Friday
BYCU
I really like a good drinking glass, whether it's a big wine cup or a solid
pilsner. For those enamored with comic books, these pint glasses looks pretty
cool, though I can't believe the neo-Prohibitionists aren't going to scream
"foul"
Eric Scheske
Thursday
The Kavorka
A Dutch woman who called a man 65,000 times in the past year - an average of
178
calls a day - is to face charges of stalking
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14913053]. Kinda reminds me of my high
school years. My parents had to
Wednesday
Drinking Corner
This a merciful thing: "Some of America's most famous beers have lost a
tremendous amount of their national sales over the last five years. Mostly, they
are full-calorie beers, and they have lost sales to lower-calorie products, as
well as imports and craft
Tuesday
Detroit Poetry
I split a couple of bottles of wine with Uncle Verny last night. He lives in
Texas, but he grew up in Detroit. In the early 1960s, he worked in a convenience
store on Five Mile Road (for those unacquainted with Detroit, everything south
of Eight Mile
[http:
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,