Sundry Drinking Items I head out to the Drinking Club this afternoon for college bowl games, manly conversation, and beer. It won’t be the same without my father, but I’m still looking forward to it. I won’t be running a Brews You Can Use tomorrow, so I’m doing an abbreviated one today. Tonight is all […]
Autobiographical Corner Whew. Another whirlwind holiday. When I rolled over at 6:10 a.m. yesterday morning, I couldn’t believe it was already time to get up. I was plastered to the mattress after five Christmas celebrations, which included stops in Detroit and car troubles. Overall, it was a very nice couple of days. Tuesday at the […]
Random Bill Bonner quotes. That guy slays me: “If markets do the work of God, as has been suggested, it is the God of the Old Testament, not the New.” Bill Bonner “All major governments seem to have come together in some unholy socialism, but where are all the socialists? Few politicians will even admit […]
Still on my holiday spree. Just this today, from U.S. News & World Report: Abortion Debate Shows the Catholic Bishops’ Growing Influence. Bookmark it: del.icio.us | Reddit | Slashdot | Digg |
“According to many authors of spiritual books, progress in our life of piety depends a good deal on our recognition and understanding of our dominant defect. This is the defect that has the biggest influence on our behavior and thinking. It typically becomes evident in what we do, what we want, what we think: it […]
From Reader’s Digest: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) just held a two-day summit about the hazards of “distracted driving,” which includes texting and talking on a cell phone while at the wheel. But researchers knew the dangers back in 2003, when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) collected data showing that cell phone […]
“He is born poor, and he teaches us that happiness is not to be found in an abundance of earthly goods. He comes into the world without any ostentation, encouraging us to be humble and not to depend on the applause of men.” Francis Fernandez Bookmark it: del.icio.us | Reddit | Slashdot | Digg |
Do-It-Yourself Energy Drink Energy drinks are the younger generation’s beverage. I enjoy ’em, but they’re expensive, are packed with sugar, lead to a later crash, and (I suspect) mess with your brain by overloading it (more than once, I think my brain has operated at a deficient level a few hours after drinking an energy […]
Return to the Gold Standard? When it comes to a return to the gold standard, my newest favorite financial writer, Randall Forsyth, vehemently disagrees with my older favorite financial writers, like Rothbard and, to some extent, Allan Meltzer (though Meltzer says the gold standard could work for the U.S. only if the rest of the […]
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