Monday
George was More Popular? Where are we today, as a nation? I’m not sure, but very few of us like the leviathan that we’ve allowed to creep into every …
Month: February 2011
Something for Sunday Morning
“You must also pay attention to the thoughts of arrogance and presumption which attack you … For when the demons see the soul freed from passions and temptations, they …
Friday
Drinking Night in Canada I like wine, but sometimes it’s out of place. Like at Oktoberfest. Or at the typical frat party. Or a bachelor party. Or Thursday night …
Thursday
Consumer Culture You want to see golf carts that cost $20,000 and go nearly 40 miles per hour? Go to The Villages in Florida. Swanky golf carts are all …
Wednesday
Put that in Your Pipe Everyone wants to be a leader. Bloomberg is the leader of the smoking Nazis: “Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation into law today that bans …
Margins?
I occasionally receive emails from TDE readers, telling me that the right-hand margin is all screwed up. I have never experienced this problem, and my web consultant tells me …
Tuesday
Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly They bilk people out of billions with impunity. They get bailed out. America is there for Wall Street, and DC is feeding it the …
Something for Sunday Morning
“Be the living expression of God’s kindness–kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your warm greeting.” Mother Teresa
BYCU
Loko Legislatures Bans against alcohol energy drinks have picked up steam, and it looks like the legislatures are trying “one-up” each other in their prohibitions. Consider Iowa: “The caffeinated …
Thursday
Random Thursday Remember last month’s post about breathing and meditation (“Woe the Man with Halitosis“)? I mentioned that breathing has played a big role in the meditation practices of …
Wednesday
Labor v. Leisure There’s a thing called the “disutility of labor.” It’s a fancy phrase that basically means people prefer leisure over labor. We constantly see people make current …
TDE News Flash
Even the Grey Lady now acknowledges the looming problem of rising prices: Companies Raise Prices as Commodity Costs Jump. Stock up on everything. Now. I suspect the velocity of …