Miscellaneous

Tuesday Miscellany A friend took over my son's little league team this year, thereby leaving me free to spend some time with my other kids. So last night, I trekked an hour to my daughter's Varsity soccer game. I didn't get back until late,

Laughable Congress Saturday morning, I read about the heroic efforts to avoid a partial federal government shut-down. The parties had agreed to a $40 billion budget cut. I thought to myself, "That doesn't sound like much," but I didn't have time to look into

"Guilt is a reality, an objective force; it has caused destruction that must be repaired. For this reason, forgiveness must be more than a matter of ignoring, of merely trying to forget." Benedict XVI

Troubles in the Banshee Union “The hours are too long and the work isn't satisfying,” said Kelli, head steward of the Female Union. She had been appointed to work out a new contract with management. There was widespread discontent among the women who worked in the Warning Department

Wild Darrell and the Haunted House: A Dialogue "They say the nobleman William Darrell took the baby from the midwife and threw it into the fireplace. He held the newborn down with his boot until it was burned to death." "Why would he do such a thing?

And on Writing I'm a big believer in walking, both strolling and fast walking. The paleo-guy [http://www.arthurdevany.com/] doesn't like fast walking because he thinks cave men either strolled or sprinted. But no matter. I like walking at all different speeds, especially at a

A client stopped by my office last week. In the course of our conversation, he mentioned that he has a medical marijuana card (Michigan passed a medical marijuana law in 2008). He's in his sixties. He said he doesn't smoke the stuff, but it allows him

Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly This guy broke into Auschwitz. Perhaps the best link in today's post. . . . more>> [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8388863/I-was-the-man-who-broke-into-Auschwitz.html] And Germany still can't get over the Nazis. Is that what's driving its opposition

More Hans Hans-Hermann Hoppe might be the most original thinker on the face of the earth today. Over the weekend, I found this lengthy interview [http://www.thedailybell.com/1936/Anthony-Wile-with-Dr-Hans-Hermann-Hoppe-on-the-Impracticality-of-One-World-Government-and-Western-style-Democracy.html] with him. I have only grazed it, but I have downloaded it for close reading later. I'