Eric Scheske

I have every expectation of taking in lunch and beer here: The Eagle and Child Pub, where the Inklings gathered on Tuesdays to drink beer and discuss loftier things [http://catholicexchange.com/cs-lewis-and-the-tao]. My goal is to make it here on Tuesday, but since we'

Today is our day trip to Paris. To be honest, I've never much wanted to see Paris. Unlike London, which I intuitively acquaint with Chesterton, Dickens, and Mary Poppin, I intuitively acquaint Paris with the French Revolution, rudeness, and ineffective arm deodorant. Nonetheless, it is a major city

Our hotel isn't far from Westminster Cathedral [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Cathedral]. Hopefully, this morning will find me at Mass there. I'd rather go to Mass at Westminster Abbey, but of course, it hasn't been returned to the RCC after Henry VIII&

While looking for pubs in Camden (where we're staying), I saw a list of "pubs" and a separate list of "bars." I didn't know there was a difference, but apparently there is. Here's a comparison chart [http://www.diffen.com/

God willing, you're reading this while I'm in England, celebrating my 25th wedding anniversary with Marie. We are staying in Camden [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Borough_of_Camden]. We are very close to the Charles Dickens Museum [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens_

St. Dann You ever notice how many saints die of drug overdoses? It's amazing. A newspaper article will recount a man or woman's last days in a way that makes the person sound sweeter than St. Francis, and then, buried in the middle of the article,

"St. Pancras is believed to be the first Christian church in England, established by Augustine himself, and is reported to contain the last bell which was able to toll during the Mass." Peter Ackroyd. Later this month, I'll be staying in the heart of St. Pancras.

More Miscellaneous Rambling Last Saturday presented yet another example of why neo-Prohibition tactics are harmful. Our school sponsored its annual big fundraiser (chicken dinner and raffle party). For years, a parishioner donated a bottle of wine for every table, with the result that people got smashed people loosened up

Do-it-yourself standing desk [https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/5bkkjz/my_coworker_decided_he_wanted_a_standing_desk/] .

Miscellaneous Rambling My son wrote a college-admission essay. It was about why he values his Catholic faith. I told him that wasn't a good idea, given higher education's ensconcement in the far left. "You might as well," I told him, "write an