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# Seven Days Make One Weak
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/52934/
- Published: 2020-12-27T22:16:29.000Z
- Updated: 2020-12-27T22:16:29.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: TDE's Weekly Jeremiad, Family, The Balkans, #wpChunk

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Yeah, I know: The weekly column is a day late.

But I also know: I told you not to expect another 7D1W column this year, yet here I am.

I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Detroit to see the in-laws. Some of the finest folk this side of the Pecos.

Unfortunately, I like to keep myself on the other side of the Pecos. It's a weird character flaw on my end, spawned from (i) an intense dose of introversion, (ii) time jealousy formed from years as an attorney where every minute is *literally* worth dollars (which is, in my opinion, the most damning thing about my profession), and (iii) the unfortunate narcissism born of being born the youngest.

I don't know how many years (hours?) I have left on this lovely earth, but I fear I'm not going to get that flaw fixed before I leave. My seven kids have unintentionally tried to beat it out of me but to no avail.

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**News**: Expect a newsletter. I have instructed the TDE Tech Department to start working on it. I hope to start soliciting email addresses in early 2021, with a newsletter launch in March. You can beat the crowd by emailing me at eric@thedailyeudemon.com.

**Listening**: "Never Ending Song of Love" by Delaney & Bonnie (1971). I've heard this song off-and-on over the past 40 years. A few years back, I tried hard (using the Google Machine for over an hour) to find a name after hearing it on the radio while driving. I gave up, but then stumbled across it yesterday. It's gotta be one of the best feel-good love songs of all time.

For some reason, I love hearing their friends whooping in the background.

Reading: **[Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History](https://amzn.to/38C7Vgd?ref=thedailyeudemon.com)** by Robert Kaplan. I stumbled across this book in my dad's library and started reading it on a whim. I'm having a hard time putting it down. I always knew the Balkans were arguably the most interesting place on earth, but now I *know* they're the most interesting.

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Until next week, thanks for reading.

Eric