Eric Scheske

Miscellaneous Rambling Great Mencken article at The American Conservative [http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/h-l-menckens-merry-days/]. Three brief excerpts: "When Mencken started at the Baltimore Herald in 1899, the newspaper had a spittoon at every desk but not enough typewriters to go around." "Everyone involved in making the

Nock Notions And anything that tears down society ought to be resisted by Catholics everywhere: "It is unfortunately none too well understood that, just as the State has no money of its own, so it has no power of its own. All the power it has is what society

H.I.F.From the "Today I Learned" sub-reddit at Reddit: "TIL If you earn more than US$21,000 a year, you are part of the richest 4% of the planet." No wonder I walk with such a swagger.

BYCU This link has one of the best assortment of "info-graphics" (deplorable term) I've ever seen about drinking [http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/26xaST/OQ$bQuqT:1RS6rr!B/www.buzzfeed.com/jessicaprobus/wheat-beer-plus-lobster-roll-heck-yeah?bffb] . Want to identify the different types of wine glasses? See chart 1.

Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson sent me a file full

* An intruder was arrested at the White House last night after trying to jump the fence. Authorities aren't releasing the fence jumper's identity, but they did say that she tore her pantsuit.

Miscellaneous Rambling Anybody have any recommended podcasts? I seem to be running a bit low. It happens this time of year due to all the time I spend gardening and walking outside. * * * * * * * It's funny, I don't think I can garden without listening to a podcast. On

My first participation in a crowd-funding event. > ACTION ITEM! I donated to Fund for Widowed New Mother of 8 http://t.co/i2cu1kGPEV via @gofundme [https://twitter.com/gofundme] #catholic [https://twitter.com/hashtag/catholic?src=hash] #tcot [https://twitter.com/hashtag/tcot?src=hash] > — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Great weather last week. Of course, what goes up, must come down. We are now looking at very cold temperatures. Now, the fact that cold temperatures are following warm temperatures doesn't surprise me. I've seen that occur my entire life. What does surprise (okay, annoy) me

Weekend BYCU I like it when another person thinks like me. This guy read a study, called "bull____," and used common sense/experience to explain why the scientific study is obvious bunk: What men really talk about in the pub [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11532781/