Eric Scheske

Rambling: Mexicans and Language Recommended: Thaddeus Russell's interview with Gustavo Arellano [http://www.thaddeusrussell.com/podcast/35] (warning: lots of foul language, most of it gratuitous, like dudes shooting the bull over beers, which is normal for the podcast in general, which is one reason I like it)

Ӣ Yesterday, another woman came forward with proof from the 1980s that Roy Moore pursued her when she was 17. Moore said, "What can I say? Back then I was into older women." Ӣ The state of Montana is suing the maker of OxyContin over the opioid epidemic. In a

Advent in The Flow I stumbled across something recently that, I think, will help me immensely. The spiritual masters consistently admonish listeners to spend time in prayer, even if it's arid and nonproductive. The general gist is: "Put the effort in, but don't worry about

> On this day in 1933, Prohibition was repealed. Here's a piece from our archives in honor of the day: https://t.co/Otz8T5Vktt > — First Things (@firstthingsmag) December 6, 2017 [https://twitter.com/firstthingsmag/status/938197549084581888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

Miscellaneous Rambling: An Appeal Dear Reader: You may have noticed that I have "stepped up" my game lately. I have decided to pour more energy into TDE. The Daily Eudemon been around since, I think, 2001, making it, in blog years, about 130 years old. Things are slowly

Rambling: Damascus to McLuhan Feast day of St. John Damascene (John of Damascus), 675-749. He's generally considered the last of the Church Fathers, at least in the Greek East. He's the very last entry in Patrick Hamell's nifty little Handbook of Patrology [http:

> The Bible is crystal clear on Christ's views on the exact right American marginal tax rate, but super fuzzy on sexuality and killing babies. https://t.co/FPDur0T8MZ > — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 2, 2017 [https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/937063666079404032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

I don't normally blog on Sunday, but here's a highly recommended gift if you have a guacamole lover on your list. We eat a lot of "guac" and have to process a lot of avocados. This tool was heaven sent. I have also posted

The splintering of Protestantism and the Council of Trent. Note: We were not trying to capture video at all. That is my empty gin and tonic glass, though.

Leftism v. The Church If you haven't figured it out yet, pretty much everything you see on TV is a fraud. I attribute it to two primary reasons: (1) The fraud is baked into the medium's DNA. Video is, by its nature, superficial and appeals to