Early BYCU
Whiskey handed out to reporters before VP debate
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Eric Scheske
Thursday
Nock Notions
"To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
Nock starts Memoirs of a Superfluous Man with that quote from Amos Bronson
Alcott. He no doubt loved it, as do I.
But I doubt Nock and I would apply it the
Wednesday
Bullets
Ready for an attenuated rumor? A friend of mine does work for a guy who supplies
a military manufacturer. According to my friend, the guy told him that the
military manufacturer is really ramping up production and the type of things
being made clearly point to an oncoming war
Tuesday
The temperature dropped to 30 degrees Sunday evening. We went out Sunday
afternoon and gathered up as many tomatoes--red, yellow, green--that we could.
We ended up with about a thousand cherry and grape tomatoes, most of them green.
We have no idea what we'll do with
Monday
An Online Annoyance
Does anybody enjoy the online news videos? You know what I'm referring to:
You're surfing the Internet, you see a link to an interesting story, you click
on it, and (instead of a printed news story) a video screen comes up. I almost
Something for Sunday Morning
“Contradiction and contentiousness come from deceit, a companion of unbelief and
haughtiness.” The Philokalia
Saturday
It's the Feast Day of St. Bruno. I found this in my archives:
The Carthusian life of St. Bruno obviously contrasts severely with the modern
life. The Carthusian lived largely by himself; the Modern lives a life
constantly among others. The Carthusian devoted his life to prayer; the
Friday
BYCU
I can't say I've ever read Gentleman's Quarterly. In fact, the term "GQ" and
"gay as hell" were pretty much synonymous in my circle while growing up. But
when a TDE reader sent me this story, "5 Best
Thursday
Congrats to Miguel Cabrera: the first triple crown winner in 45 years. I can't
believe there wasn't a lot more media coverage of this phenomenal achievement.
It's either a testament to baseball's declining popularity or a testament to the
idea that, if
Wednesday
Bullets
October is a great saint month: Lisieux, Francis, Avila, Bruno. October might be
my favorite month of the year anyway. The great saints we commemorate during are
just a kicker. * * * * * * * Pretty strong words from a bishop: "[A] vote for a
candidate who promotes actions or behaviors that are