Eric Scheske

Miscellaneous Rambling Happy Martin Luther King Day. Yes, I'm one of those who don't believe MLK deserves his own holiday, and I think it's absolutely absurd that he is the only person in the history of the United States (and the history of the

> "The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds." - Thomas Merton > — Catholic Thinker (@ThinkerCatholic) January 13, 2016 [https://twitter.com/ThinkerCatholic/status/687268506279276544]

> History's Most Powerful Photos https://t.co/XiGUn9s7Jl > — The Daily Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) January 16, 2016 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/688472338682236928]

Man, the migrant stuff in Europe keeps piling up. This is a classic case of the elites screwing the ordinary people. Merkel and Co. live sheltered from the mess of living next door to migrants, just like Peggy Noonan pointed out last year in one of the best editorials of

BYCU This is one of those articles that make you want to go on an adventure and check out its subject matter: 10 Detroit Dive Bars You'll Love [http://hellyeahdetroit.com/10-detroit-dive-bars-youll-love/]. Until you realize it's, well, Detroit. And that they're talking about "

> "Everyone who breathes, high and low, educated and ignorant, young and old, man and woman, has a mission, has a work." - St. John Neumann > — Catholic Thinker (@ThinkerCatholic) January 5, 2016 [https://twitter.com/ThinkerCatholic/status/684360545789722624]

I guess I'm behind the times. I just became aware of this funny cartoonist: Dave Coverly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Coverly]. He grew up near me (our high schools battle in the same athletic conference), he's just slightly older than me, he attended Eastern

H.I.F: Frustrating This is the thing I've been complaining about for years: The elites, especially the media elite, allow their agenda, especially politically-correct agenda, override to run roughshod over accurate and full reporting. That's why I trust virtually nothing I read in the MSM,

Miscellaneous Rambling Welcome to ordinary time. First week. The brown volume. * * * * * * * Marie redecorated our family room (courtesy of insurance moneys from flood damage last fall). She and my eldest daughter concluded that the blue volume of the breviary fit into the decor. Hopefully, the brown volume fits as well. * * * * * * * I