Eric Scheske

Miscellaneous Rambling I hope everyone had a great Fourth. Mine was great: no commitments at all. I had to work a chunk of it, but that's alright. It involved drafting contracts and trusts, which is something, as far as work goes, I greatly enjoy. It combines my formal

A Random Passage "We are never so much disposed to quarrel with others as when we are dissatisfied with ourselves.” William Hazlitt. I gotta read more by and about this guy.

I went to this this fine establishment Thursday night. It's Tibbits Opera House [http://tibbits.org/] in Coldwater, Michigan. The little theater is possibly the quaintest thing I've ever seen. The performance I saw, "The Look of Love" (a celebration of the music of

This article [http://www.toledoblade.com/Retail/2014/06/08/Owens-Illinois-says-its-black-glass-bottles-are-becoming-its-new-green.html] articulates something I've been noticing, albeit at a less-than-conscious level: Alcohol manufacturers are increasingly using black bottles. Why? Two reasons: 1. Aesthetics. The

"[A]ccording to YouGov.com poll published hours before the U.S. plays Belgium on Tuesday, liberals and moderates are tuning in far more than conservatives. "YouGov reports that 35 percent of liberals, 34 percent of moderates and just 27 percent of self-described conservatives are watching the

. . . who asked for a book recommendation in the field of political philosophy: > I couldn't remember the book that really “hit me” and made me think, “Shi'ite, those libertarians are probably right after all.” All my life, I had disliked libertarians, primarily because Ayn Rand was

This is a historical truth that is slowly taking form in my mind: today's nations are a myth. The State, in the interest of developing central power, created the idea of the unified-in-purpose, one-language, nation that needed to be protected and advanced by a unified

From Reddit's Today I Learned page: "TIL that Johnny Cash, while working as an Air Force radio operator in Germany intercepting Soviet broadcasts, was the first American to report the death of Joseph Stalin."

Miscellaneous Rambling I've returned from vacation. All-in-all, it wasn't a good one. Great people, but no activities that really interested me and shabby accommodations. And worst of all: I got there and realized I'd brought myself with me, which is a sure

Theodore Dalrymple was apparently two hours from my house last month but I didn't know it. I doubt I would've made it to the lecture anyway, but I would've liked to have had the opportunity. No matter: His speech is printed here [http://imprimis.