Miscellaneous

From the Gardening Journals Political discourse rarely interests me. Hollywood gossip bores me. Sporting events hold my attention as good as any pop culture event, but when I see the monstrosity that has become athletics, the entire arena baffles me, prompting me to go into shutdown mode, unable to muster

HIF My home Charter internet service has crashed. Just this for today: For fans of comedian Gary Gulman, the actor's brief cameo in a pivotal scene during director Todd Phillips' "Joker" must come as a complete surprise. What's even more surprising is that

Free Cardinal Newman Great find at Spotify: A high-quality recording of John Henry Newman's Apologia Pro Vita Sua [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apologia_Pro_Vita_Sua]. Completely free. It kind of blew me away to see someone put it out there like that, but I'

Urban Areas Man, LA is awful. Jack and Andrea just returned from his honeymoon that he ended there. This pic is from the alley that led to their Air B&B. They said the B&B itself wasn't bad, but the location wasn't in

The Teetotaling Eudemon? The dog days of summer. It looks like the hottest (the doggiest) days are behind us, but it's still plenty warm. I don't know whether I'm getting old or worn out by the heat, but I need a break. How do

Lines, Lines, Everywhere a Line This is the line outside a Gucci store at a Chicago mall. A similar line was standing outside the Nike store. Marie was told the wait was 45 minutes. To get inside a store. The mind boggles. This, no doubt, could serve as Exhibit A

20th Century Existentialism Four subjects that were wildly popular in the 20th century: Zen arose when Mahayana Buddhism merged with Taoism. Buddhism is steeped in a thing called “monism,” which teaches that all things are one. Individual things don't exist; individual classes of things don't exist.

Meilaender's in the House Gilbert Meilaender was recently featured on Mars Hill Audio [https://marshillaudio.org/people/gilbert-meilaender]. I haven't listened to the interview yet, but I will. I honestly didn't even know Meilaender was still "in the game," so to

Uncut Crap Worst. Movie. Ever. Uncut Gems [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/uncut_gems/reviews]. Actually, what I should say is, "Worst. Movie. Ever. That. Everyone. Is. Praising." I've heard this movie praised on podcasts. I've heard it praised in private conversations. It has

If you liked the podcast series, you might like this adaptation: If You Can Memorize Just Ten Years, You Can Develop an Historical Framework [https://medium.com/@ericscheske/developing-a-sense-of-history-ce1041f33af0?source=friends_link&sk=928341d7a186aa7dbc8388670bcacc15]