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Eric Scheske

Monday

Freak Entrepreneur Joseph Epstein's elders told him that only a fool works for somebody else. I think that's a little strong (and Epstein himself worked for Northwestern University), but it always resonated with me. As a business lawyer, I have come to respect the saying even

Something for Sunday Morning

"Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall enjoy everything." St. Francis

Friday

Football game in Battle Creek last night. No time for blogging, but I learned something new this week: The Lake Erie area is prime wine land. I never knew that, but this pleasant blog [http://ohiolakeeriewineries.blogspot.com/] is dedicated to the 40-plus wineries of the Lake Erie Appellation.

Thursday

Friends of the Poor Kinda interesting: Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the wealthiest judge on the Supreme Court. Net worth: might be as high as $45.48 million or as low as $10.7 million. Number Two? Another liberal: Steven Breyer. The folks below $1 million? Conservatives Alito and Thomas, plus

Wednesday

Sorry to Bore You, But . . . So I join a fantasy football league this year. I've been in a league for ten years, but just a family affair. This new one involves people in my community. I wanted to make a good show. It didn't go well.

Tuesday

Crime Down? When unemployment goes up, crime goes up, right? That's the common understanding. But it's not happening this time around. “As the national unemployment rate doubled from around 5 percent to nearly 10 percent, the property-crime rate, far from spiking, fell significantly. For 2009,

Monday

Happy Labor Day. Consistent with light holiday traffic patterns, I am blogging lightly today. I just have this fascinating piece from Zero Hedge: Wikileaks Discloses The Reason(s) Behind China's Shadow Gold Buying Spree [http://www.zerohedge.com/news/wikileaks-discloses-reasons-behind-chinas-shadow-gold-buying-spree]

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In 1953 Hugh Ross Williamson, the historian, wrote regarding Belloc, "Twenty years ago I found it difficult to read him without anger ... My mind was changed not by reading Belloc but by studying sources, which revealed ...the general rightness of Belloc ..." ((ANW 320)). Belloc was a pioneer in

Something for Sunday Morning

“Silence your heart and mind of all useless desires and distractions, so you may be able to listen to Him in the silence of your heart. You will then know for certain what God wants of you.” Mother Teresa

Friday

BYCU Yikes, that looks, sounds, and probably smells like one nasty beer. Merry Ole Brewers Congratulations to TDE readers from Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, and California. Brewers from your states have been selected to send brewers to England to engage in collaborative brewing efforts [http://www.cleveland.com/taste/index.ssf/