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Eric Scheske

From the Notebooks

From the Notebooks While recently trying to understand better the origins of nobility, I ran across this passage from Will Durant's The Age of Faith that got me wondering why people think the European Union is a viable concept. Durant is writing about the rise of feudalism and

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

Thanksgiving Day

“Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.” Samuel Johnson “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” G.K. Chesterton “Gratitude is characteristic only of the humble. The egotistic are so

Wednesday

Black Wednesday: Special BYCU Edition The day of the year when all bars get into the black. Well, kinda. Two days from now is called "Black Friday" (increasingly, "Black Thursday [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_%28shopping%29#Black_Thursday]") because that's when

Tuesday

Random Welcome, Rutgers and Maryland, to Big Ten country. I long thought West Virginia and Iowa State would make good fits, but I guess this works fine, too. * * * * * * * Get 'em while they're hot: Obama nativity kits [http://www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-to-accompany-baby-jesus-wise-

Monday

Helladay Parade There's a small city called "Battle Creek" about 50 minutes from my house. It's the home of Kellogg and Post, making it the "Cereal Capital of the World." It has about 60,000 people and puts together a lot of

Something for Sunday Morning

“Beware of money and the desire for ease and comfort, for it will turn your heart from God, Mother Teresa taught them. 'One loses touch with God when one takes hold of money.'” David Scott, on Mother Teresa.

Saturday

I'm going to need a ton of compost next Spring, so I packed away as much extra material this Fall as I could find. Thing is, it might not break down by next May. The answer? Generate heat. Marie was throwing away our pool's solar cover,

Friday

BYCU I snapped this pic of a painting at the St. John's Inn in Plymouth, Michigan. The Inn, I'm told, is the home of Cardinal Maida [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Maida]. I've never seen him kicking around there, but if I did,

Thursday

Garden I received another load of wood chips on Monday. It allowed me to eliminate the remaining strip of lawn from my back and side yards. I've now wiped out about half my lawn . . . and it's the side that was most difficult to mow. Instead of