Eric Scheske

"A man wrote to say that he accepted nothing but Solipsism, and added that he had often wondered it was not a more common philosophy. Now Solipsism simply means that a man believes in his own existence, but not in anybody or anything else. And it never struck this

Reports say that several of the world's leading kale farms are running out of seeds after the recent increase in demand for the vegetable. I guess they can't grow it as fast as we can throw it in the garbage. Meyers Next week they're

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

Autobiographical Corner and Amish Stuff Whew. I survived another summer. I'm pretty sure I enter every summer with this mindset: Things are going pretty well, I feel relaxed, I'm looking forward to these next couple of months. And then: Wham! Summer turns into the barrage from

A Random Passage Just this for today: "Maryland was Catholic because the King had the happy thought of that way getting rid of some of his Catholic subjects." Garet Garrett, The American Story .

H.I.F. Only about 1,000 or more years behind the Catholic Church? Cleveland's government has passed a resolution urging its residents to abstain from eating meat once a week. Link [http://www.cleveland.com/cityhall/index.ssf/2014/08/cleveland_city_hall_urges_resi.html#incart_

> ICYMI: Which country drinks the most alcohol? China ranks far below the U.S. http://t.co/btZNcQS2ns pic.twitter.com/1JW9q8SbyV [http://t.co/1JW9q8SbyV] > — Henry Williams (@digitalhen) August 25, 2014 [https://twitter.com/digitalhen/statuses/503853835421380608]

> Vodka chaser? You mean another shot of vodka? > — Overly Manly Man (@OverlyManlyMann) August 10, 2014 [https://twitter.com/OverlyManlyMann/statuses/498310360647335936] > Light beer? You mean baby formula? > — Overly Manly Man (@OverlyManlyMann) August 16, 2014 [https://twitter.com/OverlyManlyMann/statuses/500673486697029632] > At 18, you can legally

If you're feeling wealthy and thirsty this Labor Day weekend, check out a few of these: Top 10 Most Expensive Libations [http://listverse.com/2007/11/03/top-10-most-expensive-libations/]. Excerpt (from the Number 10 slot): "[A]t $100 a bottle, Sam Adams's

"The minds of men always dwell more on bad luck. They accept ordinary prosperity as a matter of course. Misfortunes arrest their attention and remain in their memory." William Graham Sumner, Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals (1906). That 100-