The Wednesday Eudemon
“Sandwich days.” That’s what I call this time of year because my day is “sandwiched” by obligations. I have to get the kids to school at 7:30 a.m. then …
Month: April 2008
Tuesdays with the Eudemon
Actually, I should call this post “Tuesdays with the Anti-Eudemon.” Not a lot of fun stuff out there today. Great piece over at City Journal about “creeping sharia.” Excerpt: …
Monday Miscellany
I’ve long been fascinated with the question, “How ought one to spend his time?” It used to be a fascination born of bitterness: volunteer organizations would ask me spend …
Something for Sunday Morning
Whoever wishes to carry the cross for his sake must take up the proper weapons for the contest, especially those mentioned here. First, diligence; second, distrust of self; third, …
Saturday
For those somewhat new to TDE, you should be aware that I don’t “officially” blog on Saturday. I don’t know what I mean by “officially” (it’s not as if …
Brews You Can Use
Bring a bullet to bite: Eleven of the manliest cocktails in the world. Sample: Kentucky Tea: One mason jar halfway full of moonshine. Fill the jar with branch water. …
Thursday
Happy birthday to my dear, long-suffering, mother. She has lung problems, she has husband problems (the guy acts like me!). But she takes Stoic suffering to new heights, bolstered …
The Wednesday Eudemon
Was this a hospital emergency room or a scene from Prison Inmates Gone Wild? Brian Persaud received eight stitches for a cut over his eyebrow, but denied hospital staffers’ …
The Begging Eudemon
Well, don’t blame me, but my wife asks me for very few favors. When she does ask, I feel compelled to grant. Parents from Holy Angels Catholic School are …
Abbreviated Monday Moanin’
Short Eudemon today. Things kind of exploded around here last night: Marie got tied up at a travel soccer game until 9:00; I undertook to open the pool for …
Something for Sunday Morning
“Without humility, there is no way of conquering anger.” St. John Climacus
Saturday Stuff
Everyone needs a hobby: A Romanian man has been fined for making 6,442 profane phone calls to an emergency number. __________ Swim to the lip of Victoria Falls. Pretty …