Holy Day
Well, it's not a holiday, but it is a Holy Day--and I'm swamped at the
office--so blogging today is light. Just this little present from me to you:
Elvis at TCM, all day on Thursday
[http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.html?tz=est&
Eric Scheske
Tuesday
Letters to Children
Unfortunately, we live in a society that tends to look at the intellectual
effort in connection with getting a practical education–i.e., an education that
allows one to get a job–and with succeeding at the resulting job, as the end-all
of intellectual endeavors. In
Monday
Miscellany
So Romney chooses Paul Ryan. Alright, I'll vote in November. I hardly consider
myself part of a Republican base that Romney is trying to mobilize, and I still
think voting in national elections is mostly a waste of time and signals
approval for a system that has
Something for Sunday Morning
"The holy man always conceals his holiness; that is the one invariable rule."
G.K. Chesterton
Saturday
Letters to Children
There are many places you can read about the real purpose of money, but I
enjoyed the insight offered by a group of writers from the 1920s and 1930s known
as the Agrarians, a group of writers and poets from Vanderbilt who criticized
American culture.
I can&
Friday
BYCU
I love stories like these: Beer gardens fare well: Alcohol sales an 'awesome'
addition to state fair
[http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/05/beer-gardens-fare-well.html]
.
It's the same old story: A traditionally-dry venue decides to allow a
Thursday
Bullets
I golf once a year. Today is it. It's the 32nd annual Scheske Open, so just a
handful of things. * * * * * * * Theodore Dalrymple draws a stark analogy
between the fall of the Roman Empire and the late Empire's love for games and
the ongoing fall of
Wednesday
I finally broke down and bought a cold frame. I'd been looking for cheap
substitutes for two years, but nothing ever worked. I considered a Juwel brand
cold frame, but they're ridiculously expensive ($130). I then found this Genesis
cold frame model for $86, plus $20
Tuesday
I've never been a big Second Amendment guy. I'm inclined to think Americans have
a right to own a gun, and I own some guns myself, but overall, the "guns and
dogs crowd" leaves me cold (my quiet disdain started when I was 26
Monday
Miscellany
I've been pulling up sod like a mad man lately. It's great exercise, it expands
my garden, it reduces mowing time, and I can listen to podcasts while I do it. *
* * * * * * I've long enjoyed Marcus Grodi's The Journey Home
[http://www.