Eric Scheske

We harvested this from the cold frames on December 26th. This will get us through the end of the year. So with the exception of a 10-day span in early August and mid-December, the garden provided all our greens from April 1st through December 31st, plus a handful in March.

Guess I need to buy myself a hi-fi: > Chuck Berry, 90, announces first album in 38 years: "Chuck" https://t.co/rxAehVvibR > — The Daily Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) December 29, 2016 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/814444928097013760]

From the Notebooks The Russian has always loved the Earth, venerating her black depths, the crops that spring from her lungs, and the resting home she gives at death. She's the Russian's embodiment of kindness and mercy in a land that has seen too much of

Miscellaneous Rambling One of my children asked me, half-jokingly, if it's okay to pray while they go to the bathroom. I responded with the Buddhist anecdote about the two monks who liked to smoke. They wondered if they could smoke and pray at the same time. They went

Miscellaneous Rambling “The shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger. Pray for us that we may be a sign of the love of Christ for our people, that our presence among them will fortify them to endure these sufferings in preparation for the coming of the Kingdom.” Padre

Whew. I survived another Christmas. They're the best of the times; they're the worst most tiring of times. It seems to be getting better, though. I actually made it to my mom's yesterday at 5:00 without staring in full zombie mode. Marie and

by G.K. Chesterton The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap, His hair was like a light. (O weary, weary were the world, But here is all aright.) The Christ-child lay on Mary's breast, His hair was like a star. (O stern and cunning are the kings,

Great picture of the Santa getting arrested. > Christmas: Embattled From the Beginning - WSJ https://t.co/Pcyggxa6ev > — The Daily Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) December 24, 2016 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/812664386414411776]

“He rules the world with truth and grace.” –Isaac Watts ++ “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” –Charles Dickens ++ “The Incarnation”¦illuminates and orders all other phenomena, explains both our laughter and our logic, our fear of the dead and our knowledge

Brews You Can Use: Special Holiday Edition Christmas is nigh. I've never been much of a Christmas drinker. Thanksgiving? Sure, but Christmas? Nope. I certainly don't have a religious problem with drinking, since, as long-time TDE readers know, I practically consider alcohol a sacramental, but there&