Miscellaneous

BYCU Attention Michigan Beer Drinkers: The World Expo of Beer [http://www.worldexpoofbeer.com/expo/] will take place on Friday May 18th from 5-10PM and Saturday May 19th from 3- 10PM. It's in charming Frankenmuth, "little Bavaria," near the Michigan thumb area. * * * * * * * There's

Bullets Whew. This month is as busy as any. I found out yesterday that I'm going to lose a tooth, so that really stinks. Fortunately, it's a back tooth, so my beautiful smile won't be affected, and it might last me another ten years.

Stupid little hobby, plus one. First two pics are from my garden. I have nearly converted my entire backyard into a garden. I have only "The Verdant Pathway" left. The third pic shows Max (8) guarding Jack (15) with a broom, in hopes of emulating a 7-foot

Bullets Another anarchist attack [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/01/5-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-blow-up-ohio-bridge/] ? That's so 1900, and I question whether they really are anarchists. Anarchy is a tricky concept, but it's too often applied to anyone who

There's a new dating site aimed at matching up women who like to travel with men willing to pay for their trips. It's part of a new dating trend called prostitution.

Autobiographical Corner Welcome to May. The Scheske Family's Hell Month. Every May is a whirlwind that makes every activity except the most fleeting impossible. Serious reading, writing, and prayer? Phsaw. It doesn't happen during May. We have baseball and soccer and sacraments and end-of-school-

"[D]o not make yourself unhappy about your imperfections, but always have the courage to rise above them." St. Francis de Sales

Random Quotes "The opposite of intellect is dullness or slowness, but the opposite of wisdom is foolishness, which is far more dangerous." Thomas Sowell "One of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputation." Eric Hoffer

Death and Drinking Stuff Can local regulation lead to suicide? Possibly. Click here for a disturbing description of the harassment that Andrew Wordes of Roswell, Georgia, endured [http://lfb.org/today/death-by-regulation/]. I would love to read the other side of the story, but if this piece is

Bullets For years, Nimrod meant "mighty hunter." But then Looney Tunes used it to refer to a dumb person in an Elmer Fudd episode of Bugs Bunny. Since then, nimrod means stupid. Link [http://www.dailywritingtips.com/accidental-shifts-in-meaning/]. * * * * * * * Can you trust or believe any mainstream