Zsa Zsa and Otha
A sex symbol and married nine times . . . but apparently Catholic. I'm rooting for Zsa Zsa in this, her final trip. "Gabor, a fixture in Hollywood for six decades, asked that a priest read her the last rites on Sunday." Hungary is 60% Catholic, so I guess it's no surprise that she was raised in the faith. * * * * * * * Whenever I think of that final trip, I think of Wyndham Lewis' The Human Age. I started The Childermass years ago but couldn't get through it. Anybody here read it (or the entire 3-volume series)? Any suggestions? * * * * * * * You know, a guy reads and reads and reads. He even has a copy of The Spiritual Exercises that he has thumbed through. Yet he still has fundamental holes in his knowledge, like this useful distinction in Ignatian spirituality: consolation and desolation. A priest talked with me last week about it, and I think I'm going to find it very useful. I'm embarrassed that I'd never heard of it before. Despite this source of shame, I mention it here because, if you're not applying this insight to your own life, you might want to start. * * * * * * * Food stamps might be cut to cover the cost of providing more free food through the public schools. I loathe food stamps because they largely remove the stigma of living off government aid, and it irritates me when I hear of mothers buying energy drinks and Mountain Dew with them. The public school aid, of course, has also gotten out of control. In our district, anyone can go get free breakfast during the summer. I don't understand the policy behind the free-for-all handout, but I'm guessing it's a further attempt to remove the stigma: "Nothing to be ashamed of, dear. Everyone is allowed to get free breakfasts. It has nothing to do with the fact that your Mom likes different men and now can't pay for the consequences." We call these programs "safety nets," but they're merely bail-outs at the individual level. Both are wrong because both (i) are unjust (rewarding risky or bad behavior), and (ii) produce moral hazard (encourage risky or bad behavior).
The exact paperback set in my library:
