Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Rambling Well, summer is here. I had a very good weekend. The forecast called for rain throughout the weekend . . . and we only got a little. Actually, we got quite a bit, but it came at night or in big dumps, so 90% of the weekend was open for outdoor

The new podcast episode is up: Episode 36: Memorial Day Weekend, Drinking in Mexico, Catholic Church and Divine Corruption. Enjoy. [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/the-weekly-eudemon/2019/5/24/episode-36-memorial-day-weekend-drinking-in-mexico-catholic-church-and-divine-corruption] May 25 Episode 36: Memorial Day Weekend, Drinking in Mexico, Catholic Church and Divine Corruption Memorial Day Weekend: A tradition has

> Zalipie is a small village in #Poland [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Poland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] that's well-known for its beautifully painted flowers all over homes & folk art. pic.twitter.com/0QgJoC5IiE [https://t.co/0QgJoC5IiE] > — European Beauty (@MagicalEurope) May 25, 2019

BYCU My two oldest sons have been in Oaxaca, Mexico for the past four weeks. They're taking "immersion classes," which means, "Do everything in Spanish for four weeks." They live with a Spanish mom, take Spanish classes in Spanish, take excursions in Spanish . . . and

From the Notebooks The four courts: Court of Law, Court of Religion, Court of Morals, Court of Taste and Manners. (Referred to on page 30 of Nock's Memoirs) It seems the culture wars should be fought first in T&M, and then Morals. Too many of us

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

Miscellaneous Rambling The farming crunch is on. Seedlings are going into the ground faster than cocktails into a Kennedy's gut. Two dozen flower seedlings yesterday; a dozen more today, plus six tomato seedlings. More go in tomorrow. I would've put more in today, but it was

Miscellaneous Rambling The new podcast is up: Episode 35: Mental Exercise, Predictive Genetics, Hook-Up Software at Ivy [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/the-weekly-eudemon/2019/5/17/episode-35-mental-exercise-predictive-genetics-hook-up-software-at-ivy] Mental Exercising: Everyone seems to agree: It's crucial we exercise mentally, normally in the form of meditation. Meditation, even the most secular,

> The Meteora is a very big #Orthodox [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orthodox?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Monastery in Central #Greece [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Greece?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]. It was built on sandstone rock pillars. pic.twitter.com/vvPfPnZJbs [https://t.co/