Miscellaneous

Twitter I'm being increasingly drawn into the Twitter world. I've encouraged my children to open Twitter accounts for the simple reason that the 140-symbol limit forces economy of words. If you're composing a tweet, you're forced to think, "Okay, what'

BYCU Man, I find this really hard to believe: "Researchers at Granada University in Spain have found that beer can help the body rehydrate better after a workout than water or Gatorade." Link [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/10/scientists-suggest-beer-after-workout/] . I used to drink beer after

BYCU: Special Edition Looking for a unique Valentine's Day gift for that special lush? Here are ten recommended chocolate beers [http://business-news.thestreet.com/sturgisjournal/story/10-chocolate-beers-youll-love-for-valentines-day/11837328] . The whole idea of chocolate beer strikes me as appetizing as ketchup on ice cream, but if you're

"The Irish bookmaker Paddy Power quickly issued odds on the cardinals considered most likely to succeed Benedict – with Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the Canadian head of the Vatican's office for bishops, Cardinal Francis Arinze, a Nigerian who was converted from animism by Irish missionaries, Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson

Oklahoma! Our local high school performed Oklahoma! [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma!] this last weekend. I didn't have any kids in the musical, but one good friend of the family's had the lead ("Curley"), plus we knew quite a few of the other

"At the root of insincerity lies pride. This vice prevents a person from submitting to God, recognizing his dependence on God and doing what God wants. A proud person has difficulty in even recognizing that he is doing wrong and needs to correct his behavior. When this vice takes

Violent Cities This story caught my eye: San Pedro de Sula (Honduras) is the world's most violent city [http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2013/02/08/honduran-city-is-world-murder-capital-juarez-drops-for-second-year-in-row/] . I've long taken an interest in knowing what city is the most violent in America (probably because my

BYCU The beer world has grown complicated. Eric Asimov counts the ways [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/b/beer/index.html] . Excerpt: "Nowadays, the beer shelves are so crammed with brews labeled Maximus, Monstrous and Imperial that you feel as if you've stumbled into

Eclectic Thursday I don't pay much attention to college football recruiting, but this caught my eye: Ole Miss may have snagged the top-rated recruiting class in the nation yesterday [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-06/top-high-school-football-recruit-nkemdiche-selects-mississippi.html] . I like Mississippi. I'd love to see Mississippi become