Something for Sunday Morning
“It is not good to look at what it is not lawful to desire.” St. Gregory the Great
Month: September 2012
Saturday
Bullets Low-impact weekend. A little work at the office, a little gardening, a little football, a lot of reading. Perfect. * * * * * * * No surprise: …
Friday
Good, clean drinking (and related) pics from the Frankenmuth, Michigan, Bavarian Music Festival earlier this month. Thanks TDE reader Kevin for sending them along:
Thursday
I have about two dozen of these gourds, various sizes. I was bummed out that they weren’t pumpkins, but I’m kind of digging them now. That’s about all I …
Wednesday
From the Notebooks The Nock on Babbitt? It’s interesting that Sinclair Lewis labeled the repressed character in Babbitt after Irving Babbitt, the Harvard professor from Ohio who emphasized that …
Tuesday
The Campion/Waugh book came yesterday. I was pretty stoked. The days have been long: community bickering, lots of office projects, family issues. It was nice to settle in with …
Monday
Great garden pic that I stumbled across yesterday (credit). * * * * * * * Wow, I’ve reduced myself to admiring garden pics. Can the nursing home be …
Something for Sunday Morning
“If we indulge ourselves in vain, frivolous, or sinful speculations, our minds become incapable of choosing what is most proper for mortifying our disorderly affections.” Lawrence Scupoli
Saturday
The Atlantic catches on . . . four years too late, but at least it’s catching on: “This summer, many government officials and private investors finally seemed to realize …
Friday
BYCU Looking for new beers to try? Consider the “Rave” link at Rate Beer. It’s a constantly-changing list of beers that have most recently received great user reviews. But …
Thursday
Great. The nanny state keeps getting stronger and stronger. “New York’s limit on sugary soft drink sales is one example of the steps governments must take to stop the …
Wednesday
Finally, a national-politics yard sign I like. * * * * * * * Great quote, especially when you realize it came from a Federal Reserve Chairman: “John Maynard …