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Eric Scheske

Tuesday

The record: We went to war with Iraq because they had weapons of mass destruction. After we won and searched, we found no weapons of mass destruction. But leading up to the war in Iraq, Saddam acted like he had weapons of mass destruction, even though he knew it meant

Monday

Prices and Pot Menu Prices When Marie and I were dating, we used to go out to eat for $20, and that normally included a beer for each of us and the tip. I'm talking about middling restaurants, of the Chi Chi or Bennigan's type. I

Something for Sunday Morning

"[A] loss of charity is the only loss we need really fear in this life." St. Francis de Sales

Saturday

Best Vocalist While drinking and enjoying some old tunes late yesterday afternoon, I pondered this question: Who's the greatest pop/rock male vocalist of the 20th century? Jim Reeves? Marty Robbins? Johnny Mathis? Sam Cooke? Roy Orbison? I'm talking about pure singing talent, not most popular,

Friday

I always feature beer pictures, but I'm drinking red wine almost exclusively, so I thought, "Why not a wine pic?" I had this one on my phone, so it even meshes nicely with my "stupid little hobby" theme. It's a photo I

Thursday

Stupid little hobby: I was at Michigan's oldest college yesterday with my son, Jack, during AAU open gym basketball. I was on Kalamazoo College's campus for two hours, marveling at its quaintness and its lack of students, until someone told me, "It's Spring

Wednesday

The Ben Bites Back Bernanke has been slashing back at Ron Paul and proponents of a gold standard. He says a gold standard handicaps the government's ability to address economic conditions. Link [http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/20/us-usa-fed-gold-idUSBRE82J17A20120320] . The left-wing

Tuesday

Bullets Is the world slowing down? It seems like everything is moving slow. Amazon packages are taking twice as long to arrive. Charter Internet is moving at a crawl. I know I'm moving slower these days. Maybe I'm just setting a trend. * * * * * * * A major shelf in

Monday

Mr. Magee Nassim Taleb is among my Dirty Dozen [https://thedailyeudemon.com/22981]. Taleb endorses Karl Popper and his (from what I gather) disciple, Bryan Magee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Magee]. So when I saw Magee's Confessions of a Philosopher listed in the bibliography of Fooled

Something for Sunday Morning

The Oath of Small Love I shall bear the idiosyncrasies of others with patience. I shall bear the clownish actions of my neighbor with patience. I shall bear the troublesome ways of my neighbor with patience. I shall conquer my moods. I shall conquer my passions. I will mortify my