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# Tuesday Miscellany
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/7369/
- Published: 2009-01-20T07:20:25.000Z
- Updated: 2009-01-20T07:20:25.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: TWE, #wpChunk

![streetsign.jpg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ea/fd/eafdb338-c9b6-4f87-8363-78ab94cc3a18/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/streetsign.jpg)

So I was in charge of dinner Saturday evening. I picked Taco Bell, with a Hot-n\_Now (regional fastfood burger franchise) for the non-Mexican eaters. Final damage: 8 hamburgers, 5 small fries, 10 regular tacos, 1 Mexican pizza, 1/2 gallon of milk, 1 liter of Mountain Dew, ten desserts (small candy bars and cookies).

Fairly normal intake for my growing family.

And I wonder why I have a hard time saving money.  
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[Helpful list from the Legionaries](http://www.zenit.org/rssenglish-24773?ref=thedailyeudemon.com):

> Seven necessities for parents of adolescent boys:

> 1\. Clear guidelines with reasonable consequences from a unified front; cutting slack but also holding boys accountable for their actions.  
> 2\. Reasonable explanations for the criteria, guidelines and decisions made by parents.  
> 3\. Avoiding hyper-analysis of boys' emotions and states of mind: avoiding "taking their temperature" too often.  
> 4\. Unconditional love with an emphasis on character and effort more than outcome: Encourage boys to live up to their potential while having reasonable expectations. To love them regardless of whether they make it into Harvard or become a star quarterback.  
> 5\. Authenticity, faith and fidelity should be reflected in parent's lifestyles.  
> 6\. Qualities of a dad: Manliness, temperance, making significant time for family, putting aside work, and being a reliable source of guidance.  
> 7\. Qualities of a mom: Emotional stability, selflessness, loving service and extreme patience.

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A bit unkind, but it cracked me up:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ea/fd/eafdb338-c9b6-4f87-8363-78ab94cc3a18/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/wal-mart-bingo-233x300.jpg "wal-mart-bingo")

  
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From the Notebooks:

"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan

I've made a similar point when it comes to allegations of racism. The most immoral people are often the first to scream "racist." I've spectulated that, to the vice-filled person, scouring for racism even when it doesn't exist gives him/her a feeling of moral worth. "I might do drugs and be a poor parent, but I'm above the greatest evil of all, so I must be alright." I've seen the phenomenon too many times--from Hollywood to my hometown--for it to be a mere coincidence.