Samuel
Today's first reading establishes Samuel as the first libertarian in the
Occident.
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Eric Scheske
Leno
"They're considering legislation to make it easier for same-sex couples who get
married in the nation's capital to get divorced. Lawmakers say gay couples
should be awarded the same rights as a Kardashian."
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Friday
Poetry reading is a contemplative art. It might be the most intense
contemplative art and, among secular pursuits, the most sublime. That's probably
why I'm no good at it.
If you want to understand poetry, you must get Understanding Poetry. I've read a
handful
Thursday
Regarding Facebook
An actual exchange on a local online message board (names have been changed to
protect the innocent and sharp edges have been dulled):
> Marvin: From what little experience I've had with Facebook, I figured that it's
where women find out what happened last
Wednesday
Double-header basketball game last night. Just this today:
Tuesday
Honest Men Need Not Apply
It must be a requirement: Once you turn 70, you start speaking your mind, and
you don't give a rip what people think. Nock did it, and he was quickly labeled
anti-Semitic (right before the Nazi atrocities hit full steam, which didn'
Monday
Hunting for a Conservative
I hadn't been to Jack Hunter's site for awhile. No reason, other than nothing
had prompted me to go there. Then yesterday, while randomly flipping through my
Facebook wall, I saw a post to this great piece by Hunter: Santorum isn'
Something for Sunday Morning
"The Christian maxim, Deny thyself, is far better than the Epicurean maxim,
Enjoy thyself, for there is no real enjoyment without self-denial."
Orestes Brownson
Saturday
I'm morphing out of Econ Saturday. Why? Simple: my reading interests have
shifted to other areas. I will continue to provide economic information and
links (as long as I walk in this vale of tears, I have to concern myself with
such things to some extent), but Saturday
Friday
BYCU
Like coffee, Guinness is one of those things I wish I liked, but simply can't
stomach. In fact, I lump it in with sushi under the category of, "I Can't
Freakin' Believe People Put That in Their Mouth." But I don'