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Eric Scheske

Friday

Cheap Beer and Disco Quiz: How many people were in Cleveland Stadium for 10-cent beer night, back in 1974, when things went to hell in a handbasket? Answer: 746,335. That, according to this web comment: "All I know is -- if all of the people who claim to

Thursday

Nockian Corner In Henry George, An Essay, Nock spent a lot of time trying to understand George. George, Nock claimed, was a first-rate philosopher and an awfully good amateur economist. Yet George also put faith in American politics and spent a great deal of time trying to change things. The

Wednesday

Bullets Leave it to illiterate computer geeks: "Every instance of the word 'kindle' has been replaced by 'nook'" on the Nook e-reader." The result? Passages like this from Tolstoy's War and Peace: "Captain Tushin, having given orders to his company,

Tuesday

Summer Stuff I like summer, except for the heat and the wind and the mosquitoes. The last ones kill me (figuratively-speaking, not malarialy-speaking). Whenever I hear about hiking or other outdoor activities, especially in northern Michigan where mosquitoes are thicker than the skulls of politicians, I fake a heart attack

Monday

Letters to Children Living in the Present II Now, I need to mention that you will, in a way, be forced to leave the Holy Present occasionally when you are forced to make plans for your future. This, of course, is common sense. But this common sense observation has many

Something for Sunday Morning

"Be sure that wherever we may be, we can and must aim at the perfect life." St. Francis de Sales

Saturday

Bullets How readable is your prose? This nifty tool lets you know [http://lewrockwell.com/rep3/readability-calculator.html]. Based on a couple samples from TDE, it appears my readers need about an eighth grade education, which is probably why my wife finds some of my posts too difficult to enjoy

Friday

BYCU Looking for some good summer brews? Check out this list [http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1982679540/The-Beer-Nut-Summer-brews-that-satisfy] . The beer blogger recommends Brooklyn Lager, which is a fine beer. In fact, it might become my summer mainstay, since I'm pretty sure wheat beers collide harshly with my gluten

Thursday

Letters to Children Living in the Present I The nineteenth-century Scottish fantasy writer, George MacDonald, lived in intense poverty. He wrote fairy tales in order to eke out a living for his family. Yet he had a peaceful mind. Said C.S. Lewis about him: “His peace of mind came

Wednesday

Received in an Email Newsletter Nearly half of all Americans live in a household getting a government check, according to the Census Bureau. Of course, it's not quite as bad as it sounds, since many of the households are elderly. Here's the breakdown: 15% of Americans