Friday
Useful Beer
I've said it many times: Don't drink for the health of it. Drink for the hell of
it. But that doesn't mean beer can't be useful. It turns out that beer can be
used for more than just drinking and
Eric Scheske
Blurb Thursday
Badger Beer Man
The Badger Catholic articulates some deeply Beer-Manish thoughts:
> The problem with the modern man is that he thinks there is a disconnect from
drinking and family. Look at the drunks in college now. They never learned what
enjoying a beer was when they were growing up.
Wednesday
Rise of the Zombies
In Monsters from the Id, E. Michael Jones advanced an interesting theory: a
culture's horror films reflect its sub-conscious. Frankenstein was fear of the
unknown energy known as "electricity." Dracula was fear of syphilis. The rise of
slasher movies in the 1960s
Tuesday
Drinking Corner with Jeeves
Triumvirate: Schall writing about a Wodehouse book for which Belloc provided by
the introduction
[http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/words-from-wodehouse.html]. The
Week End Wodehouse. I gotta get this volume. Notable excerpt from Schall's
essay: "What struck me on again reading Wodehouse
Monday
Smashwords
Whew. This ebook publishing thing is a real hassle. A friend recommended I try
Smashwords. I downloaded their free "how-to" books and re-formatted Beer Man. It
took over two hours. I then received an error message, which I think is now
fixed, but heck if I know.
Something for Sunday Morning
“Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is.” St. John Chrysostom
(But the way the stock market is going, this ain't a problem either way. heh heh
heh.)
Friday
Brews You Can Use
I have my reservations about "The Art of Manliness" website, but overall, it
posts some great stuff. Earlier this week, I stumbled across an excellent
overview of scotch: The Guide to Scotch Whisky
[http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/05/the-art-of-manliness-guide-to-scotch-whisky/]
. I keep some 50-year
Stewart on Paul Coverage
Jon Stewart is a truthful man:
Thursday
An email I sent to a friend, in response to this video:
Yet Standard and Poor's shouldn't have downgraded our debt to AA+.
It's all a farce. We can't pay this debt back and everyone knows it. At the last
Treasury auction,
Wednesday
Hats off to my wife: Today marks 20 years with me. She's given me seven
wonderful children. I've given her fits. She's given me a cheerful disposition.
I've given her a measure of lachrymose. But tonight, I make it up: We'