Something for Sunday Morning
Sunday, September 30th, 2012“It is not good to look at what it is not lawful to desire.” St. Gregory the Great Bookmark it: del.icio.us | Reddit | Slashdot | Digg |
Archive for September, 2012
Saturday
Saturday, September 29th, 2012Bullets Low-impact weekend. A little work at the office, a little gardening, a little football, a lot of reading. Perfect. * * * * * * * No surprise: “Couples who share the housework are more likely to divorce, study finds.” But I wouldn’t be surprised if the study’s conclusions confound cause and effect. It […]
Friday
Friday, September 28th, 2012Good, clean drinking (and related) pics from the Frankenmuth, Michigan, Bavarian Music Festival earlier this month. Thanks TDE reader Kevin for sending them along: Bookmark it: del.icio.us | Reddit | Slashdot | Digg |
Thursday
Thursday, September 27th, 2012I have about two dozen of these gourds, various sizes. I was bummed out that they weren’t pumpkins, but I’m kind of digging them now. That’s about all I have today. It’s the football time of year, and Michael (8th grade) had a game last night. A loyal TDE reader, however, sent this to me […]
Wednesday
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012From the Notebooks The Nock on Babbitt? It’s interesting that Sinclair Lewis labeled the repressed character in Babbitt after Irving Babbitt, the Harvard professor from Ohio who emphasized that men must restrain their appetites or America will fall. Lewis’ use of the eponym was meant as an insult to Professor Babbitt. The term “Babbitt” subsequently […]
Tuesday
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012The Campion/Waugh book came yesterday. I was pretty stoked. The days have been long: community bickering, lots of office projects, family issues. It was nice to settle in with this minor masterpiece last night. * * * * * * * Humanae Vitae Exonerated, Episode 3,291,042: Danish sperm donor passes genetic disorder to five children. […]
Monday
Monday, September 24th, 2012Great garden pic that I stumbled across yesterday (credit). * * * * * * * Wow, I’ve reduced myself to admiring garden pics. Can the nursing home be far behind? * * * * * * * Great piece by Ross Douthat at the New York Times yesterday. He points out that Washington and […]
Something for Sunday Morning
Sunday, September 23rd, 2012“If we indulge ourselves in vain, frivolous, or sinful speculations, our minds become incapable of choosing what is most proper for mortifying our disorderly affections.” Lawrence Scupoli Bookmark it: del.icio.us | Reddit | Slashdot | Digg |
Saturday
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012The Atlantic catches on . . . four years too late, but at least it’s catching on: “This summer, many government officials and private investors finally seemed to realize that the crisis in the euro zone was not some passing aberration, but rather a result of deep-seated political, economic, and financial problems that will take […]
Friday
Friday, September 21st, 2012BYCU Looking for new beers to try? Consider the “Rave” link at Rate Beer. It’s a constantly-changing list of beers that have most recently received great user reviews. But a warning: when I first clicked on it yesterday, the beer at the top was an oatmeal stout (Terrapin Wake-n-Bake Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout). I don’t […]
Thursday
Thursday, September 20th, 2012Great. The nanny state keeps getting stronger and stronger. “New York’s limit on sugary soft drink sales is one example of the steps governments must take to stop the rise of obesity, [New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley] said today at a press conference.” Link. * * * * * * * Headline: “Soldier […]
Wednesday
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012Finally, a national-politics yard sign I like. * * * * * * * Great quote, especially when you realize it came from a Federal Reserve Chairman: “John Maynard Keynes stated in his ‘Economic Consequences of the Peace’ (1919): ‘Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the Capitalist System was […]