Something for Sunday Morning
"Work is a physical necessity; if you don't work, you don't eat. Prayer is a
necessity of obligation; if you don't pray you will not enter the Kingdom."
John Senior, The Restoration of Christian Culture
Eric Scheske
Friday
BYCU
I collected a lot of beer cans in my youth and I've drank a lot of different
beers as an adult, but I ain't never heard of no National Beer. Anybody else
ever hear of it?
A convenience store client of mine, incidentally, was able
Thursday
Gilbert Arrived
The new issue of Gilbert Magazine arrived a few days ago (for those unaware, I
used to edit that esteemed rag). Dale Ahlquist has a splendid travel piece about
this recent trip to England. He spent time in a monastery with Dom Phillip Jeb,
who is the grandson
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
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