then intense frustration at things

Well, it looks like my web provider and I might be heading to court. I wouldn't be surprised if they crash my site altogether. If they do, please go here. It'll be my new spot: http://thecatholiceudemon.blogspot.com/

Very little blogging today. My web provider has again let me down. Things, technologically-speaking, are getting very bad for TDE. Last week, my web provider inadvertently blocked my access to TDE from my house (note: they deny it; I have no way to prove otherwise), then yesterday, they took

Miscellany Whew, that was some brutal weather last weekend. I woke up Saturday morning to snow on the ground. It appears my early garden weathered it alright. Things are now looking up. With any luck, I'll start moving my container tomatoes and peppers outside later this week. It&

"In our work, as in other aspects of ordinary life such as in family and social commerce, in periods of rest and leisure . . . we always have this choice--carelessness and shoddiness that impoverish the soul, or the little work of art offered up to God as the expression of

Skeptical Saturday I'm enjoying my new-found skepticism about everything the media tells us. I notice things that previously escaped my attention. At 7:30 yesterday morning, the news reported that one of the Boston Marathon bombers had been killed in a shoot-out with police and a