Halloween Humor
Kimmel: “Some parents ruin Halloween for their kids by not allowing them to get candy. The way our economy is going, it may be good practice for our kids …
Month: October 2010
Something for Sunday Morning
“The greatest obstacles to the soul’s trying to follow Christ and to help others have their origin in a disordered love of self. At times this leads us to …
The Evening Eudemon
“Every single great idea that has marked the 21st century, the 20th century and the 19th century has required government vision and government incentive,” he said. “In the middle …
Friday
Hallowbeers Man, lots of spooky beer stories out there today. I guess it’s no surprise, since “Halloween is actually the biggest weekend of the year for beer sales.” The …
Received in an Email From the “That’s Just Wrong” Halloween Files:
Thursday
From the Notebooks If it’s possible to love a fictional philosophical character, I’ve loved one for many years. It’s Sören Kierkegaard’s “knight of faith,” which he describes in the …
Morning Bonus
“On average, our basic food costs have increased by an incredible 48% over the last year (measured by wheat, corn, oats, and canola prices). From the price at the …
Wednesday
Not much today. We held our pumpkin-carving family party last night. I’m whipped. I did, however, salvage enough time to read this neat little essay by Lew Rockwell: What …
Tuesday
It’s Not Just the Shortest Month of the Year I think black history month would do better if it promoted more stuff like this: biography of John Mitchell, the …
The Evening Eudemon
Lynching reached its peak in the South in the early 1890s, when, on average, a black man was hanged every other day for alleged crimes that ranged from rape …
Monday
Monday Miscellany Ah, that explains all the Judy Garland CD advertisements I’ve been seeing: “Facebook might be inadvertently outing its gay users to advertisers, according to a new study.” …
Something for Sunday Morning
“Only humility seeks happiness and strength in God. One of the reasons the proud go after praise so avidly, and have an exalted opinion of themselves and resent anything …