Something for Sunday Morning
"The multiplicity of affairs is a continual martyrdom." St. Francis de Sales
Eric Scheske
Saturday
Econ Saturday
So what happened yesterday? Stocks got hammered. Oil dropped 4%. Metals held
their ground, but that's no big deal. They often do well when the other
investments tank.
Well, the April unemployment numbers were dismal. The unemployment rate fell to
8.1%, but it was because
Friday
Friday Drinking Thoughts
"[C]onversation, hilarity and drink are connected in a profoundly human,
peculiarly intimate way." Kingsley Amis. Amen to that. It's no doubt a thought
that all the world's great drinkers, including Chesterton and Belloc, would
agree with.
Amis would go on
Thursday
Bullets
Another anarchist attack
[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/01/5-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-blow-up-ohio-bridge/]
? That's so 1900, and I question whether they really are anarchists. Anarchy is
a tricky concept, but it's too often applied to anyone who
Wednesday
Which Stage is Hardest?
I want to start this month of essays with encouraging words for young parents.
When my children were little (pre-school), things were hectic. The kids were
constantly under-foot and took up huge amounts of time.
That was bad enough, but worse, whenever I got
Funny Fallon
There's a new dating site aimed at matching up women who like to travel with men
willing to pay for their trips. It's part of a new dating trend called
prostitution.
Tuesday
Autobiographical Corner
Welcome to May. The Scheske Family's Hell Month. Every May is a whirlwind that
makes every activity except the most fleeting impossible. Serious reading,
writing, and prayer? Phsaw. It doesn't happen during May. We have baseball and
soccer and sacraments and end-of-school-
Monday
Student Loans
The student debt problem is getting more and more press . . . and more
attention
in Congress
[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303978104577364120264435092.html?mod=WSJ_GoogleNews&mod=igoogle_wsj_gadgv1]
. The whole debate infuriates me. The federal government created this mess by
throwing a ton of money at
Something for Sunday Morning
"[D]o not make yourself unhappy about your imperfections, but always have the
courage to rise above them." St. Francis de Sales
Saturday
Roman History
Finding myself firmly ensconced in middle age, there's one small thing I regret:
I never sat down and focused on one thing for a prolonged period. Sure, I kept
my life focused on the big things: getting my professional degree, doing my job
well, raising a