Thursday

Friends of the Poor

Kinda interesting: Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the wealthiest judge on the Supreme Court. Net worth: might be as high as $45.48 million or as low as $10.7 million. Number Two? Another liberal: Steven Breyer. The folks below $1 million? Conservatives Alito and Thomas, plus the swing justice Kennedy. Kinda funny: Sonia Sotomayor apparently has a negative net worth, but she has now signed a $1 million+ book deal. Link.

Book Alert

I'm trying to resist this purchase, but I doubt I can hold off much longer. I feel my resistance strength fading. This review didn't help. Excerpt:

Jesuit Father James V. Schall explains in the preface, “To delight in existence itself, this is the highest mark of sanctity and reality.” This delight is part of an obligation to show gratitude for our existence by worshiping God. As creatures, we are expected to thank our Creator for creating us. This Belloc does in spades, particularly in songs and epigrams he composed celebrating everything from ale, fictitious monsters and combat to church services, sailing and romance. Many of his lines are familiar today even to those who wouldn't recognize Belloc's name, such as, “Love's self is sad. Love's lack is sadder still. / But Love unloved, O, that's the greatest ill!”

Received in an Email

A handful of 7-year-old children were asked, 'What they thought of beer.' Some interesting responses.

'I think beer must be good. My dad says the more beer he drinks the prettier my mom gets.'
--Tim

'Beer makes my dad sleepy and we get to watch what we want on television when he is asleep, so beer is nice.'
--Melanie

'My Mom and Dad talk funny when they drink beer and the more they drink the more they give kisses to each other, which is a good thing.'
--Toby

'My Dad gets funny on beer. He is funny. He also wets his pants sometimes, so he shouldn't have too much.'
--Sarah

'My Dad loves beer. The more he drinks, the better he dances. One time he danced right into the pool.'
--Lilly

'I don't like beer very much. Every time Dad drinks it, he burns the sausages on the barbecue and they taste disgusting.'
--Ethan

'I give Dad's beer to the dog and he goes to sleep.'
--Shirley