Seeing “salt life” decals on vehicles all over Arkansas and it’s making me crazy. We have no oceans, people!

Gilbert was born 150 years ago today. Here’s my own brief tribute to the Fat Man.

Much maligned these days, he still stands head and shoulders above nearly all contemporary writers—especially if you turn him on his side.

“The Man Who Was Thirsty.”

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Gilbert was born 150 years ago today. Here’s my own brief tribute to the Fat Man.

Much maligned these days, he still stands head and shoulders above nearly all contemporary writers—especially if you turn him on his side.

“The Man Who Was Thirsty.”

open.substack.com/pub/nojesuittr…

Dudes will spend hours watching some other dude build a cabin in the wilderness using nothing but hand tools rather than go to therapy

I read around 800 articles a year, many of which I find on this site.

About 3 of them are political.

Selah

Most people stepping into Saint Peter's basilica don't notice the red porphyry disk, the 'Rota Porphyretica'.
Charlemagne was crowned on this in 800 AD, and 21 further emperors.
Originally in the old basilica, it was lifted to here

I am thinking about Ben today. We became fast friends in the second grade, somewhere between home plate and second base. We forged a lasting bond over an exchange of salted sunflower seeds and a half-eaten pack of Grape Big League Chew.

In time, we became inseparable. And I

There was a time when the menfolk in my family could get me to do nearly anything by uttering six words, “it’ll put hair on your chest.”

I also hate installing those little plastic insulators for electric fencing. And asparagus—hate the stuff.

Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance, the one civic ‘holiday’ that is more duty than celebration.

Today I am thinking of a special kind of soldier lost to war, too widely known and unknown to many of us.
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Jack Black during his Romulan phase

The most amazing thing is that the famed Hungarian art historian likes movies about talking mice in tuxedos.

Much for respect for Ed Young, as well as any minister who sticks it out for 46 years in a single parish.

“I don’t have cash. Is Monopoly money ok?”

Muriel plays piano every Friday at the Hollywood. And they brought me down to see her and they asked me if I would do a little number, and I sang with all my might.

She said 'Tell me are you a Christian child?' And I said 'Ma'am, I am tonight.”

OK. Who did this? 🤣