Miscellaneous

Miscellany I relaxed with the older kids last night and watched Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. I thought it was going to be a humorous, campy movie, but it wasn't. It was a true horror flick. The premise: The South is controlled in large measure by vampire plantation owners

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

I hope everyone had a great Christmas. Not much this morning. Just this interesting list of 12 Must-See movies of 2012 [http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/12/24/must-see-flicks-top-12-movies-2012/] . I might also add The Hobbit, which I saw last Sunday, but it wasn't nearly as good as

"A Michigan lawyer has been arrested for manufacturing crystal meth in his office. I hope the fact that this guy's a lawyer doesn't send the message that somehow all meth dealers are sleaze balls."

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

BYCU (Abbreviated) There's still time to go out and get yourself some Christmas beer. Supposedly, Hoppin' Frog Frosted Frog Christmas Ale is one of the best. Or maybe you should try Great Lakes Brewing Company Christmas Ale: "Honey, ginger, and cinnamon work well to complement a

Europe from its Origins An email from Joe Hogarty, the creator of the great podcast Europe from its Origins [http://www.ahistoryofeurope.eu/A_History_of_Europe/A_History_of_Europe.html] to me. Reproduced with permission: "Thank you for your appreciation of the podcast series Europe from its

More Great Epstein Quotes "If one way to make friends is to show a great interest in other people, showing such an interest, however artificial is might be at the outset, can before long issue in genuine interest." Once More Around the Block [Channeling C.S. Lewis and

ABC is working on a new show inspired by Justin Bieber's life before he got famous. It makes sense – I mean, there's just so much we don't know about that week. Jimmy Fallon

A woman in Spain was arrested for stashing three pounds of cocaine in her breast implants. I thought, "That's quite a bust." Craig Ferguson