Eric Scheske

Miscellaneous Rambling I saw a headline link about Pope Francis' New Year Day Mass, so I clicked on it. I liked what I saw: "Pope Francis on Monday recommended jettisoning life's 'useless baggage' in 2018, including what he called 'empty chatter' and

Regular blogging resumes tomorrow. I hope everyone has had a great holiday season.

> From the archives: Disciplines of the soul are the basis of a liberal society. https://t.co/bAsYSGxPJK > — First Things (@firstthingsmag) December 31, 2017 [https://twitter.com/firstthingsmag/status/947587845719580672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

Yet another amazing pic from European Beauty: > Rising out on a rocky crag above the confluence of two rivers near the Guadarrama mountains, Alcazar Castle is one of the most distinctive castle-palaces in #Spain [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spain?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] by virtue

The Gin Cometh During 2017, I veered more and more toward gin (reducing my intake of vodka). It started in London last November (2016). I couldn't drink the beer, but I could drink the gin and tonic, which is an English classic. I was impressed by the higher

Rambles Struggling with that new electronic gadget? Wired's guide might help. The Master Guide to Setting Up All Your New Devices [https://www.wired.com/2017/12/the-master-guide-to-setting-up-the-new-devices-you-just-got/] . Five things professors actually said in 2017. Link [https:

The Good Marxist Yes, I've started reading Marx's Capital. The reason: Marxism is on the rise. At first, I thought it was just a college nimrod thing. I mean, how can anyone with an ounce of sanity (of which academia has virtually none) believe in Marxism?

The Spirit, Vegan Update Great Christmas this year. Of course, Christmas isn't over. We try hard to keep the spirit through January 6th . . . much, much better that way. It's pretty easy to keep the spirit through the 1st, but after that, it gets a little hard

We have a Christmas decorating contest every year to see who can make the best decoration. I'm the judge. I win every year! This year's winning entry:

> The First Dystopian: Robert Hugh Benson (essay by Bradley Birzer) https://t.co/DdAoULcrsL > — ImaginativeConservat (@imaginativecons) December 22, 2017 [https://twitter.com/imaginativecons/status/944258773996179457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]