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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Wednesday

Miscellaneous Rambling "Alteration between centralized and decentralized power is one of the cyclical rhythms of history, as if men tired alternately of immoderate liberty and excessive order." Will Durant, Our Oriental Heritage. So where would we place the United States on this pendulum? Swinging hard toward excessive order,

Monday

As of yesterday:

Weather Hype

Friday

BYCU I have four grape vines. I'm expecting (hoping/praying for) big things from them this year, since it's their third year. Everything looks good so far, with lots of bunches growing. They're all edible grapes, however. Nothing good for wine. If you'

Funny Conan

Marco Rubio announced a new bill that would require immigrants to learn English to become citizens. Many Americans already say it's the goodest news they have heard all year. The new PlayStation 4 is going to allow gamers to record their gaming and share it with friends. All

Wednesday

From the Notebooks I've started going back through books I read from about age 20 through age 40. The first book I pulled off my shelf was the first book I read when I decided (for whatever reason) that I needed to become much more erudite: Will Durant&

Tuesday

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

Monday

Miscellany Why are the Catholics in the liberal media the most annoying (Colbert) and ridiculous (Chris Matthews). Herewith, the most recent installment of Chris Matthews idiocy: "Chris Matthews is baffled by opposition to President Obama as he faces a series of scandals, especially because the president has 'never

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The 84-year-old woman who won the half-billion-dollar Powerball lottery asked for it to be received in a lump sum. Then she said, "Actually, can I get that in the next hour?" Conan

Friday

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