Eric Scheske
Friday
BYCU
Have you ever heard of Put in Bay? It's on America's North Coast, west of
Cleveland. I've never been there, but I'm told it's a beautiful area of America,
filled with great scenery and drinking opportunities. Unfortunately, it probably
Weaver
"To assume that his light is always sufficient is pride." Richard Weaver. I wish
I could just stop with that quote. It's worth considering (and pointing at
oneself) for a few minutes, but the rest of the Weaver quote, excerpted from his
essay "Lee the
Funny Leno
President Obama is talking tough. He said he will not rest until Syrian
President Assad's power has been reduced to the point where he's on "Dancing
With the Stars."
Samsung has unveiled its new smartwatch. It will go on sale later this month in
Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm is one of those writers I'd like to read. Unfortunately, there are
too many others I'd love to read, so even though I have a couple of Max books,
they're largely untouched.
Some day, though, some day. Always some day.
Joseph Epstein
Monday
Miscellaneous Rambling
Well, it's only September 9th and I'm already footballed-out. Friday night, I
listened sporadically to my local high school team's game on radio; on Saturday,
I spent four hours attending my youngest son's first game in high temperatures;
on
9/11 Days
From the General Instruction of the Roman Missal
[http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal/girm-chapter-2.cfm]
:
> D) The Concluding Rites
> 90.To the Concluding Rites belong the following:
> a) brief announcements, should they be necessary;
>
Friday
BYCU
This is one of the neatest beer pieces I've seen this year
[http://www.toledocitypaper.com/August-Issue-1-2013/2013-Beer-Guide/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc]
. It's an article from the Toledo Blade that features interviews with a dozen
bartenders
Chesterton Short
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
CPV
The Catholic Point of View
"Everyone has opinions . . . but not everyone has a point of view." Joseph
Epstein, "H.L. Mencken for Grownups," Partial Payments.
Epstein's remark is critical, citing V.S. Naipul's condescending remark about
one of his characters, "she