Wednesday
The Humor Escapes Me
You know who I can't stand? Stephen Colbert. I've actually grown to like Jon
Stewart a little, but Colbert? I can't stomach him (yeah, yeah: I know he's
Catholic--that just makes it worse). His entire schtick strikes
Eric Scheske
From an E-Newsletter
“Yum! Brands and other companies who own fast-food restaurants are heavily
lobbying the administration to allow their franchisees to take food stamps
instead of cash,” writes a reader looking at the issue from a different angle.
“That should ensure we have a never-ending supply of obese diabetics with
Tuesday
I'm Walk(er)ing to New Orleans
The Walker Percy Center's Inaugural Conference is October 14-16
[http://scrutinies.net/2011/09/come-moviegoing-with-me.html]. It's kind of late
notice, but I'd really like to go. Unfortunately, it's
Monday
The mighty Lions! They're 3-0. I didn't think they looked good yesterday, so I'm
not as excited about them now as I was 48 hours ago. But seven straight regular
season wins, a come-from-behind win (against the Vikings), a blow-out
Something for Sunday Morning
“Contradiction and contentiousness come from deceit, a companion of unbelief and
haughtiness.” The Philokalia
Friday
BYCU
Blatz plays a key role at the end of The Adventures of Beer Man, so when I saw
this poster, I decided to post it.
New Beer Writer
I ran across an unfamiliar beer writer this week, E.D. Kain. Earlier this week,
he wrote a decent post about
Thursday
Don't You Dare Call It a Ponzi!
Governor Perry referred to Social Security as a "Ponzi scheme" and the Left went
ape. Somehow, they think it's nuts to refer to Social Security as a Ponzi
arrangement, even though their own darling, Paul Krugman, has
Tuesday
From the Notebooks
Allegations of Brownson's inconsistencies in later years are often misplaced.
Recent biographer R.A. Herrera, for instance, alleges that Brownson's view on
the democratic revolution that was picking up speed in the mid-nineteenth
century flip-flopped. Herrera criticizes Brownson for saying, in
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The Gricester
Dylan Grice is a brilliant man. Based on this picture, he's about 17-years-old,
but he's also Société Générale's Cross Asset Research strategist whose
learning branches far beyond investments and economics.
Consider carefully his most recent piece (much
Something for Sunday Morning
“The most important thing is to pray and pray and pray.” Mother Teresa