Eric Scheske

Miscellaneous Rambling New podcast episode posted: Episode 20: Fulton Sheen, Modernity as Gnosticism, an Apologia [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/the-weekly-eudemon/2019/2/2/episode-20-fulton-sheen-modernity-as-gnosticism-an-apologia] . Show notes: > Fulton Sheen. Bishop, Emmy award winner, adviser to the rich and famous, and making serious inroads to canonization thanks to a stunning 2010

> We condemn this radical and extremist law in the strongest possible terms. https://t.co/wblOc44HkT > — First Things (@firstthingsmag) February 1, 2019 [https://twitter.com/firstthingsmag/status/1091366816901820416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

Marie saw this last week while was in Denver. She now has the distinction of being (surely) one of the few people who have seen Cheers from the inside and out. We saw the outside of Cheers last September while in Boston. I loved that show. I remember one of

Miscellaneous Rambling The cold blast continues. I ginned it off last night, now I'll use it to blast off my hangover this morning. I suspect I shiver it off on my trip to the office in a few minutes. This is interesting: "A growing body of research

> What does the #PolarVortex [https://twitter.com/hashtag/PolarVortex?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] look like from space? This satellite image was taken over the U.S. Midwest and Great Lakes regions. Stay warm out there. https://t.co/X0tS0h7PWB > 📸 NOAA pic.twitter.com/67FwVQBndC

Midweek Rambling Coldageddon arrives. Today's high: Minus 12. Accompanied by wind. I've never seen it like this. I went for a walk last night after work, enjoying the seven degrees and stiff wind, telling myself I was walking in Antarctica. It was fun for the first

Miscellaneous Rambling Whew. Winter Hell Week. Minus 20 tomorrow. That'll be the coldest I've ever felt. I'm kind of looking forward to it. Man, Dante needs to come up with another circle of hell for these folks: People robbed of winter coats at gunpoint

Miscellaneous Rambling The new podcast is up: Episode 19: Introverts, Deconstructionists, and Gnostics [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/the-weekly-eudemon/2019/1/26/episode-19-introverts-deconstructionists-and-gnostics] . It's one of my favorites, even if the deconstructionist piece gets a bit thick at points. Show notes: > Introverts. An introvert is not a shy

I've always enjoyed walking, even as a kid, and I've always found it puzzling (and revolting) how suburban planners after WWII totally jettisoned the feet in favor of cars when they laid out their communities. > This Suburb Won't Become a Pedestrian Paradise | The

This is great to see. I received a bottle of this stuff for Christmas. I haven't tried it yet. 92 Proof. Yowza. > I found this gin through this board and it has quickly become my favorite [https://www.reddit.com/r/Gin/comments/aj3j0o/i_found_this_