Eric Scheske

Midweek Rambling This article [http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/01/seinfelds-comedians-cars-welcome-respite-insufferable-wokeness-comedy/] does a pretty good job of summarizing why I like Jerry Seinfeld's charmingly-mundane Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee. It's not calculating in any way: it's not at all political, which is very nice

Miscellaneous Rambling Great episode of Econtalk came out recently: Frank Dikotter on Mao's Great Famine [http://www.econtalk.org/frank-dikotter-on-maos-great-famine/]. The idiocy and devilishness of central planning is on full display, from efforts to kill all the sparrows who are eating the grains (and thereby leading to a

Miscellaneous Rambling Like every working adult, I suppose, I live in quest of the perfect group of days. Days filled with a reasonable amount of work, un-rushed time for exercise and prayer, and leftover time for extracurriculars (in my case, gardening, reading, and hanging out with my kids). This, of

Ah, okay, I think I can accept it now: "Death Penalty Still Permissible For People Who Drive Slowly In The Left Lane, Pope Francis Clarifies." > The decision has angered some conservative Catholics, who favor applying the death penalty in wider circumstances. “What about that guy who brings

Brews You Can Use This might be the feel-good piece of the young month: One drink a day might be enough to stop dementia by flushing the brain [https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23931893-400-one-drink-a-day-might-be-enough-to-stop-dementia-by-flushing-the-brain/] . You have to pay to subscribe to read the entire article, so I searched for similar

Just this today: video of the produce site, as of Monday evening. The perimeters are buried (except the short east end, but that will hopefully be easy, if another load is strategically dumped by the wood chip guys). We now start burying individual beds and rows.

Miscellany Happy August. My youngest son (Max, of "MAXimum Greens") turns 15. Time marches on. Leftists want to change the Texas capital's name because Stephen Austin thought freed blacks would become vagabonds. American Thinker breaks it down [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/the_pc_

More Miscellaneous Rambling Great idea: “Justice also requires that all of those in Church leadership who knew of the former cardinal's alleged crimes and sexual misconduct and did nothing be held accountable for their refusal to act thereby enabling others to be hurt." Bishop Michael Olson [https:

Miscellaneous Rambling Shew. It's been a whirlwind of activity since returning from Alpena. Mostly, garden stuff, but also work and family. Michael (#4) returned from a two-week mission trip to Mexico City, where he visited Our Lady of Guadalupe daily and played soccer with kids at the city

> Alpena boardwalk, morning 7-26-2018 pic.twitter.com/KbIXIVoenf [https://t.co/KbIXIVoenf] > — The Daily Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) July 26, 2018 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/1022497698770022401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] I took my annual pilgrimage to Alpena, Michigan, returning Thursday evening. Alpena is a neat little city on the