Eric Scheske

"Morley, the son of distinguished Quaker stock (though he adopted his mother's Episcopalianism), had won a Pulitzer Prize for his Washington Post editorials. He stepped down after seven years (1933”“40) as the Post's editor because he understood what the forewinds of war portended: '

Miscellaneous Rambling Whew. Another whirlwind weekend. Every day is a flat-out sprint, with an occasional breather for Mass or gin. I'm grateful for those two breathers, but awfully tired of sprinting. The site now has a professionally-installed sprinkler system. It's just a beginner'

The site is coming along:

Of course, school isn't out in Michigan public schools yet. I believe the public schools are continuing their push for year-round schooling by gradually shrinking the summer vacation schedule. The reason? The breakdown of the urban family has resulted in home conditions that cause kids' learning

Brews You Can Use My youngest son told me earlier this week that beer commercials aren't allowed to show people drinking. I thought about it and thought, "Heck, he might be right. I don't ever recall seeing someone take a wig on an advertisement. Fricking

Whew. I've been busting it: Marie is in NYC for the week with Michael's senior leadership class, leaving me with a ton of work at the office, kid duties at home, and (of course) getting the urban produce operation running. Jack stepped up and helped me

Throughout this hectic spring, I have been squirrelling away occasional minutes to type notes for my "History of the Catholic Church in 30 Minutes" presentation this September. One of my goals that has developed is to give my listeners a sense of historical perspective. I always begged my

My son showed me these. They're great:

> Remember: gender is uniformly distributed on a 37-dimension fluid spectrum, but all religions are exactly the same thing > — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) June 4, 2017 [https://twitter.com/iowahawkblog/status/871355792527577088]

Miscellaneous Rambling Michael graduated and had his last track meet on Saturday. Meg had her last soccer game last week. Max (partner in Maximum Greens, LLC) gets out of school this week and can take over more responsibilities. I think the carnage of everyday living is coming to a close.