Something for Sunday Morning
"If we were bodily immortal we would feel no such need for technical gadgets
saving time time by conquering space."
Erik Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddin
Eric Scheske
(Untitled)
But I am of the opinion that a centralized administration is fit only to
enervate the nations in which it exists, by incessantly diminishing their local
spirit. Although such an administration can bring together at a given moment, on
a given point, all the disposable resources of a people, it
Friday
Just sittin' around drinkin' with the rest of the guys/Six rounds bought, and I
bought five. Roger Miller. Possibly my favorite song lyric of all time.
BYCU
How long can I survive on beer alone?
"Not more than a few months, probably. That's when
Thursday
Late meeting last night. Today, just a few fall pictures from my neighborhood.
Wednesday
Drinking Corner
Everyone is getting into the craft beer business. A client recently sent me
this
link to The Abbey Beverage Company
[http://www.christdesert.org/Abbey_Beverage_Company/index.html]. The Benedictine
monks of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert (New Mexico) control 84 % of the
Abbey Beverage
Tuesday
The Philosophical Life
A rambling little piece
Alex is a Freshman at the University of Michigan. He's taking "Introduction to
Philosophy," and he's really digging it.
I guess he went in with one advantage: a father who encouraged him to take the
subject seriously,
Monday
Language Poverty
The cold weather is coming back. That means it's time to beat the "fuel poverty"
drum. According to the mainstream press, a person lives in fuel poverty if he
must spend 10 per cent of his annual income to keep his home acceptably warm.
Something for Sunday Morning
"A youth who is gentle bears many things;
but a small-souled old man, who will be able to stand him?"
Evagrius
The Mind's Long Journey to the Holy Trinity: The Ad Monachos of Evagrius
Ponticus
[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0814622089/ref=as_li_
Thursday
Bullets
Nothing satisfies MADD! Drunk needs ride to store. Enlists nine-year-old
daughter's assistance. Police not happy. Link
[http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/nine_year_store_michigan_girl_pulled_EZiNI1KSibOZ5TfgKsDZwN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=]
. * * * * * * * Best line from yesterday's reading: "Government can
Wednesday
Colors
When I grew up, I thought the old world (pre-I Love Lucy) was black and white. I
knew, of course, that there was color before The Wizard of Oz, but when I
thought about how things must've been like, my mind intuitively fell into shades
of