Miscellaneous

Reasons to Drink I'll drink to that: San Buenaventura has been declared a minor basilica [https://angelusnews.com/local/la-catholics/always-forward-mission-san-buenaventura-gets-a-papal-upgrade/] . It's a lovely place. We stopped there last year during our spring break trip up Highway

Virtue Signalling, Episode 3,477,011 The Navajo Nation has an idea for the DC Redskins: “We strongly encourage the NFL Washington organization to rename their team in such a way that truly honors and respects the First Americans of this country. Renaming the team 'Code Talkers' to

The Senate and the Covid Trump ally Tommy Tuberville wins big in the Republican primary. I gotta believe he beats Doug Jones in November. Trump also appears to be rallying a bit [https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/polling/trump-rises-13-points-among-independents-june-shrinks-bidens-lead-overall] . The

Wedding and Food Whew. Son's wedding Saturday. It was an incredibly busy three days, but it's over and everyone had a great time. The weather cooperated, their friends showed up, alarming amounts of alcohol were consumed. We celebrated until we couldn't celebrate anymore and

Wedding Neareth Well, it's party time. My son's 400-person indoor reception has been moved outdoors to my backyard, with social distancing measures put in place. Not only are numbers slashed almost in half, but there will be two separate reception areas to allow greater spread.

> I just published If You Meet the Buddha, Kill Him https://t.co/WAVCqls6t4 > — The Weekly Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) July 10, 2020 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/1281382695722012673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

Thales He was born in 624 BC: just after Homer wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey and right before Judah would fall to the Babylonia in 589 BC to start the Babylonian Exile. It was the time of the great Athenian lawgiver, Solon, who, with Thales, is one of the

Is the Move Finally On? I've been predicting this development for ten years. "A combination of the coronavirus pandemic, economic uncertainty, and social unrest is prompting waves of Americans to move from large cities and permanently relocate to more sparsely populated areas. The trend has been accelerated

Microwaving Books and Protests Worried about catching Corona from a library book? You're skating on the irrational, but regardless, don't put the book in the microwave. The radio frequency identification (RFID) tag will catch fire. The public library will then fine you. A library patron near

Drinking and COVID and the Great Outdoors Welcome to the Height of Summer. July 4th Weekend. An event that, I think, cracks the Top 5 on the drinking calendar: 1. Thanksgiving Eve 2. New Years Eve 3. St. Patrick's Day 4. Memorial Day 5. Fourth of July 6.