Monday
Miscellany
Ron Paul easily leads the yard-sign race in my neighborhood. I'd put one in my
yard (which would be a first for me), but I don't know where to get them. * * *
* * * * I mean, who else is willing to say things like this: "We&
Eric Scheske
Something for Sunday Morning
"Gregory of Sinai is insisting on an essential aspect of the Orthodox mystical
tradition: the most dangerous enemy to union with God is imagination in any
shape or form, voluntary or involuntary. There is a curious likeness between
this Eastern spiritual doctrine and Simone Weil's concept of
Saturday
Bullets
I came into this morning's post with nothing. Absolutely nothing. I had to
engage in some good old fashioned Firefox tab-opening and surfing to assemble
this morning's post. Unfortunately, I didn't find much, but a few things jumped
out. * * * * * * * Does anybody here
Funny Fallon
After disputes over its nuclear program, Iran is threatening to stop exporting
oil. Which means the U.S. may have to tap into its backup reserve: Mitt Romney's
hair.
Today President Obama visited a factory in Wisconsin that brought back 100 jobs
from China. It's got
Friday BYCU
Slow drinking news week. Fortunately, I have been holding back this link to Doug
Crockwell's series, "What Kind of Drinker Are You?"
[http://www.fulltable.com/VTS/a/aa/drink/t.htm] There's enough drinking fodder
to keep TDE readers amused until the effects
Thursday
From the Notebooks
Nassim Taleb writes at the beginning of his first book, Fooled by Randomness:
"We are still very close to our ancestors who roamed the savannah. The formation
of our beliefs is fraught with superstitions--even today (I might say,
especially today). Just as one day some
Good Late Night
The son of Hugh Hefner has been arrested on a charge of domestic violence. When
he heard this, Hugh Hefner said, "Son, there's a right way and a wrong way to
disrespect women." Conan
On Valentine's Day, Americans spend $367 million on their pets.
Wednesday
Received in an Email
The Bavarian Beer Purity Law
[http://itotd.com/articles/519/the-bavarian-purity-law/]. Great stuff for the
drinking historian. Excerpt: The short version of this law, which was enacted on
April 23, 1516 by Bavarian Duke Wilhelm IV (a.k.a. William IV), is that
Tuesday
Whining Liberal = Catholic
I had to drive to Battle Creek yesterday afternoon, so I had a chance to listen
to Rush Limbaugh for the first time since I heard him declare Ron Paul a
"liberal." I've never listened to Rush much, but I'd always
Monday
Letters to Children
You should also read C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia and the fiction of
George MacDonald. MacDonald, however, is difficult to read. If you can only bear
to read one thing, please read his story “The Golden Key.” It is a bizarre
little story that